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☆ 3 IBM employees share how mentorship and connection to their heritage helped shape their careers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Ibm With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked three IBM employees to share their experiences. Robert Loredo is the IBM quantum ambassador worldwide lead and a master inventor based in South Florida. In this Q&A, these three employees open up about how mentorship has benefitted their careers and share the importance of giving back to fellow members of the Hispanic community. Loredo: I joined IBM in 2004 and am fortunate to have a successful career because of IBM's network and community. I've since switched roles to a different business unit, thanks to the guidance of fellow volunteers of Hispanics@IBM, the community for Hispanic IBM employees.

☆ Hollywood streamers' typical fall 'hiring boom' is much quieter this year. Here's where the jobs are now and when hiring will pick up again.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fall is usually a busy time for hiring in the entertainment industry, especially at the big streamers. Here's why there's a slump and when hiring is likely to pick up again. "The streamers are always in a hiring boom this time of year but you're not seeing that anymore." "Fall is usually busy — you can usually mark the seasons," said entertainment headhunter and former E! Data and tech jobs are still hot, said Sucherman, calling it a sector of the entertainment industry "that is expanding, not contracting."

☆ $57 billion Millennium just tapped a Goldman Sachs alum to build out its Miami tech hub as the battle for talent in the Sunshine State heats up
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Alyson Velati | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Millennium Management has tapped Olga Naumovich to lead its technology team in Miami. The war for local investing and tech talent is heating up as more hedge funds move South. Izzy Englander's $57 billion Millennium Management has tapped Olga Naumovich to lead its technology build-out in Miami, a source familiar with the hedge fund's plans told Insider. "I can see how there would be an increased demand for tech talent as firms start to run their footprint there." "Needless to say, the market for technology talent is intensely competitive at this time," Englander said.

☆ Netflix insiders reveal how the streamer uses data to drive creative decisions, with 'contentious' debates over renewals and reliance on a sometimes 'flawed science'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Discussions about renewing shows can be "contentious" between creative execs and data analysts. "When you want to buy a project, they will do an analysis and do a budget ballpark on it," one former Netflix exec told Insider. Compared to similar teams at traditional production companies and Hollywood studios and networks, Netflix's CS&A execs have more of a front-row seat in creative discussions, insiders said. At legacy studios, deciding whether or not to greenlight a show or acquire a film is "much more of a gut instinct," said a second former Netflix exec. That can be particularly useful when assessing whether to acquire certain IP, said a third former Netflix exec.

☆ China had a plan to dominate tech and become the world's most powerful country. It's all gone wrong.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Semiconductor chips are the tiny brains that power our technological world, from cars and cellphones to fighter jets and advanced missile systems. Right now China is awash in money for tech, but you need the right people and customers that trust you. Why China needs the chipsThe Chinese economy is big, but it isn't wealthy. In other words, China needs a more lucrative line of business the same way someone with credit-card debt needs a raise. The Made in China 2025 plan lays out a goal for domestically manufactured chips to meet 70% of China's semiconductor needs within three years.

☆ The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet Accessible
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-18 | by ( Meg Miller | Ilaria Parogni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

surfacing The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet AccessibleThree different alt text examples over a blank box. Alt text examples from Wirecutter, The New York Times’s product recommendation service; Alt Text Chrome Extension; and Microsoft Word. Fleet, the tech educator, who is blind, posts on Twitter about alt text and agrees that these efforts are making a difference. Alt Text Reminder, another Twitter bot, notifies followers when they have tweeted an image without alt text. Folkens of CloudSight said that his company is careful not to use racial identifiers in the alt text it generates.

☆ Writing for Insider — Business
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Insider covers the people, companies, and ideas changing our world — and we welcome outside voices to help us do that. There are two main ways to write for Insider: as a contributor or as a freelance writer. Contributors at Insider — BusinessOn a case-by-case basis, we accept one-off posts from outside contributors that fit in seamlessly with the areas we cover: Business News, Tech, Finance, Markets, Healthcare, Transportation, Retail, Strategy, Real Estate, and Politics. Freelance writers at Insider — BusinessWe welcome pitches of personal essays, as-told-tos, diaries, profiles, how-tos, reported features, and more. Our policies: What to knowAll writers — both contributors and paid freelance writers — must sign a contract when a piece is accepted.

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