Marina Gorbis's Blog, page 726

Amazon’s Priorities Over the Years, Based on Jeff Bezos’s Letters to Shareholders

He really does talk a lot about customers.

Executive Ambitions

Do you want the corner office someday? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Mike Troiano, a venture capitalist and former executive. They talk through what to do when you’re falling off the executive track, you’re moving up but don’t believe in the company’s strategy, or you have a rival who could block your path to the C-suite.

Using Voice Interfaces to Make Products More Inclusive

Different people need to access technology in different ways.

How Home-Based Primary Care Can Reduce Expensive Hospitalizations

Results from a program in Connecticut.

To Improve Food Inspections, Change the Way They’re Scheduled

New research finds that the timing of commercial kitchen inspections affects their results.

Do Your Data Scientists Know the ‘Why’ Behind Their Work?

If not, is it their fault — or yours?

You Are the Product: Giancarlo Pitocco and the Attention Economy

Former Facebook and Instagram employee Giancarlo Pitocco explains how the attention economy has created a mental health and productivity crisis — and how we can begin to reclaim our valuable time and attention.

Tesla’s Strong Brand Gives It Unusual Expansion Potential

Its move into car insurance could be just the beginning.

The Truth About Autonomy

“We’re not even close to developing fully driverless cars,” urges Duke University professor Missy Cummings, a former fighter pilot and the director of the Humans and Autonomy Lab at Duke. She explores where automation currently is and paints a picture of the future with humans as integral parts of autonomous systems.

Debating the Sackler Family Role in the Opioid Crisis, and Using AI Bots to Conduct Job Interviews

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss whether pharmaceutical players like the Sackler family members should be held accountable for the current opioid crisis. They then debate the growing reliance on artificial intelligence bots by human resource departments in the job screening process.