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He opted to enroll at UT Austin, but left after turning 18 and accepting a job offer at Google.

One proposal was giving tech companies automatic access to works such as books, films and TV shows to train AI models unless creators opted out.

When the EU imposed a 25% tariff on American whiskey in 2018, Spiegel said he opted to take a hit on the company’s profit margins instead of risking losing business overseas.

Connor also opted against bringing in internal or independent leadership for the review.

You can't blame people for opting to tune out a bit and care for their emotional well-being.