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☆ Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live on economy, policy views
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak Monday to the National Association for Business Economists during the organization's annual conference in Nashville. The central bank chair is delivering his assessment on the economy as well as his policy views. Following the speech, Powell will speak in a moderated discussion with Ellen Zentner, global head of thematic and macro investing at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. The speech comes less than two weeks after the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee approved a half-percentage-point reduction in its key overnight borrowing rate, the first rate reduction in more than four years. Markets expect the Fed to follow up with additional cuts this year and in 2025 depending on the path of the economic data.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, Ellen Zentner Organizations: National Association for Business Economists, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, CNBC, YouTube Locations: Nashville

☆ CVS is working with advisors on strategic review, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CVS Health 's board has engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company contends with potential activist pressure and a severely depressed stock price. The review has been ongoing for some time, said the people, but there is no certainty on what actions, if any, the company will take. CVS management, including CEO Karen Lynch, met with major shareholder Glenview Capital Monday to discuss the company's lagging prospects and Glenview's plans to revive the stock, CNBC previously reported. In a statement, CVS spokesman David Whitrap told CNBC: "CVS Health's management team and Board of Directors are continually exploring ways to create shareholder value. CVS shares rose around 2.5% in after-hours trading Monday on the news, which was first reported by Reuters.

Persons: Karen Lynch, Lynch, David Whitrap, Brian Kane, —, Bertha Coombs Organizations: Washington DC, CVS, Glenview Capital, CNBC, Reuters Locations: Washington, United States

☆ This HR expert started sending candidates job interview questions in advance—here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Contrary to how most hiring managers operate, Taylor sent job candidates the interview questions in advance. While hiring for a new leader, she wanted to try an unusual strategy she felt would foster a more equitable interview process. From her perspective, "people that can think on their feet, it doesn't mean they're really good at their job," Taylor says. Case in point, Taylor asked each job candidate what they thought of her sending the interview questions in advance. People that can think on their feet, it doesn't mean they're really good at their job.

Persons: Holly Taylor, Taylor, they'd, they've, didn't Organizations: Public, CNBC Locations: London

☆ The US military is bracing for a fight with warships and more aircraft as further violence grips the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israel's killing of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has put the Middle East even more on edge. AdvertisementThe US military has a substantial force of warships and fighter aircraft stationed across the Middle East and is moving even more firepower into the region as it braces for an increase in conflict. The US has publicly said that it's ready to defend Israel and protect its forces in the Middle East from any attack by Iran or its regional proxies. As part of these efforts, Ryder said Austin directed the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to remain in the Middle East region, where it has been operating for several weeks. Beyond the carrier strike group and amphibious ready group, the US Navy has destroyers operating in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, —, Nasrallah, USS Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Defense Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Ryder, Austin, Abraham Lincoln, Spruance, Ayal Margolin, Yoav Gallant, Gallant Organizations: Service, Hezbollah, US, Defense, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Wasp, Group, US Navy, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Pentagon, REUTERS, Israeli Locations: Iran, Beirut, Israel, East, Hill, Cyprus, Lebanon

☆ I ate at a buzzy Paris restaurant with unlimited chocolate mousse on the menu. Now, I recommend it to everyone I know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But my love story with Chez Janou began years prior, on a chilly January night. A picture I snapped of the scallops at Chez Janou in January 2020 — please ignore the iPhone 8 camera quality. Then came the famous chocolate mousse that had first tempted me through Chez Janou's doors. The chocolate mousse makes for good clicks, but it's also legitimately delicious. They recommend ordering the fried sardines, juicy and crisp duck — which Kaitlyn said was one of the best she's ever tried — ratatouille, and, of course, the chocolate mousse.

Persons: Chez Janou, raved, —, it'd, Herrine Ro, Ro, Janou, Andy, Kaitlyn Seo, it's, haven't, Kaitlyn, I've Organizations: Chez, Service, Business, La Maison, Grange Locations: Paris, Paris —, La, France

☆ Top Wall Street analysts prefer these dividend stocks to strengthen portfolios
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street analysts' recommendations and in-depth analysis can help investors choose dividend stocks that can enhance total returns with passive income and stock price appreciation. Northern Oil and GasThis week's first dividend stock is Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), a non-operated, upstream energy asset owner. Recently, Mizuho analyst William Janela initiated a buy rating on NOG stock with a price target of $47. With a quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share (annualized dividend of $5.60), DRI stock offers a dividend yield of 3.3%. He added that the company's price reduction across nearly 5,000 items over the summer fueled higher unit and dollar sales.

