Monday, 8 May 2023

These Maine Farmers Raised Their Baby Yak Like a Dog

These Maine Farmers Raised Their Baby Yak Like a Dog

The yak imprinted on his owners after they bottle-fed him to keep him alive.
Read more: https://downeast.com/land-wildlife/oreo-the-porch-yak/?source=Snapzu

''I Get Worried'': Warren Buffett Compares AI To The Creation Of Atom Bomb

''I Get Worried'': Warren Buffett Compares AI To The Creation Of Atom Bomb

Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public's fancy. While AI chatbots are being employed for a variety of tasks, there are also fears of them being misused. There are also strong concerns that AI will take away millions of jobs and many tech entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, have raised voices against its spread. Now, billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett also shared his thoughts on the rapidly evolving technology.
Read more: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/i-get-worried-warren-buffett-compares-ai-to-the-creation-of-atom-bomb-4012811?source=Snapzu

Judd Apatow Says Studios May Not Want to Quickly Resolve Writers Strike: ‘They’ve Probably Been Planning This for Years’

Judd Apatow Says Studios May Not Want to Quickly Resolve Writers Strike: ‘They’ve Probably Been Planning This for Years’

Judd Apatow thinks the studios and streamers already have an idea of when the writers strike may end. “I think they probably already know what they’re going to bend on,” Apatow told Variety S…
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/scene/news/judd-apatow-writers-strike-studios-planned-1235605500/?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 7 May 2023

IBM chief says employees' careers could suffer and promotions may be harder to achieve if they work from home

IBM chief says employees' careers could suffer and promotions may be harder to achieve if they work from home

IBM's CEO, Arvind Krishna, says employees' careers could suffer if they work from home. Krishna told Bloomberg during a Monday interview that although he wasn't forcing his own staffers back to the office, he thought remote workers may struggle to get promotions.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-ceo-remote-work-employees-careers-promotions-suffer-2023-5?source=Snapzu

Friday, 5 May 2023

The downfall of Brydge: iPad keyboard company folds, leaving staff unpaid and customer orders unfulfilled

The downfall of Brydge: iPad keyboard company folds, leaving staff unpaid and customer orders unfulfilled

Brydge, a once thriving startup making popular keyboard accessories for iPad, Mac, and Microsoft Surface products, is ceasing operations. According to nearly a dozen former Brydge employees who spoke to 9to5Mac, Brydge has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs within the past year after at least two failed acquisitions.
Read more: https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/04/brydge-keyboards-out-of-business-update/?source=Snapzu

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Latest chapter of $2 billion Apple Watch patent battle ends in mistrial

Latest chapter of $2 billion Apple Watch patent battle ends in mistrial

The ongoing US District Court lawsuit from Masimo against Apple ended Monday with a mistrial after jurors couldn't reach a unanimous vote. Masimo is a medical firm suing Apple for stealing trade secrets to build the Apple Watch. It won its preliminary case with the International Trade Commission, but Masimo also brought its charges in front of the US District Court in April.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/05/01/apple-watch-trial-endslatest-chapter-of-2-billion-apple-watch-patent-battle-ends-in-mistrial?source=Snapzu

Monday, 1 May 2023

US labor judge says Tesla violated worker rights, again

US labor judge says Tesla violated worker rights, again

Tesla broke US labor laws yet again, a watchdog concluded, this time not by suppressing labor organizing, but by prohibiting workplace discussion of wages and complaints, and blocking employees from appealing to higher-level managers. As a result of a National Labor Relations Board judge's ruling [PDF] this week, Tesla will have to cease and desist from violating labor laws, and will be required to post notices in appropriate areas in the Tesla's Orlando workplace and mail them to all current and former employees.
Read more: https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/28/us_labor_board_tesla/?source=Snapzu