Melinda French Gates says multitasking is a myth
Melinda French Gates is getting her work done at her own pace. Melinda French Gates believes in taking on tasks one at a time. During a Monday appearance for her new book, “The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward,” French Gates responded to a question about the challenge of focusing in the era of…
Sam Altman’s play for a social network could get him data — and under Elon Musk’s skin
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has some kind words for his OpenAI cofounder — and current legal opponent — Elon Musk. OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch its own social network. To understand why, consider what Elon Musk has done with X in recent years. After overpaying for Twitter, one of the first things he did was…
Mark Zuckerberg sounds salty about Snapchat rejecting his offer to buy it
Mark Zuckerberg discussed his failed takeover bid of Snapchat during Meta’s antitrust trial. It’s been over a decade since Snapchat turned down a multibillion-dollar acquisition offer from Mark Zuckerberg — and the tech titan still doesn’t seem over it. The failed bid was highlighted on Tuesday while Zuckerberg was on the witness stand for a…
Cloudflare’s CEO told us why you should still learn to code
Cloudflare CEO told B-17 that “it’s incredibly handy” to understand the basics of coding. As the CEO of a multibillion-dollar cybersecurity company, Matthew Prince doesn’t write much code — but he said “it’s incredibly handy” to understand the basics, even as AI tools take over the heavy lifting. “Even if you’re not the person who…
OpenAI is on a hiring spree, and one area of investment stands out
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman As OpenAI lessens its reliance on Microsoft, the AI startup is looking to add workers with data center experience to its ranks. Of the roughly 300 job listings on OpenAI’s website at the time of publication, B-17 counted more than 20 that appear to be directly related to data center development.…
Homes under $300K: See the states with the cheapest real estate
Homes are becoming increasingly expensive for Americans, and many are relocating to more affordable states. If you want to find an inexpensive home, look to Iowa, Oklahoma, or Ohio. Those states have the lowest median prices for single-family homes, per a Bankrate analysis of Redfin’s monthly housing data from late February. Meanwhile, Hawaii, DC, and…
What baby boomers learned from weathering the Great Recession — and what they regret
Lynn Benning, 67, said every financial downturn has hit her differently. During the stagflation of 1980, she was in her 20s, single, and stressed out about affording rent on an entry-level income. Amid the 2008 Great Recession, she was married and in her 40s. She and her husband rethought their assets and retirement prep. They’d…
US companies are demanding price cuts from Chinese suppliers to mitigate tariffs — but there’s nothing left to squeeze
Chinese manufacturers are finding little wiggle room to further lower prices for US companies that are trying to mitigate tariffs. To avoid steep price hikes for consumers, US businesses are pressuring their Chinese suppliers to lower prices after President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs. Those attempts will probably fail, production management companies and supply chain…
A key GOP senator wants to know the ‘end game’ for Trump’s tariff plan: ‘What’s the strategy?’
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin wants more clarity regarding President Donald Trump’s tariff goals Sen. Ron Johnson, during a Sunday NewsNation interview, raised questions about President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, arguing that he wanted to know the commander in chief’s “endgame.” “One thing I learned in the private sector is unpredictability can work pretty well…
