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 09, 2024 Why having a soundtrack at work could boost your productivity Want to be more productive? It’s time to think more critically about your sound environment, says author and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin. BY Gretchen Rubin We’ve all read the familiar advice about how to boost our productivity. Make a to-do list. Set priorities. … Continue reading Why having a soundtrack at work could boost your productivity
May 08, 2024 Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold 3 could speed up drug discovery for diseases The third version maps the behavior for all of life’s molecules, including human DNA. BY Reuters Google Deepmind has unveiled the third major version of its “AlphaFold” artificial intelligence model, designed to help scientists design drugs and target disease more effectively. In … Continue reading Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold 3 could speed up drug discovery for diseases
Could Microsoft President Brad Smith Fall Out Of Step With Brand Loyalists? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 8, 2024 Microsoft President Brad Smith may have just created a deeper chasm between brand loyalists and those who are not, with the introduction of the company’s new AI hub. Smith agreed to have President Joe … Continue reading Could Microsoft President Brad Smith Fall Out Of Step With Brand Loyalists?
May 23, 2024 Vivek Ramaswamy spent $3.3 million to buy 8% of BuzzFeed. How much damage could he do with that stake? It may be a small fraction of the company, but activist investors in Apple and ExxonMobil have accomplished a lot, with a lot less. BY Clint Rainey Update, 5/23/24: After this article was published, … Continue reading Vivek Ramaswamy spent $3.3 million to buy 8% of BuzzFeed. How much damage could he do with that stake?
May 06, 2024 Warren Buffett cautions shareholders AI scams could be the ‘growth industry of all time’ The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ reissued caution at the annual shareholder meeting. BY Associated Press Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that artificial intelligence scams could become “the growth … Continue reading Warren Buffett cautions shareholders AI scams could be the ‘growth industry of all time’
Apple’s AI-Powered Search Could End Huge $20B Payouts From Google by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 3, 2024 Newly unsealed court documents on Thursday — during the closing arguments of the Google and the Department of Justice antitrust case — revealed that Google’s parent company Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google … Continue reading Apple’s AI-Powered Search Could End Large $20B Payouts To Google
April 22, 2024 UAW’s stunning victory at a Tennessee VW factory could spell union wins at other southern plants The win at the foreign-owned plant proved all the pundits wrong. BY Associated Press The United Auto Workers’ overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader … Continue reading UAW’s stunning victory at a Tennessee VW factory could spell union wins at other southern plants
April 22, 2024 Big Six tech companies’ profit momentum could ‘collapse’ in 2024, UBS says The earnings momentum of the Big Six has experienced four distinct cyclical waves, UBS said. BY Reuters Profit growth momentum of the so-called Big Six technology stocks could “collapse” over the next few quarters, UBS Global Research strategists said on Monday, … Continue reading Big Six tech companies’ profit momentum could ‘collapse’ in 2024, UBS says
April 22, 2024 TikTok warns 170 million Americans could lose their free speech rights if U.S. bill is enacted The legislation provides a nine-month deadline with a possible extension, if ByteDance makes progress towards a sale. BY Reuters TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would … Continue reading TikTok warns 170 million Americans could lose their free speech rights if U.S. bill is enacted
