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☆ AI is the latest job recruiter, and it could cut bias in hiring
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When women knew AI, not humans, would review their job applications, they were more likely to apply. A researcher told BI that AI could be a useful tool but humans should always decide on hiring. It's possible that AI, working as a gatekeeper, will do a better job than humans at reducing bias in how we get jobs . Helping tech bros be less bro-eyWomen seeking tech jobs seem to be on board with AI as a surrogate recruiter, according to Leibbrandt's research. When AI was in the driver's seat — at least with the initial screening of an application — women were more likely to put in an application.

Persons: —, Andreas Leibbrandt, Leibbrandt, you'll, Barb Hyman, Hyman, who's Organizations: Service, Australia's Monash University, Business

☆ Nobody is talking about Gen X. Gen Xers say they like it that way.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Aimee Pearcy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Everyone's talking about boomers, millennials, and Gen Zers, but Gen X is often left out of the conversation. Many Gen Xers say they like it this way, and they just want to be left alone. Lee questioned why Gen X hadn't been criticized for "not saving the planet," and for failing to fulfill their promises. Gen X viewers immediately began weighing in, and some jumped to defend themselves. It's been viewed more than 300,000 times and has reignited discussion around why Gen X is seemingly ignored in conversations about generational strife.

Persons: Gen Zers, They're, —, X's, TikToker Bryan Lee, Gen Xers —, Lee, Gen X hadn't, Gen, GenX, TikToker @heatherlynntx, It's, Jon Wellington, Xer, they've, Wellington, Xers, they're, TikToker @stygian_strategies, X, Cassandra Carr, Gen Xers, Millennials, — Cassandra Carr 🥄♿ Organizations: Service, Wellington

☆ Elon Musk’s worst nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

It's hard to tell, for a simple reason: The data on the safety of robot cars sucks. Until robot cars have traveled for hundreds of millions of miles, there's no way to get a statistically significant, unequivocal conclusion. If the data on robot cars is equivocal or incomplete, then those rules should keep them off the road. In a sense, she's Elon Musk's worst nightmare. To her, the safety of self-driving cars is not an abstract question.

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☆ Tech bros keep obsessing about replacing the 'median human' with AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He said: "For me, AGI…is the equivalent of a median human that you could hire as a co-worker." "It's interesting to use the term median human — that's importantly different from average human," Henry Shevlin, an AI ethicist and professor at the University of Cambridge, told Insider. How tech bros are defining this idea of median human intellect is open to question. Traditional measurements for comparing AI and human intelligence have tended to focus on capabilities rather than general intellect. But comparing AI with human intelligence at all can be ethically murky and potentially misleading, according to Mittelstadt.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, …, It's, you'd, Elizabeth Weil, it's, Brent Mittelstadt, Henry Shevlin, Shevlin, Mittelstadt Organizations: Service, Yorker, Twitter, McKinsey, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Cambridge

☆ Crypto is growing up: Goodbye yacht parties and NFTs, hello regulation and practical tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The three-day Messari Mainnet conference in New York was less expensive and less fun than it was a year ago. That's the sense I got after spending three days rubbing shoulders with crypto founders, blockchain pros, politicians and executives at Messari Mainnet in New York City. Coinbase hosted reporters at a press breakfast during Messari Mainnet 2023. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe long shadow of Gary GenslerGary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, did not attend Messari Mainnet, but no one could stop saying his name. "Gary Gensler cannot state whether ethereum is a security or not," Ramaswamy told the audience.

