When Tony Bates became chairman and CEO of Genesys in 2019, the company was already a global leader in contact center software. But Bates was determined to evolve its role in a rapidly changing tech
Sales of existing homes are struggling. Lindsey Nicholson/Getty Images Home sales fell 0.7% in May, with April posting the slowest pace since 2009. Meredith Whitney said the market’s decline could worsen as the year progressed.
Synthflow AI’s cofounders, Hakob Astabatsyan, Sassun Mirzakhan-Saky, and Albert Astabatsyan. Synthflow AI Berlin startup Synthflow AI raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Accel. The startup built “conversational” AI voice agents that
Abigale Albera (right) with husband and dog (left) after selling their suburban home. Courtesy of Abigale Albera We were tired of the suburbs and thought living in downtown Tulsa would be a grand new adventure.
Innovation doesn’t happen in silos: it happens in systems. And yet many companies still rely on lone heroes to ignite transformation. They recruit visionary thinkers, celebrate bold ideas, and preach agility, but beneath the surface,
Most politicians do their best not to let their faces betray what they’re thinking. Bernie Sanders isn’t most politicians—and the most recent evidence of that was his reaction when hearing that the U.S. had bombed
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. NTSB via Reuters The NTSB released a summary of their investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout in 2024. It cited Boeing’s failure to “provide
Sam Altman is “extremely kid-pilled.” The OpenAI CEO announced the birth of his son in February. Since then, Altman has employed his own product, ChatGPT, to answer parenting questions. “Those first few weeks were every
The UK is projected to lose more millionaires in 2025 than any other country — a record exodus. John Wreford / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect The UK is set to lose 16,500 millionaires in
Ukrainian drone units now earn far less points for hitting Russian equipment, and more for targeting drone operators. Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ukraine’s drone units updated their points system earlier this month to prioritize personnel
Usha Vance’s fashion is evolving during her time as second lady. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/Kevin Dietsch/Shannon Finney/Getty Images Usha Vance’s fashion has been in the spotlight since she became the second lady.
When I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, summer was all about quasi-anarchic, unsupervised free-range child roaming. It was decidedly not about homework, so you may not recall those reading lists teachers used to
The US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities may have only delayed its development of nuclear weapons. 509th Bomb Wing President Trump has said US strikes “completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities. Officials and experts have said
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, says AI in the education system will be like “four or five” grad students collaborating with human teachers. Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The LA
Somewhere along the way, you learned how to read a room. How to anticipate what others needed before they said it. How to shape-shift just enough to stay admired, promoted, or simply safe. You became
The Palace of Versailles launched a new partnership with OpenAI to get its statues to talk to visitors. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images The Palace of Versailles launched a new partnership with OpenAI to get
At colleges and universities across the country, older adults are roaming the quads. These are not emeritus professors or late-blooming freshmen, though. They’re residents, living in an increasingly common type of senior housing. A growing
AI hallucinations are one of users’ biggest concerns when utilizing large language models (LLMs). And while many might expect front-runners like OpenAI and Anthropic to lead the way in addressing the issue, it’s a travel
For years, Heinz has consistently innovated in the ketchup space. There’s been jalapeño ketchup, chipotle ketchup, mayochup, and even pickle ketchup. Other sauces have gotten similarly modernized, with stunt products like a Taylor Swift-inspired ranch
If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states with a bottle deposit program, you’re probably familiar with the idea of feeding your empty plastic bottles or aluminum cans into a machine and getting