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☆ No, ChatGPT-4o isn't coming for your job. Yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewOpenAI unveiled its latest ChatGPT tech on Monday, presenting a new voice mode that can show and detect emotion in a sophisticated, conversational style. They also cautioned that most people have been reacting to a tech demo, which can often be highly tailored and might not necessarily reflect the product's true capability. pic.twitter.com/ZncytI234K — Allen T (@Mr_AllenT) May 13, 2024OpenAI also showed potential adopters new use cases, such as translation and teaching services. AdvertisementThe new video camera and voice features do wonders for ChatGPT's potential in roles like customer support, van Rossum added. But it's going to be much more difficult for ChatGPT to take over customer support, teaching, or negotiation, Leong said.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( John Mccormick | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Photo: Elizabeth Frantz for The Wall Street JournalVivek Ramaswamy , a biotech company founder who spent heavily from his own fortune to finance his Republican presidential bid, suspended his campaign in the 2024 primary race Monday after a disappointing finish in the Iowa GOP caucusesHaving failed to sell himself as a next-generation version of former President Donald Trump, Ramaswamy endorsed Trump as he left the contest.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Elizabeth Frantz, Donald Trump, Ramaswamy, Trump Organizations: Wall, Republican, Iowa GOP Locations: Iowa

☆ Iowa Democrats Feel Left Out of the Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At this moment in a presidential election cycle, Iowa Democrat Katie Rock is usually part of the action. In 2012, she backed President Obama at her party caucus in her northwest Des Moines neighborhood. Four years later, she knocked on doors and attended events for Hillary Clinton . In 2020, she rallied support for Elizabeth Warren .

Persons: Katie Rock, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren Locations: Iowa, Des Moines

☆ Biden’s 2024 Challenge: Taking Down Trump’s Poll Numbers
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Ken Thomas | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—With President Biden struggling to bring his polling numbers up, he and his fellow Democrats are sharpening their focus on a different task—pushing former President Donald Trump’s numbers down. The 2024 campaign appears likely to pit two exceedingly well-known candidates against each other, an incumbent and his predecessor. Polls show that the contest is essentially tied and, to Democrats’ chagrin, that many voters remember Trump’s presidency in positive terms and think he would handle several issues better than Biden has.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump’s, Trump’s Organizations: WASHINGTON

☆ Biden Keeps Talking About the Old Days. Young Voters Don’t Like It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Biden’s campaign adopted the internet meme ‘Dark Brandon’—a depiction of Biden’s red-laser-eyed alter ego—to reframe the Republican anti-Biden chant of ‘Let’s Go Brandon.’ Photo: mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesPresident Biden is struggling to connect with younger voters. The sepia-toned stories he peppers into speeches may not be helping. When Biden traveled to Israel last month, he spoke about his 1973 meeting with then Prime Minister Golda Meir . Following the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last year, he stressed his work in 1987 to keep conservative Judge Robert Bork off the nation’s high court. Pressed about climate change during a news conference in Vietnam, he pointed to his longstanding commitment to the issue, including his work on it with Sen. Dick Lugar (R., Ind.)

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☆ Biden Is Losing Black Voters. Here’s Why It Matters.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PHILADELPHIA—When Michelle Smith voted for President Biden in 2020, she thought he would help people like her, a Black mother working two jobs and raising three teenage boys in North Philadelphia. Now she says she won’t vote for him again, citing higher prices, skyrocketing rent and a feeling she has been left behind. “I really did think he was going to help people in my situation,” said Smith, 46 years old, who earns $12.50 an hour working as a home health aide and makes Instacart deliveries for extra money. “It’s like all of them talk a good game until they get elected.”

Persons: Michelle Smith, Biden, “, ”, Smith Organizations: PHILADELPHIA Locations: North Philadelphia

☆ Black Voters Show Signs of Slipping Away From Biden in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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A year before the 2024 election, a divided nation is stuck in a political loop: President Trump’s weaknesses helped deliver President Biden to the White House, and now the incumbent’s vulnerabilities could lead his predecessor to a comeback. Biden, the nation’s oldest president at age 80, is poised to reclaim the party’s nomination, yet he has been dogged with questions about his age, frustration over his handling of the economy and anxiety about two wars. Trump, 77, has a comfortable lead as he seeks the Republican nomination for a third time, even as many moderate and independent voters are repelled by his repeated efforts to overturn the 2020 elections results and the many criminal indictments he faces.

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☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shifts to Independent Presidential Bid, a Potential Spoiler in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ After Hamas Attacks Israel, Biden’s Top Foreign-Policy Goals Hit Turbulence
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( William Mauldin | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Democrats Still Publicly Back Biden for 2024. Privately, Their Fears Are Growing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden and Trump Square Off Back-to-Back in Michigan, Marking Start of 2024 Fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden Joins UAW Picket Line Ahead of Trump Visit, Opening 2024 Election Fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden’s Age, Economic Worries Endanger Re-Election in 2024, WSJ Poll Finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Sabrina Siddiqui | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ GOP Voters Urge 2024 Candidates to Hold Firm on Abortion Limits
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Laura Kusisto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ DTC brands are struggling to turn a profit. Shopify and some software startups aim to solve this by paying customers to shop.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some are leaning away from the heavy discounting and confusing rewards programs of the past and instead turning to new tech that offers customers cash back for shopping. When shoppers purchase from brands that partner with Catch, they'll get 5-10% back in credit to spend at that store. While DTC brands historically spent a lot to acquire new customers , changes to iOS tracking have made targeted ads less effective. Credit-card companies have also been doing cash-back rewards for years, but those programs don't really benefit brands. PostscriptFondue is another startup looking to revamp loyalty programs by zeroing in on cash-back rewards.

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Republican presidential hopefuls are now barnstorming early voting states, answering voter questions at town hall meetings and trying to win over enough donors to qualify for the first debate. None of that may compare to the political obstacle course that is the Iowa State Fair, which starts Thursday and is expected to attract a dozen or so presidential candidates.

Organizations: DES, Republican, Fair Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa

Organizations: DES, Republican, Fair Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa

☆ Why Democrats Lost Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Paul Overberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Biden Campaign, DNC Raise $72 Million Combined Since April Re-Election Launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Ken Thomas | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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