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☆ 2025 Changemakers: Submit a nomination for CNBC's annual list of women leading in business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Julia Boorstin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC is now accepting nominations for our second annual Changemakers list. The list recognizes women transforming business and philanthropy, female leaders who have accomplished a meaningful achievement in 2024. Changemakers are taking novel approaches to old business problems and identifying new business opportunities. The list will be announced next year, and our second annual Changemakers Summit is set for next spring. Submit a nomination for the 2025 Changemakers list.

Persons: Dina Powell McCormick, Donald Trump, Marcela Miguel Berland, Tory Burch, Burch, Emma Carrasco, Corporate Affairs Srikant Datar, Harvard Business School Dean Karen Finerman, Ken Frazier, Desiree Gruber, Oscar Munoz, Laurene Powell Jobs, Emerson, Merline Saintil, Sheryl Sandberg, Stacy Smith, Spencer Stuart Organizations: CNBC, Fortune, Global Client Services, U.S . Deputy National, Tory, NBCUniversal, Corporate Affairs, Harvard Business School, Metropolitan Capital, Catalyst's Health, Merck, United Airlines, OptionB.org, Annenberg, LeanIn, McKinsey

Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group sued the AI music companies Uncharted Labs and Suno this summer over software that allows users to create music from text prompts, alleging that copyrighted songs have been used without permission to train the AI. Websites like Sound Draw, Musicfy, AIVA and Boomy allow users to easily create music with AI using different inputs. AI music companies say the new ease of use allows users who might not have previously been able to easily create music to generate their own content. this is so cool.”In Denver, Speer led a course on AI music tools using Boomy for young musicians. Some of the local artists who performed at Youth on Record’s festival support integrating AI technology into music education and production.

Persons: Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, ’, ”, Cassie Speer, “, ” Speer, they’re, we’ll, Musicfy, Grimes, Speer, Regi Worles, Worles, Mitchell, Boomy, Michael Merola, Michael, Genevieve Libien Organizations: BBL, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Labs, Universal Music, NBC, Arts Education Data, ”, Hollywood, Associated Press Locations: NBCUniversal, Boomy, U.S, Canadian, Denver, Tennessee

☆ Actor who plays Erik Menendez in 'Monsters' had an 'emotional' meeting with the convicted murderer thanks to a prison visit arranged by Kim Kardashian
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Erik Menendez told Cooper Koch he "did a great job" playing him in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," Koch said. Koch, who portrays Erik, told The Hollywood Reporter that he came face-to-face with both Menendez brothers during a prison visit last week set up by Kim Kardashian. "And it was really, really powerful and emotional. While Erik told Koch that he had yet to watch the series, he praised the actor for his performance. AdvertisementCooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez.

Persons: Erik Menendez, Cooper Koch, Lyle, Koch, Kitty Menendez, —, Menendez, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Erik, Lyle Menendez, Kim Kardashian, Richard J, Nicholas Chavez, Miles Crist, Kardashian, Kardashian FaceTime, Ted Soqui, Tammi Menendez, Erik's, Murphy, he's, Tammi, Ryan Murphy's, Erik Story, mistruths Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Donovan Correctional, Netflix, Entertainment Locations: Los Angeles

☆ 2024 NFL Week 4: The best of Sunday’s games and the standout storylines
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here are the three marquee matchups in Week 4’s Sunday games:Minnesota Vikings (3-0) @ Green Bay Packers (2-1) – 1 p.m. The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers are two of the intriguing teams in the league and Sunday’s clash is must-watch TV. ETLos Angeles Rams (1-2) @ Chicago Bears (1-2) – 1:00 p.m. ETMinnesota Vikings (3-0) @ Green Bay Packers (2-1) – 1:00 p.m. ETPhiladelphia Eagles (2-1) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – 1:00 p.m.

