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WorkWorkWhat Can Stop the Cycle of Escalation in Ukraine? - The New Yorker (No paywall)On November 17th, the Biden Administration announced that it would allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-supplied long-range missiles at targets inside Russia. For months, Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials had been pushing for such a change, arguing that Ukraine could use the Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, along with British Storm Shadows and French Scalp missiles, to hit Russian airbases, munitions stockpiles, and command centers. But, for much of the year, the White House had remained unconvinced: Russia had already moved many potential targets out of range, and the U.S. military has limited stocks of such missiles. In September, a Biden Administration official told me, They dont have the shot volume to sustain a long-range strike campaign inside Russia. Around that period, the Times reported on a U.S. intelligence assessment that plays down the effect that the long-range missiles will have on the course of the conflict.
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WorkTrain Your Brain to Work Creatively with Gen AI - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)When most people prompt generative AI, they do so within the paradigm of how they think about what could or should come next. For example, when searching Google, users may ask a question, search for the best Thai restaurant near me, or insert specific criteria based on filtered output, such as best downhill mountain bike for intermediate riders. That approach is often carried into prompting. The results build on a linear path of thinking, research, and decision-making based upon the world as we know it. However, where AI starts to come alive is when you create something unique something that wouldnt have been achieved without a human and machine collaboration. This requires challenging your own conventions around how you think GenAI should work, and also the outcomes you think are expected or possible. This article offers 12 exercises to help you expand the way you think about prompting GenAI. Leaders who foster these mindshifts within their teams will find themselves cultivating a culture where the impossible becomes a daily challenge and achievement. WorkInterest Rate Debate Continues on December Cut - Inc (No paywall)FederalReserveofficials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group agreed this was a moment to avoid giving much concrete guidance about how U.S. monetary policy is likely to evolve in the weeks ahead.
WorkInside Elon Musks quest to beat OpenAI at its own game - WSJ (No paywall) Musk started xAI last summer in an effort to play catch-up with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he co-founded and left in 2018 after a power struggle. He poached talent from across the industry. He pushed contractors to build a massive new data center in a matter of months, a nearly unheard of timeframe for a project of that size. Now he is promising the facility in Memphis, Tenn. will help xAI deliver the worlds most powerful AI by every metric" by December. Work
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WorkWorkEurope Is Already Reaching for Its Checkbook European leaders see Donald Trumps return to the White House as a spur to the continents independence amid the potential weakening of a partnership that has shaped the world for most of the last century. We cant depend on U.S. voters every four years for our security, Benjamin Haddad, Frances Minister Delegate for European Affairs, tells TIME. Trump will defend U.S. interestsits normal. Its now time to wake up and defend ours.
WorkWorkHow To Spend Money To Improve Your Life (Lessons From The Ultra Rich)Money doesn't solve all your problems. But it solves your money problems. A single liquidity event or consistent payments from a business or investments can elevate your life as long as you make the right calls on how to spend the cash. You have options. It's a good problem to have. WorkWorkWorkWorkSpain to force 'big brother' security checks on touristsDraconian new rules that demand Spanish hotels gather data on tourists' family relationships, bank cards and addresses, and pass it to security forces, will come into force on Monday. Hotels in Spain currently ask guests for their ID card or passport details. WorkThis Unhackable Crypto Wallet Is Thriving With BitcoinCrypto is back, bigger and bolder than ever. Bitcoin is on the cusp of $100,000, meme coins are mushrooming at breakneck speed, and a new wave of traders is flooding the market. But the surge in interest has also renewed an age-old problem: the constant threat of hacks. WorkWorkNo, Microsoft isn't using your Office docs to train its AIMicrosoft says it isn't using customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models. The clarification addresses reports circulating online in the last few weeks claiming Microsoft required Word and Excel users to opt out of training the company's AI systems. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkNorth Korean casualties in Storm Shadow strike on Kursk, says KyivKeep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world. Stay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting, expert commentary and analysis you can trust. Find the plan that suits you best. WorkShould You Still Learn to Code in an A.I. World?He was 36, a father of two, and felt time was running out to find a career that would offer higher pay and more stability. "I've always been doing jobs that require physical labor," he remembers thinking. "What if I start using my brain for once?" An Army veteran, Mr. WorkTo Become A General Manager Tomorrow, Build These 3 Skills TodayAsk any C-suite executive, and they'll say that one of their most important jobs as a leader is developing people. And, more specifically, developing future general managers: the people who will lead the business tomorrow. Unfortunately, reality often falls far short of aspirations. WorkElon Musk is straining Nvidia's supply of AI chipsxAI’s supercomputer will be used to train the next generation of xAI’s large language model (LLM), Grok, which is meant to rival OpenAI’s GPT-4. In May, the AI startup raised $6 billion from heavyweight investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. The Series B funding round pushed xAI to a $24 billion valuation. Earlier this month, it was reported that xAI is set to raise another $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation. WorkWorkWorkWorkHow AI can help stop illegal crossings along the borderArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being deployed along the United States border with Mexico, in the hope that the technology will help spot human traffickers, drug smugglers and migrants in distress in the gaps between Border Patrol stations. WorkAmerica is incredibly polarized. Its bad for our health.Our mission could not be more clear and more necessary: We have a duty to explain what just happened, and why, and what it means for you. We need clear-eyed journalism that helps you understand what really matters. Reporting that brings clarity in increasingly chaotic times. Reporting that is driven by truth, not by what people in power want you to believe. WorkU.S. Border Agents Seize 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars “This is really emotional and personal for us,” Beth Heidt, chief marketing officer at Gibson, said at a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday. She said that generations of American families “have dedicated their entire lives to hand-crafting Gibson instruments.” WorkTrump Picks Keith Kellogg to Be Envoy to Ukraine and Russia The United States “would continue to arm Ukraine and strengthen its defenses to ensure Russia will make no further advances and will not attack again after a cease-fire or peace agreement,” Mr. Kellogg wrote with Fred Fleitz for the America First Policy Institute. “Future American military aid, however, will require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia,” they added. WorkChina Has a New Playbook to Counter Trump: 'Supply Chain Warfare' From the campaign trail to his cabinet appointments, Mr. Trump has made it clear that he believes a confrontation with China over trade and technology is inevitable. In the first Trump administration, the Chinese government took mostly symbolic and equivalent measures after U.S. tariffs and trade restrictions. This time, China is poised to escalate its responses, experts say, and could aim aggressive and targeted countermeasures at American companies. WorkWorkWork3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap Hostage diplomacy has risen in recent years, as tensions between the United States and both China and Russia have grown. Those two superpowers increasingly see detaining U.S. citizens as a way to get back spies, arms dealers and others. The American government has warned U.S. citizens to reconsider travel to those countries or to be alert there. WorkWorkWorkWorkChina releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swapHarrison Li, the son of Kai Li, said at the hearing in September that the fact that there would be a new US president in January created a sense of urgency for Americans detained in China, because of the time it would take to reopen negotiating channels in the new administration. “The next few months before President Biden leaves office are thus a critical window for getting my dad home,” Li said. WorkWorkWorkThousands return to southern Lebanon amid uneasy ceasefireAnnouncing the Lebanon ceasefire on Tuesday night, the US president, Joe Biden, said his administration would now push to renew ceasefire talks in Gaza, but the delinking of the two fronts is likely to strengthen Israel’s hand in the Palestinian territory. 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