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When I was just 4 years old, I often had yard sales with random items from around the house. I’d price everything, set up a “store,” and try to convince people to spend their money. I loved the thrill of selling.I never really fit the mold. Sports didn’t click, and video games…
This week, the world’s top leaders in advertising and marketing have been on the coast of France at the Cannes Lions festival to talk about all things brand strategy.There, the CEO of an iconic American company took to the mic to discuss why his company is doing less promotions as…
You wouldn’t guess the pressure Stefano Domenicali is under by looking at him.At a press roundtable in New York City on Monday, Formula 1’s CEO appeared relaxed in a zipped-up sweatshirt. Fresh off a flight from Montreal and with the premiere of “F1: The Movie” just hours away, the CEO…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees Tuesday that AI will shrink the company’s corporate white-collar workforce over the next few years, citing “efficiency gains” as the driving force.Amazon employees weren’t having it.Across internal Slack channels, Amazon’s white-collar workers tore into Jassy’s message, taking aim at his leadership and unapologetic push…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has a blunt new message about AI: It is going to “reduce” the company’s workforce in the next few years.”As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done,” Jassy said in a memo posted to the Amazon…
Partner, sue, or block?Those tend to be the three available options for publishers when it comes to dealing with artificial intelligence companies scraping their content to train large language models.Nextdoor, the hyperlocal social network, is emphatically choosing the blocking path.”If you spread your content far and wide, there’s a very…
Each year since 2019, David Solomon has marked the arrival of Goldman Sachs’ summer interns with a welcome letter filled with words of wisdom.The Goldman chief executive continued that tradition on Tuesday with a letter encouraging the 2025 intern class to “participate in team meetings” and not to “settle for…
Who wants to fill Mark Read’s shoes?The hunt is on for a new chief executive at WPP after Mark Read announced he intends to step down after seven years leading the advertising agency giant.Whoever takes over will inherit a company that’s recently been usurped from pole position within the agency…
Tickets to space aren’t cheap — but Axiom Space is a company pricing its offerings at the decidedly high end of the industry.Its tickets, which cost roughly $70 million, are steep compared to other human spaceflight options offered by space tourism companies. For context, Blue Origin requires a $150,000 refundable…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Risher, the 59-year-old CEO of Lyft based in San Francisco. It’s been edited for length and clarity.After I joined the board of Lyft four years ago, I was asked to apply to be CEO. At first, I said no, but the more…
