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☆ Jeff Bezos says work-life balance is a 'debilitating phrase,' and that work and life are actually a circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Britney Nguyen | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos thinks "work-life balance" is a "debilitating phrase." The billionaire and former Amazon CEO instead taught employees that work and life are a circle. AdvertisementJeff Bezos doesn't like the phrase "work-life balance," and has said in the past that he views work and life as actually a circle. "I get asked about work-life balance all the time," Bezos told Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. "If you can get your work life to where you enjoy half of it, that is amazing.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, —, Jeff Bezos doesn't, Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, MacKenzie Scott, Shah Rukh Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Andy Jassy, fiancée Lauren Sanchez, doesn't, Katie Canales, Zoë Bernard Organizations: Amazon, Service, Vox's, AWS, Origin Locations: Mumbai

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talked about what it will take to maintain Ukrainian independence, his soldiers’ morale, and the country’s next presidential election in an exclusive video interview with German media house Axel Springer.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Axel Springer

☆ 'Best thing' is for everyone to stay 'puzzled' on last week's odd retaliation strike on Iran, Israeli president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | Paul Ronzheimer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"I think the best thing would be for everybody to stay puzzled," Herzog said during an interview with Axel Springer media outlets on Sunday. Military equipment displayed at the Army Day ceremony in front of the President of Iran and high-ranking military commanders on April 17, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. The bold strike killed several high-ranking military officials, including two generals in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. AdvertisementThe incidents of the past few weeks have dragged a decades-long shadow war between Israel and Iran into broad daylight. However, Tehran has signaled that it won't retaliate over the Isfahan strike after appearing to dissociate itself from the attack.

Persons: —, Isaac Herzog doesn't, Herzog, Axel Springer, ATTA KENARE, Antony Blinken, Iran's Organizations: Service, Business, Tehran's, United Nations, Getty Images, Experts, US, Army, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: Tehran, Iranian, Isfahan, AFP, Iran, Israel, America, Syria

☆ All the deadly drones Ukraine is building to fight Russia can't make up for the weapons it really needs but doesn't have, Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | Paul Ronzheimer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has built up a formidable arsenal of drones capable of attacking Russian forces everywhere. But these systems are no alternative to the other weapons Kyiv needs, President Zelenskyy said Tuesday. Ukraine needs air defenses, missiles, and artillery, he told Axel Springer media outlets. That said, Kyiv's drone program does not make up for the weapons that the country really needs but doesn't have in its arsenal. Advertisement"If we don't have air-defense systems and the appropriate long-range weapons to match Putin, he will destroy our country," Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Axel Springer, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Libkos Mykhailo Fedorov, Dmytro Kuleba, Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: Service, AP, NATO, Ukrainian, INA FASSBENDER, Patriots Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Kharkiv, Moscow, Kyiv, Bakhmut, Ukrainian, Brussels, Poland, Washington

☆ Russia 'knew where we were going to attack,' Zelenskyy says in reflection on why Ukraine's big counteroffensive stumbled
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Chris Panella | Paul Ronzheimer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia knew where Ukraine's big counteroffensive last year was going to attack, Zelenskyy said Tuesday. Ukraine has said its 2023 counteroffensive plans were leaked to Russia before the operation began. Along with Russia learning about Ukraine's plans ahead of time, Zelenskyy said some of the issues were Ukraine's fault. AdvertisementOne of Ukraine's sea drones, funded by the large-scale volunteer collection platform UNITED24. Ukraine's drones have also been upgraded over time, some carrying larger, more powerful warheads to do more damage.

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☆ A data specialist shares the 2-page résumé that got him a $300,000 job at Google — and explains 3 details he got right on it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The résumé that landed Virmani a job at Google is two pages long — a decision he defends today. Six months after deciding to switch careers, he landed a role as a data and machine learning specialist at Google's Seattle office. Related storiesHere's the résumé he used to apply for his job at Google, which pays more than $300,000 a year. She sent her video résumé, which took her 10 hours to create, to the hiring manager directly, Kobayashi previously told BI. A Google recruiter saw the video and reached out to her, and she eventually landed a role at the tech giant.

