AI Energy Demand: Google Carbon Rises Nearly 50% In 5 Years by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 3, 2024 Pledges to reduce carbon emissions are contradictory to plans to invest in AI products. Google in 2021 shared plans to eliminate carbon emissions from its operations by 2030, but artificial intelligence (AI) infused in all … Continue reading AI Energy Demand: Google Carbon Emissions Rise Nearly 50% In 5 Years
June 15, 2024 The 3 key money moves to make during your peak earning years Don’t mistake lifestyle inflation for wealth building. Your peak-earning years are the best time to double down on investing. BY Emily Guy Birken Your late thirties are often when you start earning the big bucks—or at least enough bucks. Gone are … Continue reading The 3 key money moves to make during your peak earning years
May 26, 2024 Americans have fought for paid vacation for more than 100 years. Why won’t we take the PTO we have? Loads of research support the mental and physical benefits of taking time off work, impacting everything from your heart to your ability to be emotionally resilient, not to mention happiness. BY Lydia Dishman Welcome … Continue reading Americans have fought for paid vacation for more than 100 years. Why won’t we take the PTO we have?
Gartner survey finds technology getting 23.8% of marketing budget this year, down from 25.4% in 2023. Paid media jumped from 25.6% to 27.9%. Constantine von Hoffman on May 13, 2024 Marketing technology’s percentage of marketing budgets fell to 23.8% this year, down from about 25.4% in 2023, according to Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey. Spending … Continue reading Martech cut of budget falls to lowest level in 10 years
May 10, 2024 Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash The move is likely an attempt to avoid last summer’s chaos, when anti-LGBTQ+ protestors damaged merchandise and harassed employees. BY Sarah Bregel You won’t be able to find the Pride Month collection in many Target … Continue reading Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash
May 03, 2024 Marc Newson dishes on 40 years of jet packs, space Nikes, and why even timeless designs die On the release of his new book with Taschen, the legendary industrial designer sat down with ‘Fast Company’ for a discussion as wide ranging as his career. BY Mark Wilson No doubt, a retrospective makes you … Continue reading Marc Newson dishes on 40 years of jet packs, space Nikes, and why even timeless designs die
April 30, 2024 Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month. BY Associated Press U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest … Continue reading Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures
April 30, 2024 Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable The decision to close the health centers, which were primarily located in smaller towns where customers might lack access to quality care, represents an abrupt reversal for the supermarket chain. BY Emily Price Walmart announced plans Tuesday … Continue reading Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable
X names its third head of safety in less than two years The role had been empty since last June when Ella Irwin resigned following criticism from Elon Musk. Karissa Bell Wed, Apr 3, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images X has named a new head of safety nearly a year after the last executive … Continue reading X names its third head of safety in less than two years
March 24, 2024 What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago The worldview of 2005’s ‘Thank You for Smoking’ offers a surprising glimpse of the Tesla CEO’s personal views today. BY Joe Berkowitz “Few people on this planet know what it is to be truly despised,” says … Continue reading What you can learn about Elon Musk from the movie he helped produce almost 20 years ago
