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☆ The millennial boss' guide to managing Gen Z, based on 5 stereotypes of the younger generation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Millennial bosses might be daunted by their new reports, but there's a lot they can learn from Gen Z. That may be why some millennial managers think of Gen Z as, erm, high maintenance. Insider spoke with management experts, career coaches, and members of Gen Z itself to reframe the narrative around how Gen Z is changing the workplace. Gen Z has no job loyaltyThe rap on Gen Z is that they're all a bunch of job-hoppers with no loyalty. Both millennials and Gen Z have done "a lot more" to destigmatize mental health challenges and normalize counseling and therapy.

☆ A side hustle that 'feels like a paid vacation': These 20-somethings make money ice skating through Europe and Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Lila Werner, second from right, was paid about $5,700 for seven weeks of travel and ice skating in Belgium and Saudi Arabia this winter. But there's a downside to being an international ice skater: Werner says she'll return with very little remaining from her paycheck. Other contracted ice skaters who quit their jobs and performed abroad during the holiday didn't earn much money — but they got to travel essentially for free. "This almost feels like a paid vacation," Werner says. Werner, for example, still paid rent on her one-bedroom apartment while she traveled.

☆ Apple distributor Redington's Q3 profit falls as costs outpace topline growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CHENNAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Redington (India) Ltd (REDI.NS), the country's biggest Apple and IT products distributor, reported a 2% fall in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as ballooning expenses countered record revenue. For Redington, which distributes electronic products made by Apple (AAPL.O) and Dell (DELL.N) among others, consolidated profit slipped to 3.8 billion rupees ($46.4 million) for the quarter ended Dec. 31. Redington's expenses rose about 32% to 212.2 billion rupees, narrowly outpacing a near-31% jump in revenue from operations to a record 216.74 billion rupees. Chennai-based Redington's topline went up even as the gadget distributor cautioned demand for remote-working equipment likely declined with people gradually returning to offices. Redington shares, which rose 25% in 2022 and 2% last month, closed over 1% lower at 182.65 rupees on Wednesday.

☆ Mobile phone, PC shipments to fall again in 2023, Gartner says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Supantha Mukherjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

STOCKHOLM, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers and mobile phones are expected to fall for the second straight year in 2023, with phone shipments slumping to a decade low, IT research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. Mobile phone shipments are projected to fall 4% to 1.34 billion units in 2023, down from 1.40 billion units in 2022, Gartner said. That was close to the 2009 shipments level when Blackberry and Nokia phones were the market leaders as Apple tried to dent their dominance. The mobile phone market peaked in 2015 when shipmentstouched 1.9 billion units. Personal computer shipments are expected to slide 6.8% this year after falling 16% in 2022, the research firm said.

☆ Gen Z doesn't think anyone can keep them safe online, and one of their biggest concerns is photos getting leaked
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gen Z has little faith that anyone can keep them safe online, according to a Dell Technologies study. 18% of respondents said they trust the government to protect their data, while 17% trust private sector companies. Gen Z's main cyber threat concern relates to having their personal data or photos shared. The findings indicate that Gen Z doesn't trust any entity, public or private, to keep their data safe online. Having their personal data or photos shared without permission.

☆ Gen Z still can't make up its mind about working in the office
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Z is divided on the question of remote work, according to a new Dell Technologies study. In a survey, 29% of respondents said remote work is important, but another 29% said they favor office-based roles. As Insider's Aki Ito wrote in June, the preference for remote work is largely split by generation, with the oldest workers expressing the strongest preference for permanent remote work and the youngest workers — Gen Z — expressing the least preference. Many companies have been changing their remote work policies as the world continues to adjust after the pandemic. Meanwhile, JPMorgan's CEO Jamie Dimon is famously against remote work, and the company has been tracking staff office attendance using employee ID swipes.

☆ The US Army has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months. The drought crisis that grounded barges and unearthed fossils may finally be over.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 since July. USACE maintains a nine-foot-deep channel down the Mississippi River, so that ships and barges can travel freely. A barge tows cargo down the Mississippi River, in Vicksburg, Mississippi during a historic drought. The National Weather Service predicts the likely removal of drought in much of the Mississippi River basin in February. The National Weather Service's outlook forecasts a likelihood of no drought in most of the Mississippi River basin into spring.

