It takes a ton of energy to train the most advanced AI. According to one estimate, by the year 2027, AI electricity needs could be comparable to the energy use of all of Argentina.
That’s largely to do with the fact that the chips used to train AI models, called graphics processing units or GPUs, are far more powerful—and power hungry—than those used to, s
Starting out in sales as a business development rep (BDR) is like boot camp for the business world. You learn resilience, understand rejection, and develop grit—qualities that stick with you throughout your career.
I began my own career as a BDR, hammering out cold calls, compiling prospect lists with hardly any data, and spending hours researching targets, often wondering if I was reaching the right people. Back then, BDRs like me had to rely on a lot of manual effort and intuitio
At the end of October, with iOS 18.1., Apple released the first iteration of its Apple Intelligence platform to users.
The new tools it offered included generative writing capabilities, the ability to summarize notifications and emails, and an AI-powered cleanup tool that allows users to easily remove unwanted objects from photos. The writing and summarizing to
Free will is a strange thing, because what’s to stop you from taking a freshly popped bag of popcorn and, say, tossing it in the freezer?
TikTok is no stranger to viral food sensations, from the viral cucumber salad to the “onion boil.” Now, frozen popcorn is having a moment online. This latest trend has late-night snackers swapping the microwave for the freezer, turning the classic warm, buttery treat into a crisp, chilled bite that’s sparking debate across social medi
When most people hear “TikTok features,” there’s usually some eye-rolling involved. But after 17 years of helping companies navigate digital transformation, I’ve noticed something more profound happening. When working with leaders in financial services, real estate, and healthcare, we’ve consistently discovered that consumers don’t want different experiences for different parts of their lives—whether ordering groceries, planning trips, or buying homes. What looks like feature copying actuall
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law, which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent com
China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipm
In 2020, Richard Socher left Salesforce to build the next big search engine. Google was king back then, but he felt its flagship product was woefully inefficient. Search queries were filled with SEO sludge and invasive advertisements, and the answers it provided were often too simplistic for the average knowledge worker. Using AI, Socher made sure the highest-quality information sho
World leaders gathered last month at COP29 in Azerbaijan to discuss how best to tackle climate change. But on TikTok, climate change misinformation posted around that same time went unchecked by the company’s moderation team, according to a new report by Global Witness, an international NGO.
Videos posted during COP29 by some of the U.K.’s biggest media outlets, including the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 News