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☆ Anthropic's power players: Here are the 11 leaders helping shape the future of the Amazon-backed AI company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It's sought to position itself as the safer, more responsible AI company. She, along with her brother Dario, was part of the team that left OpenAI with the goal of creating a more responsible AI company. Krishna Rao, Chief Financial OfficerAs any emerging AI company can attest, conducting groundbreaking research isn't enough. In this role, he's building deep relationships with users and helping to turn Anthropic's research into a mass-market product. These capabilities are essential to Anthropic's positioning of itself as the safer AI company.

Persons: Anthropic, It's, —, OpenAI's, Dario Amodei, Amodei, Dario, Daniela Amodei, She's, Jack Clark ,, Clark, Jared Kaplan, Kaplan, Chris Olah, Sam McCandlish, McCandlish, Tom Brown, Brown, Krishna Rao, Rao, Mike Krieger, São Paulo, Krieger, Claude, Brian Israel, it's, Brian, Sam Bowman, Bowman, Jan Leike Organizations: Service, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google, Princeton University, Hertz, Stanford University School of Medicine, sager, Bloomberg, Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, Research, Organization, Core Resources, Stanford University, Brandeis University, Core, Blackstone, Bain & Company, Anthropic, State Department, NASA Locations: OpenAI, Anthropic, Airbnb, São, Menlo Park, San Francisco, New York, Israel

☆ Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Luke Dray | Getty ImagesCommanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regional and two Iranian sources told Reuters. In his weekly news conferences, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has repeatedly denied Tehran is involved in the Red Sea attacks by the Houthis. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam denied any Iranian or Hezbollah involvement in helping to direct the Red Sea attacks. The person said Iranian commanders had travelled to Yemen as well and set up a command centre in the capital Sanaa for the Red Sea attacks which is being run by the senior IRGC commander responsible for Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty ImagesAccording to two former Yemeni army sources, there is a clear presence of IRGC and Hezbollah members in Yemen.

Persons: Luke Dray, Washington, Nasser Kanaani, Houthi, Mohammed Abdulsalam, Saleh al, Samad, Mohammed Hamoud, Abdulaziz al, Sager, Adrienne Watson, Abdulghani, Abdulsalam, Bashar al, Assad, Ali Khamenei Organizations: Getty, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hezbollah, Reuters, Hamas, Foreign, Guards, Gulf Research, White House, U.S, Sana'a Center, Strategic Studies, Iranian Guards Locations: Djibouti, Yemen, Iran, Gaza, Israel, Tehran, Sana'a, Saudi, Asia, Europe, Gaza ., Lebanese, Iraq, Syria, Iranian, Bab, Sanaa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Washington, Gulf, Islam

☆ Exclusive-Iranian and Hezbollah Commanders Help Direct Houthi Attacks in Yemen, Sources Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa HafeziDUBAI (Reuters) - Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regional and two Iranian sources told Reuters. In his weekly news conferences, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has repeatedly denied Tehran is involved in the Red Sea attacks by the Houthis. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam denied any Iranian or Hezbollah involvement in helping to direct the Red Sea attacks. The person said Iranian commanders had travelled to Yemen as well and set up a command centre in the capital Sanaa for the Red Sea attacks which is being run by the senior IRGC commander responsible for Yemen. According to two former Yemeni army sources, there is a clear presence of IRGC and Hezbollah members in Yemen.

Persons: Samia Nakhoul, Washington, Nasser Kanaani, Houthi, Mohammed Abdulsalam, Abdulaziz al, Sager, Adrienne Watson, Abdulghani, Abdulsalam, Bashar al, Assad, Ali Khamenei, Iryani, Mohammad Ghobari, Angus McDowall, David Clarke Organizations: Reuters, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hezbollah, Hamas, Foreign, Guards, Gulf Research, White House, Sana'a Center, Strategic Studies, Iranian Guards Locations: Parisa, DUBAI, Yemen, Iran, Gaza, Israel, Tehran, Saudi, Asia, Europe, Gaza ., Lebanese, Iraq, Syria, Iranian, Bab, Sana'a, Sanaa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Washington, Gulf, Islam, Lebanon, Aden

