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☆ AfroTech debuted in Houston, where optimism outweighed uncertainty
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe AfroTech Conference for Black tech professionals debuted in Houston this year. The eighth edition of AfroTech, which lasted four days in Houston, held its place among one of the largest gatherings of Black tech professionals. AdvertisementMost of the attendees walked away with connections that anchor their experience as one of few Black tech professionals, if not the only one on their teams or at their tech companies. Many were searching for connections that could land early career conferencegoers their first tech job or a branch to pivot to new tech companies or into entrepreneurship. Her loss didn't seem to dampen the mood too much, but it has cast doubt and uncertainty as big tech companies line up to kiss the ring of the new administration.

Persons: strode, conferencegoers, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, We're, Alex Oladele, Morgan DeBaun, Apt, that's, Lesley Bellow, Morgan Debaun, Morgan, Bellow, George R, Joshua Pinkay, Pinkay assuredly Organizations: Conference for Black, Trump, SpaceX, Twitter, IBM, LinkedIn, Media, Group, Brown Convention, BMG Locations: Houston, Silicon

☆ Pruna compresses AI models to make them more efficient. Check out the pitch deck the startup used to raise $6.5 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementPruna AI has secured $6.5 million from EQT Ventures to compress AI models. Paris and Munich-based software startup Pruna AI has secured $6.5 million from EQT Ventures. The startup has developed an optimization tool for compressing AI models so that they require less compute and energy. The startup's customers are midsize to large companies with their own AI models that can rake in huge compute bills. As a result, Charpentier found that there was appetite from investors looking to make AI cheaper and more sustainable.

Persons: Bertrand Charpentier, Charpentier, Carl Svantesson, Roxanne Varza, Hervé Nivon, Olivier Pomel Organizations: EQT Ventures, BI, Paris Locations: Munich, Paris, Daphni

☆ Netflix's Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight showed that getting attention is what Jake Paul does best
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementAround 60 million people watched Jake Paul fight Mike Tyson on Netflix on Friday night. On Friday night, 60 million people watched live on Netflix as Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson in eight rounds of a boxing match. AdvertisementI've underestimated Jake Paul before, and I've learned my lesson. In a way, Paul vs. Tyson was simply the ultimate content "collab." It's unclear where Jake Paul goes from here, or where boxing goes.

Persons: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul's, Mike wallop Paul, Paul, I'm, I've, Paul hadn't, influencers, Tyson, Beyoncé, they'll Organizations: Netflix, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others. As the use of AI in hiring and applying increases, many job seekers are having to go to extra lengths to stand out. Using the tools, job seekers can save hundreds of hours — and apply to up to thousands of jobs a day, according to the services. A premium membership starts at $38 a month, according to the website — a cost AI Apply notes is much lower and more accessible than the cost of a career counselor. But job seekers are not the only party using AI in the application process, according to a recent University of Washington study.

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☆ Former Google CEO says Steve Jobs was a 'diva' — and explains why companies need them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt said companies need "divas" in order to build brilliant products. Schmidt gives the example of Steve Jobs as a difficult yet brilliant diva. Steve Jobs was a diva — and that's exactly what you want for a successful company, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said. One such example of a famously tough genius was Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who Schmidt said was "clearly" a diva. "They're not trying to do the right thing; they're trying to benefit themselves at the cost of others."

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, Steve Jobs, —, Jonathan Rosenberg, Jobs, Google execs, They're, Rosenberg Organizations: Google

☆ Trump's trade restrictions could be good for American semiconductor jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe tariffs Donald Trump proposed while campaigning could help create US semiconductor jobs. To be sure, the impacts of a tariff policy on chips could be mixed. He said that the federal government should have implemented tariffs instead to motivate global chipmakers to build more factories in the US, which would then create jobs. AdvertisementTo be sure, the impacts of a tariff policy on chips could be mixed. In August, the White House said that investments supported by CHIPS Act funding would help create 115,000 construction and manufacturing jobs.

