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Google Announces Leadership Change in Search, Structural Changes in AI
Google Announces Leadership Change in Search, Structural Changes in AI
October 17, 2024  |  Google

Google announced a leadership change to its Knowledge & Information (K&I) team and some structural changes to its Gemini team. At K&I, which includes the...

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Instacart Appoints Ex-Uber Executive Anirban Kundu as Chief Technology Officer
Instacart Appoints Ex-Uber Executive Anirban Kundu as Chief Technology Officer
October 16, 2024  |  Personnel

Instacart appointed former Uber executive Anirban Kundu as its new chief technology officer. In his new role, Kundu will lead Instacart’s technical team “as we...

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Walmart Appoints Chief Revenue Officer Seth Dallaire as Chief Growth Officer
Walmart Appoints Chief Revenue Officer Seth Dallaire as Chief Growth Officer
October 11, 2024  |  Personnel

Walmart appointed its Chief Revenue Officer Seth Dallaire to the expanded role of chief growth officer — Walmart U.S. While continuing to lead the company’s revenue organization,...

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HSBC Cutting Top Managers in $300 Million Savings Plan
HSBC Cutting Top Managers in $300 Million Savings Plan
October 10, 2024  |  Banking

Management ranks at banking giant HSBC could soon begin to thin. The Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday (Oct. 10) that sources familiar with the matter say new CEO Georges...

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Boosting Accuracy: How Music Can Help Payment Professionals Stay Sharp
Boosting Accuracy: How Music Can Help Payment Professionals Stay Sharp
October 05, 2024  |  Personnel

Can music enhance productivity, or does it distract from deep focus? New insights suggested the impact may depend on the balance between familiarity and surprise....

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BigCommerce Promotes Accenture Vet Travis Hess to CEO
BigCommerce Promotes Accenture Vet Travis Hess to CEO
October 03, 2024  |  Personnel

Composable eCommerce platform BigCommerce has a new chief executive. Travis Hess, who joined the company as president in May, has been appointed CEO, the company announced Wednesday (Oct. 2)....

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Nike Faces Headwinds: Revenue Decline Looms Ahead of Tuesday’s Earnings
Nike Faces Headwinds: Revenue Decline Looms Ahead of Tuesday’s Earnings
September 30, 2024  |  Retail

As Nike prepares to report earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 Tuesday (Oct. 1), the company faces significant hurdles marked by a leadership...

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OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati to Leave Company
OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati to Leave Company
September 25, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati said Wednesday (Sept. 25) that she is leaving the company after 6½ years. “I’m stepping away because I want...

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Google Reportedly Spent $2.7 Billion to Rehire Character.AI Founder
Google Reportedly Spent $2.7 Billion to Rehire Character.AI Founder
September 25, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion to rehire ex-employee/AI guru Noam Shazeer. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Shazeer, who co-authored research that helped popularize artificial intelligence...

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