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• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized leaders who stoke fear around AI’s impact on the world.
• Huang called the doomerism “ridiculous” and urged industry leaders to rely on facts.
• His criticism appeared directed at tech leaders like Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and xAi’s Elon Musk.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has had enough of your AI hot takes.

While discussing AI adoption during the “Memos to the President” podcast on Thursday, Huang said industry leaders should “be mindful” of how they talk about the significance of the technology.

At one point, he referred to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s prediction that AI could replace 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs in the coming years.

“These kinds of comments are not helpful,” Huang said. “They’re made by people who are like me — CEOs. Somehow, because they became CEOs, you adopt a God complex and, before you know it, you know everything.”

He added, “I think we have to be careful and really ground ourselves to talking about the facts.”

During the interview, Huang also criticized claims that AI could destroy the world.

“Saying nonsensical things, which are not going to happen, that this is an existential threat to humanity, there’s 20% chance that it’s existential. That’s ridiculous,” Huang said.

He was likely referring to Elon Musk, who made the claim during a February appearance on “The Joe Rogan” podcast. Musk said humans faced a “20% chance of annihilation” from AI.

Although AI has permeated nearly every layer of the economy, the long-term effects of the technology on the workforce and humanity as a whole are largely unknown.

Some AI supporters believe the tech will make us more efficient, create more jobs, generate wealth, and solve afflictions of all kinds. Others worry it will replace humans in the workforce, isolate us from each other, and ultimately usher in some kind of apocalypse.

A stark example of this uncertainty is the so-called “Saaspocalypse.” The idea that AI was bringing about the end times for the once-lucrative software-as-a-service industry was, until recently, accepted logic.

A series of earnings reports this week, however, upended that logic. Atlassian, Twilio, and Five9 all reported strong earnings on Thursday.

• “The Devil Wears Prada 2” beefed up the cameos from the first movie.
• Memorable faces from the world of music, fashion, the internet, and sports all appear in the movie.
• Here are the most memorable cameos.

“The Devil Wears Prada” was all about glamour, down to its star-studded cameos. So it makes sense that the sequel would up the ante with a slew of famous faces.

In “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is hired back to the fictional fashion magazine Runway as its features editor, bringing her back into the orbit of the magazine’s tyrannical boss Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Andy is tasked with beefing up Runway’s editorial cache, but also finds herself working alongside Miranda to keep Runway afloat in the midst of ownership turmoil that could destroy the brand.

Amid Andy’s journey back into the fray are plenty of parties, red carpets, and fashion shows that are filled with big-name celebrities. Here are the most memorable cameos in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

Lady Gaga

The multi-Grammy winner appears in the movie’s third act as a last-minute replacement for John Legend at Runway’s big fashion show in Milan. Miranda calls in a favor to get Gaga to perform, but when the two exchange barbs in her dressing room, it’s clear they have history and aren’t fond of each other.

Donatella Versace

The famed fashion designer shows up in the scene where Andy is trying to track down Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt). Andy finds her old Runway coworker at a cafe with Versace, who grows impatient when Emily steps away for a moment to speak to Andy.

Ciara

The singer is one of the many stars who is featured in the Met Gala scene.

Amelia Dimoldenberg

The “Chicken Shop Date” host can also be seen in the Met Gala sequence.

Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner

The “Giggly Squad” podcast hosts and Bravolebrities can be seen in the Met Gala scene.

Ashley Graham

Model Ashley Graham is also there.

Rory McIlroy

Two-time Masters champ, PGA golfer Rory McIlroy, and his wife Erica can be seen chatting with Emily Charlton’s boyfriend, Benji Barnes (Justin Theroux), at the gala.

Kara Swisher

The famed tech journalist is part of the elite group who are invited to Miranda’s Hamptons get-together.

Jenna Bush Hager

The daughter of former President George W. Bush and “Today” third-hour host also gets the invite.

Karl-Anthony Towns

New York Knicks All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns was also at the Hamptons lunch, where Andy has a brief chat with him. (Hathaway is a loyal Knicks fan.)

Jon Batiste

The Grammy and Oscar-winning musician brings some rhythm to the Hamptons lunch.

Ronny Chieng

Also in the Hamptons scene is this “The Daily Show” correspondent and host.

Tina Brown

Media heavyweight Brown can also be seen at the lunch. Brown is the former editor of Vanity Fair and founding editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.

Law Roach

The famed stylist of Zendaya and Ariana Grande appears at Runway’s big Milan fashion show at the end of the movie.

Heidi Klum

Would it really be a high-fashion event without an appearance from this GOAT?

Naomi Campbell

No, Naomi, the filmmakers wouldn’t dare cut you out of that scene either!

