At-Bay appoints Scott Carmilani and David Lockton to its Board of Directors
At-Bay announced the appointment of insurance industry veterans Scott Carmilani and David Lockton to its Board of Directors. With nearly six decades of experience between them, Carmilani and Lockton bring a strong track record of innovation and insur.....»»
Human bird flu cases tick up; second Colorado poultry farm reports spread
Seven cases have been reported in Colorado this month, bringing the total to 11. Enlarge (credit: Getty | David Paul Morris) A second Colorado poultry farm has reported a case of bird flu in a worker, marking the state'.....»»
VinFast forms U.S. dealer advisory board as it seeks to grow from 25 stores
VinFast formed a U.S. dealer council for its 25 stores and the new advisory board met with VinFast leadership July 17 in Los Angeles......»»
David Hill, pioneer of GM"s overseas operations, dies at 97
David Hill, a raconteur with extraordinary international tales, served many roles during a decadeslong career at GM......»»
Study shows how narcissistic CEOs influence boards of directors to take more risk
Narcissistic CEOs who also serve as chairs of the board are adept at controlling how their boards of directors focus their attention, giving the CEO the ability to get their way. A new study published in the Strategic Management Journal has found tha.....»»
Prime Day board game deals: All the classics are on sale!
We've picked out all the best Prime Day board game deals going on right now and taken a look at how to pick the right one for you......»»
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism
Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so. Enlarge / Kevin Scott, CTO and EVP of AI at Microsoft speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Nigue.....»»
Robert Bollinger hands CEO reins of his EV maker to GM vet James Taylor
With production of the company's first commercial EV month away, Bollinger Motors appoints a new CEO......»»
Real-life "stillsuit": Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water
Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as—unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station (ISS)—the water.....»»
Strengthening cybersecurity preparedness with defense in depth
In this Help Net Security interview, Chaim Mazal, Chief Security Officer at Gigamon, discusses cybersecurity preparedness measures for businesses, the impact of international inconsistencies on global operations, and the board’s role in cyberse.....»»
Apple and Microsoft take a step back from OpenAI
Barely a week after news broke that Apple's Phil Schiller would join the OpenAI board in a non-voting observer role, the two companies are nixing that plan......»»
Eight days later, Phil Schiller won’t join the OpenAI board after all
Just eight days after it was revealed that Apple Fellow Phil Schiller would join the OpenAI board as an observer, it’s now being reported that this won’t happen. Instead, OpenAI will simply commit to regular meetings with Schiller and other pa.....»»
Apple probably isn"t taking a seat on OpenAI"s board after all
Microsoft has resigned its observer seat on ChatGPT maker OpenAI's board, and Apple is expected to pull out too, despite incorporating the AI technology in Apple Intelligence.Apple will no longer receive a board observer role at ChatGPT maker OpenAIA.....»»
OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI / Microsoft) Microsoft has withdrawn from its non-voting observer role on OpenAI's boar.....»»
OpenAI board shakeup: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI / Microsoft) Microsoft has withdrawn from its non-voting observer role on OpenAI's boar.....»»
Feds who forced Ukrainian investor to sell rocket company backtrack years later
"I hope you now are happy. History will judge all of you guys." Enlarge / Firefly Aerospace's board of directors in the late 2010s: Tom Markusic, Max Polyakov, and Mark Watt. (credit: Firefly) A long, messy affair betwe.....»»
Nissan shuffles U.S. sales and marketing leadership
Scott Shirley, vice president of marketing operations for Nissan U.S., will retire at the end of the year......»»
It’s another bloody power struggle for Rome’s future in Gladiator II trailer
"What is the dream of Rome if our people are not free?" Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal star in director Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel, Gladiator II. Ridley Scott's epic 2000 historical drama Gladiator was a blockbuster hit that h.....»»
Gladiator II trailer: Paul Mescal is out for blood in Ridley Scott’s epic sequel
Paul Mescal fights for his life inside the arena in the action-packed trailer for Gladiator II, Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel to Gladiator......»»
3 great British TV crime shows you need to watch in July 2024
July is the right time to watch these three great British TV crime shows, which include mysteries starring Kit Harrington, David Tennant, and more......»»
Scientists develop new technique for bespoke optical tweezers
Scientists have developed a new way to trap small particles with light. Building on the Nobel Prize winning technique of optical tweezers (Arthur Ashkin, 2018), a team of physicists, led by Dr. David Phillips at the University of Exeter, has advanced.....»»