NYC Exterminators’ New Weapon Has Eliminated Nearly 100% of Rats From Over 100 Burrows — and They Already Have Their Next Targets Mapped Out
New Yorkers aren’t all behind this new tactic.
Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
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How to bootstrap an AI startup
Michael Koch Contributor Share on X Michael Koch is the co-founder and CEO of HubKonnect, an AI-enabled local store marketing platform. When you take venture capital money, investors will shape everything from your strategy and product to your thought process. That may not be best for what you’re offering, especially in the AI space, which […]
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Lemon8, the Instagram rival from TikTok parent ByteDance, fails to gain traction in U.S.
TikTok owner ByteDance’s efforts to make its Pinterest-slash-Instagram competitor Lemon8 take off in the U.S. haven’t yet panned out. Since launching in the U.S. earlier this year, the Lemon8 app has only seen around 2.6 million total U.S. downloads, according to new data from app store market intelligence provider Appfigures. This paltry turnout comes despite […]
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How to Find Great Stocks to Day Trade
From what you hear in the media, day traders may seem like a bunch of gamblers piling into meme stocks. Here’s how one day trading pro finds stocks.
Are You One of the Many Americans Pronouncing ‘Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups’ Wrong?
The almost 100-year-old candy takes its name from its founder.
Meet the UK’s Richest Millennial, the Duke of Westminster, Who’s Worth More Than $12 Billion
Despite his extraordinary wealth and royal connections — he’s the godson of King Charles III and a godfather to Prince George — the duke enjoys a relatively under-the-radar existence.
5 AI-powered tech gifts that are actually fun — and productive
As the holiday season approaches, I, like everyone else with the means and mental bandwidth, am brainstorming what to get the loved ones in my life. Or rather, I would be… but to be fully transparent, the irksome little procrastinating voice in my head has gotten the better of me this year. So it goes. […]
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Wholesale marketplace Faire, which raised at a $12.6B valuation last year, lays off 20% of its staff
Wholesale marketplace Faire has laid off 20% of its staff, or about 250 people, as part of a restructuring, according to multiple reports. Business Insider broke the news, reporting that the job cuts were companywide. Faire in October of 2022 had laid off 7% of its staff, which totaled about 1,200 at that time, according […]
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If You’ve Applied to College, You Can Pitch Investors. Here’s Why.
Surprising similarities in these life-altering exchanges include the art of persuasion as part of a unique communication skill set.
How Simply ‘Feeling Safe’ Can Make Us Healthier And More Productive
A behavioral neuroscientist explains how you can consciously create a feeling of safety, and thrive within it.