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Open your virtual A-eyes. A new study testing ChatGPT’s artificially intelligent image creator showed an aggressive tilt toward men over women when asked to depict business people and chief executive officers, according to finance company Finder. Using DALL-E the generative AI, prompt-based photo creator integrated into ChatGPT from parent company OpenAI 99 out of 100
An American venture capitalist says now is the time to bet big on Israel despite the country facing a multi-front war against Iran-backed terrorists in Gaza and Lebanon. Aaron Kaplowitz, who founded 1948 Ventures only days after the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, invests in Israeli early-stage dual-use companies, firms that create technologies with
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an international lawyer and founder of España Mejor, a non-partisan organisation to counteract political disengagement and polarisation Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, startled the nation last Wednesday when he said he
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk met senior Chinese trade officials in Beijing on Sunday as the Tesla chief faces questions over slowing sales growth for his electric vehicles and data security concerns in the world’s biggest car market.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Topsy-turvy US economic data released this week left markets in a pickle, but still just outside the danger zone.  Official figures revealed on Thursday that the US economy was not necessarily streaking ahead of the
Goldman Sachs shareholders on Wednesday voted against proposals to divide the CEO and chairman roles held by David Solomon — bucking pressure from two influential proxy advisers to bolster corporate governance. But shareholders brushed off the concerns of Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis during Goldman’s annual meeting, which was held in Salt Lake City
Mark Zuckerberg received the lowest salary of all of Meta’s staff in 2023, with his measly $1 salary — though the Big Tech chief raked in a staggering $24.4 million in “other compensation.” According to a proxy filing statement, the lion’s share of this “other compensation” covered Zuckerberg’s security costs. Though the Securities and Exchange
Alphabetannounced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a $70 billion stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16% after the bell. The Google parent is returning capital while spending billions of dollars on data centers to catch up with rivals on generative artificial intelligence. The dividend will be 20 cents per share. Just three
Facing one of the worst stock slumps in Tesla’s 14-year history, Elon Musk was under pressure this week to deliver a reassuring message to investors about its next generation of electric vehicles and a persuasive vision for an AI-driven, automated future. Instead, what the chief executive offered — alongside even worse than expected first-quarter profits