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☆ Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Are Trying to Kill PowerPoint. Good Luck.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Matt Alston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Because you've seen hundreds of PowerPoint presentations since your sixth-grade science-fair days, you instinctively know this one's going to take the full hour. Nearly four decades after the launch of PowerPoint, the slide deck remains one of the most dominant forces shaping how we think — and don't think — about our work. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, and military top brass have been bad-mouthing and even banning slide presentations from meetings, instead favoring memos or even old-fashioned, visual-aid-free, raw-dogged discussion. Microsoft estimated that 30 million PowerPoint presentations were being made every day. AdvertisementI hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking.

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☆ Google claims quantum computing milestone — but the tech can't solve real-world problems yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

However, while Google's achievements have been noted for advancing the field, experts say that quantum computing still has no real-world uses — yet. Proponents of quantum computing claim it will be able to solve problems that current computers can't. Quantum computing uses quantum bits or qubits which can be zero, one or something in between. This is a very important milestone for quantum computers." But despite optimism that quantum computing could one day change the world — or at least computers' role in it — experts in the field have suggested that Google's quantum computing breakthrough is still lacking in real-world uses.

Persons: Josh Edelson, Francesco Ricciuti, Hartmut Neven, Willow, Google, Neven, Winfried Hensinger Organizations: Google, AFP, Getty, Runa, CNBC, University of Sussex Locations: Mountain View , California, U.S

☆ 2 resume green flags this former Google exec always likes to see: 'It makes you look like an absolute superstar’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

For those looking for work or simply for more job opportunities in the new year, here are two of her resume green flags. One-line bullets show 'such intentionality'First, Wood likes short bullets under job titles. "It shows such discernment, and it shows you're being brutal, right? It also shows you're being considerate of the person reading your resume. Big picture, "it makes you look like an absolute superstar when you have bullets that are one line only," she says.

Persons: Jenny Wood, Wood Organizations: Google

☆ TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses and creators $1.3B in first month
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | Dan Mangan Is A Reporter Covering Politics For Cnbc.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“Those numbers would only increase if the shutdown extends for more than a month,” said Blake Chandlee, president of global business solutions for TikTok, in that court filing. TikTok and ByteDance plan to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a recent ruling upholding the law, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The injunction, if granted, would allow the app to continue operating until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the appeal. He said that as of November, more than 7 million U.S. accounts use TikTok to do business. The law TikTok wants blocked for now was passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden last spring after concerns about ByteDance’s alleged connections to the Chinese government.

Persons: ”, Blake Chandlee, “, ByteDance, Donald Trump, TikTok, Chandlee, ” Chandlee, Joe Biden, TikTok “ Organizations: Apple, Google, ByteDance, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Oxford Economics, Congress, District of Columbia Locations: United States, China, Jan, American, District, People’s Republic of China

☆ Robots are helping restore lost seagrass meadows
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Winey is a robotics engineer with ReefGen, a company that’s working to repopulate lost seagrass habitats around the globe. Found on seabeds from Alaska to Australia, seagrass meadows are one of the most widespread coastal habitats on Earth. BORIS HORVAT/AFP via Getty Images“Once upon a time, there were about 18 million hectares of seagrass meadows on the planet, and we’ve lost between 30 and 40%,” says Chris Oakes, CEO of ReefGen. “Without the seagrass meadows, we’re going to see more coastal erosion, the loss of coral reefs, the loss of fish stocks, and degraded water quality,” he tells CNN. Robots for restorationSeagrass restoration projects often involve divers planting seeds or shoots on the ocean floor.

Persons: Nastasia Winey, BORIS HORVAT, we’ve, ”, Chris Oakes, Oakes, ReefGen, Tom Chi, ” Oakes, Cora, we’re, Joel Fodrie, ” Fodrie, “, ’ ” Organizations: Morehead City , North Carolina CNN, Grasshopper, Getty, CNN, Google, Grasshopper –, Grasshopper isn’t, University of North, UNC, Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC's Institute of Marine Sciences Locations: Morehead City , North Carolina, seabeds, Alaska, Australia, AFP, Hawaii, Banks , North Carolina, North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Wales, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, Banks

☆ OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

OpenAI said Monday it's releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day. The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI's image-generation AI tool, DALL-E: A user types out a desired scene, and Sora will return a high-definition video clip. The Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence startup, which burst into the mainstream last year thanks to the viral popularity of ChatGPT, introduced Sora in February. OpenAI said users don't need to pay extra for the tool, which will be included in existing ChatGPT accounts such as Plus and Pro. With Sora, the ChatGPT maker is looking to compete with video-generation AI tools from companies such as Meta and Google, which announced Lumiere in January.

