Why product equity has become a business imperative for the future of digital products
The full power of emerging technology cannot be realized without a diverse set of imaginations to fuel it.
What Flock’s defenders are missing
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Flock, the police-tech giant known for its network of some 120,000 automatic license plate readers around the US, announced some changes to its platform last Thursday. The updates are meant to prevent…
X (Twitter) has paid almost $20M to creators, CEO says
The company formerly known as Twitter has paid out nearly $20 million to creators, according to a post from X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The platform, now called X, began paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they earned from ads served in the replies to their posts to other verified users. To […]
4 Proven Strategies to Help You Find Success in Executive Leadership
The path to executive leadership is broader than many think and can be cultivated with effort in the right direction.
‘Control, Surveillance and Manipulation’: How TikTok’s Office Surveillance Could Backfire and Cost The Company Billions
Recently, TikTok made headlines for the wrong reasons — introducing a badge monitoring app called MyRTO, aimed at enforcing its office attendance policy as part of a top-down return-to-office mandate. While many companies are recalibrating post-pandemic work expectations, TikTok’s approach not only raises serious ethical issues but also amplifies broader concerns about its surveillance culture.
Costco Isn’t Facing Devastating Surges in Theft Like Target and Walmart — and the Reason Is Very Simple
The retailer’s CFO revealed its strategy during a fourth-quarter-earnings call.
Netflix Is Mailing Out Its Last DVD Today. I Got the Very First One 25 Years Ago.
Netflix co-founder and founding CEO Marc Randolph tells the story of the first Netflix DVD that got sent in the mail — and one he wished never went out the door.
5 Ways for Business Leaders to Invest in Themselves During Retirement
Retirement. Everybody wants it. Many people work hard to achieve it. But once you get there, it can be hard to know what to do with it. Leaders can have…
Elon Musk’s X headed for ‘rule of law’ clash with EU, warns Twitter’s former head of trust & safety
The former head of trust and safety at Twitter has warned the platform now known as X is charting a collision course with the European Union’s rebooted digital rulebook, the Digital Services Act (DSA) — which carries penalties of up to 6% of global annual turnover for confirmed breaches of the online governance regime. Speaking […]
Three Arrows Capital co-founder Zhu arrested in Singapore airport, sentenced four months in prison
The liquidators behind Three Arrows Capital (3AC), the now-defunct crypto hedge fund, shared that the firm’s co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore at the Changi Airport while trying to leave the country. Teneo, a financial advisory firm controlling the liquidation and management of affairs for the defunct crypto hedge fund, said it got a […]
There is ‘A Crisis of Trust in Leadership’ in Business Today. Here’s What We Should Do About It
Today’s poor and ineffective leadership demands a course correction.