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Microsoft’s CTO on How to Build Enduring Businesses in the AI Era

Microsoft’s CTO on How to Build Enduring Businesses in the AI Era

This week I flew out to Seattle to attend Microsoft's developer conference, Build. Read my full report and Evan Armstrong's analysis.Kevin Scott is not your average CTO. He says things like “chill” and “shit,” and he wears button-down shirts with funky patterns. Oh yeah, and he builds supercomputers. In his spare time, he likes to do woodworking.Scott was the first person at Microsoft to recognize the importance of AI and instigated its OpenAI partnership, which has become the single most important strategic move at Microsoft since the dot-com era. He's hopeful that in the next two to three years, a model…
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The US Is Forming a Global AI Safety Network With Key Allies

The US Is Forming a Global AI Safety Network With Key Allies

The US is widely seen as the global leader in artificial intelligence, thanks to companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. But the US government says it needs help from other nations to manage the risks posed by AI technology.At an international summit on AI Safety in Seoul on Tuesday, the US delivered a message from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announcing that a global network of AI safety institutes spanning the US, UK, Japan, Canada, and other allies will collaborate to contain the technology’s risks. She also urged other countries to join up.“Recent advances in AI carry exciting, life-changing potential…
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Bill Gates shares the Warren Buffett-inspired scheduling tip he wishes he had learned earlier

Bill Gates shares the Warren Buffett-inspired scheduling tip he wishes he had learned earlier

Microsoft founder Bill Gates says you should stop overbooking your calendar.The billionaire shared a scheduling tip in a Friday Threads post, citing fellow billionaire Warren Buffett."It took far too long for me to realize that you don't have to fill every second of your schedule to be successful," Gates wrote. "(In hindsight, it's a lesson I could have learned a lot sooner had I taken more peeks at Warren Buffett's intentionally light calendar.)" While at Microsoft, Gates was known for his meticulous schedules, literally planning his day down to the minute — an approach Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also…
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Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 and 2024

Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 and 2024

US Tech Layoffs Continue With More Total Closures Reported, Yet Another Google Cut, And Even AI Shedding Workers The past couple of weeks were hard on U.S. tech workers — as well as their employers — with shutdowns reported in the healthcare, consumer goods and fintech sectors.  Even retail behemoth Walmart joined this layoffs tracker this week with a report that the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company is requiring workers in its Dallas and Atlanta tech hubs to either relocate or face layoffs. It’s not clear how many workers will ultimately be affected by the decision. It was the gaming and human…
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We Stood on Both Sides of the New York–Dublin Portal and It Was Glorious

We Stood on Both Sides of the New York–Dublin Portal and It Was Glorious

Amanda: I got to the Portal in Manhattan’s Flatiron District a little before 11 am New York time, and found that there’s now a fence keeping people several feet away from it (but the same isn’t happening in Dublin). This is part of the new security the organizers have implemented: If someone steps on the Portal or blocks the camera, the livestream will blur for both sides, organizers say. For the next hour, a steady stream of people stopped by the Portal, with usually about 30 there at any time. They waved, they smiled, they danced YMCA and the Macarena…
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Doctor-designed food prescriptions could help patients cut medical costs for hypertension and cancer

Doctor-designed food prescriptions could help patients cut medical costs for hypertension and cancer

Doctors' custom food prescriptions featuring beans and greens are helping patients prevent illness.A doctor said healthy food plans can help address high healthcare costs and chronic illness rates.This article is part of "Trends in Healthcare," a series about the innovations and industry leaders shaping patient care. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Picture this: At your next health checkup, your doctor hands you a prescription for potatoes instead of pills.For some patients, this scenario is becoming a reality.Providing personalized recommendations for healthy food — along with information…
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VCs Have Mostly Shut The Door On Smart Homes

VCs Have Mostly Shut The Door On Smart Homes

Startup investors have not done especially well betting on smart homes. Over the years, a growing number of well-funded companies have folded or failed to thrive betting on adoption of connected-home technologies such as smart windows, lighting, security systems and kitchens. And the misses continue. Earlier this month, smart-home upstart Brilliant disclosed that it laid off its entire staff while it seeks a buyer. Founded in 2015, the San Mateo, California-based company had raised $64 million in venture funding to scale an in-wall control system for lighting, doorbells, locks, cameras and other home systems. A month earlier, View, a maker…
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US Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Alleging Monopoly Abuse

US Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Alleging Monopoly Abuse

In the second case, a class action brought in 2022 on behalf of Ticketmaster customers in the US, Live Nation and Ticketmaster were accused of abusing the complementary relationship between their services to overcharge consumers and sustain their monopoly. “Live Nation controls the vast majority of the big national touring acts and, either explicitly or implicitly, coerces concert venues into selecting Ticketmaster as their ticketing service provider on pain of losing high-value acts,” claims Adam Wolfson, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, the law firm representing the plaintiffs.This type of conduct, known as tying, was explicitly forbidden under the consent decree…
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