Persons: OpenAI, Sora, It'll, Sam Altman, Kevin Weil, Rohan Sahai, Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, Microsoft's Bing, Lumiere Organizations: Microsoft, YouTube, Employees, Big Tech, Google, Meta, Amazon, Alexa, Sora, CNBC Locations: Europe

☆ Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Like other tech giants such as Microsoft and IBM, Alphabet’s Google is chasing quantum computing because it promises computing speeds far faster than today’s fastest systems. As more qubits are packed onto a chip, those errors can add up to make the chip no better than a conventional computer chip. “We are past the break even point,” Hartmut Neven, who leads the Google Quantum AI unit, said in an interview. Some of Google’s rivals are producing chips with a larger number of qubits than Google, but Google is focused on making the most reliable qubits it can, Anthony Megrant, chief architect for Google Quantum AI, said in an interview.

Persons: ” Hartmut Neven, Anthony Megrant, Megrant, ” Megrant Organizations: Google, Microsoft, IBM, University of California Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Santa Barbara

☆ TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses, creators $1.3 billion in first month
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Those numbers would only increase if the shutdown extends for more than a month," said Blake Chandlee, president of global business solutions for TikTok, in that court filing. The injunction, if granted, would allow the app to continue operating until the Supreme Court makes a decision to hear the appeal or not. If TikTok is effectively shut down in the United States in January, Chandlee wrote, American small businesses alone would lose more than $1 billion in revenue — even if the prohibitions are lifted after only a month. "Almost two million creators in the United States would suffer almost $300 million in lost earnings, and TikTok itself would lose 29% of our targeted global advertising revenue for 2025," Chandlee wrote. He said that as of November 2024, more than 7 million U.S. accounts use TikTok to do business.

Persons: Blake Chandlee, ByteDance, Donald Trump, TikTok, Chandlee Organizations: Apple, Google, ByteDance, Supreme, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Locations: Washington , DC, United States, China, U.S, Jan, American

☆ Computer science grads say the job market is rough. Some are opting for a 'panic' master's degree instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Recent graduates told BI they have sent hundreds of job applications with little response. Some are choosing to pursue a "panic master's" degree to delay their job search. AdvertisementA computer science degree has become an increasingly popular choice for students seeking a six-figure job in Big Tech out of college. According to data from PayScale published last year, employees with a master of science degree make an average base salary of $112,000, compared to $72,000 for those with a bachelor's degree in computer science. "It just might not be a cushy tech job that all of us have been raised to think about."

Persons: Parvatini, Yahya Bashir, Gustavus Adolphus, Bashir, Emos Ker, Ker, " Ker, it's, David Garlan, they're, Ian Hurrel, Hurrel, PayScale, Sydney Bishop, Bishop, Samuel Onabolu, Onabolu Organizations: Penn State University, Big Tech, ADP Research, Gustavus, Gustavus Adolphus College, New York University, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, CS, Carnegie, of Graduate Schools, Georgia Institute of Technology, Burning Glass Institute, Sydney, UC Irvine, Google, Microsoft, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Brock University Locations: Big Tech

☆ AI's $20 billion air pollution problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Dakin Campbell | Hannah Beckler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement"There is something like this, air pollution, which is affecting people right now," Ren said in an interview. By 2030, they calculated, AI's electricity-related public health costs will top $20 billion. The researchers found those health effects are not contained to the state, as air pollution travels. There is actually cross-state air pollution." "If you look at the sustainability reports from these companies, they mention carbon and water, but they don't mention anything about air pollution," Ren said.