Persons: Ankit Virmani, —, Virmani, Ankit, you'll, Gen Zs, West, Mariana Kobayashi, Kobayashi, Axel Springer Organizations: Deloitte, Google, Service, Microsoft, Business Locations: India, Seattle, shubhangigoel@insider.com

☆ Zelenskyy bashes the idea Ukraine would cede land to Russia — the core of Trump's reported secret plan to end the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Paul Ronzheimer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Trump's reported secret plan to end Russia's war. According to The Washington Post, Trump favors Ukraine ceding territory to Russia to end the war. "If the deal is that we just give up our territories, and that's the idea behind it, then it's a very primitive idea," Zelenskyy said in an interview with Axel Springer media outlets. AdvertisementIn a statement to the Post, Trump's campaign cast doubt on any claims that the former president has formulated a way to end the war. "President Trump is the only one talking about stopping the killing."

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump's, Trump, Zelenskyy, —, Donald Trump, Axel Springer, Joe Biden's, Karoline Leavitt, @ZelenskyyUa, Z69XAR0f0f, Paul Ronzheimer, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Johnson, Mitch McConnell, Reagan, McConnell, Biden Organizations: The Washington Post, Service, Washington Post, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimea, Kharkiv, Russian, Israel, Taiwan, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

☆ How one real-estate unicorn is getting past gutting layoffs and slowing deals
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rising interest rates have slammed the brakes on deals, and many real-estate companies have cut staff as revenues slowed. Founded in 2020 by real-estate executives Ryan Stroker and William Martiner, Avenue One was profitable by early 2021, company officials told Business Insider. AdvertisementAvenue One cofounder and CEO Ryan Stroker told BI in an interview how the company is navigating the difficult business environment. "I was told that I wasn't spending enough money six months before the layoffs," Stroker said. Layoffs and Big SpendingBoth Stroker and Avenue One's followup statement said the company is financially secure and described the layoffs as prudent rather than necessary.

Persons: It's, Ryan Stroker, William Martiner, Wall, Stroker, Martiner, John Burns, Ryan, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, KKR, Global, Business, MetLife, Wall, Amherst, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, BI Locations: Manhattan, Axel

☆ Microsoft made cuts to its Teams chat app to focus on its Copilot AI tools, leaked memo shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMicrosoft reorganized teams under Jared Spataro, its head of "AI at Work," shifting focus to its Copilot AI products and reducing the number of employees working on its Teams chat app, according to an excerpt of an internal memo shared with Business Insider. "In early 2022, we recognized the pandemic as a once-in-a-generation opportunity and we surged on Teams to win," Spataro wrote. AdvertisementMicrosoft spokesman Frank Shaw confirmed Spataro is putting more resources behind Copilot, but said Teams remains a core priority and Copilot is a part of Teams. Copilot for Teams, Shaw said, is the company's most used and loved Copilot according to customer surveys and research and will continue to be a focus of future investments. Microsoft is leaning into the potential of its new Copilot tools, built on OpenAI's GPT models, which so far have mixed feedback from customers.

Persons: —, Jared Spataro, Spataro, Colette Stallbaumer, Frank Shaw, Shaw, OpenAI's, Ashley Stewart, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business

☆ More startups are paying for ChatGPT as generative AI becomes a go-to tool for tech employees like engineers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

65% of startups on Kruze Consulting's platform are paying for OpenAI, up from just 3% when the chatbot launched in late 2022. Back then, OpenAI had an API service that one to three percent of his clients were using, Jones told Insider in an interview. At fintech unicorn CloudWalk, which is building a payments network, a few engineers started using ChatGPT Plus on their own and praising the application on company Slack channels. Indeed, the growing adoption of ChatGPT is creating demand for engineers who are especially savvy at using generative AI to get work done more quickly. "The feedback we got, which is indirectly related to our using AI, is that investors didn't understand how our team has so many clients and has built so much," Siegal said.

Persons: Healy Jones, OpenAI, Jones, Luis Silva, Carlyle, Lauder, ChatGPT, Silva, We're, CloudWalk, he's, Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, Jared Siegal, Siegal, Copilot, Axel Springer Organizations: Kruze Consulting, OpenAI's, Business, OpenAI, Kruze, ChatGPT, eBay, Slack, ChatGPT Enterprise, Lauder Companies Locations: Brazil, Kruze, GitHub

☆ An OpenAI mystery: YouTube videos, Google throttling, and AI training data.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Alistair Barr | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe AI community assumes that OpenAI uses vast quantities of YouTube videos to train models, including its new Sora offering. The mystery is how OpenAI accesses enough YouTube content to make this work. Business Insider asked OpenAI whether it has downloaded YouTube videos at scale and whether the startup uses this content as data for AI model training. Google, OpenAI, and other tech companies are currently arguing that using copyrighted content for AI model training is also legal. And when pressed again about sources of training data, Murati replied, "I'm not going to go into the details."

