e.l.f. Beauty’s CDIO Claims Responsibility for AI’s Foundation, Emphasizing It’s Not Just an IT Mandate
e.l.f. Beauty’s CDIO says she’s responsible for AI’s foundation, but that these tools aren’t an IT mandate Ekta Chopra, the chief digital information officer of e.l.f. Beauty, says the fast-growing beauty brand is piloting 85 different agentic artificial intelligence use cases. But giving employees more access to generative AI tools doesn’t come with a mandate […]
Amazon’s New Alexa+ is Impressive — But Is It Enough for the ChatGPT Era?
Amazon’s new Alexa+ is pretty good — but is that enough in the ChatGPT age? I’m going to start with a caveat from the top: This is not a formal product review. That’s not my background nor expertise, and if that’s what you are looking for, you are likely to walk away at least a […]
Elon Takes a Risk: Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Struggles to Scale and Validates Critics
‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale The very day Elon Musk expanded the boundaries of his three-week-old autonomous ride hailing service in Austin, Joe Tegtmeyer’s Tesla tried to illegally run a railroad crossing just as a locomotive approached. “The robotaxi did not see that, […]
Trump’s Push for Apple to Produce All-American Phones Overlooks the Tech Giant That Tried and Failed
Trump’s pressure on Apple to make All-American phones ignores the last tech giant that tried and failed The executives were well aware of the difficulties they would face in manufacturing a smartphone in the U.S. As with any great tech industry moonshot, the challenge was part of the appeal—and they embraced it. “Conventional wisdom said […]
The First Tesla Drives Itself Directly from Factory to Customer
The first Tesla just drove itself from its factory straight to the customer Tesla celebrated a historic first on Friday when a new Model Y left the factory in Austin and—without anyone in the vehicle—drove itself to a waiting customer a half-hour away. Already the second milestone this week after the commercial deployment of his robotaxi service, […]
Ford CEO Warns That Emerging Technologies Like AI Are Leaving Workers Behind, Urging Companies to Develop a Strategy
Ford CEO says new technologies like AI are leaving many workers behind, and companies need a plan For all the talk about how artificial intelligence is going to transform our daily lives, Ford CEO Jim Farley said that technological advances are leaving some people behind. It’s the factory employees, construction workers, and HVAC installers who […]
Whistleblower at Super Micro stands firm on allegations of being terminated for raising concerns about accounting practices at the tech giant valued at $20 billion
Super Micro whistleblower doubles down on claim he was fired for complaining about accounting practices at the $20 billion tech giant A former Super Micro Computer strategy director is pressing ahead with allegations the hardware manufacturer retaliated and ultimately fired him for reporting what he believed to be accounting improprieties and Securities and Exchange Commission […]
Future of Budget Flights According to Booking Holdings CEO
Booking Holdings CEO on the future of cheap flights Despite a difference of opinion with his Gen Z son, Glenn Fogel insists on leaving hours early for the airport. That way he will never miss a flight. It’s one of many mantras that the Booking Holdings CEO adheres to. Fogel presides over all of the […]