Persons: Donald Trump, podcaster Joe Rogan, Trump, Jeff Koch, SemiAnalysis, Patrick Moorhead, Jeff Ferry, Ferry, Stephen Ezell, Ezell Organizations: US, Industry, Biden, Samsung, Coalition for, Prosperous, Semiconductor Industry Association —, Intel, Information Technology, Innovation Foundation, Apple Locations: Taiwan, China, South Korea, Prosperous America, Arizona, India, United States

☆ Those bold AGI predictions are suddenly looking stretched
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The generative AI boom has inspired bold AGI predictions ranging from this happening in 2025, 2026, or maybe 2027. AdvertisementThat's the main reason for huge gains in recent years in the performance of AI models. AdvertisementHorowitz noted several factors that are holding back AI model improvements, including a lack of new high-quality human data and problems sourcing the extra energy needed to power AI data centers. AGI questionsIf the main tried-and-true method for improving AI models is no longer working, we are unlikely to get AGI anytime soon. Altman's bold AGI predictions may also be an effective rallying cry for hard-working OpenAI employees.

Persons: Sam Altman, there's, that's, Oren Etzioni, Etzioni, Ilya Sutskever, Noam Brown, Google hasn't, Marc, Ben, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Andreessen, Horowitz, we're, OpenAI, Altman, we've, AGI, Elon Musk, It's Organizations: YouTube, Allen Institute, Tech, Reuters, Orion, Bloomberg, Google, AGI, Microsoft, Intel, Computer, Artificial Intelligence Locations: Seattle

☆ Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. Still, Bela Karolyi remained unapologetic to the end for the methods he used to blaze a path to sports glory. And by his senior year, he was coaching the school’s women’s gymnastics team, whose star Marta Enoss would become his wife and professional ally. “I think he was learning gymnastics with us.”At age 14, Comaneci famously scored the first “perfect 10” in Olympic gymnastics. “Prior to entering the Bela Karolyi camp, I knew one thing; Bela was my bus pass to the Olympics,” Okino wrote in 2001.

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☆ Musk Adds Microsoft to OpenAI Lawsuit, Accusing Them of an AI Monopoly
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk has added Microsoft as a defendant to an amended lawsuit against OpenAI. The suit, which also adds Reid Hoffman as defendant, accuses Microsoft and OpenAI of forming a monopoly. AdvertisementThe suit describes Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI as a "de facto merger" and said, "Microsoft is now OpenAI, and OpenAI, Microsoft." The amended lawsuit is the latest escalation between longtime rivals Musk and Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. Microsoft, OpenAI, and Hoffman didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, OpenAI, —, Shivon Zilis, Zilis, Musk, Mustafa Suleyman, Sam Altman, cofounders Altman, Greg Brockman, SoftBank, Navneet Govil, Govil, BI's Hasan Chowdhury, Hoffman didn't, Hoffman Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI, Service, Bloomberg, New York Times, OpenAI's San, Financial Times, Business Locations: Neuralink, Northern California, OpenAI's, OpenAI's San Francisco

☆ Inside Microsoft's struggles with Copilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

In September 2023, Microsoft's famously soft-spoken CEO, Satya Nadella, unveiled the company's flagship AI product, Copilot, with sweeping fanfare. Some of Microsoft's own employees and executives are privately concerned that Copilot won't be able to deliver on its ambitions. Copilot's struggles have created an opening for Microsoft's rivals, some of whom have seized on the opportunity to promote their own agendas. "Now, when Joe Blow logs into an account and kicks off Copilot, they can see everything," said one Microsoft employee familiar with customer complaints. As complaints and questions over Copilot mount, so does the pressure to justify Microsoft's unprecedented level of spending on AI.

