How to pitch me: 7 investors discuss what they’re looking for in September 2023
If you’d like to know what investors are looking for, how they want to be approached and what they’re most likely to ask, keep reading.
The one piece of data that could actually shed light on your job and AI
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Within Silicon Valley’s orbit, an AI-fueled jobs apocalypse is spoken about as a given. The mood is so grim that a societal impacts researcher at Anthropic, responding Wednesday to a call for…
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Google Pixel Event 2023: Pixel 8, Watch 2 and everything else we expect
It’s been a wild few weeks for consumer hardware news, but it seems the season is finally winding down. We’ve already seen big events from Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, and now it’s time for Google to get in on the action. After all, being fashionably late to consumer electronics is kind of Google’s thing. Spoilers […]
So what happened to Blue Apron?
How Blue Apron got to where it is today an interesting story, and one that we should trace from the company’s IPO through to today.
Why embracing complexity is the real challenge in software today
Technology Radar is a snapshot of the current technology landscape produced by Thoughtworks twice a year; it’s based on technologies we’ve been using as an organization and communicates our perspective on them. There is always a long list of candidates to be featured for us to work through and discuss, but with each edition that…
Why product equity has become a business imperative for the future of digital products
The full power of emerging technology cannot be realized without a diverse set of imaginations to fuel it.
X (Twitter) has paid almost $20M to creators, CEO says
The company formerly known as Twitter has paid out nearly $20 million to creators, according to a post from X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The platform, now called X, began paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they earned from ads served in the replies to their posts to other verified users. To […]
4 Proven Strategies to Help You Find Success in Executive Leadership
The path to executive leadership is broader than many think and can be cultivated with effort in the right direction.
‘Control, Surveillance and Manipulation’: How TikTok’s Office Surveillance Could Backfire and Cost The Company Billions
Recently, TikTok made headlines for the wrong reasons — introducing a badge monitoring app called MyRTO, aimed at enforcing its office attendance policy as part of a top-down return-to-office mandate. While many companies are recalibrating post-pandemic work expectations, TikTok’s approach not only raises serious ethical issues but also amplifies broader concerns about its surveillance culture.
Costco Isn’t Facing Devastating Surges in Theft Like Target and Walmart — and the Reason Is Very Simple
The retailer’s CFO revealed its strategy during a fourth-quarter-earnings call.
Netflix Is Mailing Out Its Last DVD Today. I Got the Very First One 25 Years Ago.
Netflix co-founder and founding CEO Marc Randolph tells the story of the first Netflix DVD that got sent in the mail — and one he wished never went out the door.