☆ How the dollar's sharp reversal could be an unexpected positive for these companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But with the dollar's stunning reversal since then, some companies should conversely start to catch a currency break and potentially see upside surprises. In the fourth quarter, because of the sophisticated hedging strategies from companies, they may not get the full benefit of the dollar's decline. Johnson & Johnson, for instance, said fourth quarter sales fell, in part because of the negative impact from currency translation. 3M said fourth quarter sales were 5% lower than they would have been were it not for the stronger dollar. Sacconaghi said the market has typically rewarded tech companies' "currency beats."

☆ Steph Curry says he'd accept 'a nice role' in 'Black Panther 3' if director Ryan Coogler offered it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Alison Brower | Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Several of Curry's Davidson teammates are interviewed in the documentary, and some were at the premiere. "St. Francis of Assisi — and I'll paraphrase — said 'Preach without using words,'" McKillop told the crowd of Curry. "We all start from somewhere and we learn things along the way," Curry told the audience. "I can always get better," Curry told the Sundance crowd. Its streaming premiere date on Apple TV+ has not been announced.

U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap said halting the lawsuit until the Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews the patents would unnecessarily delay the court case and prejudice Caltech. Representatives for Samsung and Caltech did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The school's 2021 lawsuit alleges Samsung's Galaxy phones, tablets, watches and Wi-Fi-enabled Samsung products like televisions and refrigerators infringe its data-transmission patents. The Texas case is scheduled to go to trial in September. The case is California Institute of Technology v. Samsung Electronics Co, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No.

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☆ These are the most important executives who joined Google Cloud in 2022 — and the ones who left
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Below is a list of the key executives who left Google Cloud in 2022 — and the most important new hires. At Google Cloud, Gearhart was responsible for the Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace channel business around the world, according to her LinkedIn profile. Exit: Frank BienBien, a Looker vice president, left Google Cloud in February, two years after Google acquired the data-analytics company for $2.4 billion. A nearly 20-year Microsoft veteran, Jester joined Google Cloud in 2019 as part of an executive hiring spree initiated by Kurian, who had recently taken the helm of Google Cloud. Hire: Kevin MandiaMandia, Mandiant's CEO and cofounder, joined Google Cloud in September after Google completed its $5.4 billion acquisition of his cybersecurity firm.

☆ RSA Security explores $2 bln-plus sale of Archer -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Milana Vinn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Clearlake Capital, another private equity firm, invested in RSA the following year. Last year, RSA sold a majority stake in its events business, RSA Conference, to private equity firm Crosspoint Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. Archer, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, is a governance, risk and compliance software platform with over 15,000 users globally. RSA's other business divisions include identity and access management platform SecureID and threat detection and response software platform NetWitness. Archer is not the only risk management software vendor up for sale in the United States.

☆ Why tech is holding up better than the rest — listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

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[1/3] The sun sets on the U.S. Supreme Court building after a stormy day in Washington, U.S., November 11, 2022. Solicitor General's input on a lower court decision that prevented Apple and Broadcom from arguing the patents were invalid at trial. Apple and Broadcom also told the Federal Circuit that they should have been allowed to challenge the patents' validity at trial. The companies appealed that decision to the Supreme Court last September. The case is Apple Inc v. California Institute of Technology, U.S. Supreme Court, No.

☆ I manage a Davos hotel where Bill Gates and other leaders stay for the World Economic Forum. We barely sleep and live off Red Bull, but we love it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Hans-Rudolf Ruetti manages the Grandhotel Belvédère, where the most important WEF participants stay. For more than 50 years, what's now known as the World Economic Forum (WEF) has taken place in Davos, and every year, the Grandhotel Belvédère has hosted WEF guests. There are several events being put on by important guests, and this is always a challenging task when it comes to safety and security. We also built an additional three kitchens from where we can deliver food exclusively for hotel guests and events hosted here by the forum participants. There really isn't anything we at the hotel don't like about the WEF.

☆ Layoffs are hitting Wall Street. Here's what you can do to land on your feet if you lost your gig.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But first, dark days on Wall Street. Two of the most high-profile firms on Wall Street — Goldman Sachs and BlackRock — made job cuts that impacted thousands of workers. All of that is to say, after a good run of things on Wall Street, the tide is starting to turn. I called a Wall Street recruiter to pick their brain on advice they'd give to those who just lost their jobs. Wall Street did not have a good showing on a list of the best places to work.

