Job vs. Career: Top Differences and Insights Between the Two
Are you looking to jump into your career or just need a paycheck? Check out the key differences between a job and a career.
The Download: autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots
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 uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade For decades, handmade narco subs have been some of the cocaine trade’s most elusive and productive workhorses, ferrying multi-ton loads of illicit drugs…
The 11 Best Self-Employed Jobs for Today’s Market
Are you looking to step away from the normal workflow and become your own boss? Check out these 11 business ideas to become a boss today.
Exploring the 6 Different Types of Resumes
Do you need to write a resume tailored for your upcoming interview, but don’t know where to begin? Here are six resume styles for instant success.
Shark Tank India investors fall short on pledges
Over a year following the inaugural season of the Indian edition of Shark Tank, the seven esteemed investors made good on less than half of their investment pledges, according to a new analysis, the latest in a series of criticisms for the show. The “sharks” overall invested in only 27 of the 65 investment pledges […]
Former NHTSA head blasts Cruise’s ‘Humans are terrible drivers’ ad
A former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has responded to a full-page ad taken out in several major newspapers by Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary, that calls humans terrible drivers. The ad points to the nearly 43,000 crash fatalities in 2022 and promotes autonomous vehicles as the solution. “Using the pain […]
Forerunner Ventures sees a future full of “digitally native franchises”
Forerunner Ventures made its name in the venture world by betting on once-nascent startups like Jet, Bonobos and Glossier when it was far easier to build a digitally native brand than today. But as commerce has evolved, so has the firm. As part of that evolution, Forerunner five years ago brought aboard veteran VC Brian […]
Basecamp introduces special reduced pricing in India
Basecamp, one of the widely used project management tools first released in 2004, is now available to users in India with special reduced pricing that is as low as about $4 a month. On Tuesday, 37signals co-founder and CEO Jason Fried announced the reduced pricing of Basecamp for new customers in India. The tool is […]
Meta releases Llama 2, a more ‘helpful’ set of text-generating models
The generative AI landscape grows larger by the day. Today, Meta announced a new family of AI models, Llama 2, designed to drive apps such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Bing Chat and other modern chatbots. Trained on a mix of publicly available data, Meta claims that Llama 2’s performance improves significantly over the previous generation of […]
Samsung teases latest foldables ahead of Unpacked
Samsung’s never been great with a secret. At some point the company leaned into the unceasing deluge of leaks by teasing out its big products ahead of launch. Since then, blog posts by mobile head TM Roh have become a tradition. The latest Unpacked event is a week away, set for the company’s backyard of […]
Maybe showing off an AI-generated fake TV episode during a writers strike is a bad idea
The ongoing strike of creatives in TV and film, plus the nascent threat of AI-based writing and effects, make it a complicated time to work in show business. But little savvy is required to see that this may be the worst possible moment to soft-launch an AI that can “write, animate, direct, voice, edit” a […]