Columbus, OH

Entrepreneur

Leah Solivan took her company from idea to Ikea acquisition.

How to Start a Multi-Million Dollar Company, According to an IBM Engineer Turned Founder

The chief executive officer of British smartphone startup Nothing is ending the company’s hybrid work arrangement — and he’s encouraging employees that aren’t happy with the decision to find a new job. Suggested Reading. Carl Pei, who founded the London-based consumer electronics firm in October 2020,...

A tech startup is ending hybrid work — and the CEO says employees who don't like it should leave

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. Last week, I reported on Tally, a 9-year-old fintech that helped consumers manage and pay off their credit card debt, closing its doors after an unsuccessful attempt at securing more capital. After raising $172 million from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, the news came as a bit of a shock to the fintech community. We don’t really know what exactly led to Tally’s demise, although some speculate it was in part due to high interest rates, but it’s sad news no matter what the cause. CEO and co-founder Jason Brown told me: “This decision was incredibly difficult, but I’m proud of what Tally accomplished over the years. … While Tally’s journey is ending, the drive to help people manage their debt more effectively continues, and I’m hopeful that others will build on what we started.”

Fintech shutdowns, Klarna’s move into banking and which companies are hiring

San Francisco, CA

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Skyfire created a payment network specifically for AI agents to make autonomous transactions. Now, obviously, AI agents are hard to control today, so the idea of one tied to your bank account is terrifying. However, Skyfire uses a number of safeguards to prevent AI agents from overspending, making the whole thing a little less scary.

Skyfire lets AI agents spend your money

Houston, TX

Afrotech

As the internet continues to evolve, so do the ways that shared information can wind up in the wrong hands. Cortney Worthy is a passionate enterprise data leader with over 15 years of experience in the technology, government, and consulting sectors. Her skills equip her to lead cross-functional teams on their respective paths to optimizing… Continue reading Dropbox’s Data Governance Leader Cortney Worthy Is Set To Drop Gems About How To Make Waves In The Tech Pool At AFROTECH™ Conference 2024

Dropbox’s Data Governance Leader Cortney Worthy Is Set To Drop Gems About How To Make Waves In The Tech Pool At AFROTECH™ Conference 2024

Virginia State

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Business Insider

Are you seeking a job as a product manager at Meta? The company shared how to land the prized gig.

Meta is often looking for product managers. Here's what you can do to land the job.

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

New York Post

Amazon’s software engineers could soon be forced to find responsibilities other than coding due to the rise of artificial intelligence, according to the company’s cloud computing chief.

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman predicted the shift in daily responsibilities during a “fireside chat” with the unit’s employees in June, leaked audio obtained by Business Insider revealed on Tuesday.

“If you go forward 24 months from now, or some amount of time — I can’t exactly predict where it is — it’s possible that most developers are not coding,” Garman reportedly told employees.



The remarks came amid an ongoing cost-cutting push at Amazon, which...

Amazon software engineers may be forced to learn skills besides coding thanks to AI: Cloud chief

ITPro

The move marks the second round of Cisco layoffs so far this year, with 7% of its global headcount expected to be cut

Cisco layoffs cut deeper than expected as firm ramps up AI focus

Paden Gayle interviewed for Google twice and got rejected. Then he switched up his approach to interview prep and landed an offer.

A Google software engineer who was initially rejected gives 3 pieces of advice for landing a coding job

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on MyPerfectResume.com. In today’s dynamic job market, financial success often hinges on more than traditional factors such as education or years of experience alone. Many job seekers are pursuing high-income skills to advance their careers and adapt to the rise of skills-based hiring...

10 In-Demand Skills That Command Top Dollar

Apache Junction, AZ

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Suzy Jacobson Cherry

When I studied Anthropology in college, I learned that teeth have been indicators of economic status just about forever. Archaeologists look at the teeth in ancient skeletons and know who the rich were based on their tooth decay. During the Renaissance period, it became fashionable for women to blacken their teeth to look like they were better off than they were, because the royals and aristocrats, who could afford sugar and sweets, had more rotten and missing teeth than the poor.

Opinion: Stop Stereotyping Bad Teeth as a Sign of Drug Addiction

As readers might recall, Elon Musk borrowed $13 billion from Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and five other major banks to help finance its $44 billion acquisition. According to the WSJ, the deal has since become the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Why? When banks...

The banks that loaned Musk $13B to buy Twitter might be having regrets

Renovate Robotics on Tuesday unveiled its latest rooftop robot, the Rufus V1. The system is a refinement of the prototypes the New York-based firm showcased earlier this year. It automates one of construction’s most common — and dangerous — tasks. The startup has clearly come a long way since we first covered it in May 2023, when its robot was made up of several DeWalt nail guns mounted to a gantry system.

Watch this robot quickly install roof shingles

“Unlike language, where we don’t have mathematical models to describe what the next word should be, when it comes to physics, we do have those models. And what we’re seeing is that machine learning is actually quite good at computation, not just pattern recognition,” said co-founder Darren Garvey.

BeyondMath’s ‘digital wind tunnel’ puts a physics-based AI simulation to work on F1 cars

FinanceBuzz

Your golden years just got even brighter. Explore 18 hotspots where your expertise is not only valued but in high demand.

Over 60 and Looking for Work? These 18 Companies Want You

Over the past year and a half, a number of reports have been released that sparked concern among the graduates and students of MBA programs. The finance, tech and consultancy sectors on which many MBAs set their sights appear to be struggling, and the job market lacks the abundance promised just a few years ago.

What’s Going on with the Job Market?

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Openmart wants to make it easier for enterprises to sell to local businesses

“I failed to reach product market fit,” Wu told TechCrunch. “It’s just very hard to find that retail information. I needed to pull from several tools,...

Openmart wants to make it easier for enterprises to sell to local businesses

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