In crisis communications, employees frequently get overlooked. Sadly, no one seems to remember customers in their plans either ... and JCPenney is no different in their announcement today.

It is our task, both in science and in society at large, to prove the conventional wisdom wrong and to make our unpredictable dreams come true. Freeman Dyson …see more

When GTP-3 was first released by OpenAI , it was used to generate some rather realistic articles. But soon after was used to write code, create a Figma plug-in that allows for UI design via a simple written description, and even was used in an A/B test for headline writing. So, while it may seem like a neat word-based tool now, I suspect graphic design and marketing messaging development is going drastically change in the next 5 years, if not sooner. #AL #ML #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #figma #openai #futureofwork #design #UX #UI …see more

Dos Equis is sending their iconic "Most Interesting Man in the World" on a one-way trip to Mars. (I can't make this stuff up.) The commercial airs Thursday; the speculation about who will replace him is already underway.

English, with its troughs and thoroughs, is notoriously difficult to read and write. Spelling reformers are trying to change English’s colours to culurs.

Stride is very excited to be working with XGT Fitness , a rapidly growing Health, Wellness and Fitness company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. XGT Fitness Holdings has been scaling rapidly and needed a partner that could provide them with timely, accurate and actionable bookkeeping and accounting so they could plot their company's future with confidence. It has been a pleasure working with their President Brad Denton and VP of Ops Ron Alterio . Excited to support and witness their growth. …see more

"The reason you should care about the story of General Magic is that it involves something fundamental and that is: Failure isn’t the end, failure is actually the beginning… Did it fail? I mean, the company itself failed. The ideas didn’t fail. The people who worked there didn’t fail. So was it a failure?” Tom "Hersh" Hershenson , General Magic https://lnkd.in/gKU9Cua #innovation #GeneralMagic #tech #design …see more

Female founders looking for a great event to inspire and help you with your business? Angelica Malin

Congratulations to my friend Steve Blakeman , who has a well-deserved place on this list. Be sure to follow him: He'll make you think and, most important, laugh. Out loud.

New report: the state of buy buttons on the web. PYMNTS / Abine, Inc. Ready. Set. Buy Button. https://lnkd.in/eD-QSmE

If the lawmakers are smart, they will make the case that there is no difference between an algorithmic editor and a human editor. Both produce biased editorial content, and both should be subject to the same rules and regulations. http://ow.ly/FfJQ50C4ZZJ

The incredible Eve Lee built a £3 million agency - THE DIGI FAIRY with diversity at its core. All-female, 50% BAME team, and with a diversity clause in client contracts, learn how she did it here: https://lnkd.in/gd8Wev7 #femalefounders #Diversity …see more

Wow, hopefully this announcement from Warner Bros. Entertainment about sending new releases to theaters AND HBO Max is a tipping point for all studios to do the same. It’s what consumers want. h/t Adam Leidhecker #movies #movienews #warnerbros #warnerbrothers #streaming #hbomax #netflix #disneyplus #appletvplus #amazonprime …see more

No one doubts that Apple are going to sell boat loads of the iPhone XR. But the real question is why buy the iPhone XS when the only real difference between the two phones is the screens? If you're going to buy a new iPhone it comes down to one simple choice: Are you happy to pay an extra $250 for Apple's OLED screen or not? Me? No. I bought the Pixel 3XL because the camera is without doubt the best available on any smartphone, and Google's AI and Machine Learning is a thing of wonder. …see more

Once you rock the interview, there's one final step you can take to put your best foot forward. #recruiting #work #interviewing

Orlando Jones says, "Don't outsource your integrity. It's not somebody else's job to stand up for you." He joins Ross and me to discuss racial injustice and what you can do about it on this week's all-new #ThinkAboutThis .

bank failures are a good thing. incidentally, no tech in the world will abolish bank failures - the complexity of human behaviors you know. take the chimera of a perfect bank powered by machine learning and all the fixin’s. hogwash! back to the article, this does make one worry. #regtech #banking #regulation #banks #fintech …see more

Can you get meetings with #VCs and #Angels without connections? #seedcapital https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Pepsi has announced the creation of a content agency/studio in Manhattan called “Creators League” that will service the Pepsi organization by curating and producing real-time content.

On 27th September 2014, Rob suffered a near-fatal brain haemorrhage and stroke. To make things more complicated, we lived and worked in Hong Kong but this all happened on the second day of a holiday in Sydney. Syreeta Challinger https://lnkd.in/gXXZ4MF #femalefounders #entrepreneur …see more