Stop asking my kids what their plans are for college. It’s the question they hate the most.
The author, second from left, has a few college-age kids. As a mom of four teens and young adults, I’ve been in many situations where I’ve had to make awkward conversations with their friends or other teenagers. My fallback question was always the same with teens I didn’t know well: “So…what are you going to…
Ellen DeGeneres admits she was an ‘immature boss’ after talk-show controversy led to her fall from grace
Ellen DeGeneres for her special, “For Your Approval.” Ellen DeGeneres took the stage for what she says is her final comedy special in “Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval,” an hour-long Netflix special that dives into the comedian’s fall from grace. “For Your Approval” hit Netflix on Tuesday, over four years after backlash against DeGeneres hit…
Putin is intensifying nuclear threats as the West wavers over Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a security council meeting in Moscow in September 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin is stepping up his nuclear threats against the West, as the US and its allies waver over allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons they’ve supplied on targets in Russia. Putin, in a National Security Council meeting Wednesday,…
Publishers fear Snapchat revenue is the next Big Tech gravy train coming to a halt
It could be the end of an era for publishers on Snapchat. Snap unveiled its plans for a new design for its app earlier this month that will merge all of its media content into a TikTok-like feed. But the news wasn’t greeted warmly in some corners of media, as it raised concerns that Snapchat…
Russia’s economy is signaling a fate worse than recession
As Russia’s GDP and inflation figures move in the wrong direction, the worst-case scenario for any economy looms large over Moscow. “There are signs of cooling domestic demand. However, there is no reduction in inflationary pressure,” Russia’s central bank said in a summary of its latest policy meeting, translated by Bloomberg. The unfortunate pairing, more…
From passion to profit: OpenAI’s latest shakeup shows the AI race is about who has the deepest pockets
Sam Altman is CEO of OpenAI. OpenAI is open to some changes. The world’s most high-profile startup is reportedly looking to restructure itself into a for-profit benefit corporation, ending control of the company by its non-profit board. The process would also include giving equity to CEO Sam Altman, who currently holds no stake in the…
This chart shows one potential advantage AWS’s AI chips have over Microsoft and Google
Big tech cloud providers have been investing in their own homegrown AI chips lately, in hopes of replicating Nvidia’s success. Amazon Web Services have worked on Trainium and Inferentia processors for several years, while Google unveiled its sixth generation TPU line of AI chips this year. Microsoft also introduced its first in-house AI accelerator, Maia,…
Elon Musk seemed to diss Sam Altman over OpenAI’s high-profile exits, comparing him to a notoriously cunning ‘Game of Thrones’ character
Elon Musk appeared to take aim at Sam Altman after the departure of one of OpenAI’s most-prominent executives. Elon Musk seems to be throwing shade at Sam Altman. The billionaire compared the OpenAI chief to a character from the hit TV show “Game of Thrones.” In an X post on Wednesday night, he wrote, “Sam…
I’ve built a career in ethical hacking. Online scams are getting much, much worse — and AI isn’t helping.
Laura Kankaala, head of threat at a Finnish cybersecurity firm, has been working in the industry for 10 years. I’ve always found hacking fascinating. Shadowy people who take advantage of weaknesses in technology. It had a mystique. I liked the idea of doing the same thing, but without the criminal intent: finding those problems and…