Persons: Sam Darnold, Brian Flores ’, There’s, Aaron Jones, Jones, ”, ” Jones, Brad Rempel, Jordan Love, Love, Malik Willis, Matt LaFleur, Willis, Green, Flores, “, LaFleur, ” Willis, Andy Lyons, Justin Fields, Russell Wilson –, Chris Boswell, Anthony Richardson, Jonathan Taylor, Taylor, Marc Lebryk, “ We’re, Mike Tomlin, we’ve, Josh Allen, – Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis –, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, Keon Coleman, James Cook, Allen, it’s, Mike Macdonald, Dennard Wilson, Anthony Weaver, Megan Briggs, Kyle Van Noy, Van Noy, Joe, Brady, Lamar Jackson, ” Allen, …, “ He’s Organizations: CNN, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Vikings, Packers, Lambeau, Reuters, Philadelphia Eagles, ” Packers, Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL, Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh, Colts, Indianapolis, Chicago Bears, Lucas Oil, ” Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Super, Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Bills, Getty, Ravens, New, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Browns Locations: Green, Brazil, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Tennessee, Miami, New Orleans

☆ A veteran cinematographer says he can barely afford a $5 McDonald's value meal since the Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A cinematographer spoke to BBC News about his struggles for work since the Hollywood strikes. AdvertisementA veteran cinematographer told the BBC that a difficult year has left him worrying about affording even a $5 McDonald's value meal. Fortin told the BBC that his drone company operated almost every day before the Hollywood writers' strike, which ran from May until September 2023. "Now I worry about going out and spending $5 on a value meal at McDonald's," he added. AdvertisementThe writers' strikes lasted for nearly 150 days and resulted in the Writers Guild of America securing minimum pay increases and improvements to residuals.

Persons: Michael Fortin, Fortin, —, " Fortin, Duncan Crabtree, meanwhile, CineDrones Organizations: BBC News, Service, BBC, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Otis College of Art, Screen Actors Guild Locations: Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Las Vegas, Ireland

☆ ‘LibraryTok’ can be a comfort during challenging times for librarians and their fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Sydney Bishop | Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She’ll broadcast that process for her more than 450,000 followers once students leave the library and the school day is done. Miller’s account, “Meet Me in the Media Center,” is a fixture on “LibraryTok,” a community of creators who also happen to be librarians. “I think that bit of nostalgia wrapped into the sentiment of the library and hopefully a kind face all come together to make an inviting space to land on Library TikTok,” Miller said. Though her popularity was unexpected, it’s welcome, especially when she hears from commenters that she’s changing their impression of school libraries. Books, Miller said, are “windows and mirrors,” a concept introduced by famed children’s literature professor Rudine Sims Bishop.

Persons: CNN — Jen Miller doesn’t, Miller, she’s, “, ” Miller, Millennials, Cindy Hohl, ” Jen Miller, Jennifer Miller, cheerily, unboxes, There’s, “ Percy Jackson, ”, Miller’s, ‘, Heather, ” Grace, Grace, Tim Walz, Miller didn’t, Rudine Sims Bishop Organizations: CNN, Media Center, Pew Research, American Library Association, ALA, “, TikTok, PEN America, Lone Star, Democratic, Minnesota Gov Locations: ”, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, LibraryTok

☆ A 27-year-old has sold over $4 million worth of sneakers in 2024 by shifting to 'live selling.' She explains how it works and why every store owner should learn the skill.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Shifting to live selling changed everything. She shadowed a friend who was also starting to do live Whatnot shows. After just one month on Whatnot, Zapata says she did enough in sales to quit her insurance job in September 2022. Her advice to any online or brick-and-mortar store owner is to develop the skill of live selling. They're doing intros, they're interacting, they're really getting creative with the things that they're giving to their community.

Persons: Val Zapata, Zapata, —, We've, We're, they're, They're, She's, Holly, Kobe Bryant Organizations: Service, Facebook, Business, YouTube, Twitter, eBay, Zapata's, BI, Kobe Locations: Houston, Nevada

☆ Indie movies are having a surprising comeback in a bleak time for Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementDespite all the doom and gloom in Hollywood, there's optimism coming from a surprising place: indie films. "Longlegs" barely promoted its biggest star, Nicolas Cage, and is the year's biggest indie film, grossing over $100 million worldwide. AdvertisementThe case for hope for indie filmsRecently, there's been a spree of pieces predicting the death of indie films. Brands like Procter & Gamble and Neutrogena are taking a bigger role in film financing, too, providing another source of hope for indie films. Indie films can also be a bargain to rent or buy on streaming compared to big studio films.

