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Are Amazon and other company layoffs really tied AI? It’s complicated, experts say
The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week is that it wasn’t a failure to get on board with the...
How ‘disgustingly educated’ are you?
“The goal is to become disgustingly educated,” dozens of videos have proclaimed across social media over the new year. On platforms like TikTok and Instagram, instead of sharing clothing...
The pros and cons of workplace perfectionism
Biographies of exceptional achievers tend to explain their success through personality traits, highlighting the “killer psychological weapons” that made them great. So, Steve Jobs’s abrasiveness is reframed as visionary...
Trump is shutting down D.C.’s Kennedy Center for 2 years this summer. Here’s why
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn...
At the Grammys, host Trevor Noah roasts Nicki Minaj and takes aim at Trump with an Epstein joke
Trevor Noah once again roamed through the audience during his monologue to open the Grammy Awards, taking pokes at the stars while standing right next to them, but he...
Europe’s not-so-dry January: Unicorns and a new tech identity
Every January, millions take on Dry January, a ritual of restraint and resetting after the holiday season. If that’s the benchmark for kicking off the year with moderation, Europe’s...
Why most corporate and tech chiefs are saying the bare minimum about events in Minneapolis
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
These historic computing labs teach kids what technology was like before phones, social media, and the cloud
In 2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee history professor Thomas Haigh began teaching a course on the history of computers. Haigh, the coauthor of a book on the subject published around that same timenoticed that many classic...
How the Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years later
A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of characters made of foam and fleece. Long after...
What happens to the AI exit market if the FTC cracks down on acqui-hires?
Some high-profile acquisitions take out a rising competitor, such as Facebook’s acquisition of FriendFeed in 2009, some immediately expand a business’s suite of offerings, such as Salesforce’s 2020 purchase...