Persons: Wall, NOG, William Janela, Janela, TipRanks, Darden, Peter Saleh, Uber, Saleh, Jim Lee, Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Lee Organizations: Federal Reserve, Wall Street, Northern Oil, Mizuho, Darden, Uber, Olive Garden, Target, PepsiCo Locations: U.S, Olive

☆ Netanyahu used his UN visit to 'trick' Hezbollah chief Nasrallah: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Netanyahu's trip to New York was designed to "trick" Hassan Nasrallah, an Israeli official has said. Nasrallah, who was the leader of Hezbollah, was killed following an Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday. The "diversionary plan" aimed to make Nasrallah think Israel would not carry out significant military action with Netanyahu away. The Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday that Nasrallah, who had led Hezbollah since 1992, had been killed in a strike on Beirut on Friday. During his UN address, Netanyahu said that Israel would "continue degrading Hezbollah until all our objectives are met."

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, —, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Israel, Netanyahu, Ali Karaki, Nabil Qaouk, Joe Biden, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nasrallah's, Khameini Organizations: UN, Service, United Nations, Telegraph, Israel Defense Forces, Hezbollah, Southern Front, United, Hamas, Reuters Locations: New York, Beirut, Gaza, Palestine, Lebanon, group's, United States, Iran, Tehran

☆ Iran weighs its next move as its closest ally takes a hit in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

As Tehran watches its most prized non-state ally take a beating, questions are mounting about how it may respond. Israel then began an air assault that killed several Hezbollah commanders and led to the highest number of casualties in Lebanon in almost two decades. The Israeli military has claimed that Nasrallah has been killed, but Hezbollah is yet to comment on the matter. But it’s not an easy option as they will (become) targets, and they don’t understand Lebanon.”Under what circumstances would Iran intervene? This week however, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that his country would not remain “indifferent” if a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted in Lebanon.

Persons: CNN —, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, “, ”, Hanin Ghaddar, Amal Saad, Saad, … it’s, it’s, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trita Parsi, Mohamed Azakir, Farzin, Nadimi, ” Saad, ” Parsi, Parsi, Masoud Pezeshkian, Javad Zarif, Donald Trump, Mike Segar, Pezeshkian, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Zarif, Ismail Haniyeh, Abbas Araghchi Organizations: CNN, Washington Institute, AFP, Cardiff University, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ”, Washington DC, Quincy Institute, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Islamic, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, UN, Reuters, Israel, West, Assembly, UN Security Locations: Israel, Tehran, Gaza, Lebanon, Beirut, Wales, Tel Aviv, Lebanese, Iran, American University of Beirut, Damascus, United States, “, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Islamic Republic, New York

☆ SpaceX launches half-empty spaceship so it can bring Boeing's astronaut crew home next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

SpaceX launched a half-empty Crew Dragon for two Boeing astronauts awaiting a trip home. AdvertisementSpaceX just launched a half-empty Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit for two astronauts who have been waiting for a trip home. Normally, Crew Dragon carries four astronauts to space at a time, but for the launch on Saturday, only two were aboard. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station, as seen from a window on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. Astronauts left behindMeanwhile, two NASA astronauts who were supposed to be part of the Crew-9 mission had to stay behind.

Persons: —, Dragon, It's, Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Williams, Wilmore, Starliner, NASA Wilmore, NASA What's, Elon Musk, bTXWAfxfrh — Elon, uncrewed, Steve Stich, we'd, " Stich, Zena Cardman, Stephanie Wilson, Cardman, NASA's, Wilson, Hague Organizations: SpaceX, Boeing, NASA, Service, International, ISS, Starliner, Astronauts, Hague Locations: New Mexico, SpaceNews, Gorbunov

☆ Tesla could have a tough time living up to the hype around its robotaxi event
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The recent hype lifted Tesla's stock into positive territory for the year, and it's now up nearly 5% in 2024. A high-risk, high-reward venture Analysts polled by LSEG have a consensus price target of $210.71 on Tesla shares, implying a decline of 19% from Friday's close. "We believe widescale Tesla robotaxi deployment is unlikely in the coming years," Spak added. Still, the bull case around Tesla's robotaxi ambitions highlights the company's potential to provide cost-effective technology. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas is a Tesla bull with an overweight rating and a $310 price target — reflecting 19% upside.

