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☆ Panda Diplomacy Might Not Be Dead Just Yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Edward Wong | More About Edward Wong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The fur balls might be coming back to Washington and San Diego. Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said in a speech on Wednesday night that his nation’s best diplomats, giant pandas, might soon return to zoos in the United States that have recently sent bears back to their homeland. “We are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States on panda conservation, and do our best to meet the wishes of the Californians so as to deepen the friendly ties between our two peoples,” he told a gathering of mostly business executives at a dinner in San Francisco. Mr. Xi pointed out that the pandas are “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”Panda-monium gripped the United States last week when the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington sent its two aging adult pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, or “Little Miracle,” back to China on a 19-hour FedEx flight, the Panda Express.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Mr, Xi, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji Organizations: FedEx, Panda Express Locations: Washington, San Diego, United States, San Francisco, China

The San Diego Zoo sent its pandas home in 2019 and the last bear at the Memphis, Tennessee, zoo went home earlier this year. Whatever the reason, San Diego Zoo officials were hopeful. "It is a moment with some heartbreak in it,” National Zoo Director Brandie Smith said at the time. The San Diego Zoo has been panda-less for four years and may need to upgrade or refurbish its facilities. The National Zoo had announced plans to renovate its panda house and outdoor enclosure, but the timing on those plans is unclear.

Persons: —, Xi Jinping, Xi, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji —, ”, Daniel Ashe, ” Dennis Wilder, ” Wilder, Wilder, Gavin Newsom's, Xi’s, Paul A, Baribault, Ling, Hsing, Brandie Smith, Le Le, Didi Tang, Amy Taxin Organizations: WASHINGTON, San Diego Zoo, National Zoo, Atlanta Zoo, Veteran, Economic Cooperation, Association of Zoos, Aquariums, Georgetown University’s Initiative, U.S, California Gov, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, “, Zoo, Associated Press Locations: America, California, San Diego, U.S, Memphis , Tennessee, China, Veteran China, People's Republic, Asia, San Francisco, United States, Washington, Memphis, Santa Ana , California

☆ US would welcome back any pandas from China, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The United States would welcome back any giant pandas China decides to send, the White House said on Thursday after Chinese President Xi Jinping hinted he might return some of the cuddly-looking black-and-white bears as a friendship gesture. And we respect the sovereign decision that China made to remove some of the pandas," White House spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing. "And certainly should a decision be made by the PRC (People's Republic of China) to restore some of the pandas to the United States, we would absolutely welcome them back." He said he also learned that the San Diego Zoo and people in California look forward to welcoming pandas back. "Pandas have long been envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples," Xi said.

Persons: Xi Jinping, John Kirby, Xi, Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji, Doina Chiacu, Michael Martina, Chris Reese Organizations: PRC, People's, San, Economic Cooperation, San Diego Zoo, Pandas, World Wildlife Fund, Zoo, Thomson Locations: United, China, People's Republic of China, United States, San Francisco, Asia, California, Washington, Sichuan

☆ China pandas: Xi Jinping hints he could send new pandas to US as ‘envoys of friendship’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Yong Xiong | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Their departure leaves Zoo Atlanta as the only other US zoo to feature pandas from China. “Recently, the three pandas at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. have returned to China. The Chinese leader did not offer additional details on where any future Chinese pandas might be sent, but suggested California would be the most likely destination. The San Diego Zoo returned its last two pandas to China in 2019, after the loan agreement concluded. It’s also the Chinese leader’s first trip to the US in more than six years.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ” Xi, “, Xi, Joe Biden, Richard Nixon’s, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji –, It’s, Biden Organizations: CNN, San Diego Zoo, Beijing –, Smithsonian National Zoo, Smithsonian National, Zoo, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Locations: China, United States, San Francisco, Beijing, Europe, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Qatar, Washington ,, Zoo Atlanta, Washington, California, Bali , Indonesia

☆ Ford CEO Jim Farley Throws Shade at the Cybertruck's Viral Off-Road Video
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A video of Tesla's Cybertruck struggling to make it up a dirt hill went viral on Friday. On Wednesday, Ford CEO Jim Farley appeared to shade the rival carmaker with his own off-road demo. On Wednesday, Ford CEO Jim Farley appeared to shade the rival carmaker by posting a video of the F-150 Lightning, his company's flagship electric vehicle, making its way up a very similar dirt hill. 👍 pic.twitter.com/uCMUSxUIpj — Jim Farley (@jimfarley98) November 15, 2023He captioned the video, "F-150 Lightning does it all." The F-150 Lightning was released to consumers in 2022, and is the company's first fully electric pickup truck.

