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Dear readers, career regrets are common. I am Diamond Naga Siu. I regretted getting a job for the first time after graduating from university. While working there, I thought I would never be a journalist. And for more than half a year after I retired, I had a repeating nightmare about working there.
Not regretting one’s decisions has definitely been a process — it’s clearly a common experience for people. We analyzed how to reduce career regrets.
Two pieces of advice from their storytellers that really resonated with me: Forgive yourself and recognize that there is a lot to undo. I hope that you will also agree with me.
But before this gets too uncomfortable, let’s dive into today’s technology.
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Googlers aren’t afraid to criticize leadership within the company.
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Googlers reluctantly test their own ChatGPT competitors. CEO Sundar Pichai asked all employees to spend a few hours testing Google’s new chatbot Bard. This was the search engine response to his ChatGPT on OpenAI. But Googlers just don’t enjoy testing it.
- Shortly after 12,000 Google employees were laid off, employees are complaining about additional responsibilities. In addition to their normal responsibilities, they were tasked with making Bard better by asking questions and flagging inappropriate answers.
- Unenthusiastic employees used internal forums to complain about new tasks. Some continue the trend of making memes out of their conversations with Bard and making fun of the chatbot inside.
- According to leaked messages seen by insiders, one employee asked Bird to make a joke about Google’s layoffs. “I want to make a joke about Google’s layoffs, but unfortunately I don’t have work tomorrow.”
Find out more about mocking memes here.
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2. Tiny homes are taking California by storm. Over 60,000 tiny homes were built in California backyards between 2018 and 2021. Dive into the Tiny Home mini-boom here.
3. One of Elon Musk’s most loyal employees has reportedly been laid off. Twitter’s director of product management, Esther Crawford, went viral after a photo of herself sleeping on the floor of Twitter HQ was posted. But now multiple news outlets are reporting that she and at least 50 of her team members have been fired. read more.
4. Meta’s LLaMA enters Generative AI DRaMA. Facebook’s parent company has removed its own ChatGPT competitor. It is designed to help researchers reduce the toxicity of chatbots. Here’s what we know so far.
5. Inside the “paparazzi-proof” penthouse Bill Gates’ daughter just bought. Jennifer Gates reportedly spent $51 million on pads in New York City. Check out his three-story Tribeca home here.
6. Netflix has raised prices in the US, but lowered prices in 36 other countries. of Streaming company in trouble Focused on customers outside the United States. More recently, password sharing has also been cracked down. See here for countries with reduced subscription prices.
7. Tim Cook, Elon Musk and 12 other leaders talk about AI. ChatGPT, a buzzword generative AI chatbot, has made a splash. It has also caught the attention of tech leaders like Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Here’s what 14 tech moguls think about AI tools like ChatGPT.
8. Leasing an electric car may be your best bet. EVs are still relatively new. As such, the future value of used EVs is still relatively unknown to both buyers and automakers. This is why EV leasing makes the most sense.
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9. Get a complete tour of sea life arrangements. An old Holland America cruise ship transformed into a residential vessel. A sales manager told an insider that the ship was reimagined as a “floating nursing home.”
10. Russia reportedly shot down several of its own aircraft. The FT reports that this pattern surprised many pilots. There is currently a shortage of experienced pilots willing to fly in this country. Read more about fatal situations here.
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