September 02, 2024 Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek The government launched a ‘work style reform’ campaign that promotes shorter hours and other flexible arrangements along with overtime limits and paid annual leave. BY Associated Press Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, … Continue reading Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek
August 07, 2024 Mozilla wants you to love Firefox again But can it avoid upsetting its most loyal users along the way? BY Jared Newman Last month, Mozilla made a quiet change in Firefox that caused some diehard users to revolt. Last month, Mozilla made a quiet change in Firefox that caused some diehard users … Continue reading Mozilla wants you to love Firefox again
August 01, 2024 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to take the struggling company private—then comes the real work 23andMe was going to remake healthcare with its DNA spit tests. Today, it’s languishing on the sidelines. Wojcicki has a long road ahead. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing pioneer 23andMe unveiled a new product in May. Cofounder and CEO Anne … Continue reading 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to take the struggling company private—then comes the real work
July 19, 2024 Most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes—but Trump wants to lower them even more Plans to extend and expand Trump-era tax cuts would largely benefit the wealthy. BY Marcus Baram In the first presidential debate of 2024, tax policy—and who it really benefits in this country—were among the issues most … Continue reading Most Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes—but Trump wants to lower them even more
June 29, 2024 Verizon’s new CMO Leslie Berland wants to make sure you can hear the brand now When Verizon’s former chief marketing officer, Diego Scotti, left the company last May after almost nine years, the company needed to find a marketer who could match his penchant for big creative swings, but also allow the … Continue reading Verizon’s new CMO Leslie Berland wants to make sure you can hear the brand now
YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Records are allegedly in talks with the platform.. sarah fielding Thu, Jun 27, 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESS Much of the conversation about AI has revolved around the use of copyrighted materials to train … Continue reading YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training
May 06, 2024 A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed A University of Massachusetts professor is behind the lawsuit and wants to release the browser extension. BY Associated Press Do social media users have the right to control what they see—or don’t see—on their feeds? A … Continue reading A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed
April 29, 2024 ChatGPT wants to remember everything you’ve told it OpenAI tries to fill a major blind spot in chatbots: their lack of long-term knowledge about the user. BY Mark Sullivan OpenAI announced on Monday that its popular ChatGPT chatbot will now remember user details including basic information, hobbies, and prompt history. The chatbot’s enhanced … Continue reading ChatGPT wants to remember everything you’ve told it
April 29, 2024 Patagonia wants you to stop buying crap A new film from the clothing company underscores our mass consumption problem—while subtly marketing its clothes. BY Elizabeth Segran The quality of most products on the market today is utter crap. And it’s getting worse with time. It’s particularly obvious with clothing. Sweaters are largely made … Continue reading Patagonia wants you to stop buying crap
April 12, 2024 Amazon’s marketplace is broken—but Andy Jassy wants to give you an AI shopping assistant In his letter to shareholders this week, Jassy was focused on the potential of “generative AI.” What he didn’t acknowledge was how AI has already made the site worse. BY Clint Rainey On Thursday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy … Continue reading Amazon’s marketplace is broken—but Andy Jassy wants to give you an AI shopping assistant
