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Disney Lays Off More Than 300 Streaming-Focused Employees in China

March 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Disney Lays Off More Than 300 Streaming-Focused Employees in China
The entertainment company began this week to carry out the first wave of its plan to cut 7,000 jobs.

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The Metaverse Is Quickly Turning Into the Meh-taverse

March 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Metaverse Is Quickly Turning Into the Meh-taverse
Disney and Microsoft both closed projects tied to the metaverse this month, while Facebook parent Meta focuses on artificial intelligence.

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AI Experts Call for Pause in Technology’s Development

March 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on AI Experts Call for Pause in Technology’s Development
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio are among those who want a moratorium of at least six months to set safety standards and head off potential harms.

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Why Banks Are Waging a Digital-Wallet War With Apple

March 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Why Banks Are Waging a Digital-Wallet War With Apple
Banks are worried they’re losing ground to tech companies eager to gain market share in consumer payments. One of traditional finance’s biggest threats is Apple. Here’s how banks are fighting back.

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Ryan Cohen’s Grand Plans for GameStop Keep Shrinking

March 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ryan Cohen’s Grand Plans for GameStop Keep Shrinking
Videogame retailer, the original meme stock, hits brakes on e-commerce push to refocus on its 4,400 bricks-and-mortar locations.

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Starbucks’s New CEO Trained as Barista to Prepare for Role

March 29, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Starbucks’s New CEO Trained as Barista to Prepare for Role
Laxman Narasimhan is taking over from Howard Schultz, after months of immersing himself in the operations of the world’s largest coffee chain.

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Apple Rolls Out Buy Now, Pay Later Plan

March 28, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Apple Rolls Out Buy Now, Pay Later Plan
The tech company will let users apply for loans of as much $1,000 with no interest or fees.

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Jack Ma’s Life After Alibaba Takes Him to a Fish Farm, Fiji and Beyond

March 28, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Jack Ma’s Life After Alibaba Takes Him to a Fish Farm, Fiji and Beyond
After he appeared to fall out of favor with Beijing, the Chinese tech mogul has visited a Japanese lab specializing in farmed tuna and a Dutch university to learn about sustainable food production.

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The Jobs Most Exposed to ChatGPT

March 28, 2023 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Jobs Most Exposed to ChatGPT
A new study finds that AI tools could more quickly handle at least half of the tasks that auditors, interpreters and writers do now.

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Knowing Everyone’s Salaries Can Light a Fire Under Workers

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Seeing a career path to advancement—and believing the process is fair—motivates employees, studies show.

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