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Even with a $150 billion valuation, OpenAI is far from a sure bet

OpenAI has become generative AI’s poster child, but the company carries real long-term risks for investors.

OpenAI continues attracting unprecedented levels of funding, but the company’s one-model-to-rule-them-all approach to generative AI comes with its own set of risks.

Chipotle’s new robot can cut, core, and peel an avocado in 26 seconds

Chipotle is rolling out two new robots in California restaurants to help kitchen staff prepare orders faster.

For the first time, Chipotle is bringing two new robots into its restaurant kitchens to help staff prep orders.

Called “cobots” for “collaborative robots,” Chipotle’s new machines automate processes for avocado prep and bowl- and salad-making, but they still need human workers to complete tasks. Chipotle is using them in two California restaurants, the company announced, and they’re part of the company’s wider strategy to use technology to work faster and smarter.

What is World Liberty Financial? Trump’s new crypto exchange launches tonight. Here’s everything we know

The exchange is Trump’s latest play to become the 2024 election’s ‘crypto candidate.’

In 2019, former president Donald Trump tweeted that he was “not a fan of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

Employees voted on the worst workplace jargon. Here’s the number-one phrase that annoys your coworkers

Glassdoor surveyed hundreds of users on their cringiest corporate lingo, and the winner is . . .

The modern workplace is getting harder and harder to navigate. Between mass layoffs, return-to-office mandates, long hours, and the constant barrage of Slack pings and emails, it’s no wonder workers love to hate their jobs.

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew with tech billionaire returns after first private spacewalk

SpaceX considers the brief exercise a starting point to test spacesuit technology for future, longer missions to Mars.

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.

5 great writing tools for busy (and easily distracted) people

These apps and programs can help with writer’s block, complex book projects, and more.

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FBI: Trump was the subject of apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course

The suspect was taken into custody after fleeing the scene. Tump emails supporters that he is ‘safe and well.’

The man who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into former president Donald Trump’s golf club and was arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told the Associated Press.

How to watch the 2024 Emmy Awards live online, on TV, or on a phone, including free options

Television’s biggest night will mostly boil down to a battle between Disney and Netflix. Here’s how and when to see it live.

Hollywood is celebrating television’s biggest night on Sunday, September 15, with the 76th Emmy Awards, which recognizes the best and brightest talent on the small screen.

The housing market is strained. Could repurposing federal land be the answer?

Repurposing federal land isn’t unheard of—from 1990 to 2018, the total amount of federal land decreased by 5%.

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It’s time to embrace the career pivot

Switching jobs—as well as changing industries—can be scary. But both are a natural part of many peoples’ career trajectories, and might offer you the refresh you need.

Contributor Judith Humphrey has had a number of jobs over the course of her professional life. After studying music in school, she taught English in Toronto before pivoting to the business world. There she crafted speeches for executives—first at major companies, and later at her own leadership communications firm.