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4 lessons boxing can teach workers about how to get ahead

  By Christina Gnozzo January 13, 2024 Sports make up a tremendous part of the American psyche. According to the Aspen Institute’s State of Play 2023 report, 51% of U.S. children participate in youth sports. And nearly 160 million Americans watched live sports at least once per month last year. Inarguably, sports—whether played or followed—have … Continue reading 4 lessons boxing can teach workers about how to get ahead

What the world’s most impressive feats of gaming can teach nongamers about achievement

  By The Conversation January 12, 2024 After 13-year-old Willis Gibson became the first human to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris, he dedicated his special win to his father, who died in December 2023. The Oklahoma teen beat the game by defeating level after level until he reached the “kill screen”—that is, the … Continue reading What the world’s most impressive feats of gaming can teach nongamers about achievement

What top IP lawyers say about the New York Times’s copyright case against OpenAI

  By Mark Sullivan January 09, 2024 AI is transitioning from a 2023 electrified by ChatGPT to a 2024 when the tech industry and the Fortune 500 will try to make new “transformer” based language models perform meaningful work and create real value. But that transition could be seriously slowed because of the way AI … Continue reading What top IP lawyers say about the New York Times’s copyright case against OpenAI

The industry talking the most about AI jobs is not tech, according to LinkedIn

  By Sarah Bregel November 27, 2023 How people feel about AI may still be a mixed bag, but there is certainly no shortage of chatter about the technology, especially among employers and job-seekers. On LinkedIn, conversations about AI have increased by 70% over the past year, according to a newly released report from the … Continue reading The industry talking the most about AI jobs is not tech, according to LinkedIn

Forget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead

  By Kathleen Davis November 27, 2023 I often think about the Maggie Smith line in Downton Abbey “What is a weekend?” Being a Countess, she didn’t know what a weekend was because she had no workweek. But there was a time in the not so distant past when working Americans also had never heard … Continue reading Forget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead

EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma

Together Figma and Adobe currently control 72% of the market for collaborative design and prototyping software. Constantine von Hoffman on November 20, 2023 Adobe’s $ 20 billion bid for cloud-based product design platform Figma is being hit with an antitrust complaint by E.U. regulators. An in-depth investigation by the European Commission came to the preliminary … Continue reading EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma

Why the best Christmas ad so far isn’t really about Christmas

By Jeff Beer November 19, 2023 I know that most Americans don’t know what JD Sports is, but the major British sports retailer—think a mix between Foot Locker and Dick’s Sporting Goods—just released a Christmas ad that showcases the creativity that this time of year brings out in brands and creative shops. And that’s why … Continue reading Why the best Christmas ad so far isn’t really about Christmas

Who is OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, and what does he think about the future of AI and ChatGPT?

  By Jessica Bursztynsky November 18, 2023 OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman was fired on Friday from his role as leader of the artificial intelligence company. After an attempt by investors over the weekend to get Altman rehired failed, OpenAI’s biggest investor, Microsoft, announced that it had hired him to lead a new AI research division. … Continue reading Who is OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, and what does he think about the future of AI and ChatGPT?

6 things to know about Mira Murati, OpenAI’s new interim CEO

By Chris Morris November 17, 2023 ChatGPT and Dall-E might get the lion’s share of the spotlight, but Mira Murati may be the real star of OpenAI. Murati the chief technology officer at OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT—the most advanced AI chatbot ever to be deployed to a mass audience—and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company … Continue reading 6 things to know about Mira Murati, OpenAI’s new interim CEO