‘Absolute Disgrace’: British Airways Feeds Customers ‘1 Piece’ of KFC Chicken After Catering Problems
The flight was set to jet from Turks and Caicos to London, with a stopover in the Bahamas.
How social media encourages the worst of AI boosterism
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.” Hassabis was replying on X to an overexcited post by Sébastien Bubeck, a research scientist at the rival firm OpenAI, announcing that two mathematicians had used OpenAI’s latest large language model, GPT-5, to find solutions to 10 unsolved problems in…
July 2023
How to Establish Personal Brand Leadership — What It Means and Why It Matters
The power of personal branding and differentiation in today’s business landscape.
Ask Sophie: Which US visas are best for international founders?
I have a business plan and a market plan, but no immigration plan. What’s your advice? Which visa should I apply for?
Why Small Businesses Should Consider Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans
Opting out of paying healthcare premiums isn’t just for large corporations anymore.
Business Should Be Shaken, Not Stirred — Why Top Talent Can Be Found in the Most Unlikely Places
Bartenders can bring healthy experiential diversity that energizes a company.
Medical Identity Theft Can Have Far-Reaching Financial and Health Consequences—Here’s How to Stay Safe
Victims of medical identity theft could face serious health risks, such as being denied medical treatment or medications.
Google boosts tablet apps’ visibility on Play Store following Pixel Tablet launch
Following this summer’s launch of the Google Pixel Tablet, the company says it’s updating its Google Play Store to better showcase apps designed for large-screen devices. The changes will help users find high-quality apps for tablets via refreshed app listing pages, ranking and quality improvements, streamlined navigation, and a split-screen search experience, explains Google. For […]
This new tool could protect your pictures from AI manipulation
Remember that selfie you posted last week? There’s currently nothing stopping someone taking it and editing it using powerful generative AI systems. Even worse, thanks to the sophistication of these systems, it might be impossible to prove that the resulting image is fake. The good news is that a new tool, created by researchers at…
Twitter rival Mammoth adds a personalized For You feed to make its Mastodon client feel familiar
While Instagram Threads is making headlines for adding a chronological Following feed to its Twitter-like app, another popular Mastodon client is doing the opposite — it’s adding a new algorithmic For You feed instead. Mammoth, one of the apps co-founded by a former Twitter app developer and now backed by Mozilla, says it will begin […]
YouTube offers new NFL Sunday Ticket deal for Verizon customers
Verizon and YouTube announced Wednesday a new NFL Sunday Ticket offering for new Verizon mobile and home internet customers. Starting July 27, new Verizon customers who sign up for eligible home internet (Fios 1 Gig, Fios 2 Gig, 5G Home Plus and LTE Home Plus) or mobile services will get one free season of NFL […]