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☆ First Neuralink patient explains what could happen if his brain-chip implant gets hacked
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Neuralink's first human patient discussed hacking concerns on Joe Rogan's podcast. Noland Arbaugh said a hacker could, in theory, see his brain data or access his PC by controlling a cursor. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNeuralink's brain chip has already shown promising results for its first recipient Noland Arbaugh, since he received it in January. "The short answer is yes," Arbaugh said in a podcast interview with Joe Rogan released Thursday.

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☆ Elon Musk quietly had a third child with his Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk quietly had a third child with Neuralink's Shivon Zilis, Bloomberg reported. Musk has at least 11 children, including five with his first wife and three with Grimes. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementElon Musk quietly had another child with an executive at one of his companies. Neuralink's director of special projects, Shivon Zilis, had another of Musk's children earlier this year, according to a Bloomberg report published Friday.

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☆ New Tesla video shows an early glimpse at how Elon Musk's robotaxi service could look
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWe're less than two months away from Tesla's Robotaxi unveiling, but we're already getting an early glimpse at the ride-hailing platform on which the autonomous vehicles are expected to operate. "Still pinching myself that I got to demo Tesla's ride-hailing platform!" The video shows Nathans requesting the service by pressing a black-and-white circle with the word "Summon" within an app. The video shows Nathans adjusting her preferred temperature before the car arrives. AdvertisementTesla's Full Self-Driving software, which is still in beta, is the underlying software technology that the company is working on to power a stand-alone Tesla Robotaxi service.

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☆ Former Google CEO reportedly sold his Atherton mansion for $22.5 million. See inside the stunning estate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The property, located in the most expensive US zip code, includes a main home and a guest house. Schmidt, who served as Google and Alphabet chairman, has a net worth of around $23.9 billion. The sale closed a month later, Mansion Global reported, with a price of $22.5 million. The 5,265 square-foot listing includes a main home and a guest house in the most expensive zip code in the US. Schmidt's current net worth is estimated at around $23.9 billion, according to Forbes' ranking.

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☆ A Google strategy manager says these are the 5 things you should do to stand out in the workplace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHerng Lee has seen a lot of top performers in his nearly nine years working on Google's strategy team. But the employees who really stand out are those who are team players, the Google manager said in his weekly newsletter for high-performing tech professionals. Lee said these are the five things you can do consistently to be more like one. Related storiesDoing all these things may take time and effort, and could mean sacrificing a bit of efficiency in the moment. AdvertisementYou should try to save others time even in cases when you don't receive credit for it, Lee said.

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☆ Tesla sells out of its most expensive liquor yet — a $450 bottle of mezcal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla launched a $450 lightning-shaped bottle of mezcal, its priciest alcohol yet. The hand-blown bottle, inspired by Oaxaca pottery, features a sleek, black finish. Previous Tesla alcohol releases include Cyberbeer, GigaBier, and a $250 Tesla Tequila. AdvertisementTesla announced its most expensive alcohol yet earlier this month: a $450 lightning-shaped bottle of mezcal. Announced on June 6, Tesla Mezcal has since sold out, according to the listing.

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☆ This Gen Z Google intern is spending her third summer at the tech giant. Here are her tips for securing a return offer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This summer, she's working with Google Photos on the Android development side in New York City. Qi recommends applying for a Google internship sooner rather than later, as she feels there can be an advantage to interviewing early in your college career. At the end of each internship, Qi said hosts have to complete a review of how the intern performed. Advertisement"I was walking through all the offices and I would be stunned, my jaw on the floor every day," Qi said. Socialize with your teamInternational Intern Day in 2023 is one of many events that Google offers.

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☆ If Google is doubling down on risky AI features, experts say it needs to be clear about what can go wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementGoogle notes that "Generative AI is experimental" in AI Overviews. Google is far from the only company figuring out the risks of generative AI products. Microsoft also said on Thursday that it would hold off on launching an AI tool intended to be available when its CoPilot PCs ship after privacy concerns arose. The alternative is to be more gradual about releasing features and not place them at the center if they're not fully ready, he said. But while generative AI isn't fully bulletproof at the moment, it's important to balance timing with innovation and accuracy, Yamin said.