Persons: —, OpenAI, Mira Murati, Sora, I'm, Murati, Axel Springer, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Google, Microsoft, Street

☆ Why the big winner in the Reddit IPO is ... a magazine publisher
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIt's easy to write gloomy stories about the state of the media business. The media business is often pretty gloomy! This one is about a very Old World Media Company that has struck gold in digital media — one of the very few times that has ever happened. (While we're in disclosure mode, I should note that Business Insider itself is a digital media company acquired by German media conglomerate Axel Springer in 2015. AdvertisementMaybe a worthwhile playbook the next time — and there will be a next time — a big media company opens its wallet for a digital upstart again.

Persons: Condé Nast, —, Reddit, Time Warner, Axel Springer Organizations: Advance, Service, World Media Company, Vogue, Yorker, Big Media, News Corp, MySpace, Penguin, YouTube, Maker Studios, Disney, Fox, Time, Comcast, NBC, Vox Media Locations: Reddit

☆ Formed in the Cold War, former members of Germany’s Red Army Faction are now fugitives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —German authorities have been tracking down the former members of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a now-defunct Cold War-era militant group, who have been on the run for nearly 30 years. The RAF, he said, emerged in what was then West Berlin, at the “crossroads” of the Cold War. The first, and most prominent period from 1970-1977, saw the group murder public officials and US soldiers and take many hostages. In April 1975, six RAF members seized the West German Embassy in Stockholm in a hostage standoff with the goal of forcing the release of imprisoned RAF members. The Red Army Faction claimed responsibility for the assassination, but the perpetrators were never brought to justice.

Persons: Baader, –, Jürgen Ponto, Siegfried Buback, Daniela Klette, Burkhard Garweg, Ernst, Volker Staub, Klette, Claudia Ivone, Garweg, Staub, pouncing, ”, Ivone, Wolfgang Kraushaar, Kraushaar, Axel, Andreas Baader, Ukrike Meinhof, Meinhof, ” Kraushaar, Helmut Schmidt, Franz Josef Strauss, Axel Springer, Springer, Alfred Herrhausen, Willy Brandt Organizations: CNN, Red Army Faction, RAF, East, Stasi, Dresdner Bank, Germany’s Public, Office, Police, ARD, ” Reuters, Bild, Red Brigades, Nihon, Springer, Criminal Police, West German Embassy, West, Meinhof Group, Reuters, Democratic, Deutsche Bank Locations: Berlin, West Germany, Kreuzberg, Bonn, Weiterstadt, German, Italy, Japan, West Berlin, Vietnam, Lower Saxony, Stockholm, Bavarian, Cologne, GDR, Democratic Republic

☆ OpenAI strikes deals with more major news publishers, posing a threat to Google's dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The ChatGPT maker announced this week it had struck partnerships with two major European media organizations: France's Le Monde and Spain's Prisa Media. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. This is a "threat" to GooglePublishers who've signed agreements with OpenAI say they hope the partnerships will bring new life to their business. By wooing users with a better interface, OpenAI could threaten Google's dominance over online search, Zaman said. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, OpenAI, Brad Lightcap, Axel Springer, Roger Lynch, Condé Nast, Google Publishers who've, Le Monde, Tauhid Zaman, Zaman, Hugh Martin Organizations: Service, Prisa, Business, Politico, CNN, Fox Corp, Bloomberg, ChatGPT, Yorker, Wired, The New York Times, Microsoft, Google Publishers, Google, Facebook, Media, Yale School of Management, Publishers, Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University Locations: OpenAI

☆ We asked ChatGPT and Claude to analyze Biden's cognitive abilities based on the Joe Biden-Robert Hur transcript. Their verdict: the president is doing fine.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden's cognitive abilities may be better than some say they are — at least according to two AI chatbots. Some who analyzed it said Hur's claims about Biden's memory issues were overstated. And both chatbots' verdicts were that Biden's cognitive abilities are just fine. "These aspects are essential indicators of cognitive abilities and suggest that he could perform cognitively demanding tasks during the interview." AdvertisementWhen it came to Biden's memory, ChatGPT found that he displayed memory recall by describing interactions and processes related to handling classified documents with context.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Robert Hur, Hur, Biden, Beau, Beau died, Claude Pro, ChatGPT, Claude, Anthropic, didn't, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Business, CNET

