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Big Media companies have spent the last few years trying to get out of the cable TV business because cable TV is in permanent decline. Loading audio narration… That seems like a problem for Versant CEO Mike Lazarus: His newly public company is composed primarily of cable TV networks, like…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Laura Taylor, the 54-year-old founder and CEO of Mingle Mocktails, based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My goal was always to be a working woman — to wear power suits, have a corner office, and…
Cava doesn’t merely want to sell you a Mediterranean slop bowl anymore. It wants to predict when you’ll order it, optimize the labor used to make it, personalize the app that sells it to you, and maybe eventually know you want extra feta before you do. Loading audio narration… On…
The day that Meta employees have dreaded for a month is here. Loading audio narration… Emails have begun going out to roughly 10% of Meta’s 78,000 employees, notifying them that they are being laid off. The notifications are being sent in three waves at 4 a.m. local time on May…
Minnesota has become the first state to ban prediction markets, but the fight over these platforms’ right to operate is far from over. Loading audio narration… On Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed and approved a state ban on prediction markets. Per the bill, any person who creates, operates, or…
Mindy Kaling says becoming a mom changed the way she thinks about her health. Loading audio narration… Speaking to Bustle in an interview published on Tuesday, Kaling reflected on her weight-loss journey and the public scrutiny that comes with it.”It’s sometimes no fun when one of your favorite actors loses…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chatrine Siswoyo, a communications leader. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I turned 40 this year, and I still think about the moment I almost forgot how to define myself.It happened 10 years ago on…
Google’s name comes from the mathematical term googol, a very, very large number. On Tuesday, at the company’s I/O conference, Google’s numerical destiny seemed to come true. Loading audio narration… CEO Sundar Pichai shared the latest numbers from some of Google’s most important products, especially newer AI offerings.First up: tokens,…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai isn’t afraid of touting big AI usage numbers, despite the ‘tokenmaxxing’ controversy. Loading audio narration… At Google’s annual developer conference today, Pichai said that monthly usage of its AI products has increased sevenfold to 3.2 quadrillion tokens since last year.The huge increase drew audible gasps from…
Google usually saves its biggest product launches for its I/O conference every year. This time, CEO Sundar Pichai held back, and it says a lot about where the company stands in the AI coding race. Loading audio narration… During the keynote address, Pichai told the crowd that Google’s new flagship…