Persons: Tesla's Cybertruck, Jim Farley, —, Elon Musk, Tesla, ord Organizations: Ford, Service, EO Locations: Hollister

☆ This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer's life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A programmer has created an AI version of David Attenborough to narrate his life. AdvertisementIf you've ever wanted acclaimed broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough to narrate your life, you're not alone — and you don't have to keep merely wishing for it anymore. He's been posting quirky experiments with AI on X — like one that uses AI to recommend how you should correct your posture. And it's made possible by combining OpenAI's GPT-4-vision — an AI model that can describe what it sees — and code from Elevens Lab, an AI voice startup. One X user wrote, "I'm going to get David Attenborough to narrate videos of my baby learning how to eat broccoli."

Persons: David Attenborough, Salma Hayek —, —, you've, Sir David Attenborough, Charlie Holtz, Holtz, Attenborough, @charliebholtz, Salma Hayek, Annie Murphy —, it's, Justine Bateman, Bateman Organizations: Service, Elevens Lab, Hollywood, Actors

Later, Beijing loaned the pandas to other U.S. zoos, with proceeds going back to panda conservation programs. The National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji, eight days ago began their long trip to China. After their departure, only four pandas are left in the United States, in the Atlanta Zoo. Unproven allegations that U.S. zoos mistreated the pandas, known as China’s “national treasure,” flooded China’s social media. The San Diego Zoo returned its pandas in 2019, and the last bear at the Memphis, Tennessee, zoo went home earlier this year.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ” Xi, Xi, Joe Biden, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji, Biden, Ashraf Khalil Organizations: FRANCISCO, U.S ., National Zoo, Atlanta Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Garden, China Wildlife Conservation Association, Associated Press Locations: China, United States, California, San Diego, U.S, Beijing, Washington, San Francisco, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ I moved from New York to Taiwan for work. I had to take a pay cut to my $40,000 salary — but I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alex Teachey is a New Yorker who moved to Taiwan in 2020. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Teachey, a 38-year-old astronomer and New Yorker who moved to Taiwan in 2020. I landed my current job as a postdoctoral fellow at the Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, that same year. It's in a neighborhood that I love, in New Taipei City, the enormous donut that sprawls around the center of Taipei. I live a 20-minute bike ride from my office — I never could have have afforded anything remotely similar if I'd stayed in New York City.

Persons: Alex Teachey, —, I'd, New York Alex Teachey, it'd, I've, — it's, we're Organizations: New Yorker, Service, Yorker, New York University, Columbia University, Academia Sinica, Tap, Google, Taiwan's Locations: New, Taiwan, New York, Taipei, Here's, Tap Taipei, York City, New York City, Yonghe, New Taipei City, Qingshui Cliff, Hualien

☆ Lauren Sanchez says she was crying and holding Jeff Bezos' mother during Blue Origin's first manned spaceflight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lauren Sanchez said she was crying and holding Jeff Bezos' mom during Blue Origin's first manned spaceflight. Bezos was on the Blue Origin's spaceflight, which took place in 2021. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2021, Blue Origin completed its first manned spaceflight. "They were cracking jokes in the capsule, while I'm literally crying, holding his mother," Sanchez told Vogue's Chloe Malle about the launch. They were engraved with Blue Origin's motto "Gradatim Ferociter" — "step by step, ferociously."

Persons: Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Blue, Bezos, Sanchez, —, I'm, Vogue's Chloe Malle, MacKenzie Scott, Mark, Oliver Daemen, Wally Funk, Vogue, — Sanchez Organizations: Service, Origin, Vogue, National Enquirer, Wall Street Locations: Dutch

The pandas’ departure from the National Zoo leaves Zoo Atlanta as the only other US zoo to feature pandas from China, and not for much longer. First lady Pat Nixon welcomes China's giant pandas on April 20, 1972, at Washington's National Zoo. They have since become the parents of seven giant panda cubs born at Zoo Atlanta, according to the zoo. Staff at the National Zoo say they’re hopeful China might one day send over more giant pandas. Plans for the exhibit, with a welcome sign announcing the “Giant Pandas of Chengdu” and a panda-themed gift shop, aren’t clear.

