Getty Images When public safety technologies company Axon wanted to change the performance incentives for its CEO, Rick Smith, the company took it one step further. Now, the company’s employees are able to participate in an aggressive compensation plan that’s tied to the public company’s goals. The plan mirrors the […]
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As threat of deepfakes grows, Facebook, Twitter and Google are working to detect and prevent them
Deepfakes are video or audio clips of real people doing and saying fictional things. They’re usually generated by using artificial intelligence to “learn” the movements and sounds from two different recordings, and then combine them in a realistic way. As AI improves, deepfakes have started to appear all over the […]
Why Facebook and Amazon have joined the race to bring computing to your face
Amazon hardware chief Dave Limp stands next to a photo of new hardware products the company unveiled in an event in Seattle on Sept. 25, 2019. CNBC | Todd Haselton Facebook and Amazon executives were 850 miles apart on Wednesday. But they were a lot closer when it came to […]
These stocks are a ‘must own,’ Wall Street analysts say
A shopper browses a selection of body boards outside a Five Below store in Bloomington, Illinois, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the U.S.-China trade dispute rolls on and the political storm clouds continue to swirl, there are some stocks that all investors […]
Six-figure salaries, health benefits and housing included—inside the Overwatch League
This Sunday, two teams will go head-to-head at a sold-out Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for the chance to win $1.1 million. But the event is not the venue’s typical NBA game — it’s professional gaming. The 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals, which is like the game’s Super Bowl, will […]
Chinese delegation to travel to US for trade talks in two weeks
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (L), Central Bank Governor Yi Gang (2nd L) and other Chinese vice ministers and senior officials sit down with Trump Administration officials for negotiations in the Diplomatic Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images […]
Elon Musk outlines SpaceX’s Starship plans, aiming to reach orbit in six months and then fly people
<![CDATA[ ]]> SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk provided an update on Saturday evening about the company’s next-generation rocket, built to carry people deep into space, laying out a rapid schedule for the program’s development. Standing in front of the first assembled iteration of the Starship rocket, as it’s called, Musk […]
White House severely restricted access to Trump calls with Putin and Saudis
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2019. SAUL LOEB | AFP | Getty Images The White House severely restricted distribution of memos detailing President Donald Trump’s calls with foreign leaders, […]
Elon Musk will unveil SpaceX’s first Starship rocket tonight: Here’s what you need to know
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will provide an update on the company’s next-generation rocket as well as its plans for trips to the moon and Mars from a growing facility in the southernmost part of Texas Saturday evening. Called Starship, this rocket represents the vessel of SpaceX’s vision: Make […]
‘Make yourself uncomfortable’: Best Buy CEO Corie Barry’s advice to women in business
When executives at consumer-facing companies refer to their customer, it’s typically using the pronoun “she.” It’s ironic, that very few of those same companies are run by women. That’s not the case at Best Buy. Corie Barry took over the top job in June as the consumer electronics retailer’s first […]