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The US Army is flooding the force with new technology and AI tools. Its former top tech official says rolling them out is the easy part. The hard part is getting soldiers and the institution to adapt, a lesson for any inflexible operation. Loading audio narration… “The hardest part is…
A company that has been helping US allies defend against Iranian drones said its technology wouldn’t be where it is now without its experience helping Ukraine stop Russian drone attacks. Loading audio narration… Robin Radar, a Dutch firm that makes drone detection radar systems, has had systems in Ukraine since…
It only took solo venture capitalist Zal Bilimoria five phone calls to raise his latest $50 million fund. Loading audio narration… The former Andreessen Horowitz partner, who left the firm a decade ago to start VC firm Refactor Capital, said the new fund brings his total assets under management to…
Managers who don’t produce are becoming expendable. Loading audio narration… As tech layoffs roll on and org charts flatten, some industry leaders are sending them a sharp directive: Keep tabs on your reports, but be sure to contribute, too.In a letter to Coinbase staff on Tuesday, CEO Brian Armstrong announced…
Anthropic’s new technique for nabbing customers: Partner with the companies that own them. Loading audio narration… The AI giant is rolling out a consulting business with the help of Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman. That group will serve as the founding partners, but investing giants like General Atlantic,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Pulliam, a 51-year-old tech and executive career coach in Issaquah, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a…
This interview is based on a conversation with Jacob Watson, 84, an ordained interfaith minister, writer, and former grief counselor, from Portland, Maine. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My late wife, Kristine, and I were grief counselors, which inevitably led us to discuss our…
Apple’s John Ternus is a 25-year veteran of the tech giant, but one of his first engineering gigs was at a lesser-known company building virtual reality headsets. Loading audio narration… Defense startup founder and Oculus headset creator Palmer Luckey reminisced on X about a product that Ternus, who is set to…
JPMorgan announced its newest class of managing directors earlier this week, elevating hundreds of employees across divisions to the firm’s highest title outside the C-suite. Loading audio narration… The bank promoted 135 people in its global banking and markets, and two of the investment bankers made Business Insider’s Rising Stars…
Elon Musk says an AI-driven future will mean government handouts and citizens not needing to save for retirement, so we asked his longtime friend and fellow techno-optimist, Peter Diamandis, to break down the argument behind those claims. Loading audio narration… “Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10…
