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A tech CEO says he likes to take customer support calls because some leaders go their ‘entire career without ever meeting a customer’

A tech CEO likes to take a hands-on approach to leading his company and this includes working on the frontline with customers to get a better understanding of their needs.  Andy Yen, the founder and CEO of Proton, was interviewed by the BBC for its CEO Secrets Series. Proton, which was founded in 2014 in …

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The Celebs Who Helped Sam Bankman-Fried—Until He Crashed

When Sam Bankman-Fried began promoting cryptocurrency exchange FTX in earnest, he made a list of celebrities he wanted to flog the company, according to The New York Times. At the top of his list was former NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Now, Brady is on another list: celebrities being sued for promoting the now-bankrupt business. Bankman-Fried …

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The CEO of IBM says he doesn’t intend to ‘get rid of’ a single programmer because of AI

Amid growing fears of AI-induced job cuts, IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna says he doesn’t intend to lose any programmers because of the technology. Krishna predicted that programmers would become 30% more productive because of AI. “I don’t intend to get rid of a single one. I’ll get more,” he said about the company’s programmers during …

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You can now text anyone in Meta Horizon Worlds with its new World Chat feature

Meta Horizon Worlds’ newest feature reminds me of the AOL chat rooms of old. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. Email: SIGN UP By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. In a blog post, the …

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What if Google doesn’t really care about RCS support in iMessage?

Google is running an ongoing campaign to force Apple to bring RCS support to iMessage on iPhone. Google seems terrified of the iPhone’s prevalence, especially when it comes to iMessage’s ability to convert Android users. The company’s best hope of getting RCS in iMessage is pressure from regulators, though that’s not happening anytime soon. Even …

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Sam Bankman-Fried made Caroline Ellison a pros and cons list for a sexual relationship with him. One con was ‘In a lot of ways I don’t really have a soul.’

Sam Bankman-Fried sent his on-and-off again girlfriend Caroline Ellison a list of the pros and cons of being in a physical relationship with him, according to a new biography on the former CEO of FTX. On Tuesday, “The Big Short” author Michael Lewis’ new book on Bankman-Fried hit the shelves. The book includes several new …

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European Union moves to shield sensitive tech from China

The European Commission has drawn up a list of sensitive technologies to be carefully scrutinized for the risks they pose in rival hands —  , according to analysts, although EU officials insisted they were not concerned about any particular country. “Technology is currently at the heart of geopolitical competition,” European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said Tuesday at a …

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watchOS 10.1 beta 2 enables Double Tap gesture for Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2

After watchOS 10.1 beta 1 only added NameDrop support between Apple Watch and iPhone, beta 2 of this upcoming operating system version brings the main feature of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2: Double Tap. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. …

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Why your phone is going to buzz and sound an alarm on Wednesday

On Wednesday afternoon, your phone will probably get an alert if you live in the US. Don’t be alarmed, it’s just a scheduled test from the emergency alert system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, more commonly known as FEMA, is working with the Federal Communications Commission and Puerto Rico Emergency Management Bureau to send out …

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A National Wireless Emergency Alert Is Coming—Annoying or Cool?

By Elizabeth Ellcessor and Hamilton Bean The Wireless Emergency Alert system is scheduled to have its third nationwide test on Oct. 4, 2023. The Wireless Emergency Alert system is a public safety system that allows authorities to alert people via their mobile devices of dangerous weather, missing children and other situations requiring public attention. Similar …

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