By Tracy Brown Hamilton January 19, 2024 The European Union’s competition watchdog appears set to thwart Amazon’s $1.4 billion acquisition of the robot vacuum maker iRobot, according to sources connected to the Wall Street Journal. This has triggered a sharp decline of almost 40% in the stock shares of the Roomba vacuum manufacturer, which … Continue reading iRobot stock tumbles on report that the EU may block Amazon’s acquisition of Roomba maker
SpaceX workers face above-average injury rates as Musk prioritizes Mars over safety, report finds A Reuters investigation found hundreds of previously unreported injuries. Cheyenne MacDonald Sun, Nov 12, 2023 Veronica Cardenas / reuters A Reuters investigation into unsafe working conditions at SpaceX has uncovered more than 600 injuries going back to 2014 that have … Continue reading SpaceX workers face above-average injury rates as Musk prioritizes Mars over safety, report finds
By Michael Grothaus November 01, 2023 WeWork stock is plunging in pre-market trading on Wednesday after reports said the company is on the cusp of filing for bankruptcy. News of its impending bankruptcy announcement sent WeWork shares to an all-time low. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? (November 18, 2023) The Wall … Continue reading WeWork stock price falls to an all-time low after bankruptcy report
News publishers are concerned AI answers will replace Search traffic, leading to less revenue, lost jobs and other damages. Danny Goodwin on November 1, 2023 AI companies (e.g., Google, OpenAI) are primarily using high-quality content created by news publishers to train generative AI systems, which then compete directly against those publishers. That’s the core argument … Continue reading Report: Generative AI violates copyrights of news publishers
Marketers can now redact client-side text and exclude Google data signals from reports and explorations. Nicola Agius on October 6, 2023 Google Analytics 4 has rolled out two new features to help improve data security and reporting accuracy. The new capabilities, which are available in GA4 now, enable marketers to redact client-side text and exclude Google data … Continue reading New GA4 features improve security and report accuracy
With many organizations facing budget cuts, marketers are focusing on social media to connect with consumers. Unfortunately, they prefer email. Chris Wood on September 26, 2023 Two-thirds of marketers are facing reduced budgets in the second half of the year, according to new research from email management software company Exclaimer. Also, many marketers are out … Continue reading Two-thirds of marketers report mid-year budget cuts
By Chris Morris September 21, 2023 Median salaries—for everybody—at tech companies are generally higher than other fields. But in some cases, though, the amounts the bosses take home are hundreds—or even thousands—of times higher than even well-paid employees. As part of Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report, we’ve broken out the 15 CEOs of … Continue reading Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report: The 15 ‘least fairly’ paid tech CEOs
Many brands will be marketing around price this year. Use inclusivity and ESG achievement to stand out in the crowd. Constantine von Hoffman on September 13, 2023 With the holiday shopping season gaining steam, many economic indicators suggest marketers should be focusing on price and savings. However, a new Gartner report takes a contrarian view, … Continue reading New Gartner report challenges conventional wisdom on holiday marketing
75% of marketers reported an increase in their spending on artificial intelligence. The average AI spend increase was 28%. Constantine von Hoffman on September 5, 2023 A little more than half (53%) of B2B marketing managers say their budgets are up this year compared to 2022, according to a new study. Despite this, the marketers … Continue reading More than 50% of B2B marketers report bigger budgets
Google Tests AI Tool For Journalists: Report by Ray Schultz , July 20, 2023 A tool that uses AI to generate news stories is being tested by Google. Known by the working title Genesis, the technology has been pitched to The New York Times, The Washington Post and News Corp., according to The New York Times. In partnership … Continue reading Google Tests AI Tool For Journalists: Report