☆ Top websites block Google from training AI models on their data. Nowhere near as much as OpenAI, though.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google launched a new tool that lets publishers opt out of training Google's AI models. It turns out that all this content has been stored in datasets that are the foundation for training powerful AI models, including those from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others. Part of Google's response has been to launch a new tool that lets websites block the company from using their content for training AI models. BI asked Originality.ai CEO Jonathan Gillham why Google-Extended is being used less than other AI training data-blockers. It's unclear if the company will launch this fully in the future, or how much different it will be from the traditional Google search engine.

Persons: —, There's, Robots.txt, Jonathan Gillham, Gillham, Axel Springer Organizations: Google, Service, New York Times, CNN, BBC, Business Locations: Chicago

☆ Palantir CEO Alex Karp says he loves 'burning the short-sellers' who bet against 'great companies' to fund their cocaine habits
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and Ken Griffin's hedge fund Citadel are among the names who've bet against Karp's company, per MarketBeat. Karp also acknowledged in his CNBC interview that some Palantir staff had left due to its vocal support for Israel. Disclosure: Palantir Technologies CEO Alexander Karp is a member of Axel Springer's shareholder committee.

Persons: —, Palantir, CNBC's, Alex Karp, who'd, Karp, Goldman Sachs, Ken Griffin's, We've, it's, Peter Thiel —, Alexander Karp, Axel Springer's, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Business, US Army, Refinitiv, Barclays, Citadel, CNBC, Israel, Hamas, Palantir, Insider Inc Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel

☆ The CEO of Palantir says he expects to keep losing employees over the company's support for Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO of Palantir said the company has lost employees due to its support of Israel. AdvertisementPalantir CEO Alexander Karp said the company has lost employees due to its public support for Israel. "We've lost employees. I'm sure we'll lose employees," Karp said in an interview with CNBC's " Money Movers " on Wednesday. From my perspective it's not just about Israel," Karp told CNBC on Wednesday.

Persons: Palantir, —, Alexander Karp, We've, Karp, CNBC's, it's, Google Israel, Axel Springer's, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Israel, Israeli Ministry of Defense, CNBC, Hamas, Apple, Google, Microsoft, BlackRock, Wired, Business Insider, Palantir, Insider Inc, Business Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Ukraine, Gaza

☆ Microsoft insiders worry the company has become just 'IT for OpenAI'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Microsoft insiders worry the company's AI strategy has become too focused on its partnership with OpenAI. Insiders say Microsoft is focused less on the internal services that previously made up Azure AI Services and more on the Azure OpenAI service. The Azure OpenAI service has hundreds of developers supporting customers of Microsoft's Azure cloud service who use OpenAI's GPT models. Some Microsoft employees work so closely with OpenAI that they have badges to get into OpenAI's offices, and some OpenAI employees can badge into Microsoft locations. Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, has a global deal to allow OpenAI to train its models on its media brands' reporting.

Persons: Eric Boyd, Scott, That's, Frank Shaw, Shaw, Ashley Stewart, Axel Springer Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI, Business, AI Services, AI Bot

☆ It's no wonder why 'Zone of Interest' earned 2 Oscars. It showed us the Holocaust like never before.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The images and sounds from A24's "Zone of Interest," which has earned a little over $24 million at the global box office, have haunted me since that weekend. AdvertisementUnlike most Holocaust films, Jonathan Glazer, the director of "The Zone of Interest," tells the story from the perpetrators' — and thus the murderers' — perspective. More precisely, he tells the story of Rudolf Höss, the camp commander of Auschwitz, one of the worst criminals of National Socialism. 'Zone of Interest' perfectly captures a life with no loveA still from "The Zone of Interest." Shortly after the meeting, the Höss family once again goes swimming in the river.

