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Marketing tech
fromDigiday
4 hours ago

The Trade Desk is changing how advertisers buy -- and what they can see

The Trade Desk is testing automated buying modes that simplify campaign management by bundling fees into a single price.
Productivity
fromFortune
20 hours ago

Netflix cofounder says he stopped work at 5 p.m. every Tuesday for 30 years to stay 'sane,' no matter the crisis: 'Nothing got in the way of that' | Fortune

Marc Randolph maintained a strict work-life boundary by leaving work every Tuesday at 5 p.m. for personal time, prioritizing sanity and perspective.
#salesforce
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

Marc Benioff unveils new version of Slackbot with AI capabilities, talks San Francisco's progress

Salesforce showcases AI-enhanced Slackbot, emphasizing productivity and the continued need for human interaction in sales.
Business intelligence
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features | TechCrunch

Salesforce enhances Slack with AI features, including reusable skills and improved Slackbot capabilities for task automation and integration with external services.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago
US politics

Marc Benioff Sticks Foot In His Mouth Again Making Jokes About ICE, Wisecracks Over Employees Getting Arrested

San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

Marc Benioff unveils new version of Slackbot with AI capabilities, talks San Francisco's progress

Salesforce showcases AI-enhanced Slackbot, emphasizing productivity and the continued need for human interaction in sales.
Business intelligence
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features | TechCrunch

Salesforce enhances Slack with AI features, including reusable skills and improved Slackbot capabilities for task automation and integration with external services.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago
US politics

Marc Benioff Sticks Foot In His Mouth Again Making Jokes About ICE, Wisecracks Over Employees Getting Arrested

#bitcoin
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
1 day ago

VC Chamath Palihapitiya Warns Non-State Actors Will Leverage Quantum Computing to Attack Bitcoin's 'Honeypot'

Quantum computing poses an imminent threat to Bitcoin, with a 5 to 7-year deadline for the network to adapt or face severe consequences.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 days ago

Jack Dorsey Teases Bitcoin Faucet Revival With "Bitcoin Day" Post

Jack Dorsey announced a new initiative called 'Bitcoin Day' offering free Bitcoin, reviving the concept of the Bitcoin faucet.
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
1 day ago

VC Chamath Palihapitiya Warns Non-State Actors Will Leverage Quantum Computing to Attack Bitcoin's 'Honeypot'

Quantum computing poses an imminent threat to Bitcoin, with a 5 to 7-year deadline for the network to adapt or face severe consequences.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 days ago

Jack Dorsey Teases Bitcoin Faucet Revival With "Bitcoin Day" Post

Jack Dorsey announced a new initiative called 'Bitcoin Day' offering free Bitcoin, reviving the concept of the Bitcoin faucet.
#openai
fromDefector
2 days ago
Media industry

Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI | Defector

fromWIRED
2 days ago
Tech industry

OpenAI's Fidji Simo Is Taking Medical Leave Amid an Executive Shake-Up

Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead 'special projects' | TechCrunch

OpenAI executives are transitioning roles, with COO Brad Lightcap moving to special projects and CEO Fidji Simo taking medical leave.
Media industry
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
3 days ago

OpenAI has acquired the Silicon Valley talk show TBPN

OpenAI has acquired the Technology Business Programming Network, maintaining its editorial independence while integrating it into its strategy organization.
Media industry
fromDefector
2 days ago

Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI | Defector

OpenAI acquired the Technology Business Programming Network for hundreds of millions, raising concerns about media independence despite its existing alignment with tech elites.
Tech industry
fromWIRED
2 days ago

OpenAI's Fidji Simo Is Taking Medical Leave Amid an Executive Shake-Up

OpenAI undergoes major reorganization with leadership changes due to health issues affecting key executives.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead 'special projects' | TechCrunch

OpenAI executives are transitioning roles, with COO Brad Lightcap moving to special projects and CEO Fidji Simo taking medical leave.
Media industry
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
3 days ago

OpenAI has acquired the Silicon Valley talk show TBPN

OpenAI has acquired the Technology Business Programming Network, maintaining its editorial independence while integrating it into its strategy organization.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

Meta's CTO has some advice for college students wanting to work in tech: 'Constantly be building.'

