Your ‘Helpful’ Feedback Could Actually Be Crushing Your Team’s Morale. Transform Your Approach With This Step-by-Step Guide.
When feedback is delivered correctly, it becomes a secret weapon for boosting engagement and preventing burnout.
IBM acquires data analysis startup Seek AI, opens AI accelerator in NYC
IBM on Monday said that it has acquired Seek AI, an AI platform that allows users to ask questions about enterprise data using natural language, for an undisclosed sum. Seek CEO and founder Sarah Nagy said that the startup’s technology will be a key part of Watsonx AI Labs, IBM’s new NYC-based AI accelerator, which […]
April 2025
‘Applications Are Surging’: Small Business Administration Reports Significant Growth in Loan Approvals
The Small Business Administration launched its Made in America Manufacturing Initiative last month.
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…
What You Need to Know Before Investing in a Company That’s Preparing to Go Public
Pre-IPO is more than a funding stage — it’s an operating mindset. Here’s how to identify companies that are genuinely exit-ready.
YouTube’s First Video Turns 20 — Here’s How Much the Video Giant Would Be Worth Today as a Stand-Alone Company
It’s the 20th anniversary of YouTube’s first video, “Me at the Zoo.”
5 Business Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Built a Startup
Success is not about having the perfect idea. It’s about executing relentlessly, staying focused and building something people actually need.
Discord appoints former Activision Blizzard exec Humam Sakhnini as CEO
Amid rumors that the company is eyeing an IPO, Discord appointed former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini as CEO. Discord co-founder Jason Citron will leave his CEO role after thirteen years at the company. Discord straddles the gaming and social media spaces — despite its initial emergence as a platform for online multiplayer gamers […]
OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 may be less aligned than the company’s previous AI models
In mid-April, OpenAI launched a powerful new AI model, GPT-4.1, that the company claimed “excelled” at following instructions. But the results of several independent tests suggest the model is less aligned — that is to say, less reliable — than previous OpenAI releases. When OpenAI launches a new model, it typically publishes a detailed technical […]
DOJ reportedly probes Disney-FuboTV deal over competition concerns
The U.S. Department of Justice is probing Disney’s deal to take a controlling stake in FuboTV, Bloomberg reports. Fubo is a live TV streaming service known for its extensive sports coverage. Officials are examining whether the deal would create a concentration of power in the sports streaming market. In January, Disney announced that it was going […]
Anti-Musk protests are now an official risk to Tesla’s business
Protests against Elon Musk and Tesla have been spreading around the world thanks to the CEO’s involvement in the Trump administration. Now those protests are listed in an official “risk factor” in paperwork Tesla is required to file with federal regulators. The new language, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday morning, shows […]