Amazon is joining forces with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to bring their employees better and cheaper healthcare. The three companies will start an independent company focused on technology that will make the healthcare system more efficient. Details are scarce as plans are still in the early stages.
Facebook is changing its News Feed yet again to focus on local news sources. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post the shift will be good for "your well-being and for society." This is the third major change to the News Feed in the last few weeks. The social media company is now featuring posts from friends and family higher than publishers and is also ranking media accounts based on how trustworthy they are.
Music legend Linda Perry joins us to discuss her new campaign highlighting independent artists. The Intuit Quickbooks' new "Backing You" campaign helps propel emerging artists forward. Perry, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has written songs for Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Gwen Stefani.
Plus, we hear from the founder and CEO of Pymetrics, a company that uses artificial intelligence to match people with the right job. Dr. Frida Polli started Pymetrics to take discrimination out of the hiring process, which she says is often biased against women and people of color. Polli hopes her company will show people the benefits of A.I. technology.
TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position as lawmakers in Washington move forward with a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on the platform.
Bryan West, Gannett’s Taylor Swift reporter, recaps the many, many, theories and Easter eggs Swifties are debating as her ‘Eras Tour’ film comes to Disney+.
‘Our Biggest Fight’ author and Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt, Jr. explains his problem with the internet – and why this Tiktok bill is just a starting point.
Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Biden.
Jayesh Govindarajan, head of A.I. at Salesforce, explains the company's new Einstein copilot, plus other ways it is investing in artificial intelligence.
Altro founder and CEO Michael Broughton shares how his company is bringing both expanded credit access and financial wellness to underserved consumers, plus netting early investments from Tinashe, Quavo, and Jay Z’s Marcy Ventures.
Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo discusses the company’s decades of profitability, opening restaurants in new markets, and why it doesn’t need trends like dynamic pricing.
