Panning for gold: investors pour billions into nebulous AI ideas
From 1848 to 1850, San Francisco’s population surged from roughly a thousand people to over 25,000 amid the California Gold Rush. Now, a gold rush of a…
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How Michelin aimed for the stars
Michelin Stars are one of the most coveted awards in the food industry. But have you ever stopped to ponder how a tire company became one of the most…
The most famous product fizzle still pops up
Every once in a while, you’ll hear warnings about so-and-so company committing a new New Coke blunder, tweaking beloved products to better appeal to…
Apple pushes further into banking with high-interest savings accounts
Apple has expanded its financial services offerings with high-interest savings accounts to Apple Card users in conjunction with Goldman Sachs. There are…
The time Lululemon went high-tech
Did you know that Nintendo originally started as a playing card company, decades before video games were a thing? Sometimes businesses can successfully…
Why Silicon Valley Bank failed
When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed, stock markets around the globe went into a tailspin, with some fearing a wider financial meltdown. Analysts also…
Why you don’t have to keep money in a mattress today
During the Great Depression, people supposedly stuffed money in their mattresses. That may have been wise, since about 9,000 banks failed between 1929 and…
ChatGPT could be coming to your car
ChatGPT be coming to a pickup truck near you. General Motors, in partnership with Microsoft, is exploring ways to integrate the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT…
AI to have profound impact
We’ll be hearing (and worrying) a lot about artificial intelligence in 2023. ChatGPT and other AI solutions are so-called generative programs. They can…
Is ChatGPT coming for your job or small business?
Could ChatGPT or other AI-powered technology be coming for your job, employees, and small business? Humans have feared job loss due to technology for at…