Why Meeting Consumer Expectations Won’t Cut It — and What Businesses Should Do Instead
Businesses can create social impact by looking beyond market trends and consumer pressure.
How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade
On a bright morning last April, a surveillance plane operated by the Colombian military spotted a 40-foot-long shark-like silhouette idling in the ocean just off Tayrona National Park. It was, unmistakably, a “narco sub,” a stealthy fiberglass vessel that sails with its hull almost entirely underwater, used by drug cartels to move cocaine north. The…
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JPMorgan Is Giving Wealthy Clients Lifestyle Advice, From Finding Private Jets to Restoring Artwork: ‘A Growing Trend’
JPMorgan rolled out a new lifestyle service for high-net-worth clients.
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Figure reaches $39B valuation in latest funding round
Figure raised more than $1 billion in a Series C round led by Parkway Venture Capital in addition to numerous other investors.
Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport
Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of Silicon Valley.
OpenAI will apply new restrictions to ChatGPT users under 18
Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in “flirtatious talk” with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.
Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers’ phones
The Galaxy phone maker said it was notified in August that hackers are actively exploiting the security flaw to target Samsung customers.
Over Half of Workers Tell Employers This Expensive Lie — Especially Gen Z
Gen Z was most likely to admit to not being “100% honest.”
Fourth Power’s sci-fi thermal batteries could be cheaper than pricey natural gas power plants
Fourth Power has raised $20 million to build a demonstration version of its thermal batteries, which ultimately could store electricity at $25 per kWh.
Luckin Coffee Delivers a Jolt of Competition to Starbucks
China’s largest coffee chain opened five new cashier-less locations in New York City.