Sora‚ OpenAI’s new text-to-video AI model‚ can create realistic scenes. In an exclusive interview‚ WSJ’s Joanna Stern sat down with the company’s CTO‚ Mira Murati‚ who explained how it works but ducked questions about how the model was trained. Photo illustration: Preston Jessee for The Wall Street Journal

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she regrets describing inflation in 2021 as “transitory‚” the term several Federal Reserve and Biden administration officials used to describe the pandemic-induced price surges they initially thought would be temporary. “I regret saying it was transitory. It has come down. But I think transitory means a few weeks or months to most people‚” Yellen said during an interview with FOX Business Network’s Edward Lawrence on Monday.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced Wednesday that Elon Musk has canceled a partnership in which Lemon would host a new show on X‚ the social media platform Musk owns. Lemon said he was informed of the decision to cancel the deal just hours after he taped an interview with Musk for the premiere of The Don Lemon Show on March 18. “We had a good conversation. Clearly he felt differently‚” Lemon said of the interview in a statement Wednesday. “His commitment to a...

Don Lemon said Wednesday that his partnership with Elon Musk went down in flames‚ hours after the former CNN anchor conducted an interview last week with the erratic billionaire for the debut episode of his new independent web-based show. “Elon publicly encouraged me to join X with a new show‚ saying I would have his ‘full support‚’” Lemon said in a statement‚ adding that he took Musk at his word that he was “interested in working directly with diverse voices.” Lemon said the sit-down he...

Ex-CNN host Don Lemon said Wednesday that “X” CEO Elon Musk refused to commercialize his new show on the platform. Lemon announced the launching of his new show‚ “The Don Lemon Show‚” on X and YouTube following his firing from CNN in April. Lemon claimed Musk chose to cancel its partnership with the show Wednesday which has “changed” his “relationship” with the tech mogul and the platform. “Hi everyone. Elon Musk is mad at me‚ and I just put out a statement about what happened...

Ryan Modjeski‚ the Executive Director of Empatico‚ has found an interesting way of sharing the benefits of empathy — by using magic. Empatico is a video-meeting platform for educators that helps foster empathy among students through meaningful connections around the globe. Although teaching people interpersonal skills through magic may seem strange‚ studies show that visual demonstrations help people remember and recall information. In the video‚ he uses a card trick to explain how empathy makes us more resilientby fostering connections with others. “With empathy‚ you build resilience‚” Modjeski says in the video. “So‚ then‚ no matter how hard life is‚ no matter how shuffled up or jumbled up things are. No matter how much life pushes down on you. When you're empathetic and you're connected with yourself and with others. You always come on top.”The Magic Of EmpathyIn the second video‚ he uses a handkerchief trick and the mythical Green and Orange people's story to show how empathy breaks down barriers between different types of people. “How do we get Green people and Orange people to connect?” he asks. “The answer is with empathy. When we learn how to listen to each other‚ how to be kind‚ how to hear each other's stories.”FInally‚ he uses four glasses of water to show the different types of empathy: cognitive‚ emotional‚ and behavioral. “Now‚ this might seem like a lot‚ but in fact‚ when you put in a little effort and you open up your heart‚ well you can do anything‚” he concluded the video.

We've all been there. Got an interview you were pretty excited about but once sitting across from your new potential boss‚ you do one of three things. You blabber on incessantly due to nerves. You seem to have forgotten every single thing that would be pertinent to the job in which you're interviewing. Or‚ you feel as if you've somehow exited your body while you desperately attempt to appear normal but you know it's not working. Some people are simply rockstars when it comes to interviews‚ while others consistently look like they're being interviewed against their will. It doesn't seem to matter how many interviews they have under their belt‚ they're just a nervous quiet mess trying not to sweat through their shirt. One woman found herself in the latter category of interviewees‚ but instead of having to continue her search on the nearest job board‚ she got the job. The CEO took to LinkedIn to explain why. "DISASTER! So‚ I interviewed a highly recommended candidate. The interview was a nightmare. She was so nervous she could barely communicate. A deer in the headlight. She BOMBED miserably. Still I couldn't get past my gut feeling she was the best candidate for the job‚" Brigette Hyacinth‚ Founder and CEO of Leadership HQ reveals. Hyacinth posted the note to the professional social media platform in an effort to reach other people in the position to hire people. The CEO wanted to make sure people weren't overlooking potentially excellent candidates due to not performing well in the interview due to obvious nerves. Depending on what's going on in people's lives‚ interviews can be high stakes. Someone could be a newly single parent interviewing for the first time in years. There could be a situation where someone may be on the brink of eviction or foreclosure and landing that job is a matter of keeping stable housing. Sometimes people are neurodivergent and may appear awkward or extremely nervous in the interview but be fantastic assets to the company. Let's not forget the subset of people that just interview poorly because of anxiety‚ sort of like people who test poorly due to test anxiety. There are a multitude of reasons that people could bomb an interview from excessive nerves. But not everybody gets past the interview to prove they are a good fit for the company. Hyacinth writes‚ "I gambled and decided to give her a try and within 6 months‚ she was one of my top performers. Sometimes it’s hard to know a candidate's full capabilities in a job interview."Other's agreed with her assessment‚ while some gave their thoughts on the whole interview process."The interview process is so dated. On another note companies go on about wanting to to employ more neurodiverse people‚ yet they put autistic people through several stage interview processes where they have to speak to people they don't know for a long length of time‚ that can be so draining for them. Wish this would change and go more off references‚ experience‚ and portfolio and not having a chat with the owner of the company that they will probably never speak to ever again‚" one commenter shares.One person said in part‚ "Couldn't agree more! We need to adjust many of our outdated conventional ways and pay closer attention to attitude and engagement during the interview process. Just because someone could be crippled with anxiety during an interview doesn't mean they couldn't be an absolute rockstar if given an opportunity."In Hyacinth's case‚ it turned out that she was right to give the nervous woman a try. Maybe in the future other hiring managers and CEOs will be willing to take a page out of her book to give the introverts a chance to shine in a position that may be perfect for them.

