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Why dont women use artificial intelligence? - The Economist (No paywall)
 Be more productive. That is how ChatGPT, a generative-artificial-intelligence tool from OpenAI, sells itself to workers. But despite industry hopes that the technology will boost productivity across the workforce, not everyone is on board. According to two recent studies, women use ChatGPT between 16 and 20 percentage points less than their male peers, even when they are employed in the same jobs or read the same subject.
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WorkWorkDemocracy Needs the Loser - The New Yorker (No paywall)The election was all anyone could talk about. The country would soon choose a new President, and conversations in homes, marketplaces, and houses of worship were dominated by a single topic: Who would win? Lurking behind these discussions was a more ominous question: Would there be violence? During the previous election, four years earlier, mobs had burned buildings, snatched ballot boxes, and targeted government leaders for assassination. When the outcome was announced, supporters of the vanquished candidate had erupted. The election, they claimed, had been stolen. Roughly two hundred people died in a matter of days.
WorkWorkStakeholder Capitalism Still Makes Business Sense - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)Five years ago, 181 CEOs issued a new statement on the purpose of a corporation, pledging to serve five stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders. but even then, it lagged behind what’s needed. Their commitment mattered and drove progress. But more recently, especially in the U.S., enthusiasm for many stakeholders’ sustainability priorities — such as climate change or DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) — has seemingly stalled. The authors reflect on what has happened since the statement, and where we’re going. Ultimately, they argue, that given the stress on our largest natural and societal systems, we need accelerated action — deeper work to build better, more regenerative businesses — and bold, decisive leadership to ensure a sustainable and equitable future for all.
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WorkWhat to Know About the KP.3.1.1 Variant of COVID-19Chances are, at least one person you know—and probably many people you know—have caught COVID-19 this summer. Ever since the “FLiRT” variants emerged this spring, the U.S. has been hit with one new variant after another, leading to a seemingly never-ending wave of cases. The amount of virus in wastewater has steadily risen since May and levels are now “very high,” in part because there’s yet another new variant on the scene: KP.3.1.1. WorkBig Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.For the first time, the federal government has negotiated directly with pharmaceutical companies over the prices for a handful of drugs. The new prices, which were announced mid-August, take effect in January 2026, and they will help the Medicare program cap what individual patients spend out of pocket on their prescriptions in a year at $2,000.
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WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkHow Media Outlets on the Right and Left Covered Kennedy's Trump EndorsementThough polling suggests Mr. Kennedy’s decision is unlikely to significantly shift the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Mr. Trump, many conservative commentators said the decision could swing the contest. Ben Shapiro, the editor in chief of The Daily Wire, said in a livestream after Mr. Kennedy suspended his campaign that the announcement, which was made during a speech in Phoenix, could “dwarf” the positive impact of the Democratic National Convention for Ms. Harris. WorkThe N.F.L. May Soon Welcome a New Kind of OwnerWho’s in? The N.F.L. has whittled the potential list of permitted private equity investors to just a handful of firms. They include firms that focus on sports, like Arctos Partners and Dynasty Equity, as well as larger firms like Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners and Carlyle Group, which expanded its sports with its recent purchase of the women’s soccer team Seattle Reign F.C. The firms were reported earlier by Sportico. WorkWorkWorkOn Ukraine's Independence Day, Zelensky Celebrates Push Into RussiaIn the prisoner exchange, Ukraine said it had freed soldiers held in Russia since early in the invasion. That included dozens of soldiers who had held out for months in the siege of the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, before surrendering on the orders of Mr. Zelensky when escape or further resistance became hopeless. WorkWorkOpinion | My Play Went to Broadway. Then a Death Changed Everything.The show finally arrived at the Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich Village and after a few nights, New York audiences found it. Three weeks at Cherry Lane turned into a year and a half as the show climbed the ladder to nicer and nicer theaters in other cities. An amused Adam flew over from his home in England to sleep on my couch and help restage it every time we opened in a new venue. Finally and improbably, in the spring of 2023, we found out the show would move to the Hudson Theater. It would be the Broadway debut for both of us. WorkWorkWorkIt's official: NASA calls on Crew Dragon to rescue the Starliner astronauts CNMN Collection WIRED Media Group © 2024 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Ars Technica Addendum. Ars may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. Read our affiliate link policy.Your California Privacy Rights | Do Not Sell My Personal Information The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.Ad Choices WorkWorkValve finally confirms its next game, Deadlock, with a bare-bones Steam pageDeadlock is still only available to play via invitation. There’s no release date or even release window on the page, and the 22-second teaser it includes isn’t particularly enlightening. But now that Valve is finally acknowledging this thing publicly, we could see more about it soon. Back in May, YouTuber Tyler McVicker, who has long reported on Valve, described Deadlock as what’s “meant to be Valve\'s next major competitive game. The next Counter-Strike. The next Dota.” WorkOne Btn Bosses gets a ton of mileage from single-button gameplayOne side note: this is one of the first batch of games that received backing from Outersloth, a side project of Among Us developer Innersloth. The whole idea behind Outersloth is to offer indie developers an alternative funding model and to help \"fun, original and clever games get made.\" One Btn Bosses definitely fits the brief. WorkHow do you best choose an Australian aged care facility and what do the star ratings mean?Under Labor’s proposed new aged care act, Gear says his understanding is that the star ratings will be updated with the act’s enhanced quality standards. Currently accreditation is pass/fail, meaning homes that only just meet the standards are rated the same as those which have the highest performance. The new system will allow for gradation to better reflect homes that are exceeding standards, he said. WorkMan suspected of attempted arson against synagogue arrested in FranceThere has been a surge in antisemitic acts in France since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Darmanin told journalists earlier this month the number of reported acts had almost tripled since the start of 2024, with 887 incidents compared with 304 during the same period last year. In 2023 there were 1,676 reported antisemitic incidents, four times more than the previous year, the minister said. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork'It felt like it was plucked out of thin air': how rape trial was derailed by sexsomnia claimMcCrossen-Nethercott no longer has faith in the systems set up to protect victims, and she is haunted by the fact that in her case, a rapist may have walked free."It's an immense feeling of being let down," she said. But if something good is to come from her ordeal, she hopes it is that sexsomnia claims will be more robustly challenged in future - with lab tests, bed-partner interviews, and medical history obtained as a minimum - and that there will be a "frank, public conversation" to ensure potential miscarriages of justice are prevented. WorkWorkDeaths in England and Wales to be reviewed by senior doctor if not referred to coroner“In the majority of cases, there are no serious concerns, and positive feedback from families is often received and passed on to staff providing care,but where there are issues, the independent role of medical examiners, underpinned by statute, will provide a new avenue for bereaved people and NHS staff to share any concerns they have, and for healthcare providers to learn, and improve care for future patients.” Work TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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