By Jennifer Alsever March 06, 2023 The stigma of getting laid off from a job is lessening, but a good chunk of people still don’t tell the world—or prospective employers—about getting a pink slip. Only 20% of people who lost their jobs shared the information with their future employer, according to a new … Continue reading Layoff stigma stings: Why Gen Z workers are less likely to share that they lost a job
By Elizabeth Grace Saunders March 06, 2023 Email can take up a massive amount of time. Americans spend about 172 minutes checking their personal emails, and around 149 minutes checking their work emails, per day on average. By reducing how long it takes you to write an email, you could open up hours … Continue reading 6 ways to spend less time writing emails
Meta Introduces LLaMA, Large Language Model That Runs On Less Power by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 24, 2023 Meta will release a new large language model (LLM) it calls LLaMA, which is designed to help researchers advance their work in artificial intelligence, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook post on Friday. LLMs are what … Continue reading Meta Introduces LLaMA, Large Language Model That Runs On Less Power
By Isa Watson February 12, 2023 Many of us struggle with an addiction to social media. The average millennial has 8.4 social media accounts. In 2020, the average American spent more than 3.5 hours per day on social media. Assuming we have an eight-hour workday, and need eight hours of sleep per night, more … Continue reading 3 ways to become less addicted to social media
Apple’s larger HomePod returns with upgraded audio and more smart home tools Billy Steele Apple discontinued its original HomePod smart speaker in 2021, choosing instead to focus on the cheaper mini version of the device. Today, the company has resurrected the bigger unit with several notable updates along the way, including upgraded audio, … Continue reading Apple now offers less for some iPhone trade-ins
By Jeremy Caplan November 21, 2022 This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. I have orphaned lists lying uncompleted in apps like Remember the Milk, Toodledo, and Any.do. I’ve played with Things and TickTick. I used to like Wunderlist (RIP). All were nice and shiny for a … Continue reading When looking for an app to make your to-do lists, less is more
By Michael Grothaus October 17, 2022 A new “Future of Creativity” study from Adobe shows that gender and ethnicity disparities continue to persist in the creative economy when it comes to “non-professional” creatives. Just what is a non-professional creative? It’s someone who produces content but does not consider it their primary job. … Continue reading Exclusive: BIPOC and women ‘non-professional’ creators earn up to 23% less in the creative economy
What If Your Productivity Tools Are Making You Less Productive? Calendar / 23 Sep 2022 The earliest known form of the to-do list was recorded in 1791 by Benjamin Franklin. Lists are still popular, but digital productivity tools are becoming increasingly important. In addition to Google Calendar, you might use Slack, Zoom, Trello, Asana, or Jira as part of your … Continue reading What If Your Productivity Tools Are Making You Less Productive?
Only 42% say they are utilizing all the capabilities of their martech stack. Constantine von Hoffman on October 3, 2022 Martech capabilities are increasing but marketers are making less use of them. Just 42% of marketers say they are utilizing all the capabilities of their martech stack, according to a new report from Gartner. That’s … Continue reading Marketers making less use of martech’s expanding capabilities
By Shalene Gupta August 12, 2022 Times are tough, inflation is sky high, but just how bad are things really? A new study by customer review company Consumer Affairs analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census, the National Association of Realtors, and the Education Data Board to quantify … Continue reading Gen Z has 86% less purchasing power than baby boomers did in their 20s
