AI bosses are feeling the high-stakes pressure
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis said there’s “probably too much” pressure on AI leaders. When asked if he ever worried about “ending up like Robert Oppenheimer,” Google DeepMind’s CEO Demis Hassabis said that he loses sleep over the idea. “I worry about those kinds of scenarios all the time. That’s why I don’t sleep very…
A billionaire paid $26.5 million for an Aspen compound. Now he’s trying to sell it for a record-setting $125 million.
Billionaire William “Bill” Koch is trying to offload his Aspen compound for $125 million. Winters in Colorado are cold, but real estate in the Centennial State is anything but. One of the billionaire Koch brothers is trying again to sell his lavish Aspen compound — this time for its highest-ever price: $125 million. If the…
Warren Buffett hails Berkshire Hathaway’s record $26.8 billion tax payment and tells the government to ‘spend it wisely’
Warren Buffett, 94, is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett underlined the massive scale of Berkshire Hathaway’s tax payments, urged the government to spend the money wisely, and hailed two of his successors in his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday. The 94-year-old investing icon wrote that his conglomerate paid zero income tax in…
We got our daughter a phone at 14. I was tired of being her social coordinator, and she didn’t like getting left out of group plans.
The author, not pictured, didn’t think her daughter was ready to have a cell phone. Because of this, she got stuck being her social coordinator. Several years ago, my husband and I found ourselves facing a big parenting decision: At what age should we get our oldest child, who was 11 at the time, her…
The threat to American homes not enough people are talking about
Hail damage is becoming increasingly common, adding extra strain on homeowners and insurance companies. Almost everything related to hail has gotten bigger over Said Ahmad’s 18 years in the Denver roofing business. Denver is in the most hail-prone swath of the US, which includes Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. “We are getting storms right now every…
I walk a marathon with my busy son every weekend. Here are my lessons from raising successful children and staying close to them in adulthood.
Juliet Stebbings (not pictured) said learning her sons’ interests and being supportive has helped maintain their close relationship as adults. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Juliet Stebbings, the mother of Harry Stebbings, a prominent VC based in London and Charlie Stebbings, the host of “Business of Sport” podcast. The following…
A personal trainer says she reversed her biological age by 4 years to 35. She helps clients live long, healthy lives in 3 simple ways.
Noelle McKenzie is a personal trainer who helps her clients exercise to live longer. A personal trainer who says she reversed her biological age from 39 to 35 shared how she trains her clients to help them live long, healthy lives. Noelle McKenzie, cofounder of Leading Edge Personal Trainers based in New York City, has…
How Hailee Steinfeld spends her 5 to 9 — from turning off her phone to learning to cook
Hailee Steinfeld credits her personal trainer father for her love of fitness and how she balances work and play. And she’s certainly been working hard. The American singer and actor, best-known for her roles in the “Pitch Perfect” franchise and “True Grit,” will this year star alongside Michael B. Jordan in the gritty horror movie…
In my 20s, yo-yo diets and tough workouts made me lean but sad. At 31, I look better than ever and don’t stress about exercising or eating chocolate.
Anjuli Mack competing in a bikini competition in December 2022 and in the body she’s maintained in the years since. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anjuli Mack, a 31-year-old personal trainer based in New Zealand. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I first started lifting weights 13…
