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[ad_1] OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.” The company recently launched the much-anticipated GPT-5 in a process that CEO Sam Altman admitted was “a little more bumpy than we’d hoped for,” with some users complaining that they preferred the previous model, GPT-4o. OpenAI is trying to address some of those complaints with this update, with changes that it says are “subtle” but will make GPT-5 “more approachable now.” “You’ll notice small, genuine touches like ‘Good question’ or ‘Great start,’ not flattery,” the company wrote in a social media post. “Internal tests…

[ad_1] When Figma went public at the end of July, it marked a revival in the tech IPO market after a three-year lull.But Terrence Rohan, an early investor in Figma and its first board director, saw the company’s potential well before its blockbuster debut.”I think you could have very easily written an MBA-style case study on why Figma wouldn’t work,” he told Business Insider. The market seemed too small, the competition too intense, and the margins unworkable, Rohan said. There were many reasons to doubt its success.Rohan, however, said he saw potential in its founders, Dylan Field and Evan Wallace.”Dylan…

[ad_1] While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.” “Internally, this was not controversial,” von Ahn told The New York Times. “Externally, as a publicly traded company some people assume that it’s just for profit. Or that we’re trying to lay off humans. And that was not the intent at all.” On the contrary, von Ahn said the company has “never laid off any full-time employees” and has no intention of…

[ad_1] Elon Musk has made his feelings about the state of Delaware clear.”Companies should get the hell out of Delaware,” Musk wrote last August on X.Although Delaware’s Secretary of State told Business Insider its role as the “corporate capital of the world” is not under threat, states like Wyoming, Texas, and Florida — and especially Nevada — have emerged as popular alternatives.Musk’s unhappiness with Delaware began in 2024 after a judge for the state’s Court of Chancery denied his multi-billion-dollar pay package. In response, Musk attacked the court on X and advised others to avoid incorporating in Delaware. The billionaire…

[ad_1] A softer-than-expected July inflation report has improved investor sentiment and revived hopes for a rate cut. Traders await more economic data to gain further insights about the state of the U.S. economy.Looking beyond macro uncertainties and tariff pressures, it is always a good idea for investors to search for stocks that have strong long-term growth potential and enhance their portfolio returns. To this end, recommendations from top Wall Street analysts can help pick attractive stocks, as these experts perform an in-depth analysis of a company’s financials and growth prospects.Here are three stocks favored by the Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks,…

[ad_1] Even as Amazon expands further into same-day grocery delivery, analysts still see room for DoorDash and Instacart to compete. Amazon announced Wednesday that it will expand its same-day delivery of perishable items like meat and dairy to more than 1,000 cities, with plans to reach at least 2,300 locations by year-end. The news put pressure on DoorDash and Instacart, which saw their stocks tumble 4% and 14%, respectively, over the past week. Shares of Walmart, which also provides same-day grocery delivery, lost more than 3% over the same period. But Bernstein analyst Zhihan Ma said the sell-off for Instacart…

[ad_1] During the pandemic, Southern housing markets — especially Florida’s — boomed as record numbers of people moved to the region for its lower cost of living and relatively affordable homes. However, Bankrate’s 2025 Housing Heat Index shows that the trend is now reversing.Jeff Ostrowski, Bankrate’s housing market analyst, told Business Insider that the Sun Belt has lost its edge as buyer demand fades and home sellers slash prices.”During the pandemic, Northeasterners were fleeing for the Sun Belt, but that trend has slowed and even reversed,” Ostrowski said, adding that in the North, “there’s just not a lot of inventory,…

[ad_1] We’re at the tail-end of the earnings season, but there are some major retailers still left to report this week. Walmart , Home Depot and Target are among the companies slated to post quarterly results. The reports will give investors a look at the state of the U.S. consumer. Overall, it’s been a strong earnings season. FactSet data shows that, of the more than 460 S & P 500 names that have reported thus far, 82% have beaten bottom-line expectations. Take a look at CNBC Pro’s breakdown of what to expect in this week’s key reports. All times are…

[ad_1] John Krafcik, the man who led Waymo’s path from a research project to a commercial autonomous ride-hailing business, is skeptical about Tesla’s Robotaxi.Business Insider sought the former Waymo CEO’s thoughts on Tesla’s Robotaxi Bay Area launch. Krafcik led Waymo from 2015 to 2021. He now sits on the board for Rivian, a Tesla rival in the electric vehicle space.”If they were striving to re-create today’s Bay Area Uber experience,” he told Business Insider over email, “looks like they’ve absolutely nailed it.”Tesla rolled out a ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area in July, about a month after it…

[ad_1] Welcome back to our Sunday edition, where we round up some of our top stories and take you inside our newsroom. Multi-thousand-dollar tabs. Endless emails. A three-figure chicken tender tower. Staff from The Surf Lodge, a popular Hamptons hot spot among young Wall Streeters, spoke to Business Insider about what it’s like to work there — and what it’s like to tell some powerful people “no.”On the agenda today:But first: White-collar workers are “quiet cracking.”If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider’s app here.This week’s dispatchForget quiet quitting “Quiet cracking” is a growing threat to…