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☆ Jorge Martin: Swashbuckling bike racer poised to make history in MotoGP season finale
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In April 2021, he was on a roll following a stunning introduction to life in the premier class of bike racing. Fresh from a pole position and a third place in only his second ever MotoGP race, Martin arrived at the third round of the championship in Portugal believing the world was at his feet. “When I arrived in MotoGP in 2021, I started too good, let’s say,” Martin tells CNN, smiling. Prima Pramac RacingA month later, however, Martin was back on a bike and has steadily improved ever since. Jorge Martin has had three race wins this MotoGP season.

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☆ ‘Just pure uncertainty.’ Small businesses are hopeful and fearful ahead of Trump’s second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

However, the post-election environment is hitting different this time around for many small business owners, such as Barrel-Art’s Michael Prieto, and leaving them wondering what comes next. For business owners who already were unsettled about the economy or its direction prior to the election, navigating the months and years ahead could be even more precarious, he added. Running leaner, hoping for cheaper moneyIn the months leading up to the election, Prieto was taking a wait-and-see approach. Michael Prieto, owner of Barrel-Art, in his shop in Newport News, VA, on November 13. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesSmall business owners, by their nature, are optimistic, he said.

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☆ Elon Musk says OpenAI's compensation is 'lavish.' Here's how much employees get paid.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk is doubling down on his lawsuit against OpenAI, and he's taking issue with what they pay employees. AdvertisementSo just how much does OpenAI pay its employees? Since it's a private company, OpenAI isn't required to report compensation data in the way public companies must. Levels.fyi, which tracks compensation data at tech firms and startups, says total yearly compensation at OpenAI ranges from $144,275 for a technical writer to $1,338,750 for a software engineer. OpenAI's median yearly total compensation is $534,197, according to data reported on the tracker.

Persons: Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, OpenAI, Musk, Sam Altman, Roger Lee, Hoffman, Greg Brockman Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI, Elon, San Francisco Bay Area, Bloomberg Locations: OpenAI, Levels.fyi, San Francisco Bay

☆ Disney is avoiding more political dust-ups, but Netflix is bringing the fight to the media giant when it comes to live sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. In today's big story, Disney reported strong earnings and has a bright outlook on the future, but it doesn't want to discuss politics . The big storyLet's not talk politicsBob Iger, CEO of Disney Charley Gallay/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to Donald Trump, Disney is taking a page from its famous mascot and being as quiet as a mouse. But the king of streaming — Netflix — seems unstoppable , and it's threatening a space that Disney's ESPN previously had a stronghold: live sports.

Persons: —, it's, Bob Iger, Disney Charley Gallay, Donald Trump, didn't, Iger, we've, Minnie Mouse, Iger's, BI's Lucia Moses, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Hulu —, Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Michael Ostuni, Tyler Le, Fiona Carter, Goldman Sachs, Jerome Powell, it's Elon, Steve Schwarzman's, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Tesla, Lina Khan's, Rebecca Zisser, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Service, Disney, Revenue, Trump, Walt Disney World, Anadolu, Getty, Disney's ABC, ESPN, Netflix, Federal Reserve, EV, Microsoft, Federal Trade Commission Locations: Asia, Hollywood, Florida, Blackstone, ChatGPT, New York, Chicago, London

☆ Disney dodges the Trump question
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last week, Warner Bros. "In a way, we've already consolidated," he said on the company's earnings call Thursday morning, in response to a question about M&A possibilities during Trump 2.0. Disney, like other media companies that have news organizations, has already drawn Trump's ire, during the 2024 campaign. During that fight, conservatives harped on the company, calling it too "woke," while liberals — including some Disney employees — felt the company wasn't forceful enough in standing up for diversity. AdvertisementIt's no surprise, then, that Iger didn't say the word "Trump" once during his call.

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☆ Actress Sydney Sweeney slams ‘fake’ female empowerment in Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney has hit out at what she calls “fake” pronouncements on female empowerment in the entertainment industry. “This entire industry, all people say is ‘women empowering other women.’ None of it’s happening. “I’ve read that our entire lives, we were raised — and it’s a generational problem — to believe only one woman can be at the top. There’s one woman who can get the man. There’s one woman who can be, I don’t know, anything,” said Sweeney.

