Rushing to Add AI Is Wrecking Your Customer Experience. Here’s How to Get It Right.
Every new AI tool creates another touchpoint with your customer. If those tools don’t talk to each other, neither does your business.
The Download: rethinking child safety and fossil-fueled farming
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. Child-monitoring apps might need a reboot Digital harms have become the defining fear of American parents. In response, they’re increasingly turning to content-monitoring apps that scan their children’s texts, photos, emails,…
Apple is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs from Siri, Vision Pro teams
Apple has admitted that some roles are being impacted as it shifts its focus away from certain initiatives.
TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.
The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatch
The $225 Pebble Time 2 pairs quirky watch faces and apps with physical buttons, an e-paper display, weeks of battery life, and a playful hacker spirit.
Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero
Nvidia research shows that AI agents can perform well, and not go off the deep end, through fine-tuning, even if the AI model isn’t that great at the task.
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If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!
You’re 42% More Likely to Land a Job If You Have One of These Skills on Your Resume
A new study analyzed 9,700 resumes and found one type of skill correlated with a higher rate of hire.
A Profitable Business Isn’t Necessarily a Valuable One. Here’s the Difference.
Profitability can make a business look successful, but long-term value is built through predictable cash flow, operational discipline and financial resilience.
Tesla’s solar roof is dead. Here’s what went wrong
Tesla’s solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?
Top Earners Make Over $20,000 a Month With a Creative Business People Can’t Stop Googling
And it doesn’t take much to get started.