Persons: Thelma, —, There's, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Quaid, Reagan, Matt Walsh's, Shawn Robbins, Seth, there's, Ampere, Jonathan Glickman, Neutrogena, Michael Messina, Ken Kao, They're Organizations: Service, Magnolia Pictures, Conservative, Blue Harbor Entertainment, Hollywood, Netflix, Ampere, Miramax, Waypoint Entertainment, Partners, Brands, Procter, Gamble, Toronto Film Locations: Hollywood, Seattle, Eastern Europe

☆ Insider Today: Austin's genius housing fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This week's dispatchThe high cost of weight-loss drugsiStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIWhy are two popular weight-loss drugs — Wegovy and diabetes medication Ozempic — so expensive in the US? Patients also bargain-hunt for cheaper weight-loss drugs online, or try to use manufacturer-issued coupons. See the full listiStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIDeals we loveCalling all Madewell shoppers: The bi-annual Madewell Insiders sale is here with 25% off almost everything full-price and an additional 40% off sale. The bi-annual Madewell Insiders sale is here with 25% off almost everything full-price and an additional 40% off sale. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: —, you've, Shailene Woodley, George Clooney, Rebecca Zisser, Ozempic, Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, Sen, Bernie Sanders, it's, Gabby Landsverk, Ro, Henry Meds, Eli Lilly, Stefania Pelfini, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, BI Marie, Mangin, Yellowstone Joey Hadden, Jackson, Wyoming's, Natalie Ammari, Zers, Austin, Tyler Le, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Lisa Ryan, Amanda Yen, Grace Lett Organizations: Business, Service, Novo Nordisk, Federal Trade Commission, FDA, copycats, BI, Yellowstone, Austin, Lone Star, Disney, Pixar, British, Netflix, Insiders Locations: Washington ,, Germany, New York City, New York, Chicago

☆ I'm a Californian who moved to Texas for a shot at the American dream. I moved back after 2 ½ years, but I miss Texas.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kimberly Wilkerson is a lifelong Californian who moved to Austin in 2022. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kimberly Wilkerson, a 46-year-old self-published author and entrepreneur who moved from Oakley, California, to Austin in 2022. Kimberly Wilkerson and her son moved to Austin, Texas in 2022. Austin, Texas. I'm waiting for the next right thing, which ideally would be if I'm getting married.

Persons: Kimberly Wilkerson, Wilkerson, —, Austin, Peter Tsai, It's Organizations: Service, Texans, California . Locations: Austin, Texas, California, Oakley , California, Northern California, East, I'm, Austin , Texas, California . Austin , Texas

☆ My basement was full of stuff. After 24 years of accumulating, I finally started decluttering and it was so satisfying.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ivy Eisenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I decided to finally declutter and say goodbye to things I didn't think I could part with. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA sign on my home office door says, "Creative People Don't Have a Mess; They Have Ideas Lying Around Everywhere." I've created a three-step process to trick myself into saying goodbye to my junk without squashing my personality or memories. I am finally able to say goodbye to my belongings, knowing that they will be adopted.

Persons: —, I've, Gamify, she'd, Donna Summer, Ivy Eisenberg Organizations: Service, Facebook, Vietnam Veterans Locations: Ulta, France, America, White Plains , New York, Queens, New York City

☆ An author is facing backlash for using AI to write 120 books. He says he's misunderstood.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tim Boucher has written over 120 books using AI-generated text and images. "My books allow AI models to speak for themselves, almost like the idea of an unreliable narrator in literature," he told Business Insider. AdvertisementCreative differencesTensions between AI companies and the creative industries have been bubbling since the release of AI image generators such as Midjounrey and the rise of AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT. AI companies, including OpenAI, are facing several similar lawsuits from groups of authors and artists. He said he thought the lawsuits would put a lot of pressure on how AI companies use licensed data, which he described as a "good thing."