Persons: Shaolei Ren, Adam Wierman —, Ren, it's, Meta Organizations: University of California, California Institute of Technology, UC Riverside, McKinsey & Company, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C, Amazon, Google, Microsoft Locations: California, Virginia, New York, Los Angeles, Riverside, United States, China, Maryland — Montgomery, West Virginia , New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, Florida

☆ Life after Google: 8 laid-off employees reflect on being let go, what they did next, and their advice for others
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Google said it provided impacted employees with outplacement support and invited them to apply for open roles across the company. I miss a lot about Google, but more about the early days when it felt like a family. AdvertisementAnonymous Google employeeA senior software engineer who was laid off in January 2024 secured another job at Google a few weeks later. I had to take medical leave for depression at another fast-paced Big Tech job I'd worked; at another job, things felt like they moved at a glacial pace. Losing a job is traumatic, but it's humbling to think about how much Google transformed my life.

Persons: Jonea Gordon, Philadelphia Jonea Gordon Gordon, We'd, I'd, — I'd, Lois, Kyongsook, Kim, Seoul Lois Kim Kim, who'd, I've, Joe's, didn't, there's, Sylvia Duran, Sylvia Duran Chen Duran, I'm, Aaron Gabriel Neyer, Boulder , Colorado Aaron Neyer Neyer, Eric Wages, Massachusetts Eric Wages Ilene Perlman, — I'm, they've, who's, would've, Shao Chun Chen, Singapore Shao Chun Chen Chen, —, weren't, Camila Ferraz, Zurich Camila Ferraz Ferraz, Paolo, it's Organizations: Google, Big Tech, Philadelphia, Meta, Amazon, Facebook, Toyota, Hanmi Group, Starbucks, US, San, YouTube, Ivy League, LinkedIn, Intuit, University of Colorado Boulder's Atlas Institute, Boulder City Council, Human Relations, Idealum Solutions, National University of Singapore Locations: Seoul, Korea, Korean, San Francisco, Idaho, Florida, San Diego, YouTube Mexico, Singapore, Seattle, Boulder , Colorado, Boulder, Massachusetts, Silicon Valley, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Japan, Miami, Zurich, Brazil, Google's San Francisco

☆ Oracle shares slide on earnings and revenue miss, disappointing forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Revenue in Oracle's cloud services business jumped 12% from a year earlier to $10.81 billion, accounting for 77% of total revenue. Oracle's biggest growth engine has been cloud infrastructure, where it is competing with Amazon , Microsoft and Google as businesses move workloads out of their own data centers. Oracle said revenue in its cloud infrastructure unit soared 52% from a year earlier to $2.4 billion. "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure trains several of the world's most important generative AI models because we are faster and less expensive than other clouds," Oracle founder Larry Ellison said in a statement. In September, Oracle raised its fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $66 billion, which was about $1.5 billion more than what analysts projected.

Persons: Larry Ellison Organizations: Oracle, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Nvidia Locations: San Francisco

☆ Reddit begins testing AI-powered answers feature to win more users
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A small portion of Reddit's U.S. user base will have access to the Reddit Answers feature as part of an initial test before the company rolls the feature out more broadly. Reddit Answers is available via a new button on the company's homepage. Reddit Answers is more "about building a bridge to the content than it is about being a replacement for it," said Piantino. People will be able to use Reddit Answers to query any topic except those deemed NSFW, or not safe for work, Piantino said. With Reddit Answers, the company may be able to get more users to search for Reddit content on the platform, reducing the company's reliance on Google for traffic.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Piantino, Huffman, Reddit, Reddit isn't Organizations: Reddit, WSJ Tech, Wall, BMW, CNBC, Google Locations: Laguna Beach , California, U.S

☆ TikTok owner ByteDance is now China's biggest buyer of Nvidia chips as it seeks to lead AI race, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementByteDance is the biggest buyer of Nvidia's AI chips inside China as the TikTok owner seeks to establish itself in the artificial intelligence sector, the Financial Times reported. One is the H100 — a coveted chip that powers data-hungry AI models and has helped turn Nvidia into a $3 trillion company amid the global AI boom. Despite the US regulation and China's pleas, ByteDance has emerged as Nvidia's largest buyer of AI chips, sources who spoke to FT said. The TikTok owner's push to acquire more Nvidia chips is part of the company's broader effort to establish itself as an AI powerhouse. Sources familiar with the matter told the FT that the company is building an AI chip for machine learning modeled after Google's Tensor Processing Unit.

