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Xbox CEO Joins Federal Reserve’s Productivity And Jobs Task Force Amid Tumultuous Time

Xbox CEO Joins Federal Reserve’s Productivity And Jobs Task Force Amid Tumultuous Time https://ift.tt/SzyVoWR The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, has announced new task forces to "advance the conduct of monetary policy," and its board has chosen Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to help guide one task force pertaining to AI, as part of a wider effort to help create jobs and keep prices stable. The new Productivity and Jobs task force will look into the "economic impact of new general-purpose technologies," including AI, to help the Fed make better policy decisions. Sharma is joined on this task force by billionaire businessman and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, along with Stanford University economics professor Charles I. Jones--he is currently on leave from the university to become a scholar-in-residence at the AI company Anthropic. Fed chairman Kevin Warsh said the new task forces are part of the group's "commitment to price stability a...

Henry Cavill Could Have Been Bond If Not For Daniel Craig

Henry Cavill Could Have Been Bond, If Not For Daniel Craig https://ift.tt/5QKT6Ib

Martin Campbell, the director of Casino Royale, recently revealed in an interview with Express UK that Henry Cavill was a strong contender for the role of James Bond before Daniel Craig secured the iconic role in the 2006 franchise reboot. Campbell praised Cavill's audition, commending his appearance and acting abilities--but at the time, the actor was considered too young for the role.

Campbell clarified that he did not favor Cavill--who was 22 at the time--over Craig during the audition process, explaining the democratic nature of the decision-making.

"The way they work with Bond, and it's pretty terrific, is when they decide on the actor and you audition--in our case, it was eight people--it’s very democratic," Campbell said. "You sit around a table, eight or nine of you…you go through the eight people and you put your hand up as you talk through each person and ultimately everybody has to be unanimous in their decision, if you see what I mean.”

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