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☆ What it would take to remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NYC Mayor Eric Adams insisted that he will remain in office despite his indictment. However, the city's charter outlines two ways Adams could be forcibly removed from his position. AdvertisementAfter news broke that New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five criminal counts, many other politicians started calling on him to resign his post. The committee includes five members: New York City's top attorney, the comptroller, the City Council speaker, the borough president serving the longest consecutive term, and a deputy mayor that the mayor selects, the city charter states. If Adams is removed from office or resigns, Jumaane Williams, the city's public advocate, would serve as acting mayor.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, Kathy Hochul, —, Adrienne Adams, Donovan Richards, Brad Lander, Richards, Lander, Muriel Goode, Trufant, Goode, Randy Mastro, Fabien Levy, Jumaane Williams, Williams, Gracie Organizations: Service, New, New York City, Gov, York, City Council, City, Speaker, The New York Times Locations: New York, Gothamist , New York City, Lander, —

☆ Dollar drifts, risk-sensitive currencies lifted by China optimism
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The dollar wobbled on Friday, poised for a fourth straight week of declines as investors weighed U.S. data to gauge the pace of interest rate cuts, while China's spree of stimulus measures kept risk-sensitive currencies aloft. The dollar wobbled on Friday, poised for a fourth straight week of declines as investors weighed U.S. data to gauge the pace of interest rate cuts, while China's spree of stimulus measures kept risk-sensitive currencies aloft. "This suggests a more cautious approach to interest rate cuts, prioritizing a balance between the Fed's employment mandate and keeping an eye on inflation risks." The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars also held near multi-year highs due to China stimulus plans. AUD/On Thursday, China's leaders pledged to support the struggling economy through "forceful" interest rate cuts and adjustments to fiscal and monetary policies, stoking expectations for more stimulus.

Persons: Ryan Brandham, Sterling, China's Organizations: Federal Reserve, North America, Validus Risk, New, Communist Party, ING Locations: U.S, China, New Zealand

☆ Putin revises his nuclear doctrine, but have his red lines shifted?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This week, Putin once again rattled the arms-control world by revealing proposed changes to his country’s nuclear doctrine. “In the current version of Russia’s nuclear doctrine, there is no distinction between an aggression by nuclear- and non-nuclear-weapon state,” he wrote. “There are two noteworthy points of departure from the previous 2020 Russian military doctrine,” she wrote on X. “2020 doctrine allowed the use of NW [nuclear weapons] in response to conventional aggression that jeopardizes the very existence of the state. And the results of Zelensky’s visit to the US may soon tell us whether anyone in Washington is listening to Putin’s nuclear talk.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Pavel Podvig, ”, ” Podvig, “, Mariana Budjeryn, Harvard Kennedy, Alexander Nemenov, Budjeryn, Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, ” It’s, Ven Bruusgaard Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Council, Russian Federation, “, Harvard, Getty, Norwegian Intelligence School Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Washington, USSR, United States, ” Moscow, AFP, Russian

☆ 'Jailbreak: Love on the Run' looks at Casey White, a man who escaped prison with a corrections officer. Here's where he is now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Jailbreak: Love on the Run" revolves around Casey White, an inmate who escaped prison in 2022. He broke out of Lauderdale County Jail with the help of corrections officer, Vicky White. It revolves around Casey White, who was given a 75-year prison sentence for attempted murder and robbery in 2015. Casey White remains in prison, and he was almost charged with Vicky White's death. Casey White being escorted by police officers as seen in Netflix's "Jailbreak: Love on the Run."

Persons: Casey White, Vicky White, Casey, —, Connie Ridgeway, Vicky, Vicky White's, Vicky's, William E, Ridgeway, Austin Williams, There's Organizations: Netflix, Service, CNN, Donaldson, Alabama Department of Corrections, Fox News Locations: Lauderdale County, Lauderdale County Jail, Alabama, Lauderdale, Florence , Alabama, Evansville , Indiana, Bessemer

☆ Shailene Woodley doesn't know any more about 'Big Little Lies' season 3 than you do
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shailene Woodley reacted to the news about a potential season three of "Big Little Lies." Woodley told Business Insider that she doesn't have much information about it and remains skeptical. Advertisement"Big Little Lies" star Shailene Woodley can't say much about season three of the hit HBO drama series — not because she's being secretive, but because she has limited information. "Big Little Lies," based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name, debuted in 2017. Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Laura Dern on season one of "Big Little Lies."

