Hi, Welcome Welcome back By Nate Berg The typical Ikea store is a vast, circuitous warehouse chock full of all the imaginable things one might need to fill up a house. Even a disciplined shopper with a precise shopping list can expect to spend a lot of time barreling through the average store’s hundreds … Continue reading Ikea has a plan for the office of the future, and it looks a lot like coworking
By Michael Grothaus January 27, 2024 When tech companies design their products, they usually think of younger generations first. After all, these are the people most likely to become long-term, recurring customers—and spread their love of the product far and wide on social media. But the cohort on the other end of the age … Continue reading 4 ways Apple could make life easier for elderly customers—that would benefit us all
Apple’s rivals aren’t happy about its EU App Store changes But is anyone surprised Apple would act to protect its platform like this? Daniel Cooper Updated Sat, Jan 27, 2024 John Keeble via Getty Images Last year, the European Union implemented new laws to make big tech open up its platforms to competitors. The … Continue reading Apple’s rivals aren’t happy about its EU App Store changes
By Kathleen Davis January 26, 2024 Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company‘s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions in less than one minute. Q: How do I know if I should quit my … Continue reading How do I know if I should quit my job?
By Associated Press January 26, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday that it’s slashing its global corporate workforce by 10% to 15% in the first half of the year as part of a two-year restructuring plan that seeks to cut costs and simplify its operations. The company employed … Continue reading Levi’s layoffs: The jeans giant is cutting its global workforce by up to 15%
CoreAI will bring artificial intelligence to a wide range of the group’s activities Kim Davis on January 26, 2024 Already calling itself a “platform,” agency holding company Publicis Groupe will evolve into an “intelligent system” through a 300 million Euro investment in AI capabilities. This builds on the boosting of its digital commerce and data … Continue reading Publicis Groupe invests heavily in AI capabilities
Enterprise CDP ActionIQ has plans to layer AI-driven solutions across its platform. Kim Davis on January 25, 2024 Enterprise composable CDP ActionIQ announced it will launch a suite of tools that leverage AI, and especially generative AI, to enhance customer experience. The first two modules are CXAI Data and CXAI Content. CXAI Data has two … Continue reading ActionIQ to add CXAI suite to its CDP
By Kathleen Davis January 24, 2024 Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company‘s new mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions in less than one minute. Q: How do I negotiate salary when I get … Continue reading How do I negotiate salary when I get a job offer?
By Alex Daly and Ally Bruschi January 25, 2024 As leaders, the first question we always get when we tell people that we successfully adopted a 4-day workweek at our company is: How did you measure performance and success? As client services professionals in PR, we are used to the KPI question. We get … Continue reading How we found a version of a 4-day workweek that fits our company
Even though AI is really bad facial recognition, it is still being used for this by many organizations, damaging the lives of people and company’s brands. Constantine von Hoffman on January 25, 2024 A serious, cautionary, non-marketing fact to keep in mind when you use AI: There are many things artificial intelligence shouldn’t be used … Continue reading AI-powered martech releases and news: Jan. 25