Persons: Phil Rosen, Carlos Domingo, they're, Anthony Scaramucci, Jesse Pollak, Base, Coinbase, Crypto, Jess Houlgrave, WalletConnect, Houlgrave, Gary Gensler Gary Gensler, Scaramucci, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Gensler, Gary Gensler, Coinbase's Pollak, Pollak, Messari Organizations: Service, Skybridge Capital, White House, Coinbase, Securities and Exchange Commission, Jiminy Cricket, SEC Locations: New York, Wall, Silicon, New York City, ethereum, Singapore, Hong Kong

☆ Feuding tech bros Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were split up and seated on the far ends of an outrageously long table during a closed-door Senate meeting on AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were seated far apart at a closed-door Senate meeting on AI. Also at the meeting were tech executives like Microsoft's Bill Gates and OpenAI's Sam Altman, who've also had their disagreements with Musk. Musk and Zuckerberg have been feuding since 2016, after a SpaceX rocket explosion destroyed Facebook's first satellite. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe relationship between the two men got even more strained when Zuckerberg launched Threads, a text-based social media platform, in July. Musk first challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fight on June 20, and Zuckerberg took the bait a day later.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Mark Zuckerberg haven't, Bill Gates, OpenAI's Sam Altman, who've, Zuckerberg, Meta Organizations: Service, Capitol, SpaceX, Twitter, CNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wednesday's

☆ Testosterone parties are the latest biohack for Silicon Valley tech bros
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It hosts testosterone blood-test "T Parties" with tickets costing from $100 to $400. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. He later told Insider in a message on X that his qualifications include "personal experience boosting my T from 790 to 1090 and peer-reviewed research." In May, Tang held a "T Party" in Colombia where he tested 24 men, according to a post on X. Beyond that, Vinjamoori noted that "a single-minded focus on testosterone might not offer the well-rounded approach needed for optimal health and longevity."

Persons: Jeff Tang, Tang, he'd, it's, Anant Vinjamoori, Vinjamoori, he's, Bryan Johnson's Organizations: Service, Party, Athens Research Locations: Athens, Wall, Silicon, San Francisco, Colombia

But as it turns out, I was just not using my imagination, because this year’s Burning Man was an absolute nightmare. casey newtonA bit more of a Drowning Man than a Burning Man, I have to say. kevin rooseYeah, so as someone who’s been to Burning Man, I was fascinated by just the logistics of it all, because it is already a mess to get in and out of Burning Man. kevin rooseSo you are, in addition to a Burning Man escapee this year, you’ve been actually going to Burning Man for a long time. When I say I don’t know what happened, I don’t know what happened to prompt the things that were being directed at us.

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☆ Charter planes are descending on the Nevada desert — and the pop-up Black Rock City airport — as tech bros and billionaires gather for Burning Man
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Grace Kay | Taylor Rains | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hundreds of flights have landed in Black Rock City for Burning Man — tech bros' favorite party. AdvertisementAdvertisementOver 880 flights descended on Black Rock Desert's pop-up airport this week as the playa opened shop for Burning Man. Jettly CEO Justin Crabbe told Insider in 2019 that the roundtrip flight from New York to Black Rock City cost $55,000. A Burning Man spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication. According to Burner Express' website, other air carriers can fly into Black Rock City, but those who wish to must email and register with the company in advance.

Persons: Elon Musk, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Ray Dalio, doesn't, Justin Crabbe, Alex Sgarlata, Sgarlata, Kathleen Bangs Organizations: Black Rock City, Rock City, wasn't, Black, Tahoe, Rock City Airport, Burner, ATC, Oakland, SF, Man, Pilatus, Cessna, Maxar Technologies, REUTERS Locations: Black Rock, Nevada, San Francisco, playa, San Francisco and New York, New York, Southern California, Reno, Rock

☆ Burning Man is underway. Here are the famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended tech bros' favorite party, from Elon Musk to Ray Dalio.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Becky Peterson | Jordan Hart | Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Burning Man is a desert-based arts festival that's become the playground of business elites. Morning Brew Insider recommends waking up with, a daily newsletter. Loading Something is loading. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome of the most influential — and richest — people in business are likely among the tens of thousands of people descending upon Black Rock City, Nevada, at this very moment to attend Burning Man. Every year, big-name tech bros and well-heeled execs join the festival — trading their hoodies for light-up bodysuits and Allbirds for sky-high boots.

