I have a guilty pleasure, and it’s not that I’ve ever rewatched Glee in its entirety (yes, even the awful later seasons), or read an inordinate amount of Harry Potter fan fiction in my life. My guilty pleasure is playing LinkedIn games. To answer the obvious question: wait, LinkedIn has games? Yes. In May, LinkedIn […]
Can artificial intelligence technology help solve difficult problems? It’s a generic question that’s heard more and more these days, and the answer is usually no. But a new study published in the journal Science There is hope that large language models could be a useful tool in changing the minds of conspiracy theorists who believe
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In early 2018, VC Mike Moritz wrote in the FT that “Silicon Valley would do well to follow China’s example,” noting that the pace of work at tech companies was “furious” and that China offered “investment opportunities in the best companies.” Soon after, it all imploded. Worse still, as the FT notes in a new
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One of the jobs that data storage and destruction company Iron Mountain does is archiving media industry vaults. What it has been seeing lately should be a wake-up call: About a fifth of the hard drives dating back to the 1990s that have been sent to it are completely unreadable. Music Industry Publication Mix I
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Uber users in Austin and Atlanta will be able to hail a Waymo robotaxi through the app in early 2025 as part of an expanded partnership between the two companies. Waymo’s self-driving vehicles have been available on the Uber app in Phoenix since October 2023. This expansion comes at a time when Uber has been
The highly-anticipated iPhone 16 lineup is ready to launch, with pre-orders starting today. Friday, September 13 at 5am Pacific Time (8am Eastern Time)Apple enthusiasts are gearing up to buy their preferred iPhone 16 models as soon as possible. The official release date for the new iPhones is September 20, but those who want to ensure
The Netflix app will no longer support older iPhones and iPads that are stuck on iOS 16. 9a5Mac reports that Netflix is showing an alert to users on some iOS 16 devices that says, “We’ve updated the Netflix app! To use the latest version, please install iOS 17 or later.” The change only affects devices
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Keith Rabois, CEO of Khosla Ventures, was having dinner with a “very successful CEO” in October 2018 when the CEO asked him a question: How many people does it take to create a whole new Silicon Valley? 10,000? 100,000? Rabois didn’t know it, but he decided to accept the challenge and set out to try
Over the past year, our focus has been on minimizing disruption while welcoming new teams and enabling them to do their best work. As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure and the management of our business, we have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 positions across Microsoft Gaming (mostly corporate and support roles)
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According The Hollywood Reportera promotional Beetlejuice Beetlejuice A drink offered at AMC theaters that feature an attached MacGuffin bar could cost you up to $31, depending on your state’s alcohol tax laws. The 24-ounce “Sandworm Slayer” cocktail is described as “a blend of blue and black raspberry juice” with ice, “combined with [an undisclosed] Premium
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