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☆ The cult of Elon Musk was on full display at Tesla's shareholder vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla's cult-like following was on full display at its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. Fans wore "Cybertruck" shirts, signed shareholder banners, and cheered throughout the event. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's no secret that Elon Musk has a cult-like following — and that was on full display at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. Musk successfully mobilized his fanbase to help push through his $55 billion pay package, and some of Tesla's biggest supporters scored invites to the annual meeting.

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☆ Apple's big keynote should make plenty of startups nervous
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Apple's WWDC event unveiled AI features that should make some startups nervous. Apple has a history of making a particular app or service seem irrelevant by building a rival feature into iPhones or Macs. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . That was certainly the case during Apple's WWDC event this week, during which CEO Tim Cook and other executives detailed a host of AI features coming to iPhones, iPads, and Macs. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Elon Musk is beefing with Apple and Tim Cook again. It's not the first time the Tesla CEO picked a fight with the iPhone giant.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Grace Kay | Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk criticized Apple and its CEO years ago before appearing to patch things up during an Apple HQ visit with Tim Cook. On Monday, Musk slammed Apple for its OpenAI partnership and threatened to ban iPhones and MacBooks at his companies. Here's a history of the beef between the Tesla CEO and the tech giant. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The first signs of Musk's one-sided beef with Apple came in 2015 when he joked that Apple employed Tesla's rejects.

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☆ The best new features in iOS 18
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Apple's iPhone operating system, iOS 18, was a major topic of discussion at the event, and it's expected to be released later this year. Related storiesHere are some of the changes we're most excited about iOS 18. AdvertisementA new home screen designApple iOS 18 will let you customize your home screen wallpaper, app icons, and widgets. iOS 18 will now allow users to tap back on a message with any emoji or sticker. AdvertisementApple IntelligenceApple will be integrating a much-anticipated generative AI system into iOS 18.

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☆ Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and MacBooks at his companies after Apple announces OpenAI partnership
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk slammed Apple's new OpenAI partnership, threatening to ban Apple devices at his companies. He said visitors will have to check their Apple devices and they will be stored in a Faraday cage. Apple assures privacy protections, while Musk claims Apple can't ensure user security if integrating OpenAI's technology. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Apple announced at its Worldwide Developer's Conference on Monday that it will be integrating its new AI software, called Apple Intelligence, across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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☆ Waze cofounder explains the test he uses to figure out whether to fire a new employee — and how it can be used to figure out if you should switch jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Related storiesLevine said the employee deserves to be successful, but in this hypothetical case, it's not going to happen there. Levine said this test can be applied to "everything in your life," including relationships and directions you're going in life. If the answer is yes, then do something different today," Levine said. He said he tells them to ask themselves why they don't like their jobs and if they can change something.

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☆ 3 Gen Z software engineers share the résumés that got them a Google interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Three Gen Z software engineers at Google shared their résumés that landed them an interview. All three interned at a Big Tech company, had a 3.6 GPA or higher, and studied computer science. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . BI spoke to three recent graduates who now work as software engineers at Google. They each shared the résumé they used to land an interview — but it's important to remember there's no silver bullet for getting your foot in the door at Google.

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☆ Sam Altman's high school English teacher hoped he wouldn't go into technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sam Altman's high school teacher described him as a renaissance teen, a Bloomberg report said. But the teacher, Andy Abbott, hoped Altman would avoid a tech career. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Altman was "so creative," his high school English teacher, Andy Abbott, told Bloomberg in a piece published Thursday. Describing him as "truly exceptional," Abbot said he'd hoped Altman would end up as an author or "something like that."

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☆ Tesla board chair explains what could happen if Elon Musk's pay package is rejected
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe vote for Elon Musk's hotly debated $55 billion pay package is next week. Tesla is now putting Musk's pay package to a shareholder vote on June 13 in an effort to reinstate it. Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Thursday that there are multiple possibilities. AdvertisementThe Tesla board chair said while there may be other options, they would lead to increased costs or decreased motivation from Musk. Advocates for and against ratifying Musk's pay package have been ramping up their arguments in recent weeks.

