Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As we emerge from Spotify Wrapped season, many will agree that this past year’s recaps looked a bit … different, disappointing some who proclaimed this iteration a “flop” due to over-reliance on generative AI, barely a year after Spotify’s conspicuous layoff of 1,500 people. This sort of narrative is not unique to
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it was laying off dozens of workers in its communications and sustainability departments, and earlier this month, the company let go of 200 employees from its North America stores team. It’s only the beginning. In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that the company would be eliminating excess layers of middle management by the end
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Robotics and artificial intelligence: Words typically accompanied by the backdrop of a neon cityscape full of high rises,and never ending streams of cars
Have a question for ChatGPT but lack a Wi-Fi connection? OpenAI has introduced a new way to connect with its popular AI chatbot for U.S. users: Call 1-800-CHATGPT or 1-800-242-8478. OpenAI announced the feature on Wednesday and demonstrated how it works through a YouTube livestream. OpenAI researchers called the number with everything from an iPhone to a flip phone to
A new study shows that the highest-paid tech job differs widely from state to state. AI education platform DataCamp drew from 2023 salary data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the tech jobs with the best average compensation by state. Though New Jersey’s top role was database architect, with an average annual salary of $158,930, the
Last week, AI startup Physical Intelligence unveiled its first general robot model, π₀ (pi-zero), which can do everything from clearing the table after dinner to folding the laundry. Earlier this year, the company was valued at $400 million. Now, a Monday report shows that the startup has reached unicorn status, surpassing a $1 billion valuation after raising $400 million, at
OpenAI recently secured $6.6 billion in funding at a valuation of $157 billion, but it’s far from the only AI company with high fundraising potential. Investors poured $2.9 billion from July to September (Q3) of 2024 into the latest U.S.-based AI startups, per PitchBook data. The three startups in the U.S. that received some of the most funding were software
In December 2020, the Federal Trade Commission ordered the biggest social media and streaming companies in the world, including Twitch owner Amazon, Facebook (now Meta), YouTube, Reddit, WhatsApp, Twitter (now X), Snap, Discord and TikTok’s ByteDance, to share how they used their users’ personal information. On Thursday, FTC staff released a 129-page report, which found that these companies all “harvest
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a case — and a mandate — for in-office work on Monday. In a publicly available message, Jassy said that Amazon’s 1.5 million-plus employees must return to the office five days per week starting January 2. Amazon is also bringing back desk assignments to the offices that had that structure pre-pandemic. Jassy positioned the move
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The urgency for the public sector’s digital transformation emerged during the Covid-19 outbreak when it became impossible to pay bills or visit clinics offline. Today, numerous initiatives globally are using innovative technologies to modernize public services. Georgia’s online voter registration system in the U.S. serves as a great example. It has proven
Three groundbreaking Apple devices — the iPhone X, HomePod, and original AirPods — are now considered vintage. And the clock is ticking on how long they will be eligible for repairs. Apple added the three to its vintage product list on Monday, meaning that it stopped selling the products more than five, and less than seven, years ago. Apple customers
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Users spend an average of 5.59 seconds looking at a website’s written content. I don’t know about you, but it seems like there is hardly enough time to gain users’ interest, let alone relay the information you want to share — and the information they want to find. However, following best practices,
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. According to Steve Jobs, “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.” It seems obvious that keeping things simple will help your business succeed. And yet, it’s surprisingly difficult to do it. If simplicity is this challenging, you need to
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Innovation starts with identifying the outcomes customers want to achieve — which is why most companies rely on modern tools and technologies to acquire vast amounts of customer information for creating personalized customer experiences. You need your customers to share their details, including preferences, to ensure you create a seamless, engaging and
The former senior leader of a Pentagon unit that studied UFOs is releasing a highly anticipated book this August — and some have already mistakenly ordered from deceptive Amazon listings and received superficially convincing fakes of the book. Luis Elizondo led the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), a U.S. governmental unit that looked into UFOs before he resigned in
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