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I returned to my sales job after my mother died, and I was still grieving. I was worried my performance would suffer and I wouldn't be able to meet my quotas.However, my coworkers were open about grief and shared their own stories with me.My siblings and I received a call from our mother's caregiver in 2019. It was time to come home and say goodbye. She was losing her grueling battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.I flew from Seattle to my hometown of Virginia Beach to be with my mother as she passed peacefully. In the days…

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt said AI could shape a child's identity and culture.Schmidt said a child's best friend could be "not human" in the future.Schmidt said global tech leaders should establish AI safety standards.Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says AI will change how children learn and could shape their culture and worldview.Schmidt spoke at Princeton University — his alma mater — this week to promote his forthcoming book, "Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit." Schmidt co-authored the book with Craig Mundie, former Microsoft CTO and OpenAI advisor, and the late American diplomat Henry Kissinger.Schmidt said during the talk…

I always thought I wanted kids, but my ex made me realize I didn't. My decision to be child-free has made friendships with moms challenging. Sometimes, I wonder if I'd fit better in society if I had just chosen to have kids. When my friend Christa told me she was going to be a mom, I cried. I felt selfish for grieving things that seemed trivial — cocktail-filled dinners, late nights in Annapolis, and a London trip we'd dreamed about for years — but I couldn't shake the feeling that everything was about to change. I could already sense it…

Arkansas resident GT Hill purchased a missile silo, decommissioned in the 1980s, for $90,000 in 2010.He spent $800,000 over 10 years converting the space but doesn't recommend others try it.Initially hoping to make it a primary residence, Hill has made it into an Airbnb, hosting authors, acrobats, and YouTubers.This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with GT Hill, a 49-year-old former director of technical marketing who lives in Vilonia, Arkansas. He bought a $90,000 decommissioned missile silo and turned it into an Airbnb. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I grew up in eastern Oregon,…

Jeff McMillan is Morgan Stanley's head of firmwide AI.His team vets all new AI pitches, but business leaders ultimately decide what to use.He outlines the multiple steps involved from pitching an idea to getting it into production.If Jeff McMillan does his job right, it will look very different in three years."Think about it. We don't have a head of PowerPoint at Morgan Stanley or Excel," McMillan told Business Insider. "These are just enabling technologies," he added.He was named Morgan Stanley's head of firmwide AI in March to help integrate the technology across the firm. While much of his job these…