Why Saying “I Don’t Know” Makes You a Better Leader
Great leaders do not have all the answers. “I don’t know” may come across as three simple, innocuous words, but they do have the power to make business stronger.
The Download: trustworthy humanoid robots, and Anduril’s latest project
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. Will we ever trust robots? The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only…
Varaha helps Indian farmers reduce climate-harming practices like burning crop residue and flooding rice fields
The voluntary carbon offset market will reach $250 billion by 2050 from $2 billion in 2020, according to estimates made by Morgan Stanley. However, awareness of the monetary and environmental benefits associated with carbon credits is low. Generally speaking, carbon offsets are granted when an organization or company engages in a practice that reduces CO2 […]
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SMART Goals May Be Holding You Back — Try This Effective Goal-Setting Technique Instead
Everyone suggests SMART goals, but this framework is flawed. Learn why and how to create goals properly — ones that you can actually achieve.
2024 Could Be the Year that Makes or Breaks a Lot of Small Businesses, According to a New Report
About a third of small business owners indicated on a Slack survey that they aren’t sure if their businesses will survive the year.
This is the Real Secret to Success — How to Lead Even When You Are Losing
Everybody likes to win. Nobody likes to lose. But what teaches you more? As in, which experience does more for us—personally and also professionally speaking?
NodeShift wants to challenge the hyperscalers with its decentralized cloud
When the large cloud providers have excess compute capacity, they tend to discount it through programs like AWS’s and Azure’s spot instances. Any time a server idles, it isn’t making the company money, after all. NodeShift aims to take this concept and expand it well beyond the big clouds — and with stronger guarantees — […]
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Waymo’s application to expand California robotaxi operations paused by regulators
Waymo’s application to expand its robotaxi service in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties has been suspended for 120 days by the California Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division. The decision doesn’t change Waymo’s ability to commercially operate in San Francisco or in limited areas within Los Angeles. It does put an abrupt […]
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Empowerly secures $15M for its college counseling services
Empowerly, an edtech startup that specializes in college counseling and career guidance services, raised $15 million in a recent funding round led by Conductive Ventures, the company announced today. The new capital will go toward growing its services, building out its AI-powered products and developing its first mobile app, which is set to launch in […]
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Researchers warn high-risk ConnectWise flaw under attack is ’embarrassingly easy’ to exploit
Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability in a widely used remote access tool is “trivial and embarrassingly easy” to exploit, as the software’s developer confirms malicious hackers are actively exploiting the flaw. The maximum severity-rated vulnerability affects ConnectWise ScreenConnect (formerly ConnectWise Control), a popular remote access software that allows managed IT providers and […]
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Hivemapper reveals new Bee dashcam as its latest weapon against Google’s map dominance
Mapping startup Hivemapper will launch a new dashcam later this year that its co-founder believes will speed up efforts to claw market share away from Google. The new Hivemapper Bee camera, revealed Wednesday, is part of the company’s years-long push to decentralize mapping and make map data more affordable and accessible. Hivemapper also hopes the […]
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