Sam Altman’s Next High-Wire Act: Getting OpenAI to Make More Money
Mr. Altman, who has faced criticism over OpenAI’s direction, has culled company projects and is trying to be more disciplined with strategy.
How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses
The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination
Judge dismisses Smokey Robinson’s defamation claim against rape accusers
The veteran singer had made a counterclaim after four housekeepers sued him for alleged sexual assault.
In pictures: North India braces for heatwaves as temperatures cross 40C
India’s weather department has issued heatwave warnings in parts of northern India.
Briton in Netflix’s ‘Con Mum’ faces fresh charges in Singapore
Dionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people – including her own son.
Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians’ spoken English
William Ruto says Kenyans speak “some of the best English in the world” while it is hard to understand Nigerians.
‘Good question, um’: Trump-backed Republican’s telling stumble raises eyebrows
A GOP lawmaker who’s endorsed by Trump struggled to answer a basic question about why voters should support Trump’s call to unseat Republican Indiana state
MS NOW’s Chris Hayes unveils mocking nickname as Kash Patel scandal deepens
MS NOW’s Chris Hayes took a deep look at scandal-plagued FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday evening, opening up his segment with a brutal nickname
The AI workplace paradox: Higher productivity, higher anxiety
Workers are facing a conundrum: They worry about the potential for their displacement by AI even as it dramatically speeds up their own productivity. According
The agentic AI frenzy increases as more vendors stake their claims
The AI agent introduction frenzy continued at a torrid pace this week, with OpenAI launching what it called workspace agents in ChatGPT and Microsoft adding
Earth quiz: What do you know about our planet’s most amazing features?
Do you know Earth’s highest peak, deepest point, and more? Test your knowledge about our planet in this quiz.
Microsoft and Meta to cut thousands of jobs
Microsoft and Meta, the company behind Instagram and WhatsApp, are planning to make significant cuts to their respective workforces as spending on artificial intelligence (AI)
Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ if UK does not drop digital services tax
Tweety McTreason has threatened to impose “a big tariff” on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media
Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US workers in first-ever buyout programme amid $80B AI spending push
Summary: Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to approximately 7% of its US workforce (~8,750 of 125,000 employees) in the first such programme in its 51-year