HR platform iSolved screens scores of applicants on a daily basis, and almost always, one of those applicants is fake.
(@SammBlum)
https://t.co/iNijWDhxuA
"Recruiting professionals have never been able to make a bigger impact than right now."
A new report shows recruiters are increasingly acting like compasses at their organizations.
(@Kris10Parisi)
https://t.co/bcW6Lm0Nxg
In a world where the four-day workweek is gaining popularity, one country tried to make it easier for citizens to work more.
It didn't go well.
(@Kris10Parisi)
https://t.co/bPkZY3K254
No need to fight for a Carbone reservation anymore.
Some of NYC's favorite restaurants are launching DTC brands as a way to diversify income post-covid and reach fans who might not live in the city. (@adage)
Another day, another SBF indictment.
Federal prosecutors allege SBF paid over $40M in bribes to at least one Chinese official in 2021, as a means to unlock frozen accounts holding ~$1B in digital assets.
The FTX founder now faces charges from both the SEC and CFTC. (@CNBC)
Big tech is collecting thousands of AI focused-employees in the race to dominate the growing industry.
AI research and development staff by firm (@_GlassAI):
• Amazon - 10.1k
• Microsoft - 7.3k
• Meta - 5.6k
• Google - 5.3k
• Apple - 4.8k
The World Bank sees potential growth of the global economy slowing to its lowest rate in over 30 years.
Today's long-term growth compared to previous decades:
• 2.2% ~ 2022-30
• 2.6% ~ 2011-21
• 3.5% ~ 2000-10
Currently, most products advertised on the Levi's site can only be viewed on one model.
The AI models could let customers see what an item would look like on their body type, age, size, and skin tone.
Apple is entering the BNPL space.
The company introduced its new Apple Pay Later feature today.
The service will:
- split purchases into 4 payments over 6 weeks
- manage and track loans
- offer loans between $50-1000
- won't impact user credit scores when they apply for a loan
Alibaba is breaking up.
The Chinese e-commerce giant announced plans to split into six independent businesses today, focused on the following (@WSJ):
- cloud computing
- Chinese e-commerce
- global e-commerce
- digital mapping/food delivery
- logistics
- media/entertainment
The professions most satisfied with WFH, per a @Glassdoor survey:
1. Social Worker
2. Customer Service
3. Product Support
4. Branch Manager
5. Sales Representative
6. Technical Sales & Support
7. Quality Assurance
8. Management Consulting
9. Account Executive
10. Underwriter
OpenAI is gonna save us all from Zoom meetings.
Here's what it can help you with starting in April:
- summarizing chat threads
- organizing ideas
- drafting content for chats
- emails and whiteboard sessions
- creating meeting agendas
Nearly 20% of US workers have jobs in which at least half the tasks could be completed much faster with generative AI.
According to the study by UPenn and OpenAI, some of the most affected jobs are:
- Accountants
- Mathematicians
- Interpreters
- Writers
Chipotle has agreed to pay $240,000 to the former employees of a Maine location that tried to unionize.
The National Labor Relations Board found in November that the chain violated federal labor law by shuttering the Augusta location and blacklisting organizers. (@CNBC)
The CFTC sued Binance for allegedly evading US regulations.
It claims that Binance:
-Didn't effectively prevent money laundering
-Encouraged customers to use VPNs, so they could make unpermitted trades from the US
-Told VIP customers when law enforcement looked into their assets
“Unless you understand this is an AI just for you, you don’t realize how personalized it is."
Read up on Spotify's new AI DJ. (@haydenfield)
https://t.co/RfaQ6maRnS
Unusual expense requests usually come from two types of employees: the underpaid looking to earn more money, and the senior executive who thinks they're unstoppable.
(@CFOBrew)
https://t.co/1GjUNJivDG
YouTube's latest ad offering aims to help brands target Gen Zers based on the songs that are most popular with them.
(@ameyers_)
https://t.co/WCrsP2ntFh
Elon Musk said Twitter employees will receive stock awards based on a ~$20B valuation, less than half of the $44B he paid for the company last year, per @WSJ.
In the same email he said "I see a clear, but difficult, path to a >$250B valuation."
The top 10 financial centers worldwide, per the Global Financial Centres Index.
1. New York 🇺🇸
2. London 🇬🇧
3. Singapore 🇸🇬
4. Hong Kong 🇭🇰
5. San Francisco 🇺🇸
6. Los Angeles 🇺🇸
7. Shanghai 🇨🇳
8. Chicago 🇺🇸
9. Boston 🇺🇸
10. Seoul 🇰🇷
THE SWEET 16 IS HERE
You all have slowly whittled the field down and we're in the home stretch
Help us crown the greatest logo of all time
Round 3 voting starts below https://t.co/qEo967SpN4
A rare win for those of us too broke to buy a house:
Almost 7 in 10 US homeowners regret buying a home, per a @SelfCreditApp study.
Reasons for homeowners' regret included high mortgages (50.1%), unexpected maintenance costs (17.5%), and a "sudden loss of savings" (11.9%).
Hindenburg Research released a report yesterday alleging Jack Dorsey's Block is letting fraud flourish on Cash App.
The biggest allegations:
1. Former Cash App employees estimate that 40%–75% of accounts on the app were fake or fraudulent and could be traced back to one person.
The FTC wants to stop those pesky subscriptions from sneaking up on your wallet each month.
Called "click to cancel," the proposal would cover:
- Digital & physical services
- Gym memberships
- Phone companies
- Cable TV
ROUND OF 32 VOTING IS NOW LIVE
We got ourselves tasty matchups across the bracket
All four regions are threaded below
GO GET YOUR VOTE ON https://t.co/N7RauTsXUW
When SVB collapsed, many startups weren't sure if they could pay their employees. Here's how a bunch of payroll providers with ample money in the bank fronted payroll and assured clients they'd be OK.
https://t.co/yKN8K2EAQT
Going to Sicily this summer? So is everyone else, thanks to HBO.
70% of Gen Z and millennials say they've been inspired to travel to a destination after seeing it on screen, per a new report by American Express.
Taylor Swift's Era Tour is massive
• Projected to gross $591 million
• Would be biggest tour ever
• 52 dates scheduled
• Each show is 44 songs, 3+ hours
Legend of the game https://t.co/D5POLkYkSh
The SEC is charging a handful of celebrities for boosting crypto assets without disclosing their endorsements. (@latimes)
Names include:
- Lindsay Lohan
- Jake Paul
- Soulja Boy
- Lil Yachty
- Ne-Yo
- Akon
Finland wants to teach you how to be happy.
After being named the happiest country in the world, Visit Finland is offering an all-inclusive stay at the Kuru resort as part of its "Masterclass of Happiness."
Hopeful "students" have until April 2nd to submit their application.
One of the most consequential Fed press conferences of all time will take place at 2pm today
Here is what's at stake when Jerome Powell takes the podium