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Sam Altman likes to say that compute is destiny. This week, Google proved him right.

After the latest round of Big Tech earnings, Google’s stock jumped 10%, while Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon either fell or stalled. If this trend holds, Google could soon become the world’s most valuable company, overtaking Nvidia.

What sets Google apart: it has the most complete set of AI building blocks, assembled over decades. The company supplies energy to its massive data centers, operates millions of chips and servers, and controls a global fiber network. It even designs key components, such as TPUs.

In a recent ranking of AI computing power, Google led in a mind-blowing way. That edge is becoming decisive. It doesn’t matter how good your AI model, chatbot, or coding tool is. If you can’t deliver AI quickly and reliably to billions of users, they won’t stick around.

That reality is gaining urgency. Many in the industry believe top AI models will soon perform similarly, with rivals catching up fast. If so, the advantage shifts away from algorithms and toward delivery.

Google learned this lesson early. Cofounder Larry Page was obsessed with speed. A 2009 Google paper, “Speed Matters,” found that slowing Search results by 400 milliseconds reduced usage by nearly 0.5%, drifting toward 1% over time. At Google’s scale, that’s billions of dollars.

AI raises the stakes. Each query requires more computing power than a search, making speed even more valuable. This explains why tech giants are spending trillions of dollars on infrastructure.

Google is outspending rivals, and the benefits show. Microsoft’s cloud business is growing strongly, but the growth rate has plateaued as it diverts capacity to its own AI tools. Google, by contrast, has enough compute for both: cloud revenue surged 68% in the latest quarter, while Search grew 19%, even as it pours resources into internal AI projects such as Gemini and AI Mode.

This is why Altman is so obsessed with amassing as much compute as possible, even if it stretches OpenAI’s finances to breaking point. The startup has had to scrap projects because it doesn’t have enough. Anthropic has suffered in similar ways lately, and its solution is to buy capacity from Google.

If compute is destiny, Google owns the future. At least for now.

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• Some politicians have earned invitations to the exclusive Met Gala fundraiser through the years.
• New York City mayors Michael Bloomberg and Eric Adams attended the Met Gala during their terms.
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a dress with “tax the rich” written on it in 2021.

The Met Gala, known as fashion’s biggest night, features an exclusive guest list curated by Vogue’s former editor in chief, Anna Wintour.

The invitation-only event, where guests show off their elaborate bespoke looks to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, isn’t necessarily a setting where you’d expect to find politicians. However, some elected officials have made the cut over the years.

Some, such as Donald Trump, attended the Met Gala before entering politics. Others, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were invited after being elected to Congress.

Here’s what eight politicians have worn to the Met Gala.

Hillary Clinton, then a US senator, attended the Met Gala in 2001.

She wore a cheetah-print ball gown with a shiny shawl to the event, which was themed “Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years.”

She returned to the Met Gala in 2022 wearing a custom Joseph Altuzarra gown.

The gown featured the embroidered names of 60 women she admired stitched into the neckline and hem.

Before he was president of the United States, Donald Trump was a fixture at the Met Gala.

The theme of the 2004 gala was “Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century.”

Trump attended with his future wife, Melania Knaus — they got engaged that year.

Donald Trump appears to have worn the same tuxedo to the event every year, while Melania Trump’s outfits varied.

Melania Trump wore an Alexander McQueen ball gown in 2005.

While pregnant with Barron, Melania Trump wore a white empire-waist dress with a black belt.

The theme of the gala was “Anglomania.”

At the 2007 gala, Trump wore his black tuxedo with a bow tie, and Melania wore a shimmering gold dress.

Melania’s dress was designed by Roberto Cavalli.

Melania wore a hot pink Vera Wang gown in 2008.

The theme of the 2008 gala was “Superheroes.”

The tuxedo made another appearance at the 2009 gala, while Melania wore a black Dolce & Gabbana dress.

Guests dressed according to the theme “The Model As Muse.”

In 2010, Trump sported his go-to tux, and Melania wore a navy satin dress by Christian Siriano.

Siriano later stated that he would not dress Melania Trump while she served as first lady.

“I think for a while, everyone was trying to figure out what to do. Unfortunately, it really doesn’t have anything to do with [Melania], but she is representing what’s happening politically, and what’s happening politically right now is not really good for anyone,” he told Time magazine in 2017.

For the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” Met Gala in 2011, Melania wore a gold dress by Reem Acra.

She paired the dress with a gold Alexander McQueen bag, while Trump wore his go-to tuxedo.

At their last Met Gala appearance, Trump wore what appears to be the same tuxedo, and Melania chose a dramatic white minidress with pointy shoulder pads.

The theme that year was “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.”

Before he was mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg attended the Met Gala with Mary Jane Salk in 1998.

