Are QR Codes Here to Stay? Here’s Why There Critical to Brand Experiences.
If a customer’s experience is clunky, uninteresting or not shareable, people will not come back to do it again. This is where QR codes can change the game.
Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions
The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations about which to strike first, which would then be vetted by humans, according to a Defense official with knowledge of the matter. The disclosure about how the military may use AI chatbots comes as the Pentagon faces scrutiny over…
Elon Musk Randomly Goes Live in the Middle of the Night to Post Video of Him Lifting Weights
The X owner appeared to doing some late-night feature testing.
Amazon Music teams up with Bandsintown to let fans shop merch from popular artists
Amazon Music announced a new merch integration with concert discovery platform Bandsintown to allow more than 590,000 artists to promote their merchandise on the Bandsintown website and app. Previously, artists could only link their Shopify store. The new merchandise featured on Bandsintown is from the Amazon Music Artist Merch Shop that launched in 2021. The […]
The Middle East is Emerging as a Serious Hotspot — Here’s What Entrepreneurs Worldwide Can Learn
As governments continue to foster entrepreneurship, and with increasing global interest in the region, the Middle East is emerging as a hotspot for global startups.
How Technology Can Help Artists Make Money Through Their Online Audiences
The music industry has shifted incredibly in the last couple of decades. Tech companies are trying to empower artists and help them make more money.
TechCrunch+ Roundup: How pitch decks fail, inside the AI hype cycle, budgeting for a downturn
It’s clear that AI is driving the latest hype cycle, but how are early-stage investors sorting the wheat from the chaff these days?
Nikola CEO steps down, replaced by chairman
EV truck maker Nikola Corp said Friday that president CEO Michael Lohscheller is leaving the top executive positions due to a family health issue. He will be replaced by board chairman Steve Girsky, a former GM board member and the CEO of the special purpose acquisition company that merged with Nikola to make it a […]
Spotify introduces new product to help software development teams with with A/B testing
Spotify is introducing a new commercial product for software development teams called “Confidence,” which is based on its homegrown experimentation platform. Confidence is designed to make it easy for teams to set up, run, coordinate, and analyze their own user tests so they can quickly optimize their ideas. Confidence is currently only available as a […]
AWS revenue growth dropped to 12% in Q2, but company remains optimistic about cloud biz
Amazon has seen AWS growth rates dropping substantially over the last three quarters from 20% to 16% to 12% this quarter. That’s not the kind of trend any company wants to see, but especially for a division like AWS, which has been a growth driver for Amazon over the years. Still, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy […]
The 5 Most Important Cognitive Biases Holding You Back
As leaders, we must constantly seek ways to improve our craft — after all, leadership is a skill that must be intentionally honed