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Improving the work environment means improving productivity, retention, and growth its as simple as that. So, lets optimize the corporate mission statement and revitalize the communal ethos. Lets open communication channels of transparent optimism and patience. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Lets look at the two buzzword sentences above which, unfortunately, are quite common. Lets optimize the corporate mission statement and revitalize the communal ethos. This would seem like a great action to take as a company....

We talked toCowboyco-founder/CEO Adrien Roose about the industrys potential in the coming year. Especially as they swap out other forms of transportation for commuting or everyday errands. Well also be seeing more features around integrated navigation, fitness tracking, and more. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. In December, Verlinvestinvested in Pedego, the largest retail chain of electric bike stores in North America. According to Roose: Each year, we see more new kickstarts crop up....

The resultant blast created an ever-expanding universe that, eventually, became home to the planet we call Earth. The Big Bang theory first appeared in a scientific paper in 1931. Physicist Georges Lemaitre is credited with its creation. And the bulk of our assumptions about the universe and its rate of expansion are based on his ideas. But what if the Big Bang wasnt the beginning? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a physicist at the University of New Hampshire, has a differing theory....

Elon Musk made some wildly bold claims on the Lex Fridman podcast yesterday. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Weveheard Musk make ridiculous claims like this before. Its almost 2022 and the number of fully-autonomous vehicles in Teslas portfolio is exactly zero. The bottom line is that Elons ambition goes far beyond the realm of technology. No amount of money can brute force human-level AI. Also tagged with

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This resulted in a flow-on effect of dealing with the backlog of stalled ships. Today, the container ship isback afloat, albeit under strict safety measures and extensive repair progress. Colonial Pipeline is the largest US refined products pipeline system. 5,500 miles of pipeline run from Texas to New York. The company carries 45% of the East Coasts fuel supplies and services seven airports....

Nine out of ten organizations will be combining remote and on-site working in the post-pandemic future of work. Thats what the latestMcKinsey researchsays. This new model will dramatically change the way we function and the way we meet. Here are five testedmeeting design tacticsthat have worked for me and my team. Its the only way to level the playing field for the online audience. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

AI had a memorable 2021, although not always for the best reasons. At Neural, we aspire to be likeFox News in its prime: fair and balanced. In this equitable spirit, weve compiled an even mix of AIs best and worst of 2021. Bad: Slaughterbots coming to your neighborhood It was another busy year for AI weaponry. Good: Turning the tone-deaf into rap stars 40% off TNW Conference! My favorite iteration was an app thatturns your text into rapsby legendary artists....

The Standard Modelexplains the fundamental physics of how the universe works. I am aneutrino physicist.Neutrinosrepresent three of the17 fundamental particles in the Standard Model. They zip through every person on Earth at all times of day. I study the properties of interactions betweenneutrinosand normal matter particles. 40% off TNW Conference! Teams measured basic parameters of the model more precisely than ever before. More than 100 years later, physicists are still discovering new pieces of the Standard Model....

This article was originally publishedhere. Ive been seeing more and more job postings for analytics engineers in recent months. Every company wants someone that has both data analytics andsoftware engineeringskills. Its the best bang for their buck in hiring one person. I first became an analytics engineer 6 months ago, after working for 2 years as a data engineer. And Ive never looked back. Im glad I decided to apply for a position I had never heard of....

The Peoples Republic of China recently published a position paper detailing the nations views on military AI regulation. Having thoroughly perused it, weve come to the following conclusion: its gibberish. Instead, it dances around the topic with obscuring language. Meanwhile, formulating a few commonly agreeable rules on weaponization of AI would be prudent. Speed in history has been strongly featured as a critical factor that determines the outcome of war....

This year we saw investments in ebikes explode. Many companies used the funding for R&D and market expansion. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. At the time of writing, the US governmentsBuild Back Better Actis unfortunately in jeopardy. Owners can therefore ride them on the road, unlike in the UK and Australia. In December, the Council of the EU reachedan agreement on updated rules for VAT rates. Before, conventional bicycles and electric cars could have benefited under draft reforms....

Each of those results would be among the greatest scientific accomplishments in human history. But the aliens one might have the biggest immediate impact on civilization. With this privileged potential comes responsibility. 40% off TNW Conference! People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Should NASA tell us if it finds evidence of alien life, no matter what? Or should there be a progressive scale for that too?...

It was my first time pitching a VC investor. I had a business idea and a team to pull it off. He had the money and interest in early-stage startups. Fingers crossed its a match! The call was short and to the point. We spoke about my idea, the team behind it, and why we needed the money. Half an hour later, a $100k investment landed in our bank account....