“Dune: Part 2” has been a smash with filmgoers and critics alike. It earned nearly $370 million in its first two weeks of release worldwide and has an impressive 93% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film centers around Paul Atredies's (Timothée Chalamet) journey from royalty to a new life on the desert planet of Arakkis‚ whom the inhabitants believe may be "The One Who Will Lead Us to Paradise.” Paul’s journey is treacherous‚ as he must battle his sworn enemies‚ the Harkonens while trying to avoid being gobbled up by 400-yard-long sandworms with knife-like teeth.But‚ in the end‚ it’s all about the spice.A comedian who goes by Tom on Twitter made a fantastic video as Shai Hulud‚ a giant sandworm‚ being played by former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump. In the video‚ he rails against “Pesky” and “Little” Paul Atredies and says he will get a better deal on the spice trade with the Harkonens.The video works because it’s funny to hear Trump speak about the "Dune" universe and the simple eyes and nose on the face of a sandworm are right out of early ‘70s Saturday morning TV. — (@) "I'm going to see this on Sunday and can already tell that this video will ruin the entire film. 'Pesssky Paul' in my head‚ every other scene‚" David Paul joked in the comments. I think I’ve watched this 20 times now‚ and the ‘We’re gonna have paradise on Arrakis’ line gets me every time. Perfection‚" Ben Page added.

Parenting is a hard gig regardless of whether you planned to have children or they were a happy surprise. As many parenting books as there are out there‚ none of them have the perfect equation to get it right and most parents do the best with what they learned‚ or unlearned‚ from their own parents. Samantha‚ a parenting content creator on TikTok under the name Raising Self‚ has been working hard to overcome generational trauma and parent her children differently. Recently she was doing a live video to interact with her followers when one of her children made a stunning revelation: he was scared of her.You could tell by her expression that his confession was a surprise‚ and though her son barely took his eyes off the video game he was playing‚ the two had a very meaningful dialogue. Instead of being upset or even happy that her child was fearful‚ she responded with curiosity.Some people believe that children should be fearful of their parents in order to respect them‚ but the exchange Samantha had with her son turned that thought process on its head. He started off the conversation by saying‚ "I know this might be a little shocking but I do sometimes actually find you a little scary." When Samantha probed him a little she found that what's causing him to be fearful is when her "grandma instincts come out‚" referring to a generational pattern that his mother has been trying hard not to repeat.Samantha didn't hesitate with her response: "Yeah‚ I did not know that. I'm sorry that you're experiencing that." She continued‚ "When it's happening‚ please call it out. Cause that allows me to understand what behaviors I'm not doing a good job mitigating." Even though she was shocked‚ the conversation didn't end there. It's a beautiful exchange that can guide other parents on how to navigate these types of conversations. Watch the entire conversation below:This article originally appeared on 12.21.22

Robert Bush Sr. is an avid outdoorsman who runs a Facebook page called "Bob's Pennsylvania Wildlife Camera."He set up a secret camera on a log that lays across a steam to capture footage of all the different animals that walked across it. The result is a relaxing video featuring all sorts of wildlife including a black bear‚ chipmunk‚ coyote‚ turkey‚ and great horned owl.Bush is very active recording wildlife videos‚ which he shares on his Facebook and YouTube pages. In the introduction to his Facebook page he captures his philosophy that is welcoming to all‚ with a few ground rules:"I love the outdoors and wildlife and I am not anti-hunting‚ this page is not about hunting and I will not post any hunting pictures or videos on this page‚ this page is about the wildlife in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Please do NOT post hunting pictures in the comments‚ and do not comment about killing the animals or about hunting at all‚ and do not bash hunters or talk about anti-hunting ... just enjoy the videos."Well said‚ Robert. And now‚ on to the first video: You may have noticed the video is called "The Log 2." Well‚ here's the original.This article originally appeared on 02.28.20