Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI As private equity firms hold companies longer, banks are eyeing a moneymaking opportunity. JPMorgan stood up a private markets-focused investment banking team, and others are actively hiring. Private asset strategies have
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Retired Microsoft CTO Jeffrey Snover recalled a leadership lesson he learned from CEO Satya Nadella. In a blog post, Snover said Nadella told execs to “allocate resources ahead
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A few leftover donuts may not seem like a major problem, but for a fast-food operation with nearly 100 stores, unnecessary waste can add up to serious costs. To better predict donut demand, a Knoxville,
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SpaceX made history by returning the Heavy Booster to its launch site. SpaceX/Getty Images SpaceX ran its first Super Bowl ad on Sunday, promoting its Starlink internet service. It’s the first time any of Elon
Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that falsely depict politicians, according to a study my colleagues and I conducted. Although
Plug-in hybrids blend enough battery power to get a driver through the day and a gas engine for added range. Several US automakers are still cutting back on their PHEV options. Dodge/Stellantis Carmakers initially pitched
Time could be up for TikTok’s metronomic For You feed, which pushes videos to users with clock-like accuracy. The endless scroll that defines the TikTok experience has been flagged as part of a broader set
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Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, thinks AI is better off specialized. Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger isn’t a fan of AGI or superintelligence. He says he believes in “specialized” AI
Bethenny Frankel. Sam Deitch This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 55-year-old Bethenny Frankel, former star of The Real Housewives of New York City and founder of The Core, a private dating membership
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