‘Great Admiration for What You’ve Done’: David Letterman Surprises ‘Nite Show’ Live Audience to Help Send Off Retiring Host
David Letterman made the trip to Bangor, Maine, after the program’s host announced his retirement.
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78% of Projects Fail Because of This One Problem — Here’s How Continuous Learning Solves It
Traditional training drains resources without results. Smart upskilling through stretch projects and peer learning delivers faster innovation and stronger returns.
The future of digital finance is customer-centric
TS Anil, Monzo’s CEO, discusses the company’s innovative approach to customer-centric banking, the strategic decisions that fueled its growth, and insights into the future of digital finance. He shares how he led the digital bank through a remarkable transformation, from early challenges to achieving its first annual profit in 2024.
Scaling innovative companies at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and resilience
Paladin Capital Group’s Nazo Moosa sat down with Mike Butcher at StrictlyVC London to discuss scaling innovative companies at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and resilience. She discussed how she’s driving purposeful investments that shape a secure and sustainable digital future
Radiologists aren’t going anywhere
Nine years ago, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton sent shockwaves through medicine by declaring it “just completely obvious” that AI would make radiologists extinct in short order. Fast forward and the specialists — who do more than analyze images — are thriving, observes The New York Times. In fact, the field is experiencing explosive growth amid […]
SoundCloud backtracks on AI-related terms of use updates
SoundCloud says it’s revising its terms after widespread backlash over a clause related to AI model training. Earlier this year, SoundCloud quietly updated its usage policies, adding wording that many users interpreted as legal cover to allow the company to train AI on audio uploaded to its platform. SoundCloud was quick to assert that it wasn’t […]
The Recession Mistake That Cost My Business $1.5 Million — and the Decision That Put Us Back on Top
Two recessions, two very different responses: One cost me millions, and the other grew my business 10% that same year.
OpenAI pledges to publish AI safety test results more often
OpenAI is moving to publish the results of its internal AI model safety evaluations more regularly in what the outfit is pitching as an effort to increase transparency. On Wednesday, OpenAI launched the Safety Evaluations Hub, a webpage showing how the company’s models score on various tests for harmful content generation, jailbreaks, and hallucinations. OpenAI […]
UnitedHealth Group’s Former CEO Is Returning to the Role — and Receiving a $60 Million Award
Stephen Hemsley is back in charge after leading UnitedHealth Group from 2006 to 2017.
Starbucks Employees Aren’t Happy With the New Dress Code
Some Starbucks employees are walking out over the changes.