Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, saying the artificial intelligence company abandoned its founding mission to prioritize the benefit of humanity over profit. Is this just a bunch of industry drama, or could it be a real turning point in the development of generative AI? And, how the cultural conversation around shoplifting has played out at one CVS store. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty, and Kimberly shares a hair-raising leech story.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

- “The legend of the empty CVS in Washington, D.C.” from The Washington Post

- “CDC ending five-day COVID isolation guidance” from The Hill

- “Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, Saying They Abandoned Founding Mission” from The Wall Street Journal

- “Can “Dune: Part Two” bring audiences back to movie theaters?” from Marketplace

- “Why are so many CEOs heading for the exits?” from Marketplace

- “Disney joins forces with India’s Reliance Industries to create massive new streaming platform” from Marketplace

- “More US high schools now require personal finance courses” from Marketplace

- “The Rise of the Do-Nothing Vacation” from The Wall Street Journal

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