☆ Amazon employees think the company is lowering the bar with a streamlined interview process
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This is Matt Weinberger, deputy editor of Insider's tech analysis team, filling in once again for your regular captain Diamond Naga Siu. Stop me if you've heard this one: Amazon walks into a bar... But seriously folks, my colleague Eugene Kim reports on a big, meaningful change in the online retail giant's hiring process. Some employees think so, Insider's Eugene Kim reports. He says that "current and former bar raisers I talked to were not too happy about this decision and were concerned about its potential to drag down Amazon's hiring bar."

☆ Why Apple may finally be embracing touchscreen laptops
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported Apple engineers are developing a touchscreen for the MacBook Pro with an expected launch date of 2025, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. While it’s unclear if the touchscreen laptop will see the light of day, introducing the product could accomplish two important things for Apple: adapting to shifting consumer expectations and supercharging sales for its Mac product line. Apple has previously kept the touchscreen away from its Mac lineup to prevent it from cannibalizing iPad sales. Now, however, Apple could use a Mac touchscreen to incentivize consumers to upgrade their computers and keep Mac sales momentum growing. When asked at a conference last fall if Apple will add a touchscreen to Macs, Federighi responded: “Who’s to say?”

☆ Michael Dell's nepo babies: How the family of the billionaire computer mogul is making moves in the tech industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Britney Nguyen | Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Michael DellMichael Dell is the CEO of Dell. DellMichael Dell is one of the most notable tech entrepreneurs from the Lone Star State. Forbes estimates that Michael Dell has a net worth of more than $50 billion, making him among the 25 richest people on the planet. None of Dell's family members, nor Dell's investment firm, MSD Capital, immediately responded to Insider's request for comment. Meet Dell's four children and his brother, Adam Dell, and see how their connections gave them a leg up.

☆ Dell is reportedly abandoning China-made chips — and rising superpower tensions are the reason
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Ted Kemp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDell is reportedly abandoning China-made chips — and rising superpower tensions are the reasonIt's not just semiconductor chips from Chinese fabricators that Dell reportedly doesn't want in its machines, but even chips made on the mainland by non-Chinese companies. CNBC's Ted Kemp reports.

☆ Apple is reportedly working on touch screen Macs, which Steve Jobs once called 'ergonomically terrible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple is working on a MacBook Pro with a touch screen, according to Bloomberg. Back in 2010, Apple's founder Steve Jobs said adding touch screens to Macs would be "ergonomically terrible." In a surprising reversal of opinion, Apple is now working on adding touch screens to its MacBook Pro laptops, according to Bloomberg. Apple's pivot is likely due to the growing number of competitors like Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft selling touch screen laptops. So, it makes sense for Apple to finally jump on the touch screen trend.

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☆ PC giant Dell will reportedly stop using Chinese chips as soon as next year, and it shows how Washington-Beijing tensions are forcing companies to diversify their supply chains
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dell is planning to halt the use of Chinese semiconductor chips by 2024, per Nikkei. The PC giant also plans to slash the amount of other made-in-China parts in its products. It's not just made-in-China chips made by Chinese companies. Other than chips, Dell has also asked suppliers of other electronic parts — such as modules and circuit boards — to ramp up production capacity in countries outside China, per Nikkei. Even tech giant Apple was burned late last year when its iPhone output was hit by the country's zero-COVID drive.

☆ Amid the largest layoffs in Big Tech history, startups are having unprecedented success hiring top talent. But founders are still skeptical about hiring Big Tech employees.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Rosalie Chan | Katie Malone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Startups have had unprecedented success hiring top tech talent upending a decades long power imbalance. Suddenly, several thousand quality tech workers were job hunting, and it didn't seem like Big Tech would be hiring them back anytime soon. But lately, things have been changing, and his startup has become more attractive to former Big Tech workers, he said. "Just because they come from Big Tech companies does not mean they're quite suitable for my needs." Still, recruiters told Insider, startups rarely judge tech workers solely on whether they've worked at a Big Tech company or a startup.

☆ Flexport Names Former Amazon Executive as President
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

com Inc. executive, is joining Flexport Inc. as the digital-focused freight forwarder boosts its growth ambitions under the leadership of former Amazon consumer chief executive Dave Clark. The San Francisco-based company named Ms. Carlson president and chief commercial officer, overseeing sales, marketing and communications, Flexport said Thursday. Ms. Carlson specializes in cloud computing. Mr. Clark in September took on the role of Flexport co-CEO alongside the company’s founder and CEO Ryan Petersen. Mr. Clark has hired former Amazon employees including public-relations executive Kelly Cheeseman, logistics executive Parisa Sadrzadeh and human-resources executive Darcie Henry.

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