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Former AWS and IBM Exec Shares How Not to Become Dependent on AI

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sol Rashidi, a former tech executive at IBM, AWS, and Estée Lauder, who is based in Miami. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In the last 15 years, I have built and scaled AI capabilities, and I have over…

Recently Departed Netflix Exec Takes the Stand in Director Fraud Trial

He didn’t get a visionary Netflix series. But at least he got a coffee table book.Former Netflix executive Peter Friedlander testified Tuesday about director-producer Carl Rinsch’s failure to deliver “White Horse,” which was supposed to be a futuristic sci-fi show that turned into a Hollywood debacle.At Rinsch’s criminal trial, in…

17-Year Amazon Exec Jumps Ship for OpenAI

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Ex-Tesla Exec Shares What Tesla Learned From Chinese EV Teardowns

Automakers are constantly learning from their competitors in China. Tesla, one of the leading EV companies, is no exception.Jon McNeill, the former president of Tesla’s global sales and marketing who now sits on General Motors’ board, told Business Insider that Tesla has torn down Chinese EVs and that the lessons…

Campbell’s Exec Out After Recording Trashed Customers, Products

Campbell’s said Wednesday that a vice president who was embroiled in a public firestorm over a lawsuit and secret recording was no longer at the company.The recording appeared to show the now-former executive, Martin Bally, disparaging customers and colleagues and referring to the company’s chicken as “3D-printed.””The comments were vulgar,…

Who Is John Ternus, the Apple Exec Who Could One Day Be CEO?

Tim Cook has been running Apple for more than 14 years, but he won’t be CEO forever.With leadership transitions this year, including Cook’s longtime number two, Jeff Williams, announcing his retirement before 2026, John Ternus has emerged as a likely frontrunner for the top job, according to reports in the…

Lawsuit: Fired WPP Exec Alleges Retaliation Over His Rebate Concerns

A fired executive at WPP is suing the advertising agency giant, accusing the company of retaliating against him and firing him after he raised concerns that the group’s media investment division was allegedly running an improper kickback operation.Richard Foster spent 17 years working for GroupM, WPP’s media arm, which controls…

Vanguard Exec: 3 Questions Changed My Mind About Going to Law School

This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Ryan Swann, 45, Vanguard’s chief data analytics officer. As law school applications surge, Swann shared how he weighed the decision to go to law school — and why he opted for an MBA instead. This story has been edited for length…

Meet Yasser Salem: McKinsey Exec Helping CEOs Warm to Zohran Mamdani

Yasser Salem is not the sort of guy you’d expect to drop everything to get a socialist elected. When we met, he wore a white button-down, a tweed sport coat, and a baseball cap with a camouflage American flag on it that said “Husband, Daddy, Protector, Hero.”There’s no irony in…