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The rapid rise of powerful artificial intelligence tools is dividing experts into two camps. Some believe AI will replace many white-collar jobs, while others see it mainly as a productivity tool that enhances human work. Hedge fund manager Michael Burry is apparently joining the latter. Burry...

Artificial intelligence coding tools are gaining traction in software development despite warnings from Minecraft creator Markus Persson. "Reminder that using AI to write code is an incredibly bad idea still, and anyone advocating for it is either incompetent or evil," he wrote on X in late January...

If you are reading this, you have probably spent some time over the past few weeks freaking out over headlines saying AI will wipe out white-collar jobs in just a few years. But entrepreneur Mark Cuban says AI is actually a big opportunity for young people to make serious money. Most people fail to...

Elon Musk will debate artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and space travel. Diet Coke is not one of the debates. In 2023 Elon Musk reacted on X to a post highlighting Warren Buffett's concentrated holdings inside Berkshire Hathaway, including a sizable stake in the Coca-Cola Company. As...

Billionaire and investor Mark Cuban says nothing motivates him more than taking on the U.S. healthcare system. “I’m in a very unique situation,” he said in a recent PBS interview. “My next dollar’s not going to change my life and there’s nothing more that gets me...

Open social media today and you see doom and gloom everywhere — AI is about to wipe out every job, and there's little hope left for human workers. But billionaire Ken Griffin says much of that panic is just a narrative to justify raising the billions needed to keep the expensive, cash-burning AI...

Over the weekend, X introduced an experimental feature that lets users filter their timeline by topic. "If you'd like to see less politics or crypto, just select all except those ones," Elon Musk said, describing the new tool.  Users can choose categories such as Politics, Sports, Business,...

Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber reacted to reported layoffs at Riot Games recently, posting on X, “Bad time for computer programmers.” He added, “Pull your kids from coding class… Like learning Latin at this point. Put your kids on Claud/chat...

In today’s economy, it seems some people are pulling ahead while others are falling behind, a split often described as a K-shaped economy. Asset owners see wealth rise, while wage earners struggle to keep up with higher costs, widening the gap within the middle class. A recent discussion in...

If your dog barks during a Zoom interview, you might survive. If your WiFi barks, you might not. That's the message from "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary, who warned job seekers in an Instagram clip that a glitchy internet connection can instantly sink their chances. In the caption accompanying...

Markets recently cheered January's jobs report, which showed stronger-than-expected hiring and a lower unemployment rate. But some analysts believe the report highlights a worrying trend that shouldn’t be ignored. Most of January's job gains came from healthcare services, while other key...

As artificial intelligence advances rapidly, concerns that it could replace white-collar jobs are growing louder. Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi warned in a post on X last month that the U.S. labor market is on shaky ground. He said the impact of AI on jobs is approaching and could...

A significant number of Gen Z workers are bringing their parents into the hiring process, and investor Kevin O'Leary of “Shark Tank” fame isn't having it. “Do you want me to hire your mother or you?” he said on Fox Business recently about what his reaction would be. He added...

Anthropic's latest Claude model assigned itself a 15% – 20% probability of being conscious during internal testing. Claude is the company's large language model that generates text in response to prompts. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently discussed the issue on The New York Times' "Interesting...

A metal fabrication shop owner decided to run a simple but uncomfortable experiment: Could their business survive without them for five days? They had been running the shop for more than a decade. Good crew. Solid supervisor. Repeat customers. They figured things were “pretty dialed in....