The loneliness of the CEOs hired from outside
A third of the new CEOs are hired outside the company despite the fact that on average their performance is lower than those who reach the top by internal promotion. A study shows that the reasons are to be found in the misalignment between the backg.....»»
Big tech companies are at war with employees over remote work
CEOs want workers back at their desks. Employees and the virus have other plans. Enlarge / Apple offices in northern California. (credit: Apple) All across the United States, the leaders at large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook.....»»
Rover promises a network of "trusted sitters and dog walkers." That wasn"t enough to save these pets
Like many new pandemic pet owners, Nia Morgan knew her puppy, Zorro, had grown very attached to her due to all the time she spent at home with him. So she was understandably hesitant about leaving him for the first time with a sitter she'd hired thro.....»»
Cook, Pichai Join CEOs Urging Congress Pass Path to Citizenship
More than 90 chief executive officers, including those at Apple, Amazon and Facebook on Thursday urged Congress to pass a law offering a citizenship path to young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. From a report: In a letter to Pre.....»»
Why screen time alone says little about your smartphone behaviour
In the past few years, smartphones have been labeled as the key culprit behind scores of mental and physical ailments, from loneliness to boredom to addiction. But such conclusions are not warranted if we do not examine what exactly people are doing.....»»
Lucasfilm Hires Deepfake YouTuber Who Fixed The Mandalorian
Lucasfilm has hired the YouTuber known as Shamook, whose The Mandalorian deepfake, published in December, has earned nearly 2 million views for improving the VFX used to de-age Mark Hamill. CNET reports: "As some of you may already know, I joined ILM.....»»
Twitter ‘acqui-hires’ the team from subscription news app, Brief
Twitter’s recent acquisition spree continues today as the company announces it has acqui-hired the team from news aggregator and summary app Brief. The startup from former Google engineers launched last year to offer a subscription-based news s.....»»
Keeping nonprofit CEOs out of the room when boards decide what to pay them yields good results
Keeping nonprofit chief executive officers out of meetings when members of their boards discuss or vote on compensation can lead to these CEOs making less money and working harder......»»
Teen Loneliness Has Increased in 36 Countries. The Reason May be Smartphones
"Loneliness among adolescents around the globe has skyrocketed since a decade ago," reports the Washington Post, "and it may be tied to smartphone use, a new study finds." In 36 out of 37 countries, feelings of loneliness among teenagers rose sharpl.....»»
Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment
Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging "systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented.....»»
Netflix confirms its first games will focus on mobile, be free to subscribers
Last week brought news that Netflix had hired former Electronic Arts (EA) and Facebook executive Mike Verdu as its vice president of game development, ending the company’s search for a new exec to oversee its expansion into the lucrative video game.....»»
Obé Fitness raises $15M for its personality-driven exercise platform
Obé Fitness’ co-founders/co-CEOs Mark Mullett and Ashley Mills toss around the word “entertrainment” a lot. For the record, it’s not a reference to the Butler County, Ohio-based amusement park that serves as the home of the “world’s larg.....»»
Netflix Datamine Could Suggest a Partnership With PlayStation
Earlier this week, Netflix announced that it is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a former EA and Facebook executive to lead the effort. Now, according to a recent datamine, the streaming giant may be forming a partnership with Pla.....»»
Netflix Plans To Offer Video Games In Push Beyond Films, TV
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Netflix, marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a formerElectronic Arts and Facebook executive to lead the effort. Mike Verdu w.....»»
Cybersecurity Executive Rick Driggers Joins Accenture Federal Services
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accenture Federal Services, (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture, has hired cybersecurity expert and former CISA executive, Rick Driggers. The post Cybersecurity Executive Rick Driggers Joins Accenture Federal.....»»
Netflix could add games to its platform within the next year
Netflix has hired a key figure in the gaming industry and could start offering games to subscribers within the next year and at no extra cost......»»
Netflix will start publishing video games, has hired former EA exec
Follows years-long tiptoe into interactive specials, game-based TV series. Enlarge / Netflix as a gaming publisher: We know it's happening. But we have many, many questions as to what shape its service will take. (credit: Getty Images | Aurich L.....»»
Trump is suing Twitter, Facebook and Google over censorship claims
In his first press event since ignominiously leaving office earlier this year, former President Donald Trump announced that he is launching a volley of class action lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook, Google and their CEOs, claiming that the three co.....»»
Meet Super.mx, the Mexico City-based insurtech that raised $7.2M from VCs and unicorn CEOs
Super.mx, an insurtech startup based in Mexico City, has raised $7.2 million in a Series A round led by ALLVP. Co-founded in 2019 by a trio of former insurance industry executives, Super.mx’s self-proclaimed mission is to design insurance for “th.....»»
The rumor is true: Rimac is taking over Bugatti with Porsche’s help
Ars spoke to CEOs Oliver Blume and Mate Rimac about the hypercar deal. Enlarge / The Bugatti Chiron will be joined by new electrified models. (credit: Bugatti) For almost a year, a rumor has been circulating that Volkswagen Group plans to of.....»»
3 guiding principles for CEOs who post on Twitter
Posting the wrong things at the wrong time is embarrassing, but it can also be a breach of fiduciary duties and may even run afoul of securities laws. Lisa W. Liu Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»