Howard Schultz Is Stepping Down From the Starbucks Board Following His Third Stint as CEO. Meet His Replacement.
Wei Zhang, former senior advisor to Alibaba, will be filling Schultz’s seat.
Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative
In the early days of large language models (LLMs), we grew accustomed to massive 10x jumps in reasoning and coding capability with every new model iteration. Today, those jumps have flattened into incremental gains. The exception is domain-specialized intelligence, where true step-function improvements are still the norm. When a model is fused with an organization’s…
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Microsoft open sources EvoDiff, a novel protein-generating AI
Proteins, the natural molecules that carry out key cellular functions within the body, are the building blocks of all diseases. Characterizing proteins can reveal the mechanisms of a disease, including ways to slow it or potentially reverse it, while creating proteins can lead to entirely new classes of drugs and therapeutics. But the current process […]
Your B2B leads are going to waste
Your B2B leads will go to waste unless you begin to create lapsed buckets and develop a strategy to attack them head-on.
Meet Abu Dhabi ECA, Jorie Healthcare, Establish PR and Scalable Path at TC Disrupt 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is mere days away, people! We can’t wait to welcome you and watch the inspiration, collaboration and opportunities unfold. This epic event could not happen without the steadfast support of our partners. But they do more than support — they participate, they educate, they engage. The final four partners at TechCrunch Disrupt […]
Arm after the IPO
“The growth of AI, I believe, is the growth of Arm,” Arm EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Will Abbey told me this morning, minutes before the chip designer’s stock started trading on Nasdaq. While AI may not always be the first thing you think about when you hear about Arm, when I asked Abbey about […]
DistroKid acquires website builder Bandzoogle to expand its toolset for artists
Independent music distribution service DistroKid announced its recent acquisition of Bandzoogle, the website builder designed for musicians. The financial details of the transaction weren’t publicly disclosed. The acquisition is a smart move for the company since DistroKid users can now power digital, physical and on-demand sales “within the DistroKid ecosystem,” the company noted in its […]
Retirement Planning for Business Owners: 10 Strategies to Boost Your Savings
Owning and managing a business is a monumental responsibility. As a business owner, you make all of the decisions for your business, which affects your income and the livelihoods of…
4 Productivity Tips from Extreme Athletes That Will Make Your Business Stronger
From conquering fear to problem-solving to accepting adversity, these are four ways in which breakthrough physical competitors can teach entrepreneurs to excel.
5 Key Things You Need Before Launching a PR Campaign
These elements will help your company successfully secure media coverage.
‘Wolf in Cashmere’ Bernard Arnault Has a Cutthroat Reputation. In a ‘Succession’-Like Drama, He’s Eyeing His Replacement — and It Might Not Be Family.
The billionaire, once the richest man in the world, is keeping his options open.