Persons: that's, It's, execs Organizations: Morning Locations: Rock City , Nevada

Summary U.S. regulators are ready to review and license the next generation of nuclear reactors while staying committed to safety, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says. The NRC is under pressure to show it can move fast on a new generation of nuclear technology, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and other previously untested designs, as many in the industry call for deep reforms at the regulator. NuScale’s VOYGR 50-MW SMR power plant became the first SMR design certified by the NRC in January. Earlier this month, the NRC accepted NuScale's uprated VOYGR-6 plant design for a Standard Design Approval (SDA) application. “We are yielding timelier and more cost-effective reviews without compromising on safety,” Taylor says.

Persons: ”, Judi Greenwald, “, Steven Arndt, NRC Robert Taylor, NuScale’s VOYGR, ” Taylor, “ We're, Taylor, Kairos, they're, it's, –, bro, Allison Macfarlane, Macfarlane skewered, ” Macfarlane Organizations: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, Department of Energy, DOE, American Nuclear Society, New Reactors, ” Tech bros, Institute of Art, Thomson Locations: United States

☆ Ultrarich Burning Man attendees are getting slammed by climate activists for private jets and their outlandish use of plastic
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Burning Man began on Sunday — and some of the attendees were met with protests. Climate and anti-capitalist activists created blockades to hold up traffic at the festivalThe use of private jets by rich attendees and single-use plastics motivated the protests. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The blockade is also in protest against the popularization of Burning Man among affluent people who do not live the stated values of Burning Man, resulting in the commodification of the event," Seven Circles said. Burning Man Project, the group behind the festival, promotes leaving no trace on the environment, gifting and collaborating instead of buying, and decommodification in its 10 principles. The Burning Man Project did not immediately respond back to a request for comment from Insider.

Persons: —, dawDjxhV4y, michelle lh, Mun Chung, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Elizabeth Holmes, splurge Organizations: bros, Guardian, Silicon, Amazon Locations: Nevada's

☆ Tech execs are buying $150,000 red-light therapy beds and $70,000 hyperbaric chambers for their wellness quests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Big-ticket items included $150,000 red-light therapy beds and $70,000 hyperbaric chambers. It's not just tech bros who seem to be obsessed with health, wellness, and longevity trends. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Information, a subscription tech industry news site, recently conducted an anonymous poll of 500 subscribers' health and wellness habits. At Next Level Therapeutics, a wellness center in New York City, a 15-minute NovoThor full body red light therapy session costs about $55, according to its booking page. Among the general population, wellness trends like cold plunges and red light therapy are gaining popularity as the quest to live longer increasingly goes mainstream.

Persons: It's, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Giallanza, they'd, James Carroll, Thor Photomedicine, Carroll, Keith Rabois, Miami Rabois Organizations: MLB, MLS, Mayo Clinic, Venture, Founders Fund, FDA, Miami Locations: Braintree, NovoThor, New York City, Mayo

☆ Burning Man, tech bros' favorite party, is in jeopardy because of Tropical Storm Hilary
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Burning Man is facing challenges due to flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary. The gates to the Black Rock Desert event remained closed on Tuesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementBurning Man, the festival beloved by Silicon Valley's elite, is at risk of quenched by Tropical Storm Hilary. Nevada's Black Rock Desert, where the event takes place each year, closed its gate due to flooding caused by the rains of Tropical Storm Hilary, The San Francisco Standard reported. "Temporary gate closures are not abnormal," a Burning Man rep told Insider.

Persons: Hilary, Nevada's, Gerlach, we're, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Elizabeth Holmes Organizations: Morning, Silicon, San Francisco Standard, Google, Amazon Locations: Tropical, —, Rock

☆ Nobel economist Paul Krugman mocks Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as ignorant on economics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's pledge to reform the Fed have provoked mixed responses online. Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman hit out at the "tech bro" in a series of posts on X this weekend. Ramaswamy may be "under the delusion" of having deep insights into monetary economics, wrote Krugman. In response, Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman took aim at the Republican candidate, mocking Ramaswamy's understanding of economics. In an earlier tweet, Krugman called Ramaswamy a "tech bro" and a "monetary crank".