The theme of the gala was “Cubism and Fashion.” Bloomberg wore a black tuxedo with a taupe bow tie and black shoes with gold detailing. Salk wore a black dress with a floral pattern and a black shawl.

While serving as mayor, he wore a charcoal suit to the 2007 gala.

The theme of the gala in 2007 was “Poiret: King of Fashion.”

These days, men at the Met Gala often skip suits in favor of something a little more unexpected.

Bloomberg wore a red bow tie to the event in 2008.

His partner, business executive Diana Taylor, wore a purple mermaid-style gown.

He exchanged the bow tie for a red tie in 2010, while Taylor wore a beaded gown in earth tones.

The theme of the evening was “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity.”

Bloomberg went with a blue bow tie in 2012, and Taylor wore a green dress with an accent at one shoulder.

The theme of the gala was “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.”

In 2014, he wore white-tie attire.

Diana Taylor wore a velvet burgundy dress, while Bloomberg’s daughter, Georgina, wore a blue gown.

He wore a tuxedo with a silver bow tie for the 2019 gala, themed “Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion.”

Georgina wore a black-and-white gown with a sparkly gold lining, while Taylor chose a black flapper-inspired look.

Bloomberg wore a tuxedo with a lavender bow tie in 2021.

Taylor wore a black dress with silver tinsel detailing.

In 2023, he accessorized with a checkered bow tie and a pin with the American and Ukrainian flags.

The theme of the 2023 gala was “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty.”

The former mayor chose a pink bow tie for the 2024 gala.

The theme of the 2024 Met Gala was “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”

Mitt Romney attended the Met Gala in 2018 with his wife, Ann Romney, while wearing a Brioni tuxedo he bought on Amazon.

Ann Romney didn’t want him telling anyone where he got his suit, but he couldn’t resist.

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, who represented New York’s 12th congressional district, attended the Met Gala that same year in an ornate black, silver, and gold gown.

The dress fit the theme of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination.”

At the 2019 gala, she wore a neon-yellow Vassilis Zoulias dress with a firefighter jacket she vowed to wear until the passage of her bill for 9/11 first responders.

“Anytime anyone sees me wearing the coat, I can feel it tugging on their conscience, and I can feel their remembering,” Maloney told People magazine in 2019. “And many people then have to tell me where they were on 9/11. This jacket speaks louder and more eloquently than any speech that can be given on the floor.”

The Never Forget the Heroes Act became law in July 2019.

In 2021, Maloney wore a dress made of “equal rights for women” pennants in keeping with the theme, “Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion.”

The multicolored dress was covered with a cape made of individual pennants that said “equal rights for women.”

Maloney carried a purse that said “ERA YES,” voicing support for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. 

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio wore a blue velvet tuxedo by Brooklyn-based designer Dreu Beckemberg in 2021.

He walked the red carpet with his wife, Chirlane McCray, who wore an orange Fe Noel gown, and their son, Dante.

The mayor’s spokesperson, Bill Neidhardt, told Politico that de Blasio attended the gala to “highlight the return of the city’s fashion industry jobs.”

At her Met Gala appearance in 2021, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a dress with “tax the rich” written on it.

The Brother Vellies dress was strapless and had a tulle mermaid-style skirt. 

“Tax the rich” was written on the back in large red type.

In March 2023, the Office of Congressional Ethics found that Ocasio-Cortez’s staff didn’t pay for the rented dress, makeup, or hairstyling until February 2022, two days after the ethics agency reached out about the lack of payments, Business Insider’s Rebecca Cohen and Madison Hall reported.

In a statement, Ocasio-Cortez’s lawyer said the Democratic congresswoman “finds these [payment] delays unacceptable, and she has taken several steps to ensure nothing of this nature will ever happen again.”

“However, while regrettable, this matter definitively does not rise to the level of a violation of House Rules or of federal law. Even after OCE’s exhaustive review of the Congresswoman’s personal communications, there is no evidence that she ever intended to avoid these expenses,” the statement continued.

While serving as mayor of New York City, Eric Adams attended the Met Gala in 2022 with partner Tracey Collins.

Adams wore a jacket that read “End gun violence” on the back.

• This month, you can stream 2000s classics like “Jennifer’s Body” and “Hitch.”
• There are also horror-thrillers like “Nope” and “Black Phone 2.”
• The Netflix original comedy “Ladies First” starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike is also streaming.

Here are the best movies coming to Netflix in May.

“Den of Thieves” (May 1)

In this 2018 crime movie, Gerard Butler plays the leader of an elite crime unit that’s up against some hard-edged crooks trying to pull off a major heist. 50 Cent, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Pablo Schreiber also star.

