Indeed CEO Chris Hyams resigns, hands over reins to former chief Hisayuki Idekoba
The company’s parent firm Recruit’s CEO, Hisayuki Idekoba, will return to his post as CEO of Indeed.
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Apple will host its WWDC developer conference for 2025 from June 9 to June 13.
TikTok launches ‘TikTok for Artists,’ a new music insights platform
TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch comes two months after TikTok was spotted testing the platform in select countries. The tool is built to help artists and their teams better connect with fans, […]
Inside the tedious effort to tally AI’s energy appetite
After working on it for months, my colleague Casey Crownhart and I finally saw our story on AI’s energy and emissions burden go live last week. The initial goal sounded simple: Calculate how much energy is used each time we interact with a chatbot, and then tally that up to understand why everyone from leaders…
Irish fintech NomuPay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank
As global trade evolves, there’s an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options. That’s why an Irish-based fintech startup called NomuPay has raised $40 million in a Series C round from SB Payment Service (SBPS), a subsidiary of Japanese telco giant SoftBank Corp, at a valuation of $290 million. NomuPay makes it easier for merchants […]
Valla raises $2.7M to make legal recourse more accessible to employees
After a while, Danae Shell got tired of hearing the same story over and over again. “Something bad would happen to someone at work, and the story always ended the same way,” she told TechCrunch. “They just left, because doing anything else was incredibly complex and expensive.” One doesn’t need to look far to notice […]
Console raises $6.2M from Thrive to free IT teams from mundane tasks with AI
If you’ve ever been locked out of your work computer, you know the urgent need to reach IT support. Unfortunately, helpdesk staff are often busy assisting others, which can mean a significant delay before you regain access. Andrei Serban realized the critical importance of IT’s manual work when he was a product lead on Rippling’s […]
McKinsey Is Using AI to Create PowerPoints and Take Over Junior Employee Tasks: ‘Technology Could Do That’
Over 75% of McKinsey employees now use the internal AI tool Lilli, which safely handles confidential information.
Disney Is Laying Off Hundreds of Workers. Here’s What We Know.
The layoffs span multiple divisions and will affect staff globally.
Former DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg co-leads $15.5M Series A for AI video ad platform
DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg’s venture fund WndrCo co-led a $15.5 million Series A round for Creatify, an AI video ad platform. Creatify’s AdMax platform uses AI to quickly generate dozens of video advertisements, which are geared toward social media marketing — AdMax analyzes high-performing social video campaigns on apps like TikTok and Instagram to shape […]