February 13, 2025 Honda and Nissan end talks to form a joint venture Honda also reported a 7% drop in profits, due a decline in auto sales in China and Japan. BY Associated Press Japanese automaker Honda reported a 7% decline in profit for the nine months that ended in December on Thursday as it terminated … Continue reading Honda and Nissan end talks to form a joint venture
TrustInsight’s co-founder and chief data scientist explains the new Chinese AI and how it will change marketers’ jobs — for better and for worse. Constantine von Hoffman on January 28, 2025 I interviewed TrustInsight’s Chris Penn last Friday, and he told me how DeepSeek was going to kick over the apple cart of Big … Continue reading Chris Penn talks DeepSeek and its big impact on marketers
January 10, 2025 Port union credits Trump for averting a strike. It may shape future labor talks The success of the International Longshoremen’s Association in winning Trump’s support for its anti-automation battle could be instructive for unions facing contract renewals during his term. BY Reuters A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three … Continue reading Port union credits Trump for averting a strike. It may shape future labor talks
Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the U.S., said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table. BY Reuters The workers’ union representing more than 10,000 Starbucks baristas said they have authorized a potential strike, ahead of this year’s final round … Continue reading Starbucks union authorizes a potential strike ahead of talks
Turkey unblocks Instagram after talks to address its concerns about crime and censorship The country blocked access to the app on August 2. cheyenne macdonald Sun, Aug 11, 2024 Reuters / Reuters Turkey has restored access to Instagram after the social media site agreed to meet the country’s demands around censorship and … Continue reading Turkey unblocks Instagram after talks to address its concerns about crime and censorship
June 26, 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation CEO talks about tech philanthropy’s role in politics The foundation doesn’t comment on specific donors or donations, but its reported grants reveal its clients include some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in Silicon Valley. BY Associated Press Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from … Continue reading Silicon Valley Community Foundation CEO talks about tech philanthropy’s role in politics
June 11, 2024 After months of talks, Paramount and Skydance merger falls apart Just about a week after reports spread of a final Paramount Skydance merger, Shari Redstone ends acquisition talks. BY Chris Morris A little over a week after reports surfaced that Paramount Global and Skydance had finally agreed to terms of a merger, that … Continue reading After months of talks, Paramount and Skydance merger falls apart
IAB Council Talks About Privacy by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 29, 2023 Michael Hahn, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, IAB and IAB Tech Lab and Tony Ficarrotta, assistant general counsel at the IAB, have challenging positions in their work serving the marketing and advertising industry. One of their jobs is to ensure … Continue reading IAB Council Talks About Privacy
Google Calls For Industry Talks On AI Content Ethics by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 9, 2023 Google Friday invited members of the web and artificial intelligence (AI) communities to help develop complementary protocols and standards governing AI-related content. The move reflects increasing concerns that AI can leverage web data in new ways, raising ethical challenges … Continue reading Google Calls For Industry Talks On AI Content Ethics
By Stephanie Mehta July 05, 2023 MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen became a central figure in the debate over executive compensation when a clip of her telling employees to “leave pity city” went viral in April. The 90-second segment, which came at the conclusion of a 75-minute March town hall, shows Owen responding to a … Continue reading Exclusive: MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen talks RTO and what she learned from that infamous town hall
