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OpenAI executive shakeup raises concerns about future of AI

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Carlos Barria | Reuters A wide swath of Silicon Valley has hitched its hopes and fortunes over the past few years to the kind of generative artificial intelligence technologies …

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Ramit Sethi’s advice to a couple with $30,000 in credit card debt

Americans owe more than $1 trillion in credit card debt as of the third quarter of this year, according to Federal Reserve data. The average consumer’s outstanding balance breached $6,000 as of September, according to TransUnion. Ron and Cristina, however, have around $30,000 in credit card debt, the couple recently …

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I’ve studied highly emotionally intelligent people for 20 years—8 things they ever never do

1. They don’t focus just on themselves. Everyone appreciates being acknowledged for something they did well and have pride in. Doing this with sincerity ensures that you will be remembered in a positive light — putting you in a category above all the people who haven’t seemed to notice. 2. …

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OpenAI investors push to bring Altman back as CEO after fired by board

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images OpenAI investors are pushing to bring back Sam Altman as CEO one day after he was ousted by the board, according to a person familiar with the …

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Sam Altman’s last days as OpenAI CEO gave no indication of trouble

Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, and Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speak during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Sam Altman’s sudden ouster from OpenAI on Friday shocked …

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Books for Thanksgiving – The New York Times

Dear readers, Even if you’re partial to the holiday season, and I am, this particular weekend can take on a prelapsarian feel. For many of us, these are the last days before we’re roped into a monthlong chorus line of celebration, wistfulness and reverence, before our relational identities consume everything …

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Legendary investor’s firm launches new fund targeting ‘quality’ stocks

Legendary value investor Jeremy Grantham is betting on a special caliber of stocks with his firm’s first active ETF: the GMO U.S. Quality ETF.   And he put GMO partner Tom Hancock in charge of it. “There’s a lot more interest in active ETFs than there was even a few years …

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Thanksgiving air travel set for records in test for airlines

Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights at a Delta Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport during the busy Christmas holiday season on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Airlines expect record travel demand this Thanksgiving. Executives say …

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How confident people get others to agree with them

Want to win more arguments? Use this simple four-word “hack,” says an influence expert: Keep your explanation brief. The more bullet points you add to your argument, the less persuasive it becomes, says Niro Sivanathan, an organizational behavior professor at London Business School. “Most people make the forecasting error that …

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What my mom did to raise four highly successful executives

If you asked Ginni Rometty’s mom how she managed to raise four high-powered executives, she’d be as stunned as you are. “My mom [is] always like, ‘How did this happen?,'” Rometty, the former CEO of IBM, said on Wednesday at the World Business Forum summit. “To this day, she’ll be …

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