Friday, May 17

7 things you missed today

Good Evening,

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  đŸ˜Ź OpenAI Exec Quit Over Safety

Jan Leike, head of OpenAI’s “superalignment” team resigned from his role this week saying that he disagreed with company leadership’s “core priorities” and had “reached a breaking point” spurring concerns about user safety.

2.  đŸ§  Behind Every Iconic Ad
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3. đŸš« Mercedes-Benz Workers Voted Against Union

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama have voted against union representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW). The results are a major blow to the UAW’s organizing efforts a month after the Detroit union won an organizing drive of Volkswagen’s plant in Tennessee.

4.  đŸ›  Things To Check Out*

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5. 🐩 Twitter is Officially the X Domain

Twitter has officially moved over to the X domain for all its core systems. Typing ‘twitter’ into your browser should not redirect to the X URL, though the change is expected to be fully completed in the next few days.

6. 🛬 Boeing’s Dave Calhoun Stayed on Board

Boeing shareholders reelected outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun to the company’s board of directors, despite an effort from some to remove him entirely from the company amidst its 737 Max crisis earlier this year.

7. 💳 Gen Z is Maxing Out Credit Cards

Roughly 1 in 7 (15.3%) Gen Z credit card borrowers have maxed out their credit cards, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. By comparison, just 4.8% of Baby Boomer borrowers & 9.6% of Gen Xers are maxed out.

Bonus. CEO Tip Of The Day

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