You just have to immerse yourself in it. You should just constantly be building. That's what's going to give you the best chance of having the relevant skill set that is needed to make a difference in technology.
Education
#philanthropy
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Craig Newmark signed the Giving Pledge to donate up to $1 billion to nonprofits, encouraging other wealthy individuals to do the same.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
2 days ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Craig Newmark signed the Giving Pledge to donate up to $1 billion to nonprofits, encouraging other wealthy individuals to do the same.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
2 days ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

Jack Dorsey says Block employees now bring prototypes not slide decks to meetings

Block CEO Jack Dorsey has eliminated slide decks in favor of prototypes for meetings, emphasizing real-time modifications and reduced costs of decision-making.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

Former Amazon VP explains the best way to get a bad manager removed

Escalating complaints about a bad manager often backfires; a coordinated approach with documentation is more effective.
#ai
Business
fromFortune
2 days ago

Leaders push for a 'Manhattan Project' and public-private solutions around AI and labor | Fortune

AI could create a talent and job crisis, necessitating collaboration between public and private sectors to manage the transition effectively.
fromFortune
2 days ago
Tech industry

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we're just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers | Fortune

Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 days ago

AI adoption isn't the hard part, it's building employee agency | Fortune

AI empowers non-coders to execute ideas, requiring companies to foster safe, effective environments for employee agency and innovation.
Business
fromFortune
2 days ago

Leaders push for a 'Manhattan Project' and public-private solutions around AI and labor | Fortune

AI could create a talent and job crisis, necessitating collaboration between public and private sectors to manage the transition effectively.
Tech industry
fromFortune
2 days ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we're just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers | Fortune

Google plans to build AI data centers in space to harness solar energy more efficiently.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 days ago

AI adoption isn't the hard part, it's building employee agency | Fortune

AI empowers non-coders to execute ideas, requiring companies to foster safe, effective environments for employee agency and innovation.
Marketing
fromSfgate
2 days ago

Tips to create short-form video to reach new audiences

Creating short-form videos is essential for businesses to effectively reach audiences and drive growth.
DevOps
fromAmazon Web Services
2 days ago

Streamlining Cloud Compliance at GoDaddy Using CDK Aspects | Amazon Web Services

CDK Aspects enable organization-wide policy enforcement in AWS infrastructure as code, enhancing compliance and security during the development process.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

Jack Dorsey says he wants 6,000 Block employees reporting straight to him

Dorsey outlined a new AI-forward vision for his payments processing company, stating that large language models will switch up the company's org chart. He expressed a desire for a structure where everyone reports to him, aiming for a maximum distance of two to three layers between himself and employees.
Tech industry
#meta
fromWIRED
2 days ago
Information security

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Tech industry
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.
Information security
fromWIRED
2 days ago

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Meta has paused work with Mercor due to a major security breach affecting data used for AI training.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Meta continues using transphobic company language despite its Oversight Board's warning

Meta's hate speech policy includes an anti-trans term despite recommendations to remove it, highlighting ongoing issues with content moderation.
Tech industry
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.
#silicon-valley
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
2 days ago

I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself | Fortune

Silicon Valley is falling behind in innovation due to slow adaptation to social demands and a focus on preserving existing business models.
fromThe Nation
4 days ago
Silicon Valley

The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite

Silicon Valley's anti-intellectualism dismisses the value of deep intellectual work, impacting perceptions of music creation and higher education.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
2 days ago

I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself | Fortune

Silicon Valley is falling behind in innovation due to slow adaptation to social demands and a focus on preserving existing business models.
Silicon Valley
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite

Silicon Valley's anti-intellectualism dismisses the value of deep intellectual work, impacting perceptions of music creation and higher education.
Relationships
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings on how he kept his marriage steady while building a business

Reed Hastings emphasizes prioritizing family and communication to sustain a marriage while managing a demanding career.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Dignity as a competitive business model

Healthcare affordability is forcing families to delay care, highlighting the need for dignity-centered care models that prioritize patient respect and community health.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Flipboard's 'social websites' are a new spin on decentralized social media

Flipboard is launching 'social websites' to help publishers and creators engage with decentralized social media.
#steve-jobs
Silicon Valley
fromForbes
4 days ago

The Simple Strategy That Made Steve Jobs So Good At Explaining Complex Ideas

Steve Jobs effectively used analogies to simplify complex technology and enhance understanding among customers and stakeholders.
Silicon Valley
fromForbes
4 days ago

The Simple Strategy That Made Steve Jobs So Good At Explaining Complex Ideas

Steve Jobs effectively used analogies to simplify complex technology and enhance understanding among customers and stakeholders.
SF music
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

What Comes After

What Comes After is a choral event exploring themes of resilience and transformation through music and dialogue.
#microsoft
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

After Microsoft's Q1 Slide, Are the Bulls Still On Board?