Persons: Shailene Woodley, Woodley, —, Jane Chapman, Liane Moriarty's, Zoë Kravitz, Jean, Marc Vallée, Andrea Arnold, Valée, Kravitz, GQ, it's, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Witherspoon, Kidman, Liane Organizations: Service, HBO, Hollywood

☆ Proto’s hologram boxes can beam ‘3D’ video into your living room
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Billing itself as the world’s “first holographic communications platform,” US startup Proto is beaming life-size, “3D” video into universities, hotels and medical centers. The boxes can reproduce pre-recorded video as well as a live feed, and any 4K camera, including an iPhone, can be used as the source. Nussbaum, whose background is in radio and podcasting, started Proto in 2018. In 2023, video of actor William Shatner was beamed from Los Angeles to the Advertising Week APAC event in Sydney, Australia. A similar technology launched by Dutch company Holoconnects has been deployed at hotels in Scandinavia, and used for advertising by BMW.

Persons: CNN —, —, William Shatner, ”, David Nussbaum, Nussbaum, Holoconnects, Gary Burnett, Proto, Clay Jackson, Crystal Freeman, “ Organizations: CNN, Inc, Amazon, Verizon, Siemens, Accenture, Walmart, NFL, JFK, Beverly Wilshire, BMW, Google, HP, Cisco, MIT, Vanderbilt, Stanford, University of Loughborough, Loughborough University, West Cancer Center, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Locations: Los Angeles, Orlando , Florida, Sydney, Australia, New, Beverly Hills , California, Scandinavia, Webex, Central Florida, Memphis , Tennessee, New Jersey

☆ OpenAI considering restructuring to for-profit, CTO Mira Murati and two top research execs depart
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Hayden Field | Hayden Field Is A Cnbc Reporter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The structure would be more straightforward for investors and would make it easier for OpenAI employees to realize liquidity, the source added. News of the discussions comes after OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati said Wednesday that she is leaving the company after six and a half years. They’re the latest high-level executive to depart OpenAI, which has exploded in popularity and value since releasing the ChatGPT chatbot in late 2022. Murati became a well-known name when OpenAI’s board abruptly ousted Altman last November and Murati was named interim CEO. Days later, Altman was back at the company and Murati moved back to her former role as CTO.

Persons: Mira Murati, Sam Altman, Bob McGrew, Barret Zoph, Murati, ”, “ There’s, ” Altman, OpenAI, Ilya Sutskever, Jan Leike, John Schulman, Anthropic, it’s, Altman, OpenAI’s, Sutskever, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, ” Murati, “, ” McGrew, he’s, Mark Chen, Zoph Organizations: Microsoft, Tiger Global, Nvidia, Apple, Street, Tech Locations: OpenAI

☆ 3 questions Elon Musk will need to answer at Tesla's highly anticipated robotaxi event
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The event, originally scheduled for August, is where CEO Elon Musk has promised to release a final design and more detailed plans for Tesla's Uber-like self-driving car service. AdvertisementIn typical form, Musk's promise that the robotaxi business was taking shape offset a major earnings miss and juiced Tesla's languishing stock price. Spak wrote. In the same note, Spak raises questions about Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD)'s rate of improvement compared to competitors like Waymo. Advertisement"Tesla's future valuation is highly dependent on its ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize autonomous technologies," Jonas wrote.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Tesla's Uber, Musk, juiced, Joseph Spak, Spak, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas's, Jonas, Tesla's FSD Organizations: Service, Business, Tesla, UBS, Hertz, California Locations: Tesla's, robotaxi, Los Angeles

☆ Costco says its $1.50 hot dogs and $4.99 chickens are helping members stomach the annual fee increase
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Costco says it hasn't seen a meaningful drop in sign-ups or renewals after the member fee increase was announced. "We've stayed true to our principles of really trying to help the member and deliver the value," he said. AdvertisementCostco says members have largely shrugged off the latest fee increase. Millerchip also noted that Costco delayed the fee increase by about two years compared with its typical average cycle, due to the impacts on consumers from the pandemic and inflation. For the full fiscal year, membership fees totaled $4.8 billion, representing half the total operating income for the period, and the company expects the benefit from the fee increase to begin showing up in the next six to 12 months.

