Berkshire Hathaway sharply increased its Alphabet stake during its biggest quarter for stock buying in years. Greg Abel, who took over from Warren Buffett as CEO at the turn of the year, oversaw an 83% increase in Berkshire’s Alphabet holdings to about 106 million shares, worth nearly $38 billion at the end of June. Berkshire
To help you land a job in the industry, explain the skills you learned in the lab in terms that industry recruiters understand.Credit: Portrait/Getty I loved the intellectual challenge of my PhD and the idea that my research on immune cells in human skin could one day contribute to better patient care. But the lonely
This As-Told essay is based on a conversation with Christina Jones, a 57-year-old woman from Philadelphia. It has been edited for length and clarity. Although I didn’t expect to be laid off from my business analyst position at United Healthcare last year, after 15 years with the company, I wasn’t surprised. Layoffs are the nature
Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s No. 2 executive, is leaving her full-time position, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a note to staff Thursday, Simo said his current medical leave has proven longer and more difficult than expected, and he will instead transition to a part-time advisory role. Simo joined OpenAI’s board of directors in 2024 and
Ukraine’s ground robots are giving its army a new way to use the M2 Browning, a powerful, crew-served American machine gun that is often mounted on vehicles because of its weight. Ukraine is using its growing fleet of ground robots to attack Russian targets, with weapons including grenade launchers, RPGs, and machine guns. One weapon