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Rivian gives RJ Scaringe a new pay package worth up to $5B

Rivian gives RJ Scaringe a new pay package worth up to $5B: The company canceled a similar-sized award from 2021, when EV optimism was sky-high, due to the "unlikeliness" that the associated goals could be met. Read More

Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions: In one case, 23-year-old Zane Shamblin had a conversation with ChatGPT that lasted more than four hours. Read More

I tried the Apple Crossbody Strap. It's convenient, but the phone looks silly when the strap is removed.: Apple's new Crossbody Strap is a convenient way to go hands-free but the strap can rub uncomfortably at times, and the phone looks silly when the strap is removed. Read More

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