By James Surowiecki October 11, 2022 Most Americans, understandably, know Ben Bernanke as the person who was head of the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis of 2007-2009 (aka the Great Recession), and who took extraordinary measures to try to prevent banks and other financial institutions from collapsing and credit markets from seizing up. … Continue reading Why former Fed chair Ben Bernanke deserves his Nobel Prize—despite the naysayers
By Kaitlyn McInnis August 07, 2022 If you’re scrolling through this article on your iPhone screen or MacBook—you owe a lot to former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive. The award-winning industrial designer has had a hand in just about every Apple product to date, having spent more than 20 years working in direct … Continue reading What is Jony Ive, former Apple chief designer, doing now?
Former Amazon engineer convicted in 2019 Capital One data breach Paige Thompson was found guilty of wire fraud and unauthorized access to a protected computer. M. Moon @mariella_moon June 18, 2022 Bill Tompkins via Getty Images A Seattle jury has found Paige Thompson, a former Amazon software engineer accused of stealing data from Capital One … Continue reading Former Amazon engineer convicted in 2019 Capital One data breach
GR0, Run By Former Googler, Acquires TM Marketing To Expand Into Paid Search by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 10, 2022 Los Angeles-based GR0, which began as a search engine optimization (SEO) firm in 2020, made an acquisition this week that moves it into paid search. The move will provide marketers with a portfolio of search-marketing … Continue reading GR0, Run By Former Googler, Acquires TM Marketing To Expand Into Paid Search
Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit Today, eight women joined the ongoing suit and shared their stories with the court. J. Conditt @JessConditt March 10th, 2022 Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images In November, former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the company discriminated … Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company
Tesla’s ‘Dojo’ supercomputer will train its vision-centric autonomous tech It has to teach the systems to respond with the same acuity and speed as a human. S. Dent @stevetdent June 22nd, 2021 Tesla Tesla has gone all-in on vision-only autonomous driving, to the point of even phasing out radar sensors in some of its EVs. … Continue reading Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets and then attempting a cover-up
The employee behind the #AppleToo protest is leaving the company She reached a settlement with the tech giant regarding her National Labor Relations Board complaint. M. Moon @mariella_moon November 18th, 2021 ViewApart via Getty Images Cher Scarlett, one of the lead organizers of the #AppleToo movement, is leaving the company on Friday. Scarlett was … Continue reading Former Apple worker says Epic refused to hire her over labor advocacy
By Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini April 22, 2022 What does it mean to be a “leader?” In most organizations, the term is applied, indiscriminately, to anybody in a management role. However, only having subordinates doesn’t make you a leader. Research from Gallup shows that the single biggest predictor of engagement scores is the … Continue reading This former Apple executive says leaders should draw their power from their teams
Former Saatchi & Saatchi France CEO Brings Master The Monster To U.S. by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 11, 2022 Master the Monster (MTM) recently made its debut in the United States with its global production marketplace and end-to-end video creation platform. The company is based in France. Spearheaded by Elie Ohayon, former CEO of Saatchi … Continue reading Former Saatchi & Saatchi France CEO Brings Master The Monster To U.S.
By Talib Visram February 19, 2022 In Wales, more than 7,000 children rely on government-assisted care—whether placed in public care facilities or with foster parents, which is the case for the majority. In fact, Wales has the U.K.’s highest rate of “looked-after children”—the term used in Britain for kids in any type of … Continue reading Wales is piloting $2,100-per-month guaranteed income for former foster youth
