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Administration officials believe the U.S., the world's largest oil consumer and global economy have entered a more predictable, less volatile phase. This year, gasoline prices have stabilized at lower levels, U.S. oil production is approaching record highs and the job market, while still strong, is cooling down along with inflation, administration officials say. Oil prices slipped on Thursday as the prospect of a possible recession in the US offset concerns of tight supply. Slowing economy or not, the OPEC move could still complicate Biden's efforts to tame nagging inflation and dampen gasoline prices at home, according to multiple interviews with U.S. officials and analysts. Discussions with refiners about expanding capacity or limiting fuel exports have dried up since last summer, oil executives told Reuters.

Administration officials believe the U.S. and global economy has now entered a more predictable, less volatile phase. This year, gasoline prices have stabilized at lower levels, U.S. oil production is approaching record highs and the job market, while still strong, is cooling down along with inflation, administration officials say. The OPEC move could complicate Biden's efforts to tame nagging inflation and dampen gasoline prices at home, according to multiple interviews with U.S. officials and analysts. The recent U.S. banking crisis has added another layer of uncertainty to global and U.S. forecasts as well, forecasters warn. Discussions with refiners about expanding capacity or limiting fuel exports have dried up since last summer, oil executives told Reuters.

☆ The head of tech at indie music publisher TuneCore credits the company's growth to its collaborative approach to building new products
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Nicholas Fearn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Thanks to the advancement of technology, music is transforming rapidly and becoming more accessible than ever before. In an industry dominated by behemoths like Spotify and Apple Music, TuneCore continues to strengthen. The mastermind behind TuneCore's product, technology, and operations is chief technology and product officer (CTPO) Alisha Outridge. To create the most impactful products, TuneCore utilizes a dual qualitative and quantitative measurement approach. Reflecting on the past decade, Outridge said Web 2.0 technologies have transformed "how fans discover new music and artists, connect with their favorite artists, and how artists create music."

☆ A 25-year-old entrepreneur shares the marketing budget she uses to build her successful professional and personal brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Alexandra York | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alexa Curtis, the founder of a blog and mentorship company, shares her $5,000 monthly budget. She says social media, marketing, and personal branding are the most important investments. For her personal brand, she spends about $350 each month on a branding coach who helps her decide what message she wants to project through her work. But GrasshoppHer relies more on monthly and annual membership fees to grow, and the new business has more opportunities for sponsorships, Curtis said. courtesy of CurtisSince merging companies, "it's becoming less of a personal brand," Curtis said.

☆ A D.E. Shaw internship could land a dream gig at the secretive hedge fund. Here's what it takes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Michelle Abrego | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Shaw's recruiting head, took us inside the firm's process for finding talent. Shaw Group is one of the highest-grossing, and most secretive, hedge funds on Wall Street, with $60 billion under management. Launched by former Columbia University computer-science professor David Shaw above a small left-wing bookshop in lower Manhattan in 1988, D.E. The interview process includes an initial video interview, a case study or coding test (depending on the internship), a second round of video interviews, and a reference check. At any point in the process, candidates might even be steered toward an internship other than the one they applied to that could better align with the candidate's skills and interests.

☆ A summer internship at D.E. Shaw can pay up to $20,000 a month. Here's what it takes to land a coveted spot.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Michelle Abrego | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

☆ This Y Combinator-backed startup helps reduce climate-warming methane in cow burps. Check out the pitch deck Alga Biosciences used to secure $4 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Y Combinator startup Algo Biosciences has developed a way to reduce methane in cow burps. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck the company used to secure $4 million from Collaborative Fund. A Y Combinator-backed startup trying to curb methane spewing cow burps has just landed $4 million in its first institutional funding round. Berkeley-based Alga Biosciences, founded in 2021, has developed a feed additive to reduce methane from cow burps using biochemically modified kelp. Check out the 11 slide pitch deck the company used to raise the funds.

☆ Here's where the A.I. jobs are, according to a Stanford study
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The data was presented in the Institute's 2023 AI Index Report, which compiled information from across the industry on investment, employment, environmental impact, and ethical ramifications of AI use. California was the top state for AI-related hiring with more than 142,000 positions posted in 2022, according to the report, citing data from Lightcast. California is the birthplace of Microsoft -backed OpenAI, as well as big tech companies with strong AI arms like Google and Meta . But in Washington, D.C., for example, nearly 3% of job postings were in AI, nearly double the national average. The report noted that academic collaboration in AI research was dwarfed by private industry research.

☆ Jamie Dimon says the banking crisis is not over and will cause ‘repercussions for years to come’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Here's what comes next "But importantly, recent events are nothing like what occurred during the 2008 global financial crisis," he added. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon JPMorgan Chase, 1-year"Any crisis that damages Americans' trust in their banks damages all banks – a fact that was known even before this crisis. Risks are abundant, and managing those risks requires constant and vigilant scrutiny as the world evolves," Dimon wrote. The JPMorgan CEO instead called for more forward-looking regulation. All of these colliding factors became critically important when the marketplace, rating agencies and depositors focused on them," Dimon wrote.