Persons: Sydney Sweeney, “, Sweeney, Carol Baum, ” Sweeney, ”, “ I’ve, ’ I’m, I’m, Christy Martin, she’s, Martin — Organizations: CNN, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood

☆ Craig Melvin named the next co-anchor of NBC’s ‘Today’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Craig Melvin will become the co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show beginning early next year, following the departure of Hoda Kotb. Melvin is a familiar face to “Today” viewers, having been with the program in various roles for nearly 14 years. He is an “integral and beloved part of our family,” Libby Leist, senior vice president of Today, said in a statement. She also co-hosted the 10 am hour with Jenna Bush Hager. NBC announced said that the fourth hour will be renamed “Jenna & Friends” following Kotb’s departure until a permanent co-host is named.

Persons: Craig Melvin, Hoda, Savannah Guthrie, Melvin, Kotb, Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Guthrie, “, ” Melvin, ”, ” Libby Leist, Craig’s, ” Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager, Jenna Organizations: New, New York CNN, Savannah, Guthrie, NBC News, NBC Locations: New York

☆ Tech giants are investing in 'sovereign AI' to help Europe cut its dependence on the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Sovereign AI is "more driven by the industry naming it that, than it is from the policymakers' side," Gow said. On Wednesday, Denmark laid out a landmark white paper outlining how companies can use AI in compliance with the incoming EU AI Act — the world's first major AI law. How regulation fueled a mindset shiftThat's not to say regulations haven't proven an important factor in getting tech giants to think more about building localized AI infrastructure within Europe. The concept of AI sovereignty is also getting buy-in from local European tech firms. Orange hasn't yet selected a partner for these sovereign AI model ambitions.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chris Gow, Anthropic's Claude, Filippo Sanesi, Sanesi, hasn't, —, Cisco's Gow, Rather, " Gow, Gow, It's, David Hogan, Hogan, OVHCloud's Sanesi, Qwant, Bruno Zerbib, Zerbib Organizations: Reuters, Portugal — Tech, CNBC, Data, of Justice, EU, General Data Protection, U.S, Sovereign, Nvidia, Orange Locations: Reuters LISBON, Portugal, Brussels, U.S, Europe, OVHCloud, Italy, Italia, Denmark, Berlin, Paris, French

☆ My medical condition makes it risky for me to work in an office. For now, I'm freelancing from home.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Amanda Krebs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I have rheumatoid arthritis, which means my immune system attacks my joints. My condition means my immune system attacks my joints, which results in debilitating pain throughout my body if left untreated. To treat it, I have to suppress my immune system with medication, which I need just to physically get out of bed in the morning. AdvertisementI'm more vulnerable to catching upper respiratory illnessesBecause my immune system is suppressed, it means I'm more vulnerable to catching any bug that's going around. Related storiesIt's been almost six years since my last upper respiratory infection, but I still can't breathe as well as I used to.

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☆ Hollywood Is Leaving Los Angeles: Remote Work Comes to TV, Movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementLately, creative workers are increasingly chasing their Hollywood dreams in production hubs far from Hollywood. FilmLA, which issues permits for production in the region, found that Greater Los Angeles' share of US-produced TV and film projects declined from 23% in 2021 to 18% last year. Brin said Lexington had attracted 30 film and TV projects so far this year, representing more than $2 million in local spending. Actually being on a set is only one part of entertainment production. While the power of Los Angeles is dispersing, no single "new Hollywood" is coming to take its place.