“Hitch” (May 1)

In one of the best romantic comedies of the early 2000s, Will Smith plays a date doctor who meets his match when he falls for a tabloid reporter played by Eva Mendes.

After you watch it, read about all the behind-the-scenes drama that went down while making “Hitch.”

“Jennifer’s Body” (May 1)

In this comedic horror movie, Megan Fox plays a high schooler who becomes possessed and kills her male classmates to survive. It’s now considered a cult classic.

“Schindler’s List” (May 1)

One of Steven Spielberg’s most important works explores the horrific acts of the Holocaust through the eyes of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a German industrialist who saved more than a thousand Jews from the Nazis by putting them to work in his factories during World War II.

“Black Phone 2” (May 16)

The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) returns for more scares in this sequel to Scott Derrickson’s 2021 horror movie. This time, he’s terrorizing a winter youth camp.

“Nope” (May 18)

In this Jordan Peele thriller, two siblings played by Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya go to extreme measures to capture proof of a deadly UFO that’s terrorizing them.

“Ladies First” (May 22)

In this Netflix original comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays a male chauvinist boss who finds himself in an alternate world where the social power dynamics between men and women have reversed. Rosamund Pike plays his sassy boss.

• I wanted our family to have a unique experience on our family trip to Denmark, Norway, and Iceland.
• While in Norway, we traveled to Flam to rent a private sauna floating in a fjord.
• The experience was one-of-a-kind and my boys, then 11 and 13, had a great time.

Last summer, my family of four traveled to Scandinavia, visiting Denmark and Norway, and nearby Iceland.

One of the highlights of the trip was renting a private floating sauna on a Norwegian fjord in the small town of Flam. I wasn’t sure what my two middle-school-aged boys would think of the experience, but in the end, we all enjoyed going back and forth between the frigid water and cozy sauna.

The $300 sauna rental felt like a splurge to us, but one that was worth it.

I was seeking out a unique experience

While reading about what we might want to do while in Norway before our trip, I learned about floating saunas. These saunas sit on floating structures on the fjords, allowing you to jump into the frigid water and then warm up in a sauna. It sounded like a unique Scandinavian experience to have while on the trip. Booking a sauna reservation in Flåm felt like a good option since we would be staying in a nearby town for a couple of nights while exploring the area.

To get to Flåm from Oslo, we took a train and bus (it’s possible to get there via train-only, but a derailment the day we were traveling meant they rerouted us part of the way via bus, which luckily was all arranged for us by the railway line).

On our first full day in the area, we took a ferry through the fjords, ate lunch, and then walked over to the floating saunas in Flam to check in for our reserved sauna time.

We opted for a private sauna

I rented the sauna from the appropriately named FjordSauna, which offered both shared and private experiences. Since they required guests to be at least 12 years old for the shared experience, and my kids were 11 and 13 at the time, we chose the private sauna for our family. It turned out to be nice to have it to ourselves, and we could play our own music and had plenty of space to spread out in the roughly 10-by-10-foot sauna room.

The rental was 2,990 NOK (around $297 USD at the time) for a 90-minute rental, and it felt worth it for such a unique experience.

When we arrived, we checked in, and the Sauna Master showed us around and helped me hook up my phone to play music. She showed us the changing room area and the small disposable towels everyone should use to sit on while in the sauna. We also rented bigger towels to use for drying off after swimming. Then she left us, and we changed into swimsuits and set out to explore.

Being in the sauna was like being on a small houseboat

The floating sauna was like a little houseboat, just one that was set on a picturesque blue/green fjord.

The indoor area of the structure had a changing area where we could store our things on one end and an enclosed sauna room on the other. The two rooms were separated by a clear door in the middle.

The sauna room looked like other saunas I have been in, with tiered wooden bench seating. But it also had glass windows that looked out onto the water and surrounding mountains, and a clear plastic hatch in the floor that allowed you to dip directly into the fjord (so you could have a simultaneous hot/cold experience!).

The lower level of the sauna had a ladder just outside the changing area, where you could jump (or slowly lower yourself) into the fjord. The second-story roof was covered with a wooden deck that you could jump from into the water (my kids did this multiple times; I mostly opted for the slowly lowering myself into the fjord option).

We visited in July, and the temperature outside was pleasant (around 70 degrees Fahrenheit), but it is fun to visit when it is cooler outside, too. The water in the fjord was in the 50s or 60s, and it definitely felt cold — we didn’t stay in very long when we got in.

The rental went quickly

The 90-minute rental almost went by too quickly — we could have stayed longer if it were an option. It was a great opportunity to connect with my family while enjoying a unique travel experience. My husband, kids, and I all agreed that it was a highlight of our trip and something we would definitely do again.