By Michael Grothaus June 22, 2023 June has been a good month for the Russell 2000, the index that tracks 2,000 of the smallest publicly traded companies in America. While the Russell hit an all-time high of above 2,300 points in 2021, today it is at 1,863—nearly 25% below its all-time high as of … Continue reading The Russell 2000 is up: That could be a good sign for the broader economy
By Wilfred Chan June 16, 2023 Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a new version of the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, which could force social media platforms to hand over valuable data about their inner workings to researchers and the public. But while researchers agree it would be a … Continue reading Could a new law help pry open the black boxes of social media giants?
Jon Fingas @jonfingas It may be more difficult for hackers to grab your iCloud data — and even Apple is rethinking its access to sensitive content. The company is introducing a raft of security measures that run the gamut from expanded end-to-end encryption to a reversal of a controversial program intended to identify possible … Continue reading iMessage Contact Key Verification could arrive with iOS 16.6
By Sam Becker May 17, 2023 Tax season can be a gut check for millions of Americans. Hot off announcing a new pilot program, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may also be in for a reality check. This week, the IRS announced that it’s created a new “Direct File” tax-filing option, and will launch … Continue reading IRS free direct file is a nice idea, but lousy customer service could undermine the whole thing
By Chris Morris May 02, 2023 Since generative AI burst into the public consciousness last year, people have been worried about how fast the technology would impact the workforce. Increasingly, the answer seems to be: A lot faster than anyone imagined. IBM is the latest to lean into AI at the expense of human … Continue reading IBM is pausing hiring on jobs that could be replaced by AI
By Jeff Beer April 23, 2023 Little more than a month after OpenAI’s generative AI chatbot ChatGPT went viral for its ability to write essays and poems, all in humanlike text, Ryan Reynolds did what he does best and played it for an advertising gag. In an ad for Mint Mobile, he asked ChatGPT … Continue reading How AI could power advertising’s next creative revolution
By Pavithra Mohan April 14, 2023 Ask many corporate workers what they think of human resources, and they’ll rattle off a litany of stereotypes: HR is incompetent, any brush with HR spells bad news, or that HR will always toe the company line. Above all else, people tend to believe that HR represents … Continue reading HR often sucks. Here’s how it could be better
Google CEO Muses About The Future Of Search, How It Could Evolve by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 10, 2023 Google CEO Sundar Pichai Muses about the future of Google Bard, the commercial potential of large language models and LLM search, and the future of link-based search When asked whether link-based search — the dominant way people … Continue reading Google CEO Muses About The Future Of Search, How It Could Evolve
It’s far from certain Congress can pass a TikTok ban. Critics say even if it did it wouldn’t solve the real problem: Protecting consumer data. Constantine von Hoffman on March 27, 2023 Marketers are closely watching the Congressional debate over banning TikTok. The social media platform is hugely popular in the U.S. which makes it … Continue reading The fight over banning TikTok could result in something good for marketers
Jon Fingas @jonfingas Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would … Continue reading Xbox head says Microsoft’s mobile game store could arrive next year
