Google I/O wrapped up, and I have a LOT of thoughts. Shot a quick reaction video on the keynote here https://somegadgetguy.com/b/455
Some really interesting AI tools are coming, but will Gemini search continue hurting website traffic?

#tech #technology #business #news #technews #bbtg #geek #google #googleio #search #AI

Google I/O 2024 Reactions: Will AI Search Destroy YOUR Website Traffic?

Google I/O is here! I just finished the keynote, and I have a LOT of thoughts. We’re seeing some fun demonstrations of Gemini services. New ways to help people sort and organize their informa…

^{SomeGadgetGuy}

Watching #GoogleIO and there are some cool demonstrations of data center cloud computing, but there's also this fog of dystopia surrounding these demos.
The announcements for search are horrifying. Google is full mask off.

Phrases like "search for something, and we'll collect all this data for you" basically equates to:

"We sucked up ALL the data from people who really did the work, and we're going to give you the results of their hard work, but we wont take you to the site that generated the data. You can stay on the search page, and the site's traffic will plummet."

This is shocking.

#tech #technology #ai #google #search #llm #geek #technews #business

There’s a surprising connection between super-competitive workplaces and gender inequality at work. Two behavioral economists looked at the differences between men and women in how they respond to the chance of getting a bonus.

They found that women are less willing to persist in high-stakes tournaments, although they’re equally motivated to start in hopes of a bonus.

https://theconversation.com/competitive-workplaces-dont-work-for-gender-equality-222689
#genderequality #business #economics

Competitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality

Wall Street and big law firms are famous for their hard-charging, cutthroat work cultures. Here’s one reason they should reconsider.

^{The Conversation}

online the recording of my webinar
"OpenStreetMap: A collaborative Ecosystem Serving Society & Business"
https://tube.network.europa.eu/w/sc11psZaC22tg1MzcMs8KP
for @EC_NGI
#openstreetmap #business #society

/cc @openstreetmap
@weeklyOSM

NGI Talk - Maurizio Napolitano - OpenStreetMap: A collaborative Ecosystem Serving Society & Business

In today's interconnected world, accurate geographic information is crucial for various applications, from urban planning to logistics.

^{EU Video}

A #Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly.

#Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.
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Cigna tracks every minute that its staff #doctors spend deciding whether to pay for #HealthCare.

Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.

#Health #Insurance #News #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-medical-director-doctor-patient-preapproval-denials-insurance?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Cigna Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly, Says Former Cigna Medical Director

Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.

^ProPublica

I want to believe - but I've heard too many pixie-dust science predictions to just roll over. Prove it to me - show me the math.

https://thedebrief.org/nasa-veterans-propellantless-propulsion-drive-that-physics-says-shouldnt-work-just-produced-enough-thrust-to-defeat-earths-gravity/

#space #nasa #universe #astronomy #art #science #galaxy #moon #stars #spacex #technology #tech #innovation #engineering #business #technews #gadgets

The Debrief

Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

^{Christopher Plain (The Debrief)}

#Congo questions #Apple over #knowledge of #conflict #minerals in its supply chain

source: https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphones-congo-blood-minerals-b1f20aa7bd3a3f4f8cf7fcde19c6f053

A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and its French subsidiary this week, raising concerns about human rights violations involving the minerals extracted from mines in the country’s troubled east that might end up being used in the company’s products.

#SupplyChain #HumanRights #Economy #business #iphone #smartphone #technology #trade #TimCook justice #crime #news

Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain

Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains. It's demanding answers within three weeks.

^{GERALD IMRAY (AP News)}

#Tesla’s Profit Fell 55%, Adding to Concerns About Its Strategy

The first-quarter results will very likely fuel worries that competitors will continue grabbing a bigger slice of a #market dealing with slowing #ElectricCar sales.

#ElonMusk #Musk #finance #investing #StockMarket #business #egomaniac #EV
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/tesla-earnings-first-quarter-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Over 2,000 #shell companies have directors aged 123 years or older, #Moody’s found. The oldest known human lived to 122

Source: https://fortune.com/2024/01/22/moodys-red-flags-shell-companies-directors-123-years-old/

#scam #crime #economy #business #problem #news

Over 2,000 shell companies have directors aged 123 years or older, Moody’s found. The oldest known human lived to 122

One listed director — at 942 years old — would have been born in the 11th century.

^{Giulia Morpurgo (Fortune)}

Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee voted solidly to unionize with the UAW, after twice in the past voting down the #union.

This time, they may have noticed that union workers won higher pay and better benefits from US automakers in their strike last year.
https://theconversation.com/uaw-wins-big-at-volkswagen-in-tennessee-becoming-the-first-foreign-owned-factory-in-the-american-south-to-unionize-228319
#News #BreakngNews #Labor #Business

UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Tennessee – becoming the first foreign-owned factory in the American South to unionize

Despite making similar efforts for decades, the UAW union had never before managed to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in a Southern state like Tennessee.

^{The Conversation}

~ China Orders Apple to Remove Popular Messaging Apps:

WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram among apps cut from iPhone app store to comply with censorship demand ~

#GiftLink
#business #censorship
#China #Apple

https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-removes-whatsapp-threads-from-china-app-store-on-government-orders-a0c02100?st=fg8p5u3gddmw81k&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink

#Business users of IT strongly condemn #market behaviour of #Broadcom and urge the European Commission to take appropriat action

source: https://voice-ev.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Broadcom-4asso-letter-to-European-Commission-President.pdf

In the context of the VMware takeover and the change in business #strategy, Broadcom's contempt and brutality towards its #customers are unprecedented in the recent history of the #digital #economy in #Europe.

#EU #help #news #capitalism #software #customer #politics