Persons: Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji, Nixon, Mao Zedong, Richard Nixon, ”, Mao Ning, Richard Nixon’s, Mao Zedong’s, Pat Nixon, “, Hsing, YaYa, Xin Xin, David Culver, Fernando Gual Sill, CNN Xin Xin –, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Yang Yang, Lun Lun, Steve Schaefer, –, Bob Lee, Jane Mahalik, “ Pat Nixon, ” Mahalik, Jill Biden, Yong Xiong, Melissa Gray Organizations: CNN, Smithsonian National Zoo, ” Zoo, National Zoo, Zoo, AP China, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Washington, of Public Service, Memphis Zoo, Atlanta, Chapultepec Zoo, Pandas, Zoo Atlanta, Getty, Scotland, Edinburgh Zoo, Adelaide Zoo, Chengdu Research Base, Staff, National Locations: Washington ,, China, what’s, Zoo Atlanta, Beijing, United States, City of Peking, Washington, Atlanta, Russia, Mexico City, Chapultepec, Mexico, “, China’s, Moscow, Qatar, AFP, America, Zoo, Chengdu, New York, Los Angeles

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived in 2000, about one year after Hsing-Hsing was euthanized due to kidney disease and eight years after Ling Ling’s passing from heart failure. The two new pandas stayed for a decade under the first formal pact, then remained under two consecutive five-year agreements. Mei Xiang gave birth in August 2020, at an age when scientists had thought she would no longer be able to have a baby. Zoos that host pandas outside of China usually agree to send cubs back before they turn 4, and to send adults back when they are elderly — Mei Xiang is 25 and Tian Tian 26. “I don’t want to have a panda pass away outside of China.”

Persons: Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, Hsing, Ling Ling’s, Xiao Qi Ji, ”, Melissa Songer, “ Locations: China, Washington

The pandas, accompanied by three zookeepers, will travel to a reserve in China’s mountainous Sichuan province, where an estimated 1,800 pandas are still found in the wild, according to the National Zoo. "It's a moment of joy because this is one more step in 50 years of a successful giant panda conservation program and hopefully the beginning of 50 more years of successful giant panda conservation," she said. Mei Xiang, 25, and Tian Tian, 26, arrived at the National Zoo in 2000. The trio, made famous by the zoo's "Giant Panda Cam" with more than 100 million views, were part of a fading legacy in which giant pandas served as animal ambassadors. Kimberly Blalock, a young visitor at the National Zoo on Tuesday, was among the last to see the pandas on display in Washington.

Persons: Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji, munch, Brandie Smith, It's, Mei Xiang, Richard Nixon's, Kimberly Blalock, Kevin Fogarty, Kia Johnson, Rich McKay, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Boeing, FedEx Panda Express, Dulles International, National Zoo ., National Zoo, U.S . Pandas, China Wildlife Conservation, U.S, Georgia's Zoo, Thomson Locations: China, Sichuan, U.S, Memphis, San Diego, Georgia's, Georgia's Zoo Atlanta, Washington, Atlanta

☆ I'm a 24-year-old straight-A student who has been obsessed with buses since childhood. I skipped college to work my dream job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The straight-A student said it's a misconception that working with buses is a dead-end job. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthew Tay, an operations supervisor in Singapore for Tower Transit, a local bus company. When I was older, I joined a 400-member Facebook group called "Singapore bus enthusiasts." Now I'm the behind-the-scenes guy who keeps things runningAs an operations supervisor, I work in shifts. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs an operations supervisor, I'm comfortable with the salary I make and don't feel like I'm under financial pressure.

Persons: acceptances, Matthew Tay, —, I've, Singapore Management University —, It's, Tay, Transit Matthew Tay, I'm Organizations: Service, Tower Transit, Facebook, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University, Transit Locations: Singapore, Hougang, Tuas, Tower Transit Singapore, there's

☆ Nvidia boss Jensen Huang joked that Jackie Chan should play him in a movie
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang already has an actor in mind for a future biopic. Huang joked that Chinese actor Jackie Chan "looks just like me" during a conversation with host Ryan Patel. The Nvidia CEO has a net worth of over $40 billion, per Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Nvidia CEO joked, "Jackie Chan, he looks just like me." His company, Nvidia, produces chips used to power AI and has seen its fortunes soar off the back of the generative AI boom this year.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Huang, Jackie Chan, Ryan Patel, —, Taylor Organizations: Nvidia, Bloomberg, Service, Oregon State University and Stanford Locations: Taiwan, Thailand