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy's, Paul Krugman, Ramaswamy, Krugman, Donald Trump, Rich, Ayn Rand, Timothy B, Lee Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, U.S . Federal, Republican, bros, GOP Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ It's peak petty season for tech bros right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pettiness is the order of the day for prominent tech bros.Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and others are behaving similarly amid their rivalries with each other. It comes at an awkward moment: petty season has come straight after layoff season. Whatever the case, it's got tech bros stooping to new depths of pettiness. Musk's response, in peak petty fashion, was to suggest that he'd rock up at Zuck's home in Palo Alto and fight him there. Tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off in recent months amid claims that they need to get serious.

Persons: Pettiness, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, it's, Dana White, Zuck, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's, OpenAI, Nadella, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos Organizations: bros, Morning, New York Times, Facebook, Washington Post, UFC, Tech bros Locations: Silicon Valley, Musk's, Palo Alto, Zuck

☆ Miami's home prices have people fleeing for the first time since the '70s
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Miami-Dade County's population shrank between 2019 and 2022 — its first population loss since 1970. Between 2020 and 2022, almost 80,000 people left Miami-Dade county for other areas. Despite Florida's boom, which helped it become the fastest-growing state between 2021 and 2022, Miami-Dade County has been losing more residents than it's been gaining in recent years. Home prices in Miami have surged 53% since June 2020, the Journal reported, citing data from Zillow. The median home value for Miami-Dade County as a whole is now close to $490,000, up around 7% over the past year, according to Zillow.

Persons: it's, Louis Organizations: Miami, Dade, Service, Street Journal, Federal Reserve Bank of St, Brookings Institution, Census, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, U.S . Census Bureau, Journal, Jacksonville — Locations: Miami, Wall, Silicon, Dade County, Florida, U.S, Ocala, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Zillow

☆ Miami's population declined for the first time since the 1970s. Home prices are up 53% in the past three years.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

☆ Tech bros and Wall Street billionaires are indulging anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.'s presidential dreams
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Silicon Valley and Wall Street stars are indulging Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign. RFK Jr. has said that vaccines cause autism – and the White House recently blasted him for sharing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. This isn't the first time parts of Wall Street and Silicon Valley have backed an anti-establishment firebrand. In both 2016 and 2020, big names like venture capitalist Peter Thiel and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman backed Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Jack Dorsey, SPAC, Chamath Palihapitiya, Bill Ackman, Kennedy, Jr, Twitter's, who's, Bill Ackman – who's, Jamie Dimon, –, Ken Fisher, Mark Gorton, Chamath, David Sacks, Palihapitiya, Ackman, he'd, Peter Thiel, Stephen Schwarzman, Donald Trump Organizations: Twitter, RFK, White House, Service, CIA, Democratic, Pershing Square Capital Management, Fisher Investments, Research, CNBC, vax, Children's Health Defense, PayPal, Blackstone, Republican Locations: Silicon, Wall, Silicon Valley

☆ A co-founder of Allbirds admits some of their products 'haven't quite met the mark'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Allbirds has faltered after soaring in popularity with Silicon Valley tech bros.Co-founders Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger admit the company's missteps in appealing to consumers, WSJ reports. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. "As we've tried to expand and grow the brand, we created products that haven't quite met the mark," Brown said in an interview with The Journal. In the wake of the report, Allbirds stock plummeted 47%"It's a great product," he said during the call. Up until May, Brown and Zwillinger operated the company as co-CEOs similarly to the model of fellow direct-to-consumer brand Warby Parker.