Microsoft's stock is significantly undervalued compared to analyst price targets, despite strong revenue growth and consistent earnings performance.
EU data protection
fromComputerworld
5 days ago

Microsoft facing CMA probe of its business software portfolio

Microsoft is committed to addressing issues raised by the CMA regarding its products and services in the business software market.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

After Microsoft's Q1 Slide, Are the Bulls Still On Board?

Microsoft's stock is significantly undervalued compared to analyst price targets, despite strong revenue growth and consistent earnings performance.
#ai-agents
Marketing tech
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

Salesforce CEO Benioff: Slack revenue expected to hit $3 billion this year

Marc Benioff redefines Slack as the primary interface to AI, highlighting its growth and integration within Salesforce's broader strategy.
Venture
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

This startup just raised $6 million from 8VC and Marc Benioff to find the hidden security flaws in AI code

Enclave, a startup focused on identifying dangerous AI-generated security flaws, has launched with $6 million in seed funding and a $33 million valuation.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Pinterest said he violated laid-off colleagues' privacy. Now he's going public

A former Pinterest engineer claims he was unjustly fired for sharing a tool that revealed employee layoffs.
fromEsquire
4 days ago

Tim Cook (Still) Believes in Crazy Ideas

The man's voice is menacing, and British, as he says, 'Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives' in a 'garden of pure ideology, where each worker may bloom secure from the pests obeying contradictory thoughts.'
Apple
#ai-adoption
Women in technology
fromFortune
5 days ago

Sheryl Sandberg tapped a 25-year-old to run Lean In. Here's her plan to close the AI gender gap | Fortune

Women are lagging in AI adoption, prompting Lean In to focus on closing the gender gap with new leadership.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week ago

What Mark Zuckerberg's AI sidekick could teach CEOs about leading by example | Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg is committed to AI adoption at Meta, actively using AI tools to enhance his role as CEO.
Women in technology
fromFortune
5 days ago

Sheryl Sandberg tapped a 25-year-old to run Lean In. Here's her plan to close the AI gender gap | Fortune

Women are lagging in AI adoption, prompting Lean In to focus on closing the gender gap with new leadership.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week ago

What Mark Zuckerberg's AI sidekick could teach CEOs about leading by example | Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg is committed to AI adoption at Meta, actively using AI tools to enhance his role as CEO.
fromFortune
6 days ago

Meet the ex-Google CMO who quit with a seven-figure package by 28-he says getting promoted was easy because he just 'disregarded all the rules' | Fortune

Climbing up was fairly natural and easy, simply because I just disregarded all the status quo and the rules and realized what's the right thing to do, and went all the way with it.
Startup companies
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
3 days ago

Linux Foundation and Coinbase Launch x402 Foundation for AI Agents

The Linux Foundation launched the x402 Foundation to establish an open protocol for seamless internet-native payments.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
2 days ago

Martech stacks are holding back sales and marketing teams | MarTech

Sales and marketing alignment remains a challenge, with only 56% of GTM professionals reporting high alignment in their organizations.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
4 days ago

California Suspends Enforcement of Law Requiring VCs to Report Diversity Data

California suspended a new regulation requiring venture capital firms to report demographic data about startup founders amid public criticism.
Fundraising
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

Warren Buffett Is Partnering With an NBA Star to Revive a Two-Decades-Long Tradition

Warren Buffett's charity lunch returns as an eBay auction with proceeds benefiting Glide Foundation and the Curry family's foundation.
#apple
Apple
fromZDNET
5 days ago

I've tracked Apple for nearly 50 years: How a garage rebel became a multitrillion-dollar empire

Apple's 50th anniversary highlights its legacy but overlooks founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in official communications.
Apple
fromInc
1 week ago

Steve Jobs Meets Brain Rot: Inside Apple's Bold New Social Strategy

Apple's TikTok strategy targets Gen Z with engaging content and a new affordable MacBook Neo.
Apple
fromZDNET
5 days ago

I've tracked Apple for nearly 50 years: How a garage rebel became a multitrillion-dollar empire

Apple's 50th anniversary highlights its legacy but overlooks founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in official communications.
Apple
fromInc
1 week ago

Steve Jobs Meets Brain Rot: Inside Apple's Bold New Social Strategy

Apple's TikTok strategy targets Gen Z with engaging content and a new affordable MacBook Neo.
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

Netflix Cofounder Reed Hastings Learned An Unconventional Leadership Lesson From His First Boss, Who Washed Office Coffee Cups At 4:30 A.M.