☆ Gen Z doesn't want financial advice from banks or celebrities. They're going to mom and dad instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They beat out banks, friends, and celebrities as the most frequent source of financial advice. Another survey found that over 6 in 10 Gen Z said they were still financially dependent on their parents. AdvertisementAdvertisementYounger people in need of financial advice are not turning to banks or successful entrepreneurs — they're going to mom and dad instead. To be sure, family isn't the only source of financial information for Gen Z. AdvertisementAdvertisementThat made it the most frequent source among the 948 US Gen Z respondents surveyed, slightly edging out web searches and family.

Persons: Gen Z, —, Insider's, Bill Gates, Experian, Z Organizations: Service, Morning, Microsoft, Experian, CFA Institute, Financial Industry, Authority Investor Education Foundation

☆ How might one get pandas to mate? Try leg workouts.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji, will leave their enclosure in DC next year. During their time at the National Zoo, staff tried to get Mei Xiang and Tian Tian to mate. One of the exercises was to get Tian Tian to stand as tall as he could to work out his legs, according to the newspaper. For Mei Xiang, curators had her lie on a log to help her prepare for when Tian Tian approached her. AdvertisementAdvertisementSince her time in America, Mei Xiang has given birth to four surviving cubs with Tian Tian.

Persons: Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji, Mei Xiang, Tian, —, We're, we're, Brandi Smith, Stefani Reynolds, Pierre Comizzoli Organizations: National Zoo, Service, Washington Post, Post, Zoo, Panda Cooperative Research, National, Getty, FedEx Locations: China, Washington, America

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo's three celebrity giant pandas will be heading home a little earlier than expected. Zoo officials told The Associated Press on Thursday that adult bears Mei Xiang and Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji will be returning to China sometime in mid-November. The zoo’s exchange agreement with the Chinese government, originally brokered by President Richard Nixon 50 years ago, expires Dec. 7. The San Diego zoo returned its pandas in 2019, and the last bear at the Memphis, Tennessee, zoo went home earlier this year. The pandas return to China when they reach old age, and any cubs born in the United States are sent to China around age 3 or 4.

Persons: Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji, Richard Nixon, Annalisa Meyer Organizations: WASHINGTON, Associated Press, U.S, China Wildlife Conservation Association, Zoo, Atlanta Zoo Locations: China, Beijing, San Diego, Memphis , Tennessee, America, United States

☆ John Oliver says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation for talk show hosts, John Oliver says. Oliver discussed the topic on an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementJohn Oliver, the host of "Last Week Tonight," says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation. The writers' strike ended on September 27 when the Writers Guild of America secured a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for stipulations including better pay, AI safeguards, and minimum staffing. The nearly-150-day strike was the second-longest in the guild's history, only surpassed by the writers' strike of 1988.

Persons: John Oliver, Oliver, Seth Meyers, —, Meyers, Todd Holmes, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Organizations: Hollywood, Service, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Producers, California State University, Northridge, Force

☆ The CEO of 1-800-Flowers says he got the best business advice from JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

1-800-Flowers CEO and cofounder Jim McCann says he got the best piece of business advice from JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe boss of flower and gifts company 1-800-Flowers said JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon gave him the best business advice — that he didn't need his employees' buy-in while making decisions. "Jim, you spend way too much of your time evangelizing," Dimon told McCann, per the latter's retelling. They don't all need to get it," Dimon told McCann. Dimon told McCann his team only needed to have faith that McCann understood the value of his product.

