New findings from Sam Altman’s basic-income study challenge one of the main arguments against the idea
Researchers shared new findings from Sam Altman’s basic-income study. New findings from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s basic-income study found that recipients valued work more after receiving no-strings-attached recurring monthly payments, challenging a long-held argument against such programs. Altman’s basic-income study, which published initial findings in July, was one of the largest of its kind. It…
Critics said Musk ‘overpaid’ for Twitter. Thanks to Trump and xAI, it could actually be a steal.
Elon Musk acquired Twitter at $44 billion, but investors have been writing down its paper value. When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, it was panned as one of the worst tech acquisitions in history. Two years, an election, and a generative AI boom later, it’s starting to look like more of a bargain.…
Empowering a multigenerational workforce for AI
Marjorie Powell. As the chief human resources officer at AARP, Marjorie Powell devotes much of her professional energy to meeting the needs of the multigenerational workforce. These days, much of that involves navigating AI’s impact to ensure every employee at the nonprofit is prepared for the technological changes shaping the workplace. “Our goal in everything…
Trump has threatened tariffs against countries moving away from the dollar. Here’s what to know about the efforts to dethrone the greenback.
President-elect Donald Trump in Michigan during the 2024 campaign President-elect Donald Trump issued a new tariff threat in a Sunday evening post on Truth Social, this time taking aim at the group of countries that have been working to move away from the US dollar as a reserve currency and hit at its dominance in…
Indonesian tycoons are trying to build a new city, complete with a port, a theme park, and an F1 racetrack
Indonesian business tycoons want to turn a formerly poverty-stricken area in North Jakarta (not pictured) into a tourist hotspot. Indonesian business tycoons are moving ahead with an ambitious real estate project: building a new city in North Jakarta to boost tourism. The city, called PIK 2, is being developed in a former poverty-stricken area now…
Putin put a hit on a double agent because he knew the source of the Russian leader’s riches: UK intel
Emergency workers in protective suits investigate the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury in 2017. Vladimir Putin likely ordered the assassination of former spy Sergei Skripal because he knew about sources of the Russian president’s illicit wealth, according to UK officials. In 2018, Skripal and his daughter Yulia fell ill in Salisbury, UK, after being poisoned with…
Reed Hastings is using Netflix’s divisive management principle at his newest project: one of North America’s biggest ski resorts
Reed Hastings is applying the Keeper Test to his latest project: a ski resort. Reed Hastings says he is bringing his famous management technique to his post-Netflix venture: one of the largest ski resorts in the US. The Netflix cofounder and former CEO said that running the streaming giant and Powder Mountain, a ski resort…
Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk are on the same page about auditing the Pentagon and slashing the defense budget
“Elon Musk is right,” Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said of Elon Musk’s criticisms of the Defense Department’s spending. Elon Musk has a new supporter in his push to rein in government spending — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. “Elon Musk is right,” Sanders said of Musk’s criticisms of the Defense Department’s spending in an…
Trump said he’ll put a 100% tariff on countries that give up the dollar. That could backfire.
US President-elect Donald Trump issued a new tariff threat over the weekend, this time against countries seeking to find US dollar alternatives — but in doing so, he may be elevating a non-threat, said economists. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch…
