5 Powerful Ways to Make Your Company Somewhere Employees Can Truly Thrive
Here’s how to create a psychologically safe organizational culture where your employees can reach their full potential.
The Download: future grids, and bad boy bots
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. Before we embark on our usual programming we’re thrilled to share that The Download won Best Technology Newsletter at this year’s Publisher Newsletter Awards! Thank you to all of you for reading, subscribing,…
Escaping Spotify’s algorithm
Since the heyday of radio, records, cassette tapes, and MP3 players, the branding of sound has evolved from broad genres like rock and hip-hop to “paranormal dark cabaret afternoon” and “synth space,” and streaming has become the default. Radio DJs have been replaced by artificial intelligence, and the ritual of discovering something new is neatly…
What’s next for drones
MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. Drones have been a mainstay technology among militaries, hobbyists, and first responders alike for more than a decade, and in that time the range available has skyrocketed.…
This researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little
A US agency pursuing moonshot health breakthroughs has hired a researcher advocating an extremely radical plan for defeating death. His idea? Replace your body parts. All of them. Even your brain. Jean Hébert, a new hire with the US Advanced Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), is expected to lead a major new initiative around “functional…
I Am an Investor in OpenAI — Here’s What Other Investors Must Consider About The Biggest Risks and Benefits of AI
As an investor in both OpenAI and xAI, I continuously ask myself the ethical ramifications of this new technology, how intelligent it is and whether it is the best path forward for humanity.
Starbucks’ New CEO Can Make Up to $113 Million His First Year — And He’s Allowed to Work Remotely
Brian Niccol will leave his position as Chipotle CEO and takeover at Starbucks in September.
New Details Emerge About Apple’s Secret $1,000 Robot Project
Several hundred people are now working on it, according to a new leak.
This Math Franchise Meets the Rising Demand for Math Tutoring
Driven by competitiveness in education and growing STEM job markets, the demand for math education is booming.
The Residential Real Estate Industry Is Getting an Overhaul on Saturday — Here’s What to Know
Starting August 17, new laws surrounding commission structures for buyers, sellers, and agents in the U.S. will go into effect following a landmark $418 million settlement with the National Association of Realtors.
Celia Cruz Just Became the First Afro-Latina on a U.S. Quarter — Here’s Why This Crucial Moment Matters for Women Entrepreneurs.
Have you ever considered how a symbol on an everyday object can influence your business? This recently launched U.S. quarter offers valuable lessons in female leadership, resilience and the entrepreneurial journey — plus insights you can apply for business growth.