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[ad_1] Joe Biden told a group of human-resources professionals Wednesday that the president of the U.S. is in a sense the nation’s chief people officer before passing on leadership lessons he gleaned throughout his decades-long career in Washington.Speaking in San Diego to members of the Society for Human Resource Management at the trade group’s annual conference, the former commander-in-chief emphasized the importance for leaders to treat all employees with respect.’Leadership is all about getting personal'”A job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity,” Biden said, referring to a lesson he received early in life from…

[ad_1] With the stock market near record highs, investors may be itching to go all in — but the last thing they should be is reactionary, according to financial advisors. Stocks moved higher on Wednesday, with the S & P 500 hitting a new intra-day high. On Monday, both the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at record levels. Despite the volatility that hit the market this year, the three major averages all ended the second quarter on Monday with solid gains. Growth stocks have outperformed value stocks so far this year, with the iShares S & P…

[ad_1] Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s AI research organization DeepMind, appeared to suggest Tuesday evening that Veo 3, Google’s latest video-generating model, could potentially be used for video games.  In response to a post on X beseeching Google to “Let me play a video game of my veo 3 videos already,” and asking, “playable world models wen?” Hassabis responded, “now wouldn’t that be something.” On Wednesday morning, Logan Kilpatrick, lead product for Google’s AI Studio and Gemini API, chimed in with a reply: “🤐🤐🤐🤐”  Both posts from the Google executives are little more than playful suggestions, and a Google spokesperson…

[ad_1] The worlds of media and politics are buzzing about Paramount’s settlement with President Donald Trump.Media giant Paramount said late Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Trump over a “60 Minutes” segment that aired last fall.The lawsuit alleged the CBS News show had selectively edited an interview with Trump rival Kamala Harris. The proposed settlement, which did not include an apology from Paramount, will be allocated to Trump’s future presidential library, the company said.Paramount is awaiting government approval of its planned merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media. The company said the…

[ad_1] CNN  —  Dr. Phil’s TV network, Merit Street Media, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and sued Christian television giants Trinity Broadcasting Network and TCT Ministries for allegedly harming its business and contributing to its financial woes. The lawsuit, filed by Fort Worth-based Merit Street with the US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, claims that TBN, the network’s broadcast partner, backed out of its obligations and instead “abused its position as the controlling shareholder.” As a result, Merit Street claims it was forced to “pay or incur obligations to third parties in excess of $100 million.” “These…

[ad_1] Rolex is one of the first names people think of when it comes to luxury watches, but there are plenty of other brands with high-quality options to start or build your collection.Entry-level Rolex watches start at about $6,000. The Swiss-made timepieces have an automatic dial that allows their hands to sweep instead of tick, which Bob’s Watches, a marketplace for pre-owned watches, says is a true sign of luxury.With Rolex’s historical pattern of raising prices at the start of each year, those looking for similar functionality and quality can look to several brands for cheaper or equal alternatives, watch…

[ad_1] Citadel employees are now not only being paid like elite athletes, but treated like them, too.The firm just hired former Morgan Stanley executive David Stark as its first-ever “chief medical officer,” Business Insider has learned. The new role, which was announced Monday in an internal memo obtained by BI, is meant to “support peak performance” in employees at both the hedge fund and its sister market-making firm.The note said Stark, a neurologist who was previously in a similar role at Morgan Stanley, will start in September.”In this newly created role, David will be responsible for driving innovation in employee…

[ad_1] The “ChatGPT moment” for autonomous vehicles has finally arrived, according to Bank of America, which sees a trillion-dollar market for the space. The firm detailed a list of stocks to invest in the theme. In a Tuesday report, Bank of America identified more than 200 operational autonomous vehicle projects globally. Fully commercial robotaxis are running in seven cities — including Waymo in Austin , San Francisco and Los Angeles, and Baidu’s Apollo Go in Wuhan, China — and 20 more are in progress, according to the firm. “Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are having their ChatGPT moment and are no longer…

[ad_1] TikTok began notifying some e-commerce workers on Wednesday that their roles were cut as part of “organizational and personnel changes,” according to two current employees and an internal email viewed by Business Insider.HR will help affected workers through the next steps around the “difficult news,” and there is “no need to come to the office” as they work through the transition, according to the email.The cuts are hitting Shop staff across various parts of TikTok and ByteDance’s global e-commerce division, including moderation workers, product team members, and staff who work with creators and sellers, the employees said. BI wasn’t…

[ad_1] Perplexity is launching a $200-per-month subscription plan for its power users, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. The plan, Perplexity Max, offers unlimited access to the startup’s spreadsheet and report generation tool, Labs, as well as early access to new features, including Perplexity’s forthcoming AI-powered browser, Comet. Max subscribers will also get priority access to any Perplexity services using the latest frontier models, such as OpenAI o3-pro and Claude Opus 4. With the launch of Max, Perplexity became the latest AI provider to offer a hyper-premium subscription tier to capitalize on its power users. OpenAI was the…