Persons: Tim Boucher, —, he's, chatbots, Claude, ChatGPT, Boucher, Michael Chabon, Elon Musk's, Chabon Organizations: Service, Meta, Wild West

☆ She was one of the only Black women in her engineering program. Now, this MIT grad is using dance to introduce a new generation to STEM
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Meg Dunn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I think my parents’ careers in the STEM fields made it so that I always believed that I could also do something in STEM,” Toussaint said. While she had a love for math, the dance studio was her “home away from home,” she said. In 2012, she created STEM From Dance, a nonprofit program that integrates dance with STEM education to make these subjects more engaging and accessible. “When I first started the dance part, I really liked it,” recalled Myrtha Plaisime, 14, a STEM From Dance participant. CNN“That feeling that they get, we want them to remember that and … remember that they are celebrated for doing things in STEM,” Toussaint said.

Persons: New York CNN — Yamilée Toussaint, “, ” Toussaint, ”, CNN Hero Yamilée Toussaint —, CNN Hero Yamilée Toussaint — CNN “ It’s, Toussaint, Plaisime, Myrtha Plaisime, ‘, ’ ” Toussaint Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, CNN Hero Yamilée Toussaint — CNN, MIT Locations: New York, Brooklyn

☆ 36-year-old’s Etsy side hustle brings in $220,000 a year—and costs under $40 to start: ‘You really can make a very good living’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

She started a print-on-demand shop, using Canva software to create designs for Etsy-friendly products like T-shirts and candles. Last year, Odio-Sutton opened a second Etsy shop — selling downloadable event materials, like sign-up sheets and schedule templates — that's brought in $17,200 in sales so far in 2024. I'll batch design 10 candle labels one day, then make the listings for them on Etsy the next day. I follow what I'd call a template method: I do a lot of black-and-white designs, a lot of plain text. Then, if I have a template that sells really well, I'll just go in and swap in new words.

Persons: they've, Emily Odio, Sutton, She'd, She's, that's, —, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Gold City Ventures Locations: Melbourne , Florida, Sutton, Odio, U.S

☆ 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

☆ Dubai’s millionaires are fueling a private jet boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Lucy Cormack | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Dubai, UAE CNN —It’s 3am at the VIP airport terminal of Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub and an ultra-long range aircraft is readying for take-off. The luxury, 14-seat private jet is headed for Europe, just as soon as its main passenger and his entourage arrive. It’s an elite club that enjoys private jet travel, which can cost anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000-plus for a single leg. Mouallem said the private aviation industry was accustomed to “different kinds of shifts across the world with banning private aviation,” insisting that the focus should be not on banning flights but ensuring greater adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). So that’s really an operator decision and a supplier decision,” Avetkiyan said, adding that her customers shouldn’t feel guilty about the environmental impact of private aviation.

Persons: UAE CNN —, Mohammed Bin Rashid, it’s, ”, Lilit Avetikyan, Lilit, Voyex, Vanessa Budah, “, Knight Frank, they’ve, Faisal Durrani, Knight Frank Middle, Durrani, Youssef Mouallem, “ You’ve, ” Mouallem, they’re, you’re, ” Youssef Mouallem, Vistajet Mouallem, Mouallem, Avetkiyan, that’s, ” Avetkiyan, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, UAE CNN, Hub, McDonald’s, KFC, United Arab Emirates, Communications, Henley, Partners, US, Knight, Resorts, Resorts Tech, Resorts Dubai, Creative, International, Sharjah —, Gama Aviation, Sharjah International, European Federation for Transport, Sustainable, Emirates, Airbus, SAF, International Air Transport Association, Emirates SAF Locations: Dubai, UAE, Europe, Voyex, India, East, Russia, Africa, Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah, Netherlands