Persons: Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Jonathan Glazer, —, Palme, Martin Amis, Rudolf Höss, Hedwig Höss, Rudolf, it's Rudolf Höss, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, loveless, Hedwig, It's, Kurt Prüfer, Fritz Sander, Höss, Nora Mattaliano, Glazer, Queen, Mica Levi, resound, Höss strolls, Hannah Arendt, Eichmann Organizations: Service, Höss, Wannsee Conference, Holocaust, Museum Locations: WELT, Cannes, Auschwitz, Erfurt, Euphemistic, Berlin, Polish, Washington

☆ Rift between Biden and Netanyahu widens as Israeli leader vows to press on with Rafah operation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It is a red line, but I am never going to leave Israel,” Biden said. We’re not going to leave (Gaza),” Netanyahu said Sunday in an interview with German outlet Axel Springer. “You know, I have a red line. “It (Israel) cannot have 30,000 more Palestinians dead,” Biden told MSNBC Saturday. Asked about the moment, Biden told MSNBC the comment meant he intends to have a serious meeting soon with Netanyahu.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, Israel ”, Israel, “, ” Netanyahu, ” Biden, “ We’ll, We’re, Axel Springer, Kamala Harris, ”, Bibi –, Antony Blinken, Michael Bennett, Bibi Organizations: CNN, Israeli, MSNBC, Politico, Israel, Sunday, US, Gaza Ministry, Health, Michigan Democratic Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah

☆ US not anticipating Israeli forces to enter Rafah at the start of Ramadan
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Mj Lee | Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Biden administration is not anticipating that Israeli forces will imminently expand their military operations into Rafah, two US officials told CNN, with the holy month of Ramadan set to begin Monday for most Muslims. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that regardless of a deal, he plans to send the military into Rafah. “Once we begin the intense action of eradicating the Hamas terrorist battalions in Rafah, it’s a matter of weeks, if not months. Families are already living with severe shortages of food, water, medicine and shelter, and the daily risk of being killed. CIA Director Bill Burns, who has led US efforts, was back in the Middle East last week meeting with Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli counterparts.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Benny Gantz, Ramadan, Benjamin Netanyahu, “ We’ll, We’re, ” Netanyahu, Axel Springer, “, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Netanyahu, ”, Bill Burns, –, John Kirby, CNN’s Mitchell McCluskey, Michelle Shen Organizations: CNN, Hamas, MSNBC, Politico, United Nations, CIA, Biden White, National Security, House Locations: Rafah, Washington, Gaza, “, it’s, Israel

☆ Netanyahu Says at Least 13,000 'Terrorists' Among Palestinians Killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Gaza health ministry does not break down the death toll between civilians and Hamas militants but has said that 72% of those killed were women and children. So there's no red line (in which) I'm going to cut off all weapons so they don't have the Iron Dome to protect them." Politico quoted Netanyahu as saying on Sunday that Israeli forces would push into Rafah, adding: "You know, I have a red line. You know what the red line is, that October 7 doesn't happen again. Three quarters of Hamas battalions had been destroyed and halting the offensive now would only allow them to regroup, Bild quoted Netanyahu as saying.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Axel Springer, Biden, I'm, Politico, Bild, Ludwig Burger, Michelle Nichols, Giles Elgood, Sandra Maler Organizations: Hamas, Welt, Bild, MSNBC Locations: FRANKFURT, Gaza, U.S, Israel, German, Rafah

☆ Google confirmed it 'terminated' an employee who staged a protest against Israel at a tech event
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA Google engineer who publicly protested a talk by the head of Google Israel is now out of a job. Google did not immediately return Business a request for comment from Business Insider on Saturday. Google workers have previously voiced their concerns over fears that Israel could use the contract to support its military. Google workers also flooded the company's employee message board with comments about Project Nimbus on Thursday, CNBC reported.

Persons: —, Barak Regev, Regev, Ariel Koren, Sundar Pichai, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Google, Business, CNBC, Tech, Nimbus, YouTube, Austin City Council Locations: New York City, Israel, Google's, York

☆ OpenAI's legal headaches are adding up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Even as it promises to disrupt the economy, OpenAI's legal headaches are adding up. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOn Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating whether OpenAI misled investors. AdvertisementIn December, The New York Times filed a suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging Times articles had been used to train chatbots. In July, the FTC also began investigating OpenAI over data and privacy concerns to determine whether the company was in violation of consumer-protection laws.

Persons: Elon Musk, OpenAI, —, Tesla, Musk, Sam Altman, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, George R.R, Martin, That's, Sora, Axel Springer Organizations: SEC, Service, Microsoft, Street Journal, Securities and Exchange Commission, The New York Times, OpenAI, Times, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Google, Business Locations: OpenAI

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