☆ Harvard expert shares her No. 1 'undesirable' trait CEOs see in employees: It's 'a huge red flag for me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Of the many traits people bring to the workplace, one stands out as an absolute "trust breaker," according to a Harvard career expert. It's "taking credit for other people's ideas," says Heidi K. Gardner, a professional leadership advisor and distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School. And that inability to appreciate other people's contributions is a huge red flag for me." Teamwork is crucial for any company's success, and by extension, your own success, Gardner says. "If somebody takes credit for someone else's work or ideas, they are not trustworthy in that sense."

☆ 5 ways GPT-4 is better than older versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI has announced its much-anticipated GPT-4, available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Its viral chatbot, ChatGPT, was previously powered by GPT-3.5. On Tuesday, Microsoft said its AI-boosted Bing had been powered by a version of GPT-4 that was "customized for search." The updated chatbot is still not immune to "hallucinations," a tendency for AI to generate false responses or reasoning errors. The company added that the updated chatbot could learn a user's writing style.

☆ Verizon, AT&T to get full C-Band use, extend some 5G safeguards - letter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Last year, Verizon and AT&T voluntarily agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July as air carriers worked to retrofit airplane altimeters. Reuters first reported in February that the FAA, Verizon and AT&T were in talks to reach a new agreement that sought to extend some voluntary mitigations beyond July 1. Verizon said Friday it "agreed to final voluntary commitments that will allow our company to fully use our C-band spectrum for 5G by the previously agreed to deadline of July 1." The FAA said Friday it continues "to work closely to ensure a safe co-existence in the U.S. 5G C-band environment." UScellular said the "agreement results from collaboration and coordination with the FAA, FCC, and our industry partners to ensure UScellular can deploy our C-band spectrum without delay."

CNBC: You were the first Hispanic woman to serve on one of the top five Fortune 100 corporate boards, but as of 2022, corporate boards continue to remain majority white and male. What do you see as the biggest obstacle to diversifying corporate boards? Ford director Kimberly Casiano was the first Hispanic woman to serve on a Fortune 100 top five corporate board. I also believe entrepreneurs, who have much more limited resources and leverage than major corporations, are better at compromise and subtle persuasion. Casiano: It is important to remember that gender diversity on corporate boards came years before ethnic diversity started to show its head.

☆ Microsoft says its new version of Teams is twice as fast
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft said Monday it is starting to roll out a faster new version of its Teams communication app for Windows to commercial clients enrolled in a preview program. The software will become available to all customers later this year, and Microsoft also promises new versions of Teams for Mac and the web. Since its 2017 debut, Teams has become the jewel of Microsoft 365, the subscription-based productivity software bundle formerly known as Office 365. Microsoft Teams had some performance issues in 2020, which the company resolved. The new version also includes enhancements meant to simplify Teams, building on the more than 400 feature updates Microsoft delivered last year, some of them meant to help Microsoft catch up with rivals, Teper said.

☆ I got my first TV writing job at 55. It was hard being the oldest person in the room — but I'm glad I never gave up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Writing what he knew and making personal connections ultimately led to his first TV job at age 55. I've been working towards a TV writing job for a few years, but I've always wanted to write for the screen. I got the job sort of out of the blueThe way I got my first writing job was through a 20-year-old relationship. She was really, really complimentary. As we were taking the class, they were going around the room and each person said what scared them the most about being a TV writer.

☆ Fanatics will become the NHL's official uniform supplier, replacing Adidas
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fanatics will replace Adidas as the official uniform supplier for the National Hockey League starting with the 2024-2025 season, the league announced on Tuesday. The 10-year deal marks a deepening of the company's relationship with the NHL and the first time Fanatics branding will appear on official player uniforms in professional sports. Fanatics runs the NHL's e-commerce site with more than 90 million customers worldwide. In addition, Fanatics has long-standing relationships with more than 80 current and former hockey stars through its memorabilia and collectibles division. Fanatics said Tuesday it will manufacture the new NHL uniforms in Canada at the same factory that had been making the NHL's on-ice uniforms for the last three decades.

☆ 4 small business owners say a low-cost advertising strategy called 'comarketing' has helped them save time and money, and build more authentic campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This might include cobranded content marketing campaigns, collaborative social media posts, event or content sponsorships, or affiliate marketing. Comarketing offers many benefits to small businessesComarketing can help small businesses save money, stretch their marketing budgets, build a stronger brand identity, and grow customer awareness. Connect with like-minded small businessesAlignment is crucial when choosing other small businesses to partner with, Smith said. When working with other businesses on social media marketing, Boone said everyone agrees on a timeframe. She and Merrell do this by sharing similar topics across their brands' social media channels, but slightly tweaking the messaging to appeal to each audience.