Persons: hasn't, ByteDance, Bytedance, Kevin O'Leary, Steven Mnuchin, Frank McCourt, McCourt, Trump Organizations: Financial Times, Nvidia, Blackwell, Business, Big Tech, Dodgers Locations: China, Asia, Malaysia

☆ Cramer calls analyst downgrade of AMD 'cogent.' But he's not giving up on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In 2024, AMD expects to generate more than $5 billion in AI chip sales. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms and Microsoft are newer entrants into the custom AI chip game, but they remain buyers of both AMD and Nvidia processors. However, the firm said those companies' capital expenditure requirements for Nvidia's next-generation AI chip platform Blackwell "could also limit share gain opportunities for AMD." Bottom line We're not dismissing Bank of America's concerns about AMD — Jim even called the note "cogent" — but we're also not spooked. 2 merchant player in the AI chip market behind Nvidia, despite custom chips seeing greater interest at places like Amazon.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Amazon's, Trainium, Trainium2, Jim, we're, FactSet, Lisa Su, Jim Cramer's, Lauren Justice Organizations: Wall, Devices, Bank of America, AMD, Analysts, Intel, Web Services, Apple, Nvidia, Google, Club, Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, " Bank of America, Nvidia's, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: AMD's, It's, Las Vegas

☆ The best countries for American expats in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Homicide rates are nearly four times as those in the United States, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography. In the United States, you can apply at the Netherlands embassy in Washington or at the consulates-general in Miami, New York or San Francisco. In addition, as with Costa Rica, Panama also does not have a tax treaty with the United States. It’s also a long way away from the United States, which can be tricky for visits to see loved ones. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's ex cheated on them with their roommate. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,My roommate used to be my best friend until she cheated with my now ex-boyfriend. Getting your landlord involved may help defuse the financial tension your roommate might feel about breaking a lease.

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☆ Want to set yourself up for career success in 2025? What you should 'always, always, always' do, from an ex-Nvidia recruiter
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Only about 13% say their job search is going well, according to ZipRecruiter's recent Jobseeker Confidence Survey, while 43% say it's going poorly. Whether you're experiencing challenges looking for work or you're simply looking for ways to build your career in 2025, here are Fackrell's best three tips to set yourself up for success. "Problem-solving, project management, communication," says Fackrell, "I think you should always be trying to refine those and improve those, no matter where you are in your career journey." If you're building a mentor-mentee relationship, Fackrell recommends checking in once a month. The point is, "the relationship that you started cultivating and building last August," she says, "that might be fruitful next March."

Persons: Stefanie Fackrell, who's, Slack, Fackrell Organizations: Nvidia, Google

☆ Google CEO: AI development is finally slowing down—'the low-hanging fruit is gone’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Generative artificial intelligence probably won't change your life in 2025 — at least, not more than it already has, according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT two years ago, generative AI quickly captured the imagination of users around the world. When I look at [2025], the low-hanging fruit is gone," said Pichai, adding: "The hill is steeper ... You're definitely going to need deeper breakthroughs as we get to the next stage." But another seismic shift that changes the way most people think about or envision AI is unlikely to happen within the next year, said Pichai. Sign up for CNBC's online course How to Earn Passive Income Online to learn about common passive income streams, tips to get started and real-life success stories.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, OpenAI, Pichai, Goldman Sachs, Satya Nadella, it's, Nadella, Sam Altman Organizations: Google, New York Times, Fast, CNBC

☆ Ozempic Scams, Sketchy Weight Loss Products Are Tricking Americans
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

For people struggling with their weight, these drugs can seem like a miracle. AdvertisementThe marketplace is awash in companies trying to ride the Ozempic wave by selling compounded semaglutide, knockoff drugs, and similar-sounding supplements. Even big-name telehealth companies are sending medications to patients without a lot of supervision. To ward off telehealth companies, Eli Lilly cut the price of Zepbound for certain patients who order directly from the company, though the drug is still pricey. She's switched providers — she's now getting her medication from Hers — and continues to shed weight.

