Mortgage Lenders Are Checking Your LinkedIn to ‘Get a Clearer Picture’ of Potential Borrowers
Some lenders are turning to social media sites to better understand (and fact-check) their applicants.
Roundtables: Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Promise to Product
Recorded on April 23, 2025 Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Promise to Product Speakers: David Rotman, editor at large, and Antonio Regalado, senior editor for biomedicine. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been crowned the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2025 by MIT Technology Review‘s readers. BCIs are electrodes implanted into the brain to send neural commands to computers, primarily to assist…
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Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against ‘specific targeted individuals’ using iOS
One of the bugs was discovered by Google’s security researchers who investigate government-backed cyberattacks.
How Successful Leaders Get More Done in Less Time
The most successful leaders don’t work longer; they manage their time with intention. Here’s how to master time-blocking, prioritization and delegation to get more done in less time.
These 3 Growth Levers Will Separate Winning SMBs in 2025 — Are You Using Them?
Small business leaders investing in growth-driving initiatives and operational efficiencies can lead to long-term success.
OpenAI partner says it had relatively little time to test the company’s newest AI models
An organization OpenAI frequently partners with to probe the capabilities of its models and evaluate them for safety, Metr, suggests that it wasn’t given much time to evaluate the company’s powerful new releases, o3 and o4-mini. In a blog post published Wednesday, Metr writes that its red teaming of o3 and o4-mini was “conducted in […]
India’s Uber-rival BluSmart appears to suspend service in wake of EV loan probe
BluSmart, India’s all-electric cab-hailing startup that was once seen as an emerging rival to Uber, appears to have suspended service in some cities just as the country’s market regulator launched a probe into Gensol Engineering, the publicly listed company that shares two of its co-founders. The cab service, which had been operating in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, […]
The 3 Biggest Mistakes That Made Me a Better Entrepreneur
In my journey as an entrepreneur, I made three major mistakes that, at first, seemed like setbacks — but they ultimately shaped me into a stronger, more strategic business leader.
Why Great Customer Experience Starts With Inspired Leadership
Leadership and customer service training work together to create a purpose-driven and customer-centered culture and exceptional customer service and customer experience results
Spotify Is Down for Tens of Thousands of Users as Mass Outage Continues. Here’s What We Know.
Spotify says it is aware of the issue and working to resolve it.
OpenAI launches a pair of AI reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini
OpenAI announced on Thursday the launch of o3 and o4-mini, new AI reasoning models designed to pause and work through questions before responding. The company calls o3 its most advanced reasoning model ever, outperforming the company’s previous models on tests measuring math, coding, reasoning, science, and visual understanding capabilities. Meanwhile, o4-mini offers what OpenAI says […]