Persons: Jim McCann, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, McCann, —, Flowers, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, Fortune's Ruth Umoh, Jim, Chris McCann, Jim's, McCann's, David Organizations: Service, CBS, Factory Locations: New York, York, Queens

☆ Elon Musk just served a lesson in free advertisement for the Tesla Cybertruck
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk pulled up to the F1 race in Austin, Texas on Sunday in his company's new Cybertruck. A video showing Musk's arrival at the race venue racked up over 600,000 views. One X user, resharing a recording of Musk pulling up at the race venue, called the move "the best ad ever." "I mean we dug our own grave with Cybertruck," Musk said on the call. Representatives for Tesla and Musk did not respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, that's, Max Verstappen, Grimes, Musk, Tesla, Elon, Ed Kim, AutoPacific Organizations: Service, F1 United States, Tesla Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ You can now book an Uber hot-air balloon in Turkey for $159
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Uber is now offering hot air balloon rides in Turkey's Cappadocia region for $159. AdvertisementAdvertisementUber is now offering hot air balloon rides for passengers in Turkey's Cappadocia region, as the company pushes to diversify offerings beyond ride-hailing. A 2022 report by local booking platform Upballoon said that over 150 hot air balloon launches occur daily in Cappadocia. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe new Uber Balloon feature appears to be part of the company's pivot toward areas beyond ride-hailing. And hot air balloons aren't the only way Uber has expanded its offerings.

Persons: Uber, —, Dara Khosrowshahi Organizations: Service Locations: Turkey's Cappadocia, Cappadocia, Turkey, London, Mykonos, Greece, Sri Lanka, India, New York

☆ Apple's been relatively quiet about AI — but it's been pouring billions into research, and that could mean a 'smarter' Siri
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Since the AI boom began, Apple has been quieter about incorporating the new technology than its peers. To catch up, the company is planning updates to Siri that incorporate AI. His employees are reworking a "smarter " Siri that uses them, per Bloomberg. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Apple's lag doesn't mean they haven't been thinking of AI before this year: "We've been doing research across a wide range of AI technologies, including generative AI, for years," Cook told Reuters in August. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd to be sure, while Apple's AI push may have been muted, it is predominantly a hardware company.

Persons: Siri, —, John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi —, Per Forbes, hasn't, Apple, it's, Tim Cook, We've, Cook Organizations: Apple, Bloomberg, Service, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Worldwide, Reuters, Ajax —, Ajax

☆ Australia’s Kaylee McKeown makes swimming history as she breaks 50m backstroke world record
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australia’s Kaylee McKeown broke the women’s 50m backstroke world record on Friday to become the first person to simultaneously hold the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke world records. The world record is the 22-year-old’s third of the year and completes a hat trick of backstroke records for McKeown. David Balogh/Getty ImagesMcKeown is the first Australian to hold the 50m backstroke world record since Sophie Edington set it in 2008. It makes up for some disappointment for McKeown after she missed out on the 50m backstroke world record by just 0.04 seconds last week in Athens. World Aquatics first started keeping track of 50m world records in 1997.

Persons: Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, McKeown, China’s Liu Xiang, “, ” McKeown, David Balogh, Sophie Edington Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Olympics Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Athens, Fukuoka, Japan, Paris

☆ The ultra-rich are obsessed with their doomsday bunkers — but Sam Altman joked they won't really matter if there's an AI apocalypse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, one of tech's buzziest bros, Sam Altman, says he has "structures" — but not a bunker. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementDoomsday predictions like nuclear war, climate change, or a zombie apocalypse have ratcheted up the ultra-rich's obsession with luxury bunkers. However, one Silicon Valley tech bro joked that these bunkers may not be useful in the case of an AI apocalypse. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I have like structures, but I wouldn't say a bunker," Altman added without clarifying what these structures were.

Persons: buzziest, Sam Altman, AGI, —, bro, Altman, Joanna Stern, Altman —, Yorker —, Clyde Scott, Douglas Rushkoff, Ivanka Trump, Tom Brady, Jeff Bezos, Rushkoff Organizations: Service, WSJ, Yorker, Google, Bloomberg, Federal Civil Defense Administration Locations: South Dakota, Poland, America

☆ Nokia says it's going to cut up to 14,000 jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nokia said on Thursday it is planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs — or around 16% of its workforce. The company is planning to lower costs by up to 1.2 billion euros by 2026. AdvertisementAdvertisementFinland-based mobile company Nokia is planning to cut between 9,000 to 14,000 jobs amid a sales slump and reduced demand for 5G equipment, it said on Thursday. The layoffs are part of cost-cutting measures to reduce expenses by 400 million euros, or $421 million, in 2024 and a further 300 million euros in 2025. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Nokia spokesperson directed Insider to the company statement in response to a request for comment.

Persons: —, Pekka Lundmark, Lundmark Organizations: Nokia, Service, Microsoft Locations: Finland, Espoo, India, North America

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