November 16, 2024 Dude Perfect went from YouTube to raising $100M. Here’s how its new CEO wants to grow the brand Dude Perfect CEO Andrew Yaffe talked to ‘Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies’ podcast about his plans for the media brand. BY Yasmin Gagne Over the past 15 years, sports and entertainment company Dude Perfect—which started … Continue reading Dude Perfect went from YouTube to raising $100M. Here’s how its new CEO wants to grow the brand
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Google Helpful Content Update Went Terribly Wrong
Google Helpful Content Update Went Terribly Wrong by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 15, 2024 Morgan McBride owns a small business with husband Sean in South Carolina helping others renovate their homes, which she started after the couple renovated a condo and home of their own. McBride, a renovator and blogger, told her story … Continue reading Google Helpful Content Update Went Terribly Wrong
After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too
After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too The company told customers the battery may “pose a fire safety risk.” karissa bell Thu, Jun 6, 2024 Cherlynn Low for Engadget If the wave of overwhelmingly negative reviews weren’t enough, it seems that Humane has discovered yet another … Continue reading After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too
Google’s bad AI search results went viral. It’s since made improvements
May 31, 2024 Google’s bad AI search results went viral. It’s since made improvements Google has sought to make broader improvements such as better detection of ‘nonsensical queries.’ BY Associated Press Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence (AI) systems after its retooled search engine was found … Continue reading Google’s bad AI search results went viral. It’s since made improvements
A Visual Attention Study That Went Terribly Right
A Visual Attention Study That Went Terribly Right by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 16, 2024 How does a company conduct a visual attention study to determine performance on video screens at retail locations when the participants who opted in only receive directions on when and where to show up? Other than that, participants … Continue reading A Visual Attention Study That Went Terribly Right
Boston experimented with using generative AI for governing. It went surprisingly well
By Santiago Garces and Stephen Goldsmith November 19, 2023 The recent Biden White House Executive Order on AI addresses important questions. If it’s not implemented in a dynamic and flexible way, however, it runs the risk of impeding the kinds of dramatic improvements in both government and community participation that generative AI stands to … Continue reading Boston experimented with using generative AI for governing. It went surprisingly well
‘We do not have fast companies anymore’: Cory Doctorow on where tech went wrong, and how to fix it
By Wilfred Chan September 26, 2023 For two decades, Cory Doctorow has led a public fight against draconian copyright laws, monopolistic tech platforms, and surveillance capitalism. But the challenge in trying to stoke a rebellion against the tech giants isn’t just that they’re powerful—it’s that their tactics are so boring. “It is precisely because … Continue reading ‘We do not have fast companies anymore’: Cory Doctorow on where tech went wrong, and how to fix it
Ari Squires, CEO of Profit Attraction Academy, Went from A Jail Cell to Managing Multi-Million Dollar Brands
Ari Squires, CEO of Profit Attraction Academy, Went from A Jail Cell to Managing Multi-Million Dollar Brands GRIT DAILY / 25 Apr 2023 It’s not where you start, but where you finish that matters, and nobody knows that better than Ari Squires, CEO of Profit Attraction Academy. The energetic business mogul, brand manager, author, and international … Continue reading Ari Squires, CEO of Profit Attraction Academy, Went from A Jail Cell to Managing Multi-Million Dollar Brands
Ricky Williams explains how he went from NFL player to weed entrepreneur
By Max Ufberg October 10, 2022 In his 11-year NFL career, Ricky Williams was a Pro Bowl running back, a single-season rushing yards leader, and one of just 31 players in league history to amass 10,000-plus career rushing yards. And before all that, he was a Heisman Trophy winner with the Texas Longhorns. … Continue reading Ricky Williams explains how he went from NFL player to weed entrepreneur
How the product manager who went viral on TikTok schooled a bunch of tech bro trolls
By Danica Lo June 13, 2022 Last week, Darby Maloney posted a TikTok explaining her job as a product manager in the tech industry—and, in the process, accidentally triggered some dark, misogynistic corners of the internet. Maloney’s 92-second video features her and a coworker speaking direct to camera, explaining their roles: collaborating … Continue reading How the product manager who went viral on TikTok schooled a bunch of tech bro trolls