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Sen. Warren presses Defense Secretary about ex-Google CEO Schmidt’s potential conflicts when he advised Pentagon on AI

Eric Schmidt, Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pressed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about his agency’s enforcement of conflict-of-interest rules for federal advisory boards, zeroing …

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Top action Americans took in 2022 to increase personal wealth

If earning more money is on your to-do list in the upcoming year, it’s worth examining the actions other Americans say they took to do so in 2022. When asked which steps they took to build their personal wealth in 2022, 27% of Americans said they invested in the stock …

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ChatGPT is a new AI chatbot that can answer questions and write essays

Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks during TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images For his day job, Tobias Zwingmann is the managing partner of RAPYD.AI, a German consulting firm that helps …

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How to turn on Apple’s encrypted iCloud backups on your iPhone

Apple just released software updates for iPhone, iPad and Macs that will help keep your information stored on the company’s servers even more private. For the first time ever, you can encrypt Apple Photos, Notes and iCloud backups — including iMessage conversations — that are kept in the cloud. That’s …

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How to create a financial plan as an unmarried couple

Petri Oeschge | Getty Images  SEATTLE — If you’re living together before marriage or committed long-term without plans to tie the knot, you’ll need to prepare for the future — or you may face challenges later, experts say. There are “rising rates of cohabitation,” with many couples skipping marriage because …

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Laid off tech workers are being wooed by the federal government

People take selfies in front of the logo of Facebook parent company Meta on November 9, 2022 in Menlo Park, California. Meta will lay off more than 11,000 staff, the company said on Wednesday. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The seemingly breathless pace of layoffs across …

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Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX as fraud ‘from the start,’ SEC charges

Sam Bankman-Fried ran nothing less than a “brazen,” years-long fraud at his bankrupt crypto exchange FTX “from the start,” which allowed him to divert billions of dollars of customer funds into his own hands to grow his sprawling empire, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in charges unveiled on …

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Inflation slowed but stayed high in November, housing costs up 7.1%

Inflation was still up 7.1% year-over-year in November, though down from October’s rate of 7.7%. High housing costs, also up 7.1% from last November, overwhelmingly contributed to that continued elevation. While economists expected inflation to continue its downward trend, many weren’t sure what rent and owner-equivalent prices would show. Costs …

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Oracle, Boeing, Moderna and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Oracle (ORCL) – Oracle gained 3% in the premarket after the business software giant posted top and bottom line beats for its latest quarter. Oracle continues to make significant progress in shifting more of its business to the …

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India, Vietnam may benefit as chipmakers shift from China amid US curbs

An illustration showing glowing numbers, code and circuit on a black background. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images U.S. curbs on chip exports to China are the latest shakeup prompting companies to consider moving some of their chipmaking capabilities to nearby Vietnam and India. Still, experts told CNBC the …

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