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How Centerfield is sifting insights from millions of phone calls

Echo AI’s technology is helping Centerfield turn a jumble of unstructured verbiage into actionable customer data. Kim Davis on August 9, 2024   “Echo AI came onto our radar screen because we were looking for AI-driven consumer insight platforms that can help marketing, sales and customer service teams optimize and become more efficient. What we’ve … Continue reading How Centerfield is sifting insights from millions of phone calls

Evolve Bank says a Russia-linked gang stole millions of customers’ data

July 09, 2024 Evolve Bank says a Russia-linked gang stole millions of customers’ data The Memphis-based company said criminals likely downloaded information such as names, Social Security numbers, and bank account numbers. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Evolve Bank & Trust said this week that hackers accessed millions of customers’ personal data during a recent cyberattack.  The Memphis-based … Continue reading Evolve Bank says a Russia-linked gang stole millions of customers’ data

Overtime pay eligibility has been extended for millions more salaried workers, thanks to new Biden ruling

April 24, 2024 Overtime pay eligibility has been extended for millions more salaried workers, thanks to new Biden ruling The eligibility cap for salaried employees will go up to $58,656 in 2025. BY Associated Press The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in … Continue reading Overtime pay eligibility has been extended for millions more salaried workers, thanks to new Biden ruling

Brands Wasting Millions Of Dollars On Made-For-Advertising Sites

Brands Wasting Millions Of Dollars On Made-For-Advertising Sites by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 13, 2024 Adalytics, a crowdsourced advertising performance optimization platform, believes hundreds of major advertisers — including many affiliated with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) — have unknowingly placed ads on Made For Advertising (MFA) sites, which are created for profit … Continue reading Brands Wasting Millions Of Dollars On Made-For-Advertising Sites

YouTube is making millions off a new breed of climate denial, a monitoring group says

  By Reuters January 16, 2024 YouTube is making millions of dollars a year from advertising on channels that make false claims about climate change because content creators are using new tactics that evade the social media platform’s policies to combat misinformation, according to a report published on Tuesday. The Center for Countering Digital Hate … Continue reading YouTube is making millions off a new breed of climate denial, a monitoring group says

New EU gig worker rules would see millions receive employment benefits

New EU gig worker rules would see millions receive employment benefits Rachael Davis / Last Updated: Dec 14, 2023   The European Union (EU) has provisionally approved rules to improve protections and benefits for gig economy workers, largely aimed at those who deliver food and offer rides through apps. Those who work for apps like … Continue reading New EU gig worker rules would see millions receive employment benefits

The Great Mismatch: With millions of open positions, why does the job market feel so dire?

  By Sam Becker October 06, 2023 The era of confounding economic data and indicators stretches on. The latest jobs report, released Friday, shows that the economy added 336,000 jobs during September, leaving the unemployment rate at 3.8%, a sign that the labor market remains strong, despite fears that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes … Continue reading The Great Mismatch: With millions of open positions, why does the job market feel so dire?

Who is Lenny Rachitsky? And what does he know that you don’t about making millions writing online?

  By Michael Callahan August 20, 2023 Lenny Rachitsky merely thought he’d share some tips. The career software engineer and executive decided to write about seven things Airbnb taught him about building a business. He’d spent seven years at the company, leaving in 2019 as the leader of the team overseeing wooing consumers to the … Continue reading Who is Lenny Rachitsky? And what does he know that you don’t about making millions writing online?

MediaMath Files For Bankruptcy, Owes Hundreds Of Millions To Ad-Tech Companies

MediaMath Files For Bankruptcy, Owes Hundreds Of Millions by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 3, 2023 Demand-side platform MediaMath filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware district court on Friday. The company owes between $100 million and $500 million to between 200 and 999 companies, including Google, Magnite, OpenX, PubMatic, Xandr, among many others. Emails … Continue reading MediaMath Files For Bankruptcy, Owes Hundreds Of Millions To Ad-Tech Companies

Despite layoffs and looming recession fears, millions of workers are still quitting their jobs

    By Sam Becker May 31, 2023 The economy simply won’t quit—even as 3.8 million workers voluntarily did in April. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, which showed that there were 10.1 million job openings last month, up from 9.7 … Continue reading Despite layoffs and looming recession fears, millions of workers are still quitting their jobs