By Harry McCracken November 18, 2023 “I’ve known Sam for a long time.” That was Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella last June, telling me the origin story of how his company came to strike an unorthodox deal with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to become the startup’s primary partner. We were chatting for a Fast Company’s … Continue reading For Microsoft, a post-Altman OpenAI would be uncharted territory
By KC Ifeanyi October 20, 2023 Dwyane Wade did not want to start a company with his wife, Gabrielle Union-Wade. The power couple has a number of businesses between them, ranging from wine and snack foods to haircare and lifestyle brands. But last year, the two launched their first joint venture, Proudly, a … Continue reading Would you and your spouse make good business partners? Dwyane Wade was nervous about working with Gabrielle Union-Wade
Andrew Tarantola @terrortola For a product that its own creators, in a marketing pique, once declared “too dangerous” to release to the general public, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is seemingly everywhere these days. The versatile automated text generation (ATG) system, which is capable of outputting copy that is nearly indistinguishable from a human writer’s work, is … Continue reading Senate bill would hold AI companies liable for harmful content
By Michael Grothaus March 08, 2023 In honor of International Women’s Day, Ford Motor Co. has released a humorous new ad highlighting the contributions that women inventors have made to the cars we drive every day. The ad, narrated by Bryan Cranston, starts off purporting to be a commercial for a new “Men’s … Continue reading Bryan Cranston imagines what a Ford Explorer would look like without women inventors
Internet Would Be ‘Disorganized Mess’ Without Recommendations, Google Tells SCOTUS by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, January 13, 2023 Google is urging the Supreme Court to rule that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which the company calls “the central building block of the internet,” not only protects platforms from liability for hosting terrorism-related created by … Continue reading Internet Would Be ‘Disorganized Mess’ Without Recommendations, Google Tells SCOTUS
By Elissaveta M. Brandon November 15, 2022 You’re in a shoe store, trying on a pair of Nikes. The vendor is going on about how great the shoes are, but you’re not convinced, so you walk out empty handed. Sometime later, that same vendor pops up out of nowhere in the supermarket. “I’m just … Continue reading Would you let a real-life vendor stalk you like an Instagram ad?
Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off most of Twitter’s employees The site could see more than 5,000 employees put out on the street. A. Tarantola @terrortola NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter is gearing up for layoffs no matter whether Elon Musk purchases the company, which could happen as soon as this Friday, according … Continue reading Twitter employees warn Musk mass layoffs would be ‘reckless’
By Jessica Bursztynsky October 11, 2022 The Labor Department unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that would impose additional barriers on companies trying to claim workers as independent contractors rather than employees, which some believe could overhaul the business models of rideshare and delivery giants. The new rule would essentially take the … Continue reading The Labor Department’s new proposal would be a huge win for gig worker advocates
By Sam Becker September 20, 2022 While the jury is still out on whether the U.S. economy is, in fact, in a recession, there are signals from across the pond that the economic outlook in Europe is worsening. Economist Mohamed El-Erian, chairman of investment firm Gramercy Funds, recently said during a Gramercy webcast that a … Continue reading What would a European recession mean for the U.S. economy?
In-App Spending Habits: 24% Of Gen Z Would Pay One-Time Fee To Remove Ads by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, September 8, 2022 What turns an app into a favorite and how much are gamers and non-gamers willing to spend for in-app purchases varies based on several factors. Some want a one-time fee to remove ads, while … Continue reading In-App Spending Habits: 24% Of Gen Z Would Pay One-Time Fee To Remove Ads