☆ Why Ester Manas fears the size inclusive dream is over
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Paris CNN —On the second day of Paris Fashion Week at the city’s Palais de Tokyo, a giant inflatable elephant welcomed guests to the Ester Manas fashion show. Methods such as ruching and drawstrings eliminate the need for classical sizing and enable Ester Manas to cater to sizes XS to 3XL. Similarly, a 2023 size inclusivity report conducted by Vogue Business found that 95.6% of all looks presented for Fall-Winter 2023 were in a size US 0-4. “Numerically, it is very apparent that this ‘trend’ (of both being personally comfortable with your size and size inclusivity being socially accepted) has retreated,” Delepierre said. “Beyond the size dimension, (Ester Manas clothes) are strong pieces that stand on their own and make everyone feel sexy,” he said.

Persons: Ester Manas, Balthazar Delepierre, SZA, Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis, Beth Ditto, ”, Manas, “, bienveillance, bookers, Goldman Sachs, Ester Manas’s, they’ve, ” Delepierre, Ester Manas “, inclusivity, Giulietta Canzani Mora, ” Guillaume Boulez Organizations: Paris CNN —, BMI, CNN, Goldman, Vogue Business Locations: Paris, de Tokyo, —, Manas, France

☆ Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, the artist messing with Mickey Mouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Christian House | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard” finds the artist enjoying her first major solo show at the tender age of 95. Whimsical and nostalgic or unsettling and sinister, Magdalena Suarez Frimkess is an anarchic cartoonist in clay, says this writer. Museum Associates/LACMAConsidering her medium and subject matter, Suarez Frimkess sits art-historically somewhere between Grayson Perry and Andy Warhol. With these and other works, Suarez Frimkess began exploring the absurdities of the commonplace. Bowl with Mickey Mouse, Condorito and Pansy Pattern by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (2010).

Persons: Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Olive Oyl, Looney, “ Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Suarez Frimkess —, Michael Frimkess —, Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Felix the, Miles Davis, Fidel Castro, Martin Luther King, Mickey, Suarez Frimkess, Grayson Perry, Andy Warhol, Magdalena, Rafael Ramon González, ”, Minnie Mouse, Michael Frimkess, “, Suarez, Michael, Jenni Sorkin, wackiness Organizations: Los Angeles CNN —, Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum, Escuela de Artes Plásticas de, Pontifical Catholic University, Clay Art Center Locations: Venezuelan, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, American, Chilean, Maturín, Venezuala, Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Caracas, Portuguese, Santiago, Chile, Port Chester , New York, California, LACMA, Venice

☆ Podcast: How pro video gaming, or esports, is taking off with big dollars behind it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +25 min

Finally, and most importantly, for the subject for this week's podcast, he's the Esports World Cup CEO. So if I would have any idea, any understanding on video games, right, I would watch that too. There's always a clear qualifying way to go to the Esports World Cup, right? I mean, in stadiums, security is being paid by the state for big competition, like a World Cup, right? Arjun KharpalAnd Ralf are you likely to keep the Esports World Cup in Saudi if you renew this next year?

Persons: Ralf Reichert, CNBC's, Tom Chitty, Reichert, Paris, Ralf Reichart, you've, it's, Arjun Kharpal Ralf, I've, I'd, There's, Arjun Kharpal, we're, haven't, Ralf Reichart It's, what's, Tom Chitty Ralf, What's, I'm, esports, we've, We've, Ralf, Ralf Reichart I'd, that's, Arjun, Tom, we'll Organizations: Sports League Gaming, MLS, Premier League, esports, Saudi Locations: esports, Riyadh, Saudi, German, Gothenburg, Sweden, Bangladesh, China, East, Africa, Saudi Arabia

☆ I swore off long-distance relationships. I then fell for a man who lived on a different continent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Hannah Wilkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAfter witnessing friends endure the rigmarole of long-distance relationships, I could see why almost half of them end in breakups. I was about to announce that I had quit my job and booked a one-way ticket to see him. AdvertisementAfter six months Down Under, I found myself in one of the longest long-distance relationships geographically possible. But as a poster girl for long-distance relationships, I can attest that skipping shortcuts to finding a soulmate and leaning fully into vulnerability has given me my dream life and man.

