JULY 24, 2023
That meeting could have been an email, says Mark Cuban.
The billionaire investor, Dallas Mavericks owner, "Shark Tank" personality, author and father of three doesn't have much time to waste. And he thinks meetings are the number one workplace habit killing people's productivity and eating away at their time.
In a conversation with bestselling author Chris Voss on the...
JULY 24, 2023
After a man was shot dead outside a bank in Paramount in 2019, Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives turned to Google for help identifying suspects.
Through a search warrant, detectives directed the tech giant to provide cellphone location data for people who were near places the man visited on the day he was killed. The data Google provided...
JULY 20, 2023
FILE - An American flag flies over the Federal Reserve building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. The Federal Reserve has launched their instant payment service, FedNow, which allows banks and credit unions to sign up to send real-time payments between them. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a new instant payment...
JULY 19, 2023
There's a looming fear about potential job losses as AI tech, especially generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, continue to grow and become more popular. Recently, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque stated that coders, especially Indian coders, are at risk of losing jobs in the next two years.
Stability AI is one of the leading companies in the space...
JULY 19, 2023
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, visiting a coal yard of a company in northwestern China’s Shanxi Province last year. - Xie Huanchi/Xinhua, via Associated Press
BEIJING — Chinese leaders rebuffed attempts by John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, to persuade them to commit to tougher climate action during three days of talks in Beijing, a response that suggested that...
JULY 19, 2023
Storm damage is seen in Nash County, North Carolina, on Wednesday. - WRAL
A tornado in North Carolina severely damaged a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major interstate and injured at least four people.
The tornado was at least an EF-2 with winds of up to 135 mph, the National Weather Service said, as it...
JULY 19, 2023
The current front-runner for the Republican nomination for president could soon be indicted by federal prosecutors for trying to steal the 2020 election. For weeks after Joe Biden was declared the winner and states certified their results in 2020, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the election had been rigged. Advisers repeatedly told him there was no basis for...
JULY 17, 2023
Big conglomerates are built on the back of not just business acumen but loyalty and trust. Known as the most influential person in Reliance Industries Limited outside the founder family, PMS Prasad is one of the oldest employees at th business group and one of Mukesh Ambani’s most trusted deputies. PMS Prasad is also known to be...
JULY 17, 2023
India, known for its diverse traditions and customs, is home to various intriguing practices that extend beyond individual communities. Among these practices is a peculiar rule observed in a specific place, where living together before marriage is not just an option but a requirement. This place is inhabited by tribal communities who defy conservative norms and consider...
JULY 17, 2023
Wealthiest Bengali: The chairman of Shree Cements, Benu Gopal Bangur, is one of the wealthiest people in India and the richest in Kolkata. This Kolkata-born billionaire, who is 92 years old, is listed at number 20 on Forbes' list of the wealthiest Indians. His estimated net worth is estimated to be around Rs 56,000 crore. He owns...