☆ The rise of AI automation in the workplace is bad news for the 'brilliant jerks' of tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Emilia David | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This will make it more important for tech workers to be good at collaboration and communication. This is bad news for tech workers who thrived as brilliant solitary jerks. The more AI becomes integrated into a workplace, those experts suggested, the more all workers can work with others to get more creative in solving issues. That doesn't leave a lot of room for the brilliant jerks who struggle to treat their colleagues and customers with respect. He added that AI tools combined with interpersonal and collaboration skills create a more team-based culture in the workplace.

☆ OpenAI Rolls Out Updated Version of Viral Chatbot ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Deepa Seetharaman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

OpenAI says its updated chatbot is ‘more creative and collaborative’ than previous versions, when it comes to tasks such as composing songs or writing screenplays. The company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT launched a new version of its artificial intelligence technology on Tuesday, saying it was more powerful and predictable than previous versions and capable of analyzing images and handling much larger blocks of text. The announcement from OpenAI—a startup backed by billions of dollars from Microsoft Corp.—is the latest in a string of generative AI announcements as companies try to get ahead in the race to build and use the buzzy new technology.

☆ OpenAI's GPT-4 has arrived. From its accuracy to its beefed-up fight against 'evil,' here are the 5 things you need to know about how the upgraded chatbot differs from GPT-3.5.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Its viral chatbot, ChatGPT, was previously powered by GPT-3.5. On Tuesday, Microsoft said its AI-boosted Bing had been powered by a version of GPT-4 that was "customized for search." In one example given by OpenAI, the chatbot is shown describing what's funny about a group of images. The bot is said to be more accurateAccording to OpenAI, the update will give more-accurate responses to users' queries. In collaboration with users, the chatbot can produce and edit creative-writing tasks such as drafting screenplays.

☆ Harvard career expert: The No. 1 'desirable skill' that very few people have—especially men
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Heidi K. Gardner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These people shouldn't just have different knowledge domains. A groundbreaking study by Harvard Business School professor Boris Groysberg found that workers, especially men, often take their professional networks for granted. Communities created through Slack and similar messaging tools are a great way to spur virtual forms of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and knowledge distribution. Previously, she was a professor at Harvard Business School. Heidi earned master's degree from the London School of Economics, and a second PhD from London Business School.

☆ I'm an Amazon employee who likes working in person. I think our return-to-office plan falls short, so I'm quitting to work somewhere with a stronger office presence.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, I soon realized the office we're going back to won't be the same office we had before the pandemic. But now, even with the mandate, yes, I'd be going into the office, but I'd still essentially be working as if I'm remote. Knowing now that Amazon's return to the office won't be what I wanted, I'm leaving to work somewhere with a stronger in-person culture. It's crazy because Amazon will probably think I'm quitting because I want to work from home, but it's actually the opposite. I know remote work is really great for some people, but ultimately it's just not how I want to work.

☆ When everyone around you is quitting, don't wait for your boss to initiate a 'stay interview.' Ask for one yourself.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts suggest asking your boss for "stay interview." That's where the "stay interview" enters the equation. The stay interview is, essentially, a career conversation usually initiated by managers to understand why high-performing employees stay at an organization and what could cause them to leave. Insider spoke with four HR leaders and career experts and coaches to learn how to make the most of your stay interview. You don't want your manager to think that by asking for a stay interview you're issuing an ultimatum, said Joshua Luna, a leadership and development trainer in Chicago.

☆ This couple bought an abandoned inn near Saguaro National Park for $615,000 and turned it into a desert oasis
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sara and Rich Combs bought the abandoned inn for $615,000 and poured over $500,000 into renovations. The couple already owned and operated The Joshua Tree House, a property comprised of individual guest homes in California. This space was only about a six-hour drive from Joshua Tree and offered a different, but still natural setting. The rooms in Joshua Tree House: The Posada range from $210 to $427 a night. Sara and Rich Combs

☆ Xi Jinping wants China's army to work closely with the country's tech giants, further blurring the lines between the military and civilian sectors
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chinese leader Xi Jinping wants China's army to work more closely with local tech giants. Chinese tech firms are already facing intense scrutiny in the US over their ties to the CCP. "To consolidate and improve the integrated national strategic system and capabilities, the key is to work hard on integration to maximize national strategic capabilities," he said. Chinese tech companies are already under intense scrutiny in the USXi's emphasis on forging closer ties between the Chinese military and civilian tech companies comes amid intense scrutiny from the US government on how Chinese tech giants are using the data they harvest. Huawei, Hikvision, and Dahua are among the Chinese tech firms blacklisted by the US.

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