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON/NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - After making hay when a summer bond rout propelled the U.S. dollar to 10-month highs, hedge funds are now pondering what lies ahead for the greenback. Five funds shared their views on the fate of the dollar. This does not represent recommendations or trading positions, which some hedge funds cannot reveal for regulatory reasons. He expects the U.S. economy to slow sharply which, alongside falling inflation, will likely hurt the dollar against some emerging market currencies. The Brazilian real, trading at 4.8908 per dollar , is up roughly 8% so far this year against the dollar.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jonathan Fader, Fader, Doug Greenig, Florin Court's, Greenig, Tara Hariharan, Hariharan, NWI, Carlos Calabresi, Michael Sager, Sager, Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl, Dhara Ranasinghe, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, greenback, Swiss, Reuters, FLORIN, China Foreign Exchange Trade, Long, Garde, CIBC, Thomson Locations: U.S, American, Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Poland, China, Asia, Brazilian, London, Carolina, New York

☆ How Does a Prolific Author Deal With Cold Feet?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Elisabeth Egan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the past six years, Riley Sager has published seven novels — all of them best sellers except his first, “Final Girls,” which won a 2018 International Thriller Writers Award. The Pennsylvania native reliably produces one book a year on a strict schedule that sounded remarkably uncomplicated (if dizzying) when he described it in a phone interview. “I usually start on Jan. 2 and keep writing until June,” Sager said. Thankfully for those of us who see the similarities between writing and having a cavity filled, Sager admitted that his seventh book did not go according to plan. “I always have some impostor syndrome going on at all times, but in the case of ‘The Only One Left,’ it just got so complicated narratively that I was lost and in the weeds.”

Persons: Riley Sager, “, ” Sager, ”, Sager Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ A 'one-in-ten-million' rare white bison calf was just born in Wyoming
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A rare "one-in-ten-billion" albino white bison was born in a Wyoming state park on Tuesday. White bison are considered sacred to some Native Americans, according to the Native American College Fund. According to the American Indian College Fund, albino white bison are considered sacred among some Native American communities and are extremely rare. According to the legend, the woman rolled on the ground four times before turning into a white bison herself. Wyoming state parks did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Sunday.

☆ How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Alix Strauss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Making the documentaries “was like waving a magic wand,” he said. “We began winning the fights and realized the power we had.”They also realized they had power as a couple. Mr. Alpert and Ms. Tsuno married in 1971 and the following year founded the Downtown Community Television Center, a community hub that produces award-winning documentaries and offers screenings and classes. Some 10,000 high school students have taken free documentary filmmaking classes there, said Mr. Alpert, a renowned director and producer himself. Ms. Tsuno, 78, visits them every week from her home in northern New Jersey, or sometimes they will visit her.

☆ Analysis: Saudi crown prince acts to realign Mideast dynamics amid concern over US support
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Aziz El Yaakoubi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"Saudi Arabia is moving from disengagement towards engagement to allow it to focus on pushing ahead on Vision 2030," said Saudi analyst Abdulaziz Sager. A Saudi official said the United States and China are both very important partners for Riyadh. Washington and Riyadh are working on addressing common security challenges, he said. "The Saudis don’t want to be in a shooting war between Iran and the United States. Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution in Washington said Saudi Arabia's view that the U.S. is increasingly disengaged from the region is not entirely wrong.

☆ Former Warner Bros. Co-CEO Lists California Ranch for $24.95 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A California ranch owned by entertainment mogul Bob Daly and his wife, songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, is coming on the market for $24.95 million. Known as Oaktree Ranch, the roughly 19-acre Calabasas property includes a main residence, a stable, a caretaker’s house, a pool and a tennis court, according to marketing materials. “People buy a ranch in Montana,” Mr. Daly said, but “I didn’t want to fly anywhere.” He keeps a pony, miniature horses, goats, and dozens of chickens and pigeons on the ranch, he said.

☆ Credit Suisse personal & business banking boss to leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ZURICH, March 1 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) on Wednesday said its Head of Personal & Business Banking, Anke Bridge Haux, is to leave the bank to take on a new role as CEO of the Swiss arm of LGT Bank. Credit Suisse's current chief operating officer of Personal & Business Banking, Michael Sager, will take over leadership of the business on an interim basis with immediate effect and become a member of the executive board of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. Reporting by Noele Illien; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Bacharach was both an innovator and throwback, and his career seemed to run parallel to the rock era. He was an eight-time Grammy winner, a prize-winning Broadway composer for "Promises, Promises" and a three-time Oscar winner. Fellow songwriter Sammy Cahn liked to joke that the smiling, wavy-haired Bacharach was the first composer he ever knew who didn't look like a dentist. Bacharach was essentially a pop composer, but his songs became hits for country artists (Marty Robbins), rhythm and blues performers (Chuck Jackson), soul (Franklin, Luther Vandross) and synth-pop (Naked Eyes). He's everybody's composer ... Burt Bacharach!"

