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Credit Suisse exec heads to Deutsche Bank
New York Post - 20 Jun 2019 03:59
Deutsche Bank has named Steven Feinberg to manage its US investment-grade debt trading, Bloomberg reported. Feinberg had previously worked at Credit Suisse Group for almost two decades. Feinberg will be a managing direct...
Slack: Why Did The App Catch Fire?
Forbes - 20 Jun 2019 16:31
Tech experts show what the company did right.
Email Is Not Your Master
Forbes - 20 Jun 2019 21:13
A few years ago I was asked to speak on a panel of female entrepreneurs to discuss our journey into the world of business ownership. At the same time, I was in the middle of a resolution I had committed to. A resolution ...
In sales, ego is the enemy of greatness
Forbes - 20 Jun 2019 16:57
No matter how many closing techniques and sales tactics you learn--if you don't master the inner game of sales, you'll never become truly successful in sales.
AI Study: A managed team labels data with 25% higher quality than crowdsourcing
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 16:50
In a comparison of a managed workforce and a leading crowdsourcing platform workforce, the managed workers' accuracy was 25 percent higher.
Millennials, you've got this all wrong. You need to stop 'saving' for retirement.
USA Today - 20 Jun 2019 10:35
Target date funds are one way Broke Millennial Takes on Investing author Erin Lowry says millennials can get over fear and invest in a 401(k) or IRA.
Cannes Lions 2019: Dentsu, Mindshare, Leo Burnett and Lintas bag seven awards
livemint.com - 20 Jun 2019 04:47
Webchutney won a Silver Lion in the Direct Lions category for their work for food delivery app Swiggy's 'Voice of Hunger' challenge.Leo Burnett won a Silver Lion in the PR Lions category for their entry titled #StopMitha...
Upcoming interest rate showdown a multi-layered drama
New York Post - 20 Jun 2019 04:19
President Trump should be happy about what the Federal Reserve did on Wednesday. He should be mad as hell about what the Fed did on Wednesday. Take your pick. Both are valid statements about the possible deep-down reacti...
Pensions commit $8B to fund of prison-phone magnate
New York Post - 20 Jun 2019 03:55
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has been freed from his fundraising prison. Two massive pensions -- including New York City's pensions and the Pennsylvania Teachers pension -- are planning to commit more money to a new $...
The Wall Street Journal: Slack sets reference price at $26 a share for public debut
Market Watch - 20 Jun 2019 01:47
Slack Technologies Inc. is set to make its trading debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange with a valuation of about $15.7 billion, the second major company to go public through a so-called direct listing.
Altice Appears Primed to Offload Teads
AdWeek - 20 Jun 2019 00:58
Although Cannes Lions is billed as a "festival of creativity," the tempting nature of a June week on the French Riviera and charging it to an expense account has somehow drawn other sectors of the industry to claim it as...
Apple voluntarily recalling batteries on MacBook Pro notebooks due to safety risk. What to do
USA Today - 20 Jun 2019 23:24
Apple announced a voluntary recall of certain 15-inch MacBook Pro mostly sold between between September 2015 and February 2017. Batteries may overheat.
Announcing the inaugural VentureBeat AI Innovation Awards
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 23:13
To cap off Transform 2019, July 10+11 in San Francisco, VentureBeat will recognize and award emergent, compelling, and influential work in AI.
Girls in Tech Catalyst inspires women not to be 'hidden figures'
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 21:45
The Girls in Tech Catalyst conference featured speakers who wanted to inspire women to excel in technology jobs. They told women not to be "hidden figures."
U.S. Agencies Win 5 of 10 Gold Awards in Mobile Category at Cannes
AdWeek - 20 Jun 2019 21:30
U.S. agencies made a solid showing in the Mobile Cannes Lions category on Thursday, racking up half of the 10 gold awards as well as another Grand Prix win for Burger King's "Whopper Detour" campaign from FCB Chicago. Go...
AI analyzes tweets to track conversations about city logistics
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 20:50
In a newly published study, researchers mine Twitter with machine learning algorithms to track trends in conversations around city logistics.
Samsung's deepfake AI makes Rasputin sing Beyoncé
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 20:41
Samsung AI researchers working with Imperial College London made a generative adversarial network capable of animating a 2D photo alongside an audio clip.
Google housing plan a drop in the bucket, doesn't address wages: Rep. Khanna
CNBC - 20 Jun 2019 20:37
CNBC's "Power Lunch" team talks with Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) about Google's housing grant. Google plans to give $1 billion toward affordable housing efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area. $750 million of the fund...
I made a Super Mario Maker 2 course on Switch, here's what I learned
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 20:31
Super Mario Maker 2 is out soon for the Nintendo Switch, but I've spent the last week playing it. Here's what I've learned so far.
Roblox launches Godzilla deal, global education hub
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 20:14
Roblox has launched a series of updates to its Roblox Education initiative to get kids to learn technical and entrepreneurial skills.
Slack IPO starts trading at $38.50 for $23 billion valuation
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 19:23
Slack's IPO started with a bang as the first trade was priced at $38.50, giving the company a $23 billion valuation, well above the expected $16 billion.
Businesses can now accept PayPal through Google Pay in 24 countries
Venture Beat - 20 Jun 2019 19:18
In all 24 countries where PayPal's integrated with Google Pay, businesses can now optionally accept PayPal with Google Pay through their apps or websites.