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☆ Ex-OpenAI employee speaks out about why he was fired: 'I ruffled some feathers'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA former OpenAI researcher opened up about how he "ruffled some feathers" by writing and sharing some documents related to safety at the company, and was eventually fired. Leopold Aschenbrenner, who graduated from Columbia University at 19, according to his LinkedIn, worked on OpenAI's superalignment team before he was reportedly "fired for leaking" in April. The AI researcher previously shared the memo with others at OpenAI, "who mostly said it was helpful," he added. Related storiesHR later gave him a warning about the memo, Aschenbrenner said, telling him that it was "racist" and "unconstructive" to worry about China Communist Party espionage. He said he wrote the document a couple of months after the superalignment team was announced, which referenced a four-year planning horizon.

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☆ Elon Musk may build a multibillion-dollar supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's xAI may build the world's largest supercomputer in Memphis, pending approval. The Musk-founded AI business is working with Memphis to make the Tennessee city the lead location of the world's largest supercomputer, referred to as the Gigafactory of Compute, according to a statement from the Greater Memphis Chamber on Wednesday. The multibillion-dollar supercomputer would reportedly be powered by Nvidia's H100 GPUs, some of the most sought-after chips that power AI. The project could create hundreds of jobs, according to a report from the Memphis Business Journal. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Why this AI researcher thinks there's a 99.9% chance AI wipes us out
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For example, a recent study conducted with 2,700 AI researchers indicated there's only a 5% chance that AI will lead to human extinction. The AI researcher teaches computer science at the University of Louisville and just came out with a book called "AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable." Yampolskiy said he finds that unlikely since no AI model has been completely safe from people attempting to get the AI to do something it wasn't designed to do. AdvertisementGoogle AI Overviews, based on Google's Gemini AI model, is the latest product rollout that didn't stick the landing. The CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, Sam Altman, has suggested a "regulatory sandbox" where people experiment with AI and regulate it based on what "went really wrong" and what went "really right."

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☆ Why you should be excited about getting an AI clone, according to Zoom's CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan wants to leverage AI for "digital twins" that can attend meetings. Yuan said AI avatars can eventually handle everyday tasks, shortening workweeks to three or four days. The CEO predicted the tech will cut down on 90% of work, but won't replace in-person interactions. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementZoom's CEO Eric Yuan is ready for a world where your AI clone handles your busy work — and he painted a picture of a life that sounds pretty relaxing.

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☆ Emails show Elon Musk diverted a $500 million shipment of Nvidia chips intended for Tesla to X instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk redirected $500 million in AI processors from Tesla to X, CNBC reported. AdvertisementElon Musk diverted $500 million worth of AI processors meant for the carmaker, according to correspondence from Nvidia employees obtained by CNBC. Instead, he sent them to his social media platform X, the report, which was published Tuesday, said. "Elon prioritizing X H100 GPU cluster deployment at X versus Tesla by redirecting 12k of shipped H100 GPUs originally slated for Tesla to X instead," an Nvidia memo from December said, according to the report. "In exchange, original X orders of 12k H100 slated for Jan and June to be redirected to Tesla."

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☆ Most AI researchers say the chance it will wipe out humanity is pretty low. But this AI researcher pegs it at 99.9%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

☆ Athletic Brewing CEO explains why he feels the term 'sober' is outdated
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesThe term "sober" is defined as abstaining from drinking or drugs, according to Merriam-Webster, but there are several variations in the way it's used today. AdvertisementOthers more recently use the term "sober curious" to refer to an exploratory period where they cut down or abstain from drinking alcohol. By 2021, beverage analysts told Business Insider that they expected the non-alcoholic beverage market to expand, and it has. The ongoing trend is about being more mindful and moderating drinking more than anything else, an Athletic Brewing Company spokesperson told Business Insider.

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☆ Google leak reveals a list of past privacy mishaps, from recording children's voices to exposing user addresses in Waze, according to new report
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA leaked copy of an internal Google database revealed thousands of privacy-related incidents from 2013 to 2018, according to a report from 404 Media published Monday. The leaked information, sent to 404 Media by an anonymous tipster, reveals flagged instances where Google's privacy guardrails may have failed. Another situation involved Google's Street View saving license plates due to an algorithm that detected text in images, according to the 404 Media report citing the leaked information. Few of the documented incidents were publicly reported, according to 404 Media. Google told Business Insider it implemented hundreds of new and additional protections over the last six years to ensure user security and privacy.

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