Reed Hastings learned a leadership lesson from CEO Barry Plotkin, who washed his coffee cups to demonstrate humility and support for his team.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: Horizon Media is building a platform to orchestrate ad tech from a single command center

Horizon Media is developing an orchestration and intelligence layer to integrate various media marketplace partners into a central command center.
Tech industry
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 days ago

Marvell scales up networking to extend Nvidia AI ecosystem | Computer Weekly

Marvell Technology joins Nvidia AI ecosystem to enhance infrastructure development with a $2bn investment.
#ai-integration
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
3 days ago

Why AI adoption is high but integration is failing in martech | MarTech

AI agents are widely used but often remain isolated rather than integrated into core workflows, creating challenges in operational efficiency.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
3 days ago

Why AI adoption is high but integration is failing in martech | MarTech

AI agents are widely used but often remain isolated rather than integrated into core workflows, creating challenges in operational efficiency.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
5 days ago

Silicon Valley's tech world takes center stage in state politics - San Jose Spotlight

In the 17th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Ro Khanna is facing a challenge from tech founder Ethan Agarwal, a fellow Democrat. Agarwal is an opponent of the ballot initiative to levy a one-time, 5% wealth tax on Californians with more than $1 billion in assets.
Silicon Valley
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Salesforce president says company is 'appropriately adjusting' after Marc Benioff's ICE jokes

We've got different ways of thinking, different opinions, different ways that we approach things. What unites us is our values and how we take care of our employees. It doesn't mean we get it right all the time, but what it does mean is when we don't get it right we appropriately engage and we've got various ways in which we do that.
Washington DC
Media industry
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Semianalysis CEO: Adobe faces existential threat from AI commoditization

Loyalty to Adobe is waning as users question the necessity of subscriptions amid rising competition and lower editing costs.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
3 days ago

As AI does more of the work, are we building the right leaders? | MarTech

AI is transforming marketing analysis but may obscure foundational issues that affect decision-making.
#salesforce-earnings
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

A $50 Billion Buyback Is Raising Questions About Salesforce's Growth Story

Salesforce beat Q4 earnings but disappointed with FY27 guidance of 10-11% growth, causing stock decline despite strong revenue and a $50 billion buyback program.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

A $50 Billion Buyback Is Raising Questions About Salesforce's Growth Story

Salesforce beat Q4 earnings but disappointed with FY27 guidance of 10-11% growth, causing stock decline despite strong revenue and a $50 billion buyback program.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
5 days ago

Hightouch streamlines the ad ecosystem with data partnerships | MarTech

Hightouch launched direct data onboarding integrations with The Trade Desk and Yahoo DSP, reducing marketplace fees for media networks.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models | TechCrunch

Microsoft AI released three foundational AI models for text, voice, and image generation, emphasizing human-centered design and competitive pricing.
Marketing tech
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Salesforce Aims to End the 'Frankenstein' Contact Center With Agentforce

Salesforce's Agentforce Contact Center unifies voice, digital channels, CRM data, and AI agents on a single native platform to eliminate integration complexity and fragmented customer experiences.
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Billionaire Marc Benioff challenges the AI sector: 'What's more important to us, growth or our kids?' | Fortune

Section 230 shields online platforms from liability, and critics like Marc Benioff urge reshaping it over AI and social media harms to families and children.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Salesforce CEO declared victory over flagging software sales

Salesforce launched Agentforce IT Service, winning 180 customers including ServiceNow defectors, positioning agentic AI as a growth driver amid SaaS market concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Salesforce CEO says Block's cuts shouldn't fuel worries of mass layoffs: 'That company has its own unique issues'

Block's 40% staff reduction amid AI expansion has intensified debate over artificial intelligence's employment impact, with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dismissing mass white-collar layoff predictions while other AI leaders warn of significant job displacement.
Business
fromFortune
1 month ago

Billionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance-and some think working nonstop is key to success | Fortune

Several CEOs reject 'work-life balance' as a tradeoff, preferring 'harmony' or 'fluidity', while others enforce strict boundaries or blur work and personal life.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff calls out AI models as 'suicide coaches'

"This year you really saw something pretty horrific, which is these AI models became suicide coaches," Benioff told CNBC's Sara Eisen. "We saw that '60 Minutes' session that was pretty well-documented that Character.AI kind of had an unregulated, untruthful, kind of untethered AI that was coaching children into suicide. I can't imagine anything worse than that. So, it can't be just growth at any cost. There has to be some regulation."
Artificial intelligence
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