Persons: Allbirds, Tim Brown, Joey Zwillinger, we've, Brown, Barack Obama, Zwillinger, Warby Parker Organizations: bros, Service, Wall Street, The New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Silicon Valley

☆ Mark Zuckerberg wants to become a pilot – just like Elon Musk and Sam Altman, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg obtained his student pilot certificate earlier this year, The Information reported. If he earns his license, he'll join Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and other tech bros in the cockpit. Zuckerberg has also taken up jiu-jitsu and MMA fighting as well as running Meta. It seems MMA fighting and running Meta is just not enough to keep Mark Zuckerberg occupied – he now wants to get in the cockpit too. Mark Zuckerberg participates in jiu-jitsu tournaments.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, he'll, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Musk, he's, Dana White, John Travolta, He's Organizations: Elon, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington Post, Fighting, Boeing, Jumbo, FAA Locations: –

☆ Elon Musk and 'jacked' Mark Zuckerberg are great role models, Marc Andreessen says — and kids should learn to fight like the MMA-loving CEOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marc Andreessen wrote that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who have embraced physical fighting, are good role models. The VC billionaire, who is trained in martial arts, argued that MMA teaches kids self respect. Tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may not just be inspiring to wannabe tech bros and billionaires. "I said, enthusiastically, yes," Andreessen wrote in his blog post. "Both Mark and Elon are top-end role models for children in our society, including my own – whether they end up fighting in the Colosseum or not!"

Persons: Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Musk, Zuckerberg, Georges St, Pierre, John Danaher, Mark, Elon Organizations: VC, Morning, Tech, Elon, Facebook, Twitter, Sun, Tesla, Bureau of Labor Statistics, of Justice Statistics, UFC Locations: United States, Canadian

☆ The brain drain at tech companies is already bad and as Elon Musk's poaching of AI experts shows, it's only going to get worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A brain drain among tech companies brain is underway right now, driven by the popularity of AI. Tech firms are pretty obsessed with AI right now. Even before ChatGPT's launch, Google workers seemed fed up and decided to jump ship to OpenAI to help launch ChatGPT. Meanwhile, Musk's somewhat modest ambition for his new AI company to "understand the true nature of the universe" could prove alluring to tech bros who think that's what AI should be used to accomplish. Tech firms will want to ensure their AI projects make them the top pick.

Persons: Elon, xAI, Elon Musk, Google –, Igor Babuschkin, Manuel Kroiss, Guodong Zhang, Yuhuai Wu, Zihang Dai, Christian, Kyle Kosic, chatbot Bard, OpenAI's, haven't, Shona Ghosh, isn't, there's Organizations: Workers, Elon Musk's, Morning, Tech, Google, ChatGPT, Microsoft Locations: Silicon, America

☆ The Rich Are Crazy for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a crank. Yet now that Ron DeSantis’s campaign (slogan: “woke woke immigrants woke woke”) seems to be on the skids, Kennedy is suddenly getting support from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. Jack Dorsey, who founded Twitter, has endorsed him, while some other prominent tech figures have been holding fund-raisers on his behalf. So what does all this tell us about the role of technology billionaires in modern American political life? What the Silicon Valley Kennedy boomlet shows is that this is actually part of a broader phenomenon.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Bitcoin, Ron DeSantis’s, “, ”, Kennedy, Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, Dorsey, . Organizations: Democratic, Twitter, Kennedy Locations: Ukraine, Silicon Valley

☆ No, the Good Economic Data Isn’t Being Faked - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What Richard Hofstadter called the paranoid style in American politics is no longer a fringe phenomenon: Bizarre conspiracy theories are now mainstream on the American right. And one manifestation of this paranoia is the persistent dismissal of positive economic data as fake when a Democrat occupies the White House. With inflation falling rapidly over the past year, we’ve seen some resurgence of inflation trutherism. Now, there are some sociological differences between the old inflation truthers and the new recession truthers. The former group tended to be old-school reactionaries still pining for a return to the gold standard.

Persons: Richard Hofstadter, ”, we’ve, Biden Organizations: Democrat, bros

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