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☆ Bernstein just released one of its famous 'blackbook' research reports. This one is about how to invest in AI. Here are the highlights.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bernstein analysts weigh in on how the market for AI is likely to develop. Brokerage firm Bernstein is famous for its "Blackbook" research tomes that dive deeply into important topics for investors. Since ChatGPT arrived last year, generative AI technology has taken the world -- and stock markets -- by storm. "The speed at which Artificial Intelligence (AI) in general and OpenAI's GPT suite in particular has, in the last six months, taken over seemingly every conversation was the genesis of this Blackbook," Bernstein analysts wrote recently in an email to clients. The firm's analysts identified where, why, and how AI is going to create, destroy, and transfer value in different industries.

Persons: Bernstein, ChatGPT Organizations: Intelligence

☆ Read the memo Google's Android and Chrome boss sent to staff as the company lays off 12,000 employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Monica Melton | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

What makes Google really special is its people — all of you — so it's sad to be saying goodbye to some of our wonderful teammates. It'll take some time for us to absorb and process today's news; I know I'm still processing things myself. You've heard us talk about our key P&E strategies and themes — User Delight, Better Together, Developer Experience, DEI, and Privacy & Compliance. Of course, as a company, we will support those impacted as best we can; we already sent a separate email directly to employees in the U.S. who are affected. I know many of you likely have questions; please plan to join the company town hall on Monday.

☆ Black tech workers at Apple, Google, Shopify and more shed light on what it's like inside their companies right now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Over one hundred tech companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Shopify were represented at the event. Black tech workers shared insights, hopes and fears about the current economic environment. But at a time when tech companies across sectors are scaling back hiring and doing mass layoffs, job prospects can feel slim. An Apple employee who asked not to be identified talking to media noted Apple is doubling down on its minimal remote work policy. It's a tumultuous time to be in tech and Black workers may be feeling that in a different way.

☆ Black tech workers at Apple, Shopify, Google, explain the anxious mood at their companies right now, but remain excited for the future
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Over one hundred tech companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Shopify were represented at the event. Black tech workers shared insights, hopes and fears about the current economic environment. The brainchild of Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun, AfroTech, in its sixth year, is a gathering of Black professionals and companies that hope to hire them. But at a time when tech companies across sectors are scaling back hiring and doing mass layoffs, job prospects can feel slim. It's a tumultuous time to be in tech and Black workers may be feeling that in a different way.

☆ How the Warehouse Boom Changed the Way America Looks, Lives, and Works
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As the US emerged from the Great Recession, cheap real estate and the rise of e-commerce collided to create a warehousing boom. Now warehouse boomtowns shoot up in places like California's Inland Empire, Pennsylvania's Lehigh County, and Columbus, Ohio, and the number of warehouse workers has nearly tripled in a decade. Here, Insider explores how the rise of warehouses and warehouse work has changed the US and its citizens as we became a Warehouse Nation. A surge in warehouse workUsing data and on-the-ground reporting, Insider looked at the opportunities and hidden costs of the rise of warehouse work. Read more from 'Warehouse Nation'A look from Insider at how the warehouse boom has reshaped America.

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