Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.

Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.

Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn’t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary. Onstage at The Wall Street Journal’s “Future of Everything” conference this week, Diller vouched for the AI exec, who has been accused by some former colleagues and board members of being manipulative and deceptive at times….

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#Barry Diller Says Executives and Top-Paid Actors Should Take a 25% Pay Cut, Warns of Industry Collapse If Strikes Not Settled by Sept. 1

#Barry Diller Says Executives and Top-Paid Actors Should Take a 25% Pay Cut, Warns of Industry Collapse If Strikes Not Settled by Sept. 1

Barry Diller, chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group and former Hollywood studio chief, says that top executives and the highest-paid stars should take a 25 percent pay cut to narrow the gap between their salaries and those of the folks at the lower end of the pay scale. “There’s no trust,” he…

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#People staffers mad over ‘fat-shaming’ Rebel Wilson issue

#People staffers mad over ‘fat-shaming’ Rebel Wilson issue

“People staffers mad over ‘fat-shaming’ Rebel Wilson issue” Staffers at People are “appalled” over the magazine’s new Rebel Wilson issue, claiming that their new boss blew off concerns that the cover story is “fat-shaming” and spreads “misinformation” about weight and fertility, The Post has learned. In the issue that hit newsstands Friday, a svelte Wilson…

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#People’s print magazine faces closure: sources

#People’s print magazine faces closure: sources

“People’s print magazine faces closure: sources” People may scrap its weekly print edition as its new owner looks to slash costs — even as writers privately gripe that the magazine’s new editor looks to be an awkward fit for the celebrity-gossip icon, The Post has learned Staffers at People — a 48-year-old fixture in grocery…

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#PeopleTV is closing under new owner Barry Diller’s IAC

#PeopleTV is closing under new owner Barry Diller’s IAC

“PeopleTV is closing under new owner Barry Diller’s IAC” PeopleTV, the daily television show of People magazine, is shutting down next month, The Post has learned. Staffers at the entertainment show People, hosted by Kay Adams, were told their fate on Tuesday. A rep for parent company Dotdash Meredith confirmed the news, adding: “After a…

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