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Why diversity training should be customized to different ‘personas’
Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. As a professor of management, I partnered with Andrew Bryant,...
Always wanting more? Dopamine is the culprit—and the fix
Michael Long is not the typical neuroscience guy. He was trained as a physicist, but is primarily a writer. He coauthored the international bestseller The Molecule of More. As a...
US shoplifting ‘epidemic’ sparks demand for French AI cameras
Paris-based AI startup Veesion has secured €38mn to fuel expansion to the US — where it looks to help cure the country’s shoplifting “epidemic.” Veesion’s AI-based computer vision software...
TNW Backstage dives into brain-computer interfaces
TNW Backstage returns this week to explore one of tech’s most fascinating frontiers: brain computer-interfaces (BCIs). The capabilities of these neural devices are rapidly expanding. They’ve been implanted in...
Belgian AI startup says it can automate 80% of work at ‘expert firms’
Belgium-based Ravical has secured €7.3mn in pre-seed funding to bring AI agents to professional services firms in tax, legal, accounting, and insurance. Joris Van Der Gucht, Ravical’s CEO and...
What you can learn from footwear’s two-track race to net zero
When we talk about decarbonizing industries, footwear doesn’t often steal the spotlight. Yet behind every pair of sneakers or boots is a complex web of supply chains, raw materials,...
This mindset can get agriculture off the commodity rollercoaster
Today’s U.S. farmers and agricultural businesses are navigating a complex landscape, with unique near-term and long-term challenges that include intensified global competition, record trade deficits, rising costs, and more...
What the “Trump effect” teaches us about crypto hype
The last six months have been a strange, exhilarating time for crypto. First, there was the so-called “Trump effect”—a surge in crypto prices and on-chain activity triggered by the...
Risks create opportunities in the insurance sector
At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we enable high level women to mentor each other to enable each leader to achieve personal and professional happiness through sisterhood. As the...
Duolingo deletes all its TikTok videos after AI backlash—and then returns with a strange message
In any language, silence sounds just about the same. It carries a thunderous kick, though, when it comes from Duolingo, the world’s most popular language-learning app, and its famously...
