How to Boost Your Small Business by Mastering These 2 Sales Functions
Here’s how a CRM system – while distinct from a sales tool – can help create the foundation for successful sales outcomes.
Gemini Robotics uses Google’s top language model to make robots more useful
Google DeepMind has released a new model, Gemini Robotics, that combines its best large language model with robotics. Plugging in the LLM seems to give robots the ability to be more dexterous, work from natural-language commands, and generalize across tasks. All three are things that robots have struggled to do until now. The team hopes…
New Jobs Report Indicates a ‘Strong Economy’ That Is ‘More Resilient Than Anticipated,’ According to Experts
Friday’s jobs report showed that the unemployment rate was down and job additions were up — but fewer jobs were added in 2024 than in 2023.
Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Plan for Inauguration Day
The 2024 presidential election is over, leaving many happy while others continue to mourn the results. It resulted in deeper divisions among voters. As we approach Inauguration Day, small business owners’ focus needs to shift from division to pragmatic planning, which can ensure resilience and growth, regardless of which policy changes come down the pike.
Next-Level Productivity Has Arrived with Microsoft Office Home & Business 2024
Smarter tools, faster performance, and AI enhancements.
The Download: escalating pandemic risks, and ask us anything on Reddit
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic This week marks a strange anniversary—it’s five years since most of us first heard about a virus causing a mysterious “pneumonia.” A…
Hard and Soft Skills Go Hand-in-Hand — These Are the Ones You Need to Sharpen This Year
The coming year promises to be one of change, which can be daunting and exciting. While it’s important to stay on top of new technologies, the key will be sharpening those soft skills.
This Franchise Executive Found a Concept She Loved. So She Didn’t Just Invest — She Bought the Brand.
Heather Elrod believed in Uni K Wax so much she bought it to lead it into its next growth phase.
How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. This week marks a strange anniversary—it’s five years since most of us first heard about a virus causing a mysterious “pneumonia.” A virus that we later learned could…
These Are the 10 Highest-Paying Jobs That Only Require a 2-Year Degree — With Some Around $100,000 and Higher
People with two-year degrees may see career growth in the healthcare, aviation, and technology industries over the next 10 years, according to a new report.
How Google Is Using AI to Turn Your Daily News Scroll into a Personalized Podcast
Google is looking at your Search and Discover history to create a podcast for you with the most relevant stories.