Persons: Joe Gallegos Jr, he'd, Bailee Madison, Lukasiak, Pat Boone, Gallegos, JJ Abrams, HBO Max —, he's, It's, Patrick Adler, Taner Osman, couldn't, Tiffany FitzHenry, Lisa Brin, Brin, Noah Hawley, Maddy Bilder, Yorgos, Guy, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Tyler Mitchell, I've, Bilder, Adler, Otis, FitzHenry, hasn't, Keisha Perry, Cedric, I'm, She's, Lucia Moses Organizations: Netflix, HBO, of Labor Statistics, Westwood Economics, Planning Associates, Dallas, Miami, Hollywood, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Marvel, Otis, Creative, Lex Studios, Austin, Austin Film Society, Southwest, Sony, Universal Pictures, Ampere, Technology, ScreenIt, LA, Westwood, Gallegos, Business Insider's Media Locations: New Mexico, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, La La, Hollywood ., America, California, Atlanta, Hollywood, LA, Georgia, Kentucky, Lexington, New York, Ireland, Budapest, South Africa, Hungary, Australia, North America, Saudi Arabia, Miami

☆ On-the-Job Training Is Broken. That Hurts Companies and Workers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Workers are struggling to get a handle on their jobs, and this failure falls on everyone — companies, managers, human-resources departments, and, in some cases, the workers themselves. The chaos has left employers, managers, and employees wondering just how much time and money it's worth investing in training in the first place. It's tough to learn by osmosis over Slack, and the deluge of HR apps and training modules isn't filling in the gaps. As workers and managers are increasingly overextended, these types of unmeasured, softer activities can fall by the wayside. Gavin emphasized that it's not just on companies and managers to make sure employees are learning and getting onboarded but also on individual workers.

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☆ No one wants to play Ole Miss, SEC QB draft stock updates and more: What’s on Bruce Feldman’s radar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Bruce Feldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Texas is the highest-ranked SEC team in the College Football Playoff at No. But the SEC team that no one wants to play right now is one that isn’t even in the top 10. Advertisement“If you ask me right now which team I’d least want to face, it’s Ole Miss,” said an SEC defensive coordinator of a Top 25 team. Ole Miss has 23 more TFLs than anyone else in the SEC (103) and 18 more than anyone else in the country. A big piece of that impact is due to the commitment Ole Miss made this offseason to upgrading its talent in the trenches through the portal.

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☆ Applying for a job you’ve never done before? Here’s how to stand out, says ex-Google exec
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For Jennifer Dulski, hiring candidates who've served in the exact type of role she's looking to fill is not a priority. She adds that, at Rising Team, "in zero of our job descriptions will you ever see the term 'X years experience' doing ' XYZ.'" She's hired many people who have not had exactly the same job before, she says, and "fewer than 5% of them have failed." That doesn't mean she's hiring people who've never done anything related to the role. Their experience just doesn't have to be a carbon copy of the job she's hiring for.

Persons: Jennifer Dulski, who've, She's, haven't, Dulski, what's Organizations: Rising Team, Google, Rising

Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block's Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K.Klarna, which is known for its popular buy now, pay later business, announced Wednesday that it's confidentially filed IPO documents with the SEC. The company said the offering would follow the SEC's review process and is subject to market conditions. Analysts recently valued Klarna, which was founded in 2005, in the $15 billion range. Klarna's decision to go pursue a listing in the U.S. represents a major blow to European stock exchanges, which have been trying to encourage local tech companies to list at home. "European IPO markets have seen some recovery as of Q3 this year," she added.

Persons: Block's, it's confidentially, Klarna, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CNBC's, Siemiatkowski, Siemiatkowski hadn't, Navina Rajan, We've, Rajan Organizations: SEC, SoftBank's Vision, Sequoia Capital, CNBC, Apple, Meta, London Stock Exchange Locations: London, Europe, U.S

☆ A Washington county shifted to a 4-day workweek. It could be the future of work
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Meena Duerson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Instead, they agreed upon a 32-hour workweek, in which employees retain their full-time positions with benefits but can enjoy reduced hours and schedule flexibility. The couple both work for the county, and say the shortened workweek has improved their quality of life. Ingman, a park manager in the county, said the 32-hour workweek made his job easier by attracting a better applicant pool. His wife’s employer recently adopted its own 32-hour workweek — using San Juan County as a template. Not all county employees are formally eligible for the 32-hour workweek; right now it only applies to the roughly 155 positions represented by the union.

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