Conscientiousness levels among young adults have fallen substantially since 2014 as people in their twenties and thirties report increased distractibility and carelessness alongside decreased tenacity and commitment-making, according to Financial Times analysis of Understanding America Study data. The personality trait, which research links to longer lifespans, career success, and relationship Read more…
President Trump is set to sign an executive order opening up 401(k) retirements plans to alternative assets, like private equity, real estate, and cryptocurrency. The move has the potential to unlock trillions in new investment for asset managers outside of stocks, bonds, and cash, though critics say it also could Read more…
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has come under fire after admitting that he frequently uses AI tools like ChatGPT for second opinions on political matters. Kristersson, whose Moderate party leads Sweden’s center-right coalition government, said he used tools including ChatGPT and the French service LeChat. His colleagues also used AI Read more…
President Trump and Apple are expected to announce a new $100 billion commitment by Apple to boost manufacturing in the U.S. CBS News: The new investment would increase Apple’s commitment to U.S. manufacturing to $600 billion over the next four years, according to a White House official. And it’s expected Read more…
NBC News reports that in the U.S., many recent graduates looking to enter the labor force are painting a dire picture of their job search. NBC News asked people who recently finished technical school, college or graduate school how their job application process was going, and in more than 100 Read more…
The Chinese government has embarked on an all-out drive to transform the technology from a remote concept to a newfangled reality, with applications on factory floors and in hospitals and government offices… “[E]xperts say Beijing is pursuing an alternative playbook in an attempt to bridge the gap” with America: “aggressively Read more…
Napster’s latest AI pivot is the latest in a series of attempts by various owners to ride its brand cachet during emerging tech waves. In March, it sold for $207 million to Infinite Reality, an immersive digital media and e-commerce company, which also rebranded as Napster last month. Since 2020, Read more…