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AI Slop is Everywhere We Look — Here’s How Businesses Can Avoid the AI Slop Cycle

September 3, 2024

AI slop is the latest iteration of digital clutter. It’s the filler content produced by AI tools that prioritize speed and quantity over substance and quality. Here’s how to avoid it as a business owner.

Your Comfort Zone is a Paradox — Here are 5 Ways to Push Your Limits and Ditch the Comfort Zone

September 3, 2024

Now is the time to leave the comfort zone paradox behind. Do not stunt your business’s future success by relying on the satisfaction you feel from your past successes.

Why ‘Thank You’ is the Magic Phrase for Better Success (and Less Awkwardness)

September 3, 2024

Here’s how the transformative power of saying “thank you” emphasizes genuine gratitude, strengthens relationships, fosters positivity and enriches lives.

Coming soon: Our 2024 list of Innovators Under 35

September 3, 2024

To tackle complex global problems such as preventing disease and mitigating climate change, we’re going to need new ideas from our brightest minds. Every year, MIT Technology Review identifies a new class of Innovators Under 35 taking on these and other challenges. On September 10, we will honor the 2024 class of Innovators Under 35.…

What this futuristic Olympics video says about the state of generative AI

September 3, 2024

The Olympic Games in Paris just finished last month and the Paralympics are still underway, so the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles feel like a lifetime from now. But the prospect of watching the games in his home city has Josh Kahn, a filmmaker in the sports entertainment world who has worked in content…

Taylor Swift Is Drawing Up Plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. Here’s Why That Is a Great Lesson for Career Couples.

September 3, 2024

Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes says the Kansas City Chiefs have a star offensive coordinator working behind the scenes.

DirecTV Issuing Credits to Customers as Disney Channels Go Dark. Here’s How to Collect.

September 3, 2024

DirecTV is giving $20 credits to customers.

I’ve Interviewed Over 2000 Candidates — Here Are the 2 Questions I’ve Asked the Best Hires

September 3, 2024

I’ve learned that there are only two questions that really matter when hiring.

The Download: election tech fears, and AI for teachers

September 3, 2024

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. AI’s impact on elections is being overblown —Felix M. Simon is a research fellow in AI and News at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism; Keegan McBride is an assistant professor…

Your Current Marketing Plan May Not Work Overseas — Copy Strategies From Spotify and Snickers to Succeed Anywhere

September 3, 2024

Drawing on inspiring examples from leading brands and our own successful expansions into various markets, here are some insights to help you expand your business globally in the most effective way.

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