Persons: —, couldn't, I'd, blanco, Weeks, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Gipsy, Thames, London Locations: London Heathrow, Sydney, Australia, Soho , London, Waterloo

☆ 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

☆ Microsoft CEO: Ignore 'conventional wisdom' about AI—it can already help you be more productive at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is defending the role of artificial intelligence — particularly in the workplace — like it's his job. AI can help people boost their productivity right now, Nadella said during a virtual appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2024 last week. Longer-term, it could help take on roles, even involving decision-making, across "healthcare or in finance or any other domain," he said. All that money has yet to yield a tool that actually helps most businesses earn more revenue, the Goldman Sachs report said. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella, Microsoft's, —, Goldman Sachs, Jim Covello, Gary Marcus, CNBC's, Marcus, you'll Organizations: Fast, Microsoft, New York University, Workforce, CNBC

☆ How Austin, Texas Cut Home Prices, Built Houses, and Stopped a Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

But as other pandemic Zoomtowns continue to see increases in prices and rents, Austin stands alone in its change of fortune. Housing in Austin has been through so many extreme distortions that nobody really knows what "normal" even means anymore. All told, Austin's housing stock has ballooned by more than 76,000 units since 2020, an 8.34% increase that includes single-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Considering the size of the Austin market, moving the stock of homes by nearly 10% is a colossal feat. Related storiesNobody watching the Austin market should be having flashbacks to the Great Recession.

Persons: Austin, homebuyers, homebuilders, Zillow, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Homebuyers, Keith Hughes, I'd, That's, Jason Lewris, Lewris, Doreen Sidney, Austin wasn't, Austin's homebuilders, Freddie, Sean Kelly, Rand, Freddie Mac, Jenny Schuetz, homebuilding, Kelly, he's Organizations: Austin, Oracle, Facebook, Google, Elon, Census, Parcl Labs, Federal Reserve, San Antonio —, Austin ., Freddie Mac, Brookings Institution Locations: California, Austin, Real, Texas, Francisco, San Francisco, San Antonio, Boston

☆ Leaders from the CIA, Dell Technologies, HP, SageCXO, and ezCater share how they keep up with AI development
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Li | Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

John Roese, the global chief technology officer and chief AI officer of Dell Technologies. In the long term, those two have to come closer together to achieve the speed necessary for an AI cycle. So the quality of what you produce in your organization as a CTO — if you're going to provide models built in-house — better be superstar quality, or no one's using it. Once you understand that those are high level, then you have to ask if you are actually on a path where if you apply AI, you're going to get to an outcome. DeCesare: I've been most inspired to drive the leverage of AI through the company by finding out how people have applied it.

Persons: Emma Cosgrove, La'Naia Jones, John Roese, Elaine Zhou, Faisal Masud, Erin DeCesare, What's, it's, Claude, It's, She's, ChatGPT, Cosgrove, we've, cocreate, that's, We've, Masud, That's, they're, Jones, You've, Everyone's, Aaron, Jensen, Huang, I've Organizations: Business, BI's, CIA, Dell Technologies, HP, Star, Amazon, Nvidia Locations: Spain, Madrid, Silicon

☆ A leaked MrBeast handbook reveals the YouTube titan's 'secret weapons' for success. Former employees say it wasn't always followed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Dan Whateley | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The goal of the document, Donaldson wrote, was to help teach newer staffers the tricks of YouTube that he and his earliest employees mastered through lots of trial and error. Interest in MrBeast's business secrets isn't surprising. "This is not Hollywood and I do not want to be Hollywood," Donaldson wrote. "Every dollar we save allows me to give you guys more stability and hire more people to make your life easier," Donaldson wrote. But, when dealing with people outside MrBeast's company, "never take a No at face value," he wrote.

Persons: —, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, He's, MrBeast, , I've, couldn't, we've, wasn't Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Employees Locations: Silicon Valley, Greenville , North Carolina, Hollywood

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