Persons: Kelly, she's, Kelly isn't, semaglutide, Eli Lilly —, John Hertig, Jessica Bartfield, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Bartfield, riffing, Jane Fonda, Mehlman Petrzela, it's, She'd, Eric Feinberg, Feinberg, he's, Michael Jabbara, Jabbara, willy, Eli Lilly, they're, Anthony Mahajan, Hertig, that's, Kelly hasn't, She's, hasn't, she'll, Emily Stewart Organizations: Google, Better Business, Novo Nordisk, and Drug Administration, Butler University's College of Pharmacy, Health Sciences, NBC News, FDA, Wake, Weight Management, The New, Coalition, Novo, Visa, WHO, Health Law Alliance, —, Business Locations: Florida, WhatsApp

☆ Here are 4 things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Technology stocks stood tall in the first week of December trading, helping the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finish Friday's session at record closing highs. The S & P 500 closed nearly 1% higher. .IXIC .SPX 1M mountain The Nasdaq Composite versus the S & P 500 over the past month. Salesforce and Broadcom contributed to the S & P 500's technology sector being one of three to finish the week in positive territory, adding 3.4%. The remaining eight sectors in the S & P 500 ended the week lower, led to the downside by energy, utilities, and materials.

Persons: Brian Thompson, Dow Jones, —, Salesforce, Apple, we'll, they'll, Jerome Powell's, LSEG, we're, We're, Morgan Stanley, OLLI, Buster's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Michael Nagle Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, UnitedHealth, Dow, Federal, Commerce, Broadcom, Bloomberg, Apple, Tech, Tesla, Amazon, Netflix, Club, PPI, Costco, VMWare, Toll, Casey's, Academy Sports, Brands, GameStop, CNBC, Getty Locations: New York City, U.S, Wells, New York

☆ The 'halo effect' is compelling but can be risky for both employers and job seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Job seekers with prestigious schools or employers on their résumés can benefit from a "halo" effect. While they look good on paper, that's a problem for employers and many job seekers, executives told Business Insider. That can mean job seekers who are strong communicators can talk their way past their weaknesses. To gain insight into skills, Deel will often have job seekers complete assessments. Conversely, she said, a "shadow effect" can result in capable job seekers being discounted.

Persons: Shelley Zalis, she'd, Danoch, who's, who'd, That's, Alan Price, There's, Price, weren't, Deel, it's, you've, David Deming Organizations: Education, Ivy League, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Harvard's Kennedy School Locations: Deel

☆ I ditched doomscrolling on social media and decluttered my feed. I now look forward to opening Instagram and joyscrolling.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Allison Kimsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It initially helped my fitness journey. Then, I started following accounts that focused more on the aesthetics of a fitness journey and less on the actual fitness part. Courtney Carver inspired my digital decluttering kickMy decision to declutter my Instagram started because of my wardrobe. It has taken me at least a year to transform my Instagram feed into a place of joy. I discovered more authentic fitness accounts and a wide world of midsize fashion bloggers.

Persons: Courtney Carver, Courtney Carver's, decluttering, I've Organizations: Instagram Locations: Bali, Instagram

☆ The next batch of iPhone AI features is almost here — and they look more impressive
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Apple's iOS 18.2 update is expected to launch this week with new AI features and improvements. AdvertisementIf you shrugged at Apple's first AI features, the next batch may prove to be a more meaningful update. Like the earlier Apple Intelligence features, the newest AI features will be available for all iPhone 16 models and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. AppleSiri received some enhancements in the iOS 18.1 update, but the iOS 18.2 update will further improve the voice assistant and allow integrated access to ChatGPT. AppleApple's Image Playground is its answer to popular AI image generators like OpenAI's Dall-E or Midjourney.

Persons: Pro Max, Siri, Apple Siri, they'll, OpenAI's Organizations: Pro, Apple Intelligence, Apple, Worldwide, iOS, Intelligence, Google, Apple's Locations: Siri

☆ When I was laid off from Google, I felt a sense of relief. I've lived a full life ever since.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I was part of a grassroots climate community within Google called Anthropocene working on how we could focus more on climate solutions inside Google. AdvertisementI became the executive director of a nonprofit I joined in 2022 called Consciousness Hacking Colorado and led its relaunch as Woven Web. AdvertisementIn October, Woven Web coordinated a 10-day event to connect people across different communities and ultimately create more coherence in Boulder. I'll go back into some form of full-time work at some point, but I'm not rushing to any decisions. AdvertisementI bike past the Google office a lot here in Boulder and often feel a tenderness in my heart.

Persons: Aaron Neyer, Neyer, I've, It's, I'm, Jane Zhang Organizations: Google, Naropa University, Hacking, Boulder City Council, Human Relations, University of Colorado Boulder's Atlas Institute, Big Tech Locations: Boulder , Colorado, San Francisco, ecopsychology, Boulder

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