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May
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Over half of Gen Z and millennials are living paycheck to paycheck — and college is one of the first things they're cutting from their budgets

Millennials and Gen Z are cutting college from their budgets. FotoDuets/Getty Images A new Deloitte survey found that a third of Gen Z and millennials chose to skip higher education.The key reasons come down to cost and preference for careers that don't require degrees.It comes as over half of Gen Z and millennials are living paycheck to paycheck, ...

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Blue-collar jobs are booming. White-collar jobs, not so much.

Across America, it's getting hot under the blue collar. Erdinhasdemir/Getty Images, Choness/Getty Images, Abanti Chowdhury/BI Alyssa DeOliveira followed a well-worn path: go to college, get a degree, find a white-collar job. Her mother always told her she'd grow up to be a doctor, lawyer, or politician, so she tried nursing and accounting before se...

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These are the 13 mental health startups that could IPO, make acquisitions, or get bought this year, according to analysts

Russell Glass, CEO of Headspace Health. Headspace The mental health market is due for more deals as startups contend with a tight funding environment.Some startups appear to be preparing to go public, while others may be clamoring for a buyout.Analysts predict these startups could get bought, make acquisitions, or IPO in the next year. This year co...

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May
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Critical Role returns to its fast and loose livestream roots to promote its Hasbro-killer board game empire

The cast of Critical Role Critical Role Critical Role started off as a Twitch livestream, but it now mostly rolls out pre-recorded episodes.The crew returned to its chaotic roots to promote Daggerheart, a new game it created in-house.Daggerheart is positioned to be an answer to Hasbro's D&D — the game that CR became famous for playing. For a crew t...

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May
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Rapper swag Zuck has gone too far

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrated his 40th birthday on May 14, 2024. @zuck via Instagram Silicon Valley, it's time you noticed how one of your boys is looking more and more like a Rap God.Mark Zuckerberg showed up to his 40th birthday bash in what looked like an Eminem-inspired outfit.The billionaire has been wearing similar rapper-st...

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May
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I'm ashamed of taking weight-loss drugs. It took me years to love my body, and now I worry what other people will think.

Krista Atkinson is taking weight-loss medication and worries what people will think. Courtesy Krista Atkinson My relationship with my body and weight loss has been a rollercoaster.It took a long time to learn to love my body, and I finally got there. But I'm now in a medical weight loss program, and I worry what other people will think.  If you'd t...

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May
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It was their job to make sure humans are safe from OpenAI's superintelligence. They just quit.

The Superalignment team at OpenAI is now without both of its chiefs, machine learning researcher Jan Leike and cofounder Ilya Sutskever. NurPhoto/Getty Images Machine learning researcher Jan Leike and scientist Ilya Sutskever just resigned from OpenAI.Their team's job, essentially, was to make sure humans are safe from OpenAI's superintelligence.Th...

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Russia's defense ministry is now helmed by an economist, showing Putin's 'nerds' are performing better than his 'jocks': analyst

Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic officials are outshining those in his military, wrote an analyst.Russia's economy appears resilient three years into its war with Ukraine.In contrast, Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war of attrition when Putin had expected ...

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Ukrainian officials want the green light to strike targets in Russia with US weapons, saying they couldn't do anything about enemy troops massing nearby: report

M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine. Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Ukrainian officials say the ban on US weapons firing into Russia is exposing them to attack.Russia invaded Kharkiv this past weekend, weeks after Ukraine said it was massing troops on the border.Parliament offi...

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May
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Another top OpenAI exec just announced he's out, hours after Ilya Sutskever said he's leaving the company

OpenAI released the latest version of its GPT tool NurPhoto Jan Leike, the co-lead of OpenAI's superalignment group, announced his resignation on Tuesday.Leike's exit follows the departure of Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist.Their departures come amid a series of high-profile exits from OpenAI's safety team in recent months. Ope...

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May
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Google's shiny new AI gave the wrong information in a promo video — again

Google CEO Sundar Pichai presents Google's Gemini. Google Google's Gemini in Search demo video, released Tuesday, made a factual error.Gemini suggested opening a film camera without a dark room, which would ruin the photos.Google's demo videos have made such mistakes in the past too. In two back-to-back days of big launches, OpenAI and Google showe...

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Nvidia gave CEO Jensen Huang a 60% pay hike to $34 million last year

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia. Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a $34.2 million compensation package in fiscal 2024.Huang's pay rose 60% from 2023, driven by Nvidia's stock surge amid demand for the company's AI chips.Nvidia's stock has tripled in a year, making it the third-most valuable company globally. Nvidia CEO Jensen H...

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A massive billboard fell onto a petrol station and killed at least 14 people during a freak storm

An aerial view shows a fallen billboard on a fuel station following a wind and dust storm in Mumbai, India, May 13, 2024. Prashant Waydande/Reuters Heavy winds blew down a billboard in Mumbai on Monday, crushing a petrol station and killing 14.Dozens of people were trapped for hours under the debris, with 75 people injured, authorities said.Authori...

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May
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Apple looks kind of ridiculous right now

Apple CEO Tim Cook must lead the company through the AI arms race. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple will have to swing big at its developer conference if it wants to be seen as serious in AI.While Google and OpenAI revealed impressive AI assistants this month, Apple rolled out new iPads.All eyes will be on Apple in June at its WWDC, according to ...

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The IMF's chief is sounding the alarm, says the AI revolution is striking the job market 'like a tsunami'

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Alex Wong via Getty Images IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says AI will hit the job market "like a tsunami.""We have very little time to get people ready for it, businesses ready for it," she said on Monday.In January, Georgieva predicted that AI will affect roughly 40% of jobs worldwide.  The AI revolutio...

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May
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Google I/O 2024: the top news and announcements

If you missed Google I/O 2024, the search giant's annual developer event, don't worry: we've got you covered.Read More

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May
15

Guild of Guardians debuts as Web3 hybrid mobile RPG on app stores

Immutable Games is launching its mobile role-playing game Guild of Guardians on Google Play and the Apple App Store today.Read More

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May
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Win the world’s fastest DeLorean in Google’s Gemini API developer contest

To participate in the contest to win the DeLorean, entrants need to build an app using the Gemini API, record a demo video about the app and publish and submit it to the competition. Read More

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May
14

OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever announces departure

An abrupt and sudden announcement that is in many ways, poorly timed, coming on the heels of OpenAI's announcement.Read More

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May
14

Stumble Guys launches on PlayStation with cross-progression

Stumble Guys launches on PlayStation with cross-progression, allowing users to play with friends on mobile, PC and Xbox.Read More

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