Author: Daniel snow

[ad_1] OpenAI Co-Founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks at Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday criticized a lawsuit filed by hardware startup Iyo, which accused his company of trademark infringement.Altman said, in response to the suit, that Iyo CEO Jason Rugolo had been “quite persistent in his efforts” to get OpenAI to buy or invest in his company. In a post on X, Altman wrote that Rugolo is now suing OpenAI over the name in a case he described as “silly, disappointing and wrong.”The…

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[ad_1] Crypto prices, including bitcoin, rose on Tuesday after President Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.By midday Tuesday, bitcoin had passed the $105,000 level, ether jumped back above the $2,400 mark, and XRP climbed to $219. The risk-on action in the markets, which also saw stocks rally on the Mideast de-escalation, wasn’t the only source of momentum, as Republican senators unveiled a major bill to set the rules of the road for crypto. Specifically, the legislation would define when crypto is a commodity or a security, allow crypto exchanges to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and reduce…

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[ad_1] A FedEx truck on Cyber Monday in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFedEx reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue Tuesday as the company announced it had achieved its $4 billion cost-cutting goal and will aim to trim another $1 billion in its upcoming fiscal year.The company achieved its “structural cost reduction target, in the face of ongoing headwinds,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a media release.”Looking ahead, I’m confident that our transformation initiatives, which are focused on integrating our networks and further reducing our cost-to-serve, will create meaningful long-term…

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[ad_1] People in their 20s — specifically new graduates and early career professionals — need to cultivate one particular skill if they want to be confident and memorable at work, according to a communication expert.They have to learn to speak slower, says author and communication consultant Bill McGowan, who has studied the subject for more than 20 years — working as a public speaking coach for celebrities, CEOs and politicians including Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.When you talk too quickly, other people may think you’re unsure of yourself, and your message becomes difficult to understand, McGowan says.”Slow down. Filler language is…

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