Persons: hasn't, Gary Millerchip, We've, —, Millerchip, There's, we've Organizations: Costco, Service Locations: Canada

☆ Nvidia's days of absolute dominance in AI could be numbered because of this key performance benchmark
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Liang told Business Insider he expects 90% of AI computing workloads will be in inference in the not-too-distant future. AdvertisementThat's why several startups are charging aggressively into the inference market — emphasizing where they might outperform the goliath in the space. Speed is an important factor when multiple AI models talk to each other and waiting for an answer can dampen the magic of generative AI. The number of tokens per second that can be consumed (when a prompt goes in) and generated (when a response comes out) is a common metric for AI computing speed. AdvertisementCerebras's AI chip is roughly size of a dinner plate.

Persons: —, Rodrigo Liang, Colleen Kress, workloads, Liang, Andrew Feldman, Bernstein, Colette Kress, Kress, Nvidia's, SambaNova, Anthropic's Claude, Nvidia isn't, Jensen, Dylan Patel, Patel Organizations: Service, Business, SambaNova Systems, Nvidia, ARM, AMD, o1, BI Locations: Artificialanalysis.ai, TCO

☆ Stock market today: Indexes trade mixed as record-setting rally wavers ahead of more data, Fedspeak
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The rally in US stocks took a breather on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to coming economic data. Major indexes wobbled and bond yields were slightly higher. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Major stock averages pulled back slightly after notching a series of record-highs since last week's rate cut, while bond yields edged up slightly. "Traders will be curious to hear more thoughts on the rate cut and any guidance on further monetary policy easing."

Persons: —, Powell, Hogan, Riley Wealth Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Fed, US Treasury Market Conference, Federal

☆ Whole Foods' CEO is betting that Gen Z will be down to fork out more cash for his company's groceries
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWhole Foods' CEO has his eye on Gen Z. "Over 70% of Gen Z supports climate-friendly agriculture practices," Buechel told host Brian Sozzi about the survey findings in the interview, released on Tuesday. AdvertisementWhole Foods is not the only retail giant tailoring its offerings to suit Gen Z consumers' needs. According to the research report, 50% of the Gen Z shoppers surveyed wanted a virtual shopping assistant. "It also ties into some of the things that you find in the report which is immediacy, speed, instant gratification, especially with Gen Z, including my own daughters.

Persons: —, Jason Buechel, YouGov, Buechel, Brian Sozzi, John Mackey, Fortune, Mackey, Suresh Kumar, Zers, Kumar, Gen Organizations: Service, Yahoo, Business, Foods, Amazon

☆ OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces she's leaving the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" in San Francisco on April 4, 2023. OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati said Wednesday that she is leaving the company after six and a half years. Murati also wrote that she is "stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration. Murati became a well-known name when OpenAI's board abruptly ousted CEO Sam Altman last November and Murati was named interim CEO. Days later, Altman was back at the company and Murati moved back to her former role as CTO.

Persons: Mira Murati, Emily Chang, There's, Ilya Sutskever, Jan Leike, John Schulman, Anthropic, Murati, OpenAI, Sam Altman, OpenAI's, Altman, Sutskever, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley Organizations: OpenAI, Reuters, Microsoft, Tiger Global, Nvidia, Apple, Tech, Street Locations: San Francisco, OpenAI

☆ Boeing 737 Max: FAA says workers pressured to put speed over quality
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Boeing factory workers felt pressured to prioritize production speed over quality and said they did not receive enough training to properly perform their jobs, according to the results of a special investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published Wednesday. In January, a door plug blew off a 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines shortly after takeoff. One of the more egregious examples, according to the audit, was a Boeing mechanic who used an improvised measuring device to check gaps between components. But there is still much work to be done on fixing Boeing’s safety culture, he said. “I think the safety culture change is going to be a long-term project,” Whitaker said.

Persons: Max, Mike Whitaker, ”, Whitaker, “, ” Whitaker Organizations: Washington CNN — Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Senate, Investigations, FAA, CNN, House Locations: Renton, Washington

☆ People who are good at small talk do these 3 things and 'reap the rewards,' says public speaking expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( John Bowe | In Johnfbowe | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It never fails to surprise me how many people are fearless about delivering speeches and presentations to large audiences but paralyzed by the prospect of making small talk. If your attempt to make small talk fails, you'll recover in moments and be stronger for making the effort. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to becoming a master communicator and public speaker You may — OK, you likely will — be uncomfortable. Here's why it is: Every one of your deep, lasting friendships began with some kind of small talk. You're making a connection, and that's all that matters.

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