Taylor Swift Strategies Every Tech Leader Should Apply in 2024
From more progressive intellectual property management to breakthrough community engagement, here’s what tech entrepreneurs can learn from Taylor Swift.
Meta’s recruiting blitz claims three OpenAI researchers
In the fight for top AI talent, Meta just reportedly snagged a win, poaching three OpenAI researchers despite rival Sam Altman’s public mockery of Mark Zuckerberg’s lavish hiring tactics. The latest victory in Zuckerberg’s widely-reported recruiting blitz: Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai – who established OpenAI’s Zurich office – have joined Meta’s superintelligence […]
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Some Gen Z Job Seekers Are Bringing Mom and Dad to Interviews, and It’s Turning Off Employers, New Survey Finds
More than half of the employers said young recruits struggled to make eye contact during the interview, and 50% said they asked for unreasonable compensation.
Walmart debuts generative AI search and AI replenishment features at CES
In a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon is offering a glimpse as to how the retail giant was putting new technologies, including augmented reality (AR), drones, generative AI, and other artificial intelligence tech to work in order improve the shopping experience for customers. At […]
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OneCourt’s haptic mini-field lets blind fans follow the game by touch
Sports fans most often take in their favorite game by watching it on TV or from the venue itself, but those with blind and low vision generally must rely on the announcer or a radio broadcast. OneCourt aims to augment their experience with a lap-top miniature field that lets someone feel the position of the […]
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Fidelity National Financial says hackers stole data on 1.3 million customers
Real estate services giant Fidelity National Financial has confirmed hackers stole data on 1.3 million of its customers during a November cyberattack that knocked the company offline for a week. FNF said in a filing Tuesday with federal regulators: “We determined that an unauthorized third-party accessed certain FNF systems, deployed a type of malware that […]
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SEC’s X account hacked, sharing ‘unauthorized tweet’ regarding spot bitcoin ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account has been hacked, a spokesperson confirmed with TechCrunch on Tuesday afternoon. “The SEC’s @SECGov X/Twitter account has been compromised. The unauthorized tweet regarding bitcoin ETFs was not made by the SEC or its staff,” the spokesperson said. A similar statement was shared shortly after on the media […]
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‘Perfectly Intact’: Man Miraculously Finds iPhone on the Side of the Road That Reportedly Flew Out of Airplane
The iPhone is believed to belong to a passenger from Friday’s Alaska Airlines flight where a door flew off the aircraft.
Invest in Growth or Cut Costs? 3 Things Top Companies Do Well Despite Economic Uncertainty
Even during an unpredictable economy, some companies grow — why is that and what do they all do with ruthless intention?
Nike navigates a new course without Tiger
Nike’s split with Tiger Woods after 27 years triggered a cautious market reaction and demanded a strategic shift in its golf apparel and endorsements.
Alphabet quantum spin-out Sandbox AQ acquires Good Chemistry
Sandbox AQ, the AI and quantum firm spun out of Google parent company Alphabet in 2022, has acquired Good Chemistry, a Vancouver-based quantum and computational chemistry startup, for an undisclosed sum. Good Chemistry, founded by Arman Zaribafiyan in 2021 as a spin-off of quantum computing company 1QBit and backed by investors including Green Sands Equity […]
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