Hi, Welcome Welcome back May 29, 2024 How do I quit my job without burning bridges? Regardless of the circumstances surrounding your departure, it’s always a good idea to leave on the best terms possible. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini-advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We … Continue reading How do I quit my job without burning bridges?
May 29, 2024 28,000 Samsung union members could stage a walkout on June 7 It would be the first ever walkout for the chipmaker. BY Reuters A Samsung Electronics union in South Korea will begin escalating strike action next week by staging the first ever walkout over demands for higher wages, union officials said on Wednesday. … Continue reading 28,000 Samsung union members could stage a walkout on June 7
May 29, 2024 Google AI’s hilariously bad answers aren’t the big problem When a search engine is ridiculously wrong, we can deal with it. But AI’s subtler mistakes and general sloppiness are a more serious long-term problem. BY Harry McCracken Contrary to anything you’ve been told recently, putting glue on pizza is not a good idea. … Continue reading Google AI’s hilariously bad answers aren’t the big problem
May 29, 2024 Junior tech workers can’t find jobs. Here’s why one coding boot camp hit the brakes Launch Academy cofounder and CEO Dan Pickett talks about his decision to pause the coding boot camp, and what it means for the tech industry. BY Joe Berkowitz Back in 2012, “learn to code” was an optimistic mantra. … Continue reading Junior tech workers can’t find jobs. Here’s why one coding boot camp hit the brakes
The TikTok ban law will be argued in court this September A group of creators are also challenging the law. karissa bell Updated Tue, May 28, 2024 Future Publishing via Getty Images TikTok will face off with the Justice Department this fall in its bid to stop a law that could lead to a … Continue reading The TikTok ban law will be argued in court this September
May 28, 2024 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to give away most of his money for philanthropy Altman, who initially founded his company as a nonprofit research lab dedicated to safely building AI for humanity’s benefit, says he wants to focus his philanthropic giving on ‘technology that helps create abundance for people.’ BY Associated Press The Giving … Continue reading OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to give away most of his money for philanthropy
May 28, 2024 Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology firm, in Ashburn, Virginia. BY Associated Press A northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates … Continue reading Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing
documents reveal how Google Search is using, or has used, clicks, links, content, entities, Chrome data and more to rank content. Danny Goodwin on May 28, 2024 A trove of leaked Google documents has given us an unprecedented look inside Google Search and revealed some of the most important elements Google uses to rank … Continue reading Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm
May 28, 2024 Adam Neumann ‘shut out’ of WeWork buyback, capping a fraught saga between founder and company Rebuffed, Neumann slammed the plan to go with an offer that was $200 million less than his own as “unrealistic and unlikely to succeed.” BY Clint Rainey With two days until WeWork is expected to emerge from bankruptcy, … Continue reading Adam Neumann ‘shut out’ of WeWork buyback after company accepts a bid from Masa and former Softbank pals
Apple Web Eraser Will Force Brands To Know Their Customers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 28, 2024 Apple’s forthcoming iOS 18 will force advertisers and marketers to know and understand their existing and potential customers extremely well. Whether or not a brand understands its customers can mean the difference between profit or loss. … Continue reading Apple Web Eraser Will Force Brands To Know Their Customers
