How to Avoid These Common Communication Blunders in the Workplace
Lots of executives and managers complain that their organization is terrible at communication.
Pairing live support with accurate AI outputs
A live agent spends hours each week manually documenting routine interactions. Another combs through multiple knowledge bases to find the right solution, scrambling to piece it together while the customer waits on hold. A third types out the same response they’ve written dozens of times before. These repetitive tasks can be draining, leaving less time…
Kevin O’Leary Says ‘Do Not’ Merge Finances, Bank Accounts With Your Spouse: ‘I Forbid It in My Own Family’
The “Shark Tank” star stressed the importance of keeping your “own financial identity” in a relationship.
4 Simple Mistakes That Can Crush Your Creative Side Hustle, From an Expert Who Raised $45 Million to Support Independent Workers
Ben Huffman, CEO and co-founder of Contra, became a “power user” on Elance and Odesk (now Upwork) and realized freelancers needed more support.
Gitai’s autonomous robot installs panel outside the ISS, showing orbital repairs in action
Los Angeles-based Gitai said Tuesday that its autonomous robotic arm has nailed a tech demonstration outside the International Space Station. Gitai CEO Sho Nakanose told TechCrunch in an interview last year that the company aims to reduce in-space labor costs by 100 times, in the same way that SpaceX and other providers have dramatically reduced […]
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Microsoft hires Inflection founders to run new consumer AI division
Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan, co-founders of high-profile AI startup Inflection AI, and several of their colleagues as the Satya Nadella-led cloud giant continues its aggressive push to attract top talent. Suleyman — also a co-founder of DeepMind, which Google bought in 2014 to bolster its own AI efforts — will run […]
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Google DeepMind’s new AI assistant helps elite soccer coaches get even better
Soccer teams are always looking to get an edge over their rivals. Whether it’s studying players’ susceptibility to injury, or opponents’ tactics—top clubs look at reams of data to give them the best shot of winning. They might want to add a new AI assistant developed by Google DeepMind to their arsenal. It can suggest…
How crypto exchange Backpack climbed its way to success after its major investor FTX died
Backpack’s founders, who are building a crypto exchange and wallet, have experienced strong growth since launching in 2022. But the road wasn’t easy. FTX co-led Backpack’s $20 million strategic investment round in September 2022. Less than two months later, in November, 2022, FTX collapsed. “We lost 80% of the operating capital on FTX. We spent […]
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Protect Your Work PC with This $20 Antivirus Software
It offers multilayered proactive protection against viruses, ransomware, malware, and more.
MrBeast’s New Reality TV Show Offers the ‘Biggest Single Cash Prize in the History of TV and Streaming’
The show will air exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and feature 1,000 contestants.
She Never Wanted to Start a Business, But Chronic Insomnia Was Motivation — Here’s How She Achieved 8 Figures in Sales and 8 Hours of Sleep a Night
Dr. Kathrin Hamm, founder and CEO of sleep-wellness company Bearaby, wanted to find a solution for her sleeplessness — and the products on the market weren’t cutting it.