☆ U.S. composer Burt Bacharach dies at age 94
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Bill Trott | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Bacharach and David had 30 Top-40 hits in the '60s alone. I'd hear his melodies and I'd hear lyrics. I'd hear rhymes, I'd hear thoughts and I'd hear it almost immediately." Bacharach and David scored the Neil Simon Broadway musical "Promises, Promises," which won them two Tonys and a Grammy. While star performers made his songs hits, Bacharach said he also enjoyed performing himself and making a personal connection with smaller audiences.

☆ Analysis: Saudi prince seeks Mideast leadership, independence with Xi's visit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Aziz El Yaakoubi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The Saudi government did not respond to requests for comment on Xi's visit and its agenda. It is China's top oil supplier, although fellow OPEC+ producer Russia has increased its Chinese market share with lower-priced fuel. The Chinese delegation is expected to sign dozens of agreements with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states covering energy, security and investments, diplomats have told Reuters. U.S. officials have declined to comment when asked about Saudi-China bilateral relations ahead of Xi's visit. "The relationships with China pale versus those with the United States in terms of both complexity and intimacy," he said.

[1/2] Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud arrives to attend the APEC Leader's Informal Dialogue with Guests during the APEC 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, 18 November 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the immunity decision did not speak to a review of Washington's relationship with Saudi Arabia, which was ongoing. HISTORIC LOWSaudi ties with the United States and the wider West are still at a historic low point. When Saudi Arabia consequently took its security into its own hands with its war in Yemen, it saw Western criticism as hypocritical. Saudi Arabia would likely still prefer to have a U.S. security umbrella.

☆ (foto) Topul celor mai bune cărți conform Goodreads Choice Awards 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

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Persons: Matt Haig, Fredrik Backman, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Lucy Foley, Riley Sager, Simone St, James, Alyssa Cole, Fisher, Brit Bennett, Vignes, Jane Austen, Natalie Jenner, Sue Monk, Kristin, Sarah J ., Bryce Quinlan, Bryce, V.E, Schwab, T.J, Brandon Sanderson, de Jennifer L ., Poppy, Maiden, Emily Henry, Rebecca, Colleen, Alexis Hall, Christopher Paolini, Kira Navárez, Kira, Martha Wells, Johnson, Hank Green, Silvia Moreno, Garcia, Stephen King, Grady Hendrix, Alexis Henderson, Stephen Graham Jones, Nathan W ., Samantha Irby, Colin Jost, Andy Greene Locations: Irlandei, Sarah J . Maas, Harrow, Ninth, Mexic, Vampires, Humor

☆ Romane de ficțiune, romance sau SF. Goodreads a lansat un ghid de 30 de lecturi pentru această vară
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

O poveste despre prietenie și iertare. O poveste fictivă istorică, unde mai multe personalități se strâng să comemoreze moartea lui Jane Austen. Un roman despre o femeie care devine obsedată de o notiță găsită la întâmplare în pădure. The Year of the Witching de Alexis Henderson. Povestea e despre o lume proiectată după o pandemie care omoară 99 % dintre bărbații de pe planetă.

Persons: Emma Straub, Jennifer Weiner, Jane Austen, Natalie Jenner, Brit Bennett, Silvia Moreno, Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Luster, Raven, Ella Berman, Death, Riley Sager, Holt, Alex North, Alice Feeney, Lucy Foley, Agatha Christie, Devolution, Max Brooks, Lindsay Ellis, Alexis Henderson, Afterland, Lauren Beukes, Carole Stivers, John Moe, Hollywood Park, Mikel Jollet, Crawford, Molly Wizenberg, Elizabeth Acevedo, Suzanne Collins, Loveless, Alice Oseman, Emily Henry ., Meryl Wilsner, Kate Organizations: SF, Goodreads, Hollywood, Stanford Locations: New York, New England, Angeles, Hollywood

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