The Hidden Dangers of ‘Rage Applying’ and How to Spot the Warning Signs, According to a Veteran Career Coach
Donna Shannon, founder and president of Personal Touch Career Services, reveals how to improve your work situation the right way.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
Drew Brees: From Football to Franchising
Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees shares his remarkable transition from the football field to the world of entrepreneurship.
3 Must-Buy Intermediate-Term Bond ETFs
While the inflation has steadily cooled over the past year, getting it down to the Fed’s target rate will be the toughest mile, risking holding rates steady next month. Given…
Is There a Buying Opportunity with These 3 Luxury Stocks?
The increasing inclination of the younger population toward fashion trends and the growing influence of social media is expected to drive growth in the luxury market. So, should you buy…
AI isn’t great at decoding human emotions. So why are regulators targeting the tech?
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Recently, I took myself to one of my favorite places in New York City, the public library, to look at some of the hundreds of…
The Future of Financial Management in the Gig Economy: A New Era of Freelancer-Friendly Financial Management
Since even before the global coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of employees have shifted from the traditional nine to five job structure, instead embracing the flexibility and adaptability of the…
Enterprise spending on cybersecurity has changed, and vendors must adapt
Sara Behar Contributor Sara Behar is a content manager at YL Ventures, where she promotes the firm’s cybersecurity expertise and provides value-add support to the firm’s portfolio companies with content creation and strategic initiatives. Even in the usually exciting world of cybersecurity, discussions on enterprise security budgets tend to veer toward the mundane. However, today’s […]
Mastercard to purchase a minority stake in MTN’s $5.2B fintech business
Mastercard has agreed to purchase a minority stake in the fintech division of MTN Group, Africa’s largest cellphone provider, which it values at $5.2 billion. The signing of the formal investment agreements will likely occur very soon as both parties near the end of the regular due diligence process; the investment will be closed subject […]
Iraq lifts ban on Telegram after messaging app complies with authorities
Iraq’s telecom ministry lifted the ban on Telegram over the weekend, days after the agency blocked the chat app over security concerns. The ministry said it lifted the ban because of the “response of the company that owns the application to the requirements of the security authorities,” which required Telegram to reveal sources leaking data […]
What happened to the microfinance company Kiva?
One morning in August 2021, as she had nearly every morning for about a decade, Janice Smith opened her computer and went to Kiva.org, the website of the San Francisco–based nonprofit that helps everyday people make microloans to borrowers around the world. Smith, who lives in Elk River, Minnesota, scrolled through profiles of bakers in…