6 Business Leaders Reveal the Worst Entrepreneurial Advice They Hear All the Time
We asked six CEO and founders to tell us the “conventional wisdom” they most disagree with. Here is a collection of what we’ve heard.
Google is still aiming for its “moonshot” 2030 energy goals
Last week, we hosted EmTech MIT, MIT Technology Review’s annual flagship conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over the course of three days of main-stage sessions, I learned about innovations in AI, biotech, and robotics. But as you might imagine, some of this climate reporter’s favorite moments came in the climate sessions. I was listening especially closely…
How to Maintain a Cohesive and Engaging Personal Brand That Will Set You Apart from the Competition
Crafting a consistent, memorable personal brand is essential for creating a connection and building trust with your audience. Here are three strategies to help you achieve this goal.
How we used data-driven personas to radically improve the customer experience
Personas persist throughout the entire customer lifecycle and are more than just a way to segment customer types; it’s a DNA marker.
How we used data-driven personas to radically improve the customer experience by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Brave Search doesn’t use Bing’s index anymore
Brave just announced that it is now exclusively using its own index for its search engine. In other words, it doesn’t rely on third-party solutions like Bing anymore. When the company launched Brave Search in 2021, it mentioned that it relied on other providers for nearly 13% of its queries. A year later, that number […]
Brave Search doesn’t use Bing’s index anymore by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
These 3 Technology Stocks Could Surge to New Highs
Although the technology sector is encountering some challenges, its prospects remain optimistic due to rapid digital transformation and growing internet penetration. As the demand for tech components grows, three tech…
A chatbot that asks questions could help you spot when it makes no sense
AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard are excellent at crafting sentences that sound like human writing. But they often present falsehoods as facts and have inconsistent logic, and that can be hard to spot. One way around this problem, a new study suggests, is to change the way the AI presents information. Getting users…
How an undercover content moderator polices the metaverse
When Ravi Yekkanti puts on his headset to go to work, he never knows what the day spent in virtual reality will bring. Who might he meet? Will a child’s voice accost him with a racist remark? Will a cartoon try to grab his genitals? He adjusts the extraterrestrial-looking goggles haloing his head as he…
How bugs and chemicals in your poo could give away exactly what you’ve eaten
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. Feces are good for so much more than flushing. Yes, our waste contains the stuff that our bodies are generally trying to get rid of. But it can also provide insight into…
Reddit is testing Discord-like channels for community chat
Reddit announced Thursday that it is testing Discord-like chat channels with select subreddits. With this move, the social network is trying to give more avenues for community members to interact with each other apart from the usual asynchronous commenting system. The company said it is starting this test with 25 volunteer subreddits — the company didn’t […]
Reddit is testing Discord-like channels for community chat by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon omits India business in earnings, a first in years
Amazon omitted India updates in Thursday’s earnings call and release, a notable change for the e-commerce giant that has consistently highlighted rapid growth in the South Asian market. The absence of India in the quarterly earnings, the first since early 2014, follows Amazon’s shutdown of multiple services, including food delivery and wholesale distribution, in the […]
Amazon omits India business in earnings, a first in years by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch