By Michael Callahan August 20, 2023 Lenny Rachitsky merely thought he’d share some tips. The career software engineer and executive decided to write about seven things Airbnb taught him about building a business. He’d spent seven years at the company, leaving in 2019 as the leader of the team overseeing wooing consumers to the … Continue reading Who is Lenny Rachitsky? And what does he know that you don’t about making millions writing online?
By Chris Stokel-Walker August 02, 2023 The generative AI revolution has a dirty little secret: its cost, both in monetary terms and the impact on the environment, is huge. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously said that GPT-4, the large language model (LLM) underpinning the premium version of ChatGPT, cost $100 million to train. … Continue reading We still haven’t cracked the code on making generative AI any more efficient
Our AI habit is making us less environmentally friendly, Google admits Brandon Vigliarolo, July 25, 2023 Google’s plans to go green are faltering – and its all AI’s fault, the company claims. Amid a fall in renewable energy usage and increased water consumption, Google SVP of learning and sustainability Ben Gomes said the Chocolate … Continue reading Our AI habit is making us less environmentally friendly, Google admits
Amazon wants employees to return to the office in May Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Starting in May, Amazon will require employees to work out of the office at least three days per week. The company announced the plan in a memo published on Friday and attributed to CEO Andy Jassy (via CNN). In advocating for … Continue reading Amazon is reportedly making employees relocate for return-to-office
By Ahmed Elgammal—The Conversation June 28, 2023 Making art using artificial intelligence isn’t new. It’s as old as AI itself. What’s new is that a wave of tools now let most people generate images by entering a text prompt. All you need to do is write “a landscape in the style of van Gogh” … Continue reading Making art with AI isn’t an art form—it’s a process of trial and error
By Sam Becker June 22, 2023 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) isn’t exactly known for its stellar customer service—something that’s become increasingly clear in recent years. But there’s good news: The agency is making significant improvements in how it deals with taxpayers, directly. With the official tax-filing deadline two months behind us, it appears … Continue reading IRS customer service is finally making gains after hellish pandemic-era disruptions
Making Data Talk: How Marketers can Humanize their Campaigns through Zero- and First-Party Data Julio Lopez / 03 Jun 2023 Without a comprehensive U.S. consumer privacy law, U.S. state and federal lawmakers have been looking toward Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to serve as inspiration as states begin to introduce data privacy laws in … Continue reading Making Data Talk: How Marketers can Humanize their Campaigns through Zero- and First-Party Data
Twitter opens its advertising platform to cannabis companies Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter is loosening its advertising policies to allow cannabis companies to promote their brands on the service. The changes makes Twitter the first major social media platform to welcome cannabis ads within the United States. “Going forward, Twitter is allowing advertisers to promote … Continue reading Twitter is making text-based two-factor authentication a paid feature
Elon Musk will offer ‘amnesty’ to banned Twitter accounts amid more layoffs Kris Holt @krisholt Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk says a “general amnesty” for banned accounts will begin next week for those who “have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.” He polled users on whether Twitter should offer the … Continue reading Twitter is making millions of dollars from previously banned accounts, report says
Making the Tech Workplace Work Better in 2023 Martha Delehanty / 08 Feb 2023 The hand-wringing over the employer-employee dynamic has been non-stop ever since the pandemic sent people scurrying for home-office cover nearly three years ago. The cycle has played out almost like the stages of grief. The Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting … Continue reading Making the Tech Workplace Work Better in 2023
