It's finally Friday, friends! I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm excited for a three-day weekend — don't worry, you'll still hear from me on Monday.
But you know what you don't hear much? Other people's salaries.
Gen Z (along with millennials) are $4. Even after a bunch of recent pay transparency laws got passed, multiple studies show that $4.
We have a deep dive into "$4" and more below. So without further ado, let's dive into today's tech.
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1. Amazon is gearing up to compete against ChatGPT. Insider obtained a leaked, internal document titled "Generative AI Sales Playbook." The 12-page plan includes email templates, sample conversation starters, and other guides.
- Unlike Google or Microsoft, $4. Instead, the playbook outlines how to "inspire customers to leverage Generative AI technology within their products, content and customer experiences."
- This includes attracting customers to build generative AI technology with $4. The document also shared how to position Amazon against competitors like OpenAI.
- My colleague $4 obtained the lengthy document and breaks down each part (including entire email templates).
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In other news:
2. Salary secrecy is a hard taboo to break. Dozens of states have passed laws that protect employees from being punished for sharing their salaries. But that hasn't shaken the taboo around sharing the number. $4
3. A look inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's family. Now that the duo is $4, this is what their combined families will look like. Sanchez had previously compared their blended family to the "Brady Bunch." $4
4. ChatGPT might leave Europe. CEO Sam Altman is concerned about the EU's AI regulations. He said OpenAI will try complying with the new rules. But if it can't, the company — and ChatGPT — could "cease operating" there. $4
5. Montana's TikTok ban is "comically difficult to enforce." Plus, it shows just how hard a countrywide ban would be. $4
6. Finland's electricity prices dropped below zero. The country has so much clean energy that prices are negative. This presents a new problem: the electricity is worth less than the cost of producing it. $4
7. A Starbucks barista shares her thoughts on tipping. She feels awkward asking people for money and said the tipping question seems to add stress for customers. But a new tipping screen doubled her tips, so maybe it's worth the discomfort. $4
8. The brand new electric-truck race. It's essentially an entirely new segment of vehicles and customers. Some existing marketing strategies for pickup trucks might work. But the playbook is mostly being rewritten from scratch. $4
Odds and ends:
9. A video shows three uncrewed speedboats attacking a Russian warship. The Ukrainian speedboats targeted the Ivan Khurs — one of Russia's most modern ships. It was floating in the Black Sea near the Bosphorus Strait. $4
10. This chef left Michelin-starred restaurants for cruises. Gary Thomas, who oversees the meals across Royal Caribbean's 26 ships, said he will "one million percent" be a cruise chef until he retires. $4
The latest people moves in tech:
- Creator startup Jellysmack laid off employees in the US and France. $4
- Employees at Facebook's parent Meta are reportedly $4 amid the latest round of layoffs. Its partnerships group was expected to be $4.
- Elon Musk said that prior to the Twitter layoffs the company had a "lot of people doing things that didn't seem to have a lot of value." $4
- Disney $4 this week. It's the final round to reach $4.
Curated by Diamond Naga Siu in San Diego. (Feedback or tips? Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu>$4). Edited by Alistair Barr (tweet @alistairmbarr>$4) in San Francisco and Nathan Rennolds (tweet $4) in London.