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The 6 Disciplines Companies Need to Get the Most Out of Gen AI Some observers are beginning to question whether gen AI will produce enough value to exceed its costs. It can, but extracting economic value from gen AI requires several different types of disciplined capabilities. Unfortunately, most companies lack these. The good news is they can develop them. Specifically, companies should invest in behavioral change, controlled experimentation, measurement of business value, data management, human capital development, and systems thinking. Once these capabilities are in place, companies should focus on picking the right projects for gen AI. They should do this by 1) funding the responsible rebels, 2) choosing projects that are quick, practical wins, and 3) linking those projects to the company’s identity.
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WorkArizona Grand Jury Wanted to Indict Trump in Fake Electors Case
 Though Mr. Trump was never charged in the case and his name did not appear in the 58-page indictment, he was mentioned several times as Unindicted Co-Conspirator 1, described as “a former president of the United States who spread false claims of election fraud following the 2020 election.” Work
WorkWalz Grew Up in Rural Nebraska, Where Finding a Date 'Was Kind of a Problem'
“Walz has an ability to make us all want to fall in love with our politics again because he believes in the reality of being in politics to change people’s lives,” Ms. Kleeb said. “Rural America is having our moment being represented on the national stage with heart, joy and showing the nation what it means to care about our neighbors.” Work5 Key Reasons That Kamala Harris Picked Tim Walz
The American Federation of Teachers, a powerful broker in Democratic politics, last month became the first labor union to endorse Ms. Harris. And the National Education Association, the largest labor union in the country, announced its support for the Democratic ticket on Tuesday after Mr. Walz’s selection was revealed.
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“I think one of the things that I look at is that maintenance needs for the industry as a whole are going to increase, increase greatly,” he said. “American is really well positioned, not only because of what we’ve done over the past decade by bringing in more new aircraft than anyone… We already have 12,000 mechanics, more than anybody else in commercial aviation, and we’re going to put them to good use.” Work
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“While colonoscopy does have high costs at the time of screening, it can result in significant cost-saving downstream since colorectal cancer has the second-highest treatment cost of any cancer,” the American Gastroenterological Association said, in a statement about the study. WorkWhat could Google monopoly ruling mean for you?
\"For example, the EU is going further with its recent Digital Markets Act that forces even Google’s own Android phones to present users with a \'choice screen\' that lets the user choose one’s preferred search engine when setting up the phone.
WorkHarris and Walz make Trump focus at Democratic ticket's first rally
\"I launched my campaign for the President of the United States a mere two weeks ago, and it\'s been a bit of a whirlwind,\" Harris said at the Philadelphia rally, acknowledging the turbocharged timeline on which her campaign has been operating. \"Now we got some work to do. We need to move to the general election, and win that.\" WorkRivian tops Wall Street's second-quarter expectations amid cost cuts
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WorkWork WorkWorkNearly a decade before co-founding Cohere, Nick Frosst thought he was late to AI
“I don’t think we’re gonna get to artificial general intelligence. I don’t think we’re gonna get to super intelligence. I don’t think we’re gonna have digital gods anywhere, anytime soon,” Frosst said. “I think more and more people are kind of coming to that realization, saying this technology is incredible, it’s super powerful, super useful, [but] it’s not a digital god. That requires adjusting how you’re thinking about the technology.” WorkWorkWorkWorkSuper Micro's Weak Profit Fuels AI Server Margin Anxieties
Super Micro also announced a 10-for-1 stock split, with trading beginning Oct. 1. The shares have more than doubled in value this year and been added to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes following increased demand for servers. Still, the stock has declined about 48% from a peak in March. WorkRivian reports mixed Q2 results but maintains outlook, still sees 'modest gross profit' by year-end
\"The lead program for this joint venture is expected to be our R2 platform with an expected start of production during the first half of 2026,\" Rivian said in its Q2 report. \"While the zonal electrical architecture and core software technology developed in the joint venture will be common across vehicle programs, R2 and other Rivian vehicles will continue to have Rivian\'s highly differentiated user experience and interface and will benefit from our vertically integrated propulsion, high voltage, and autonomous driving systems.\" WorkIntel's Stock has Slumped 27%. Here's Why It Remains a Buy in the Second Half of 2024
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The therapy, called Roctavian, has been a commercial flop due to the complexity of administering a gene therapy and the reluctance of patients to switch from very effective chronic treatments. Under the new marketing plan, the company anticipates reducing Roctavian-related expenses to $60 million per year by 2025 and for the therapy to become profitable by the end of 2025. WorkWorkWorkWhat Minnesota Voters Think of Tim Walz
But it may also be the case that a nice-guy candidate — even one whom voters could imagine having a beer with — has limited power to charm nowadays, when hot tempers and invective seem to be the rule. WorkWorkHarris and Walz Make Their National Entrance Before Upbeat Democrats
In short order, Ms. Harris’s emergence as the nominee has transformed what had been a Democratic Party depressed by the prospect of scrounging up votes for an unpopular 81-year-old candidate. Instead the party has revived itself behind Ms. Harris, who has injected new hope into her party heading into the highly competitive homestretch of the election. WorkTrump Says Elon Musk Will Interview Him on Monday
After the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, while the company was still known as Twitter and under its previous ownership, Mr. Trump’s account, which he had used to reach tens of millions of followers during his presidency, was permanently suspended. Under Mr. Musk’s ownership, the company reinstated him. WorkTrump Campaign Criticizes Walz for State Law Providing Tampons in Schools
Mr. Walz made significant efforts to protect the rights of L.G.B.T.Q. people in Minnesota as governor, and was an early supporter of gay rights going as far back as his time as a high school teacher in the 1990s. Mr. Walz signed a bill last year designating Minnesota as a legal refuge for transgender people. WorkJustice Dept. Charges Pakistani Man in Alleged Plot to Kill U.S. Leaders
U.S. intelligence agencies were tracking a potential Iranian assassination plot against Mr. Trump in the weeks before the assassination attempt that prompted the Secret Service to enhance security for the former president before his outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. It is not clear if the scheme made public on Tuesday precipitated those moves. WorkTrump's Plan for Attacking Tim Walz: Paint Him as a Bernie Sanders Liberal
The Trump team came to see Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as the safer choice for Ms. Harris if she did not want to risk angering the left, something she had avoided in her short-lived presidential campaign in 2019. And as the push against Mr. Shapiro gathered momentum — with Senator John Fetterman, a fellow Democrat, criticizing the governor and others in the party criticizing how Mr. Shapiro had handled a sexual harassment allegation against a top aide — Mr. Trump’s top advisers zeroed in on Mr. Walz and accelerated their research into his background. WorkWorkWalz's Decades-Old Drunken Driving Arrest Draws New Attention
Defenders of the governor have dismissed the offense as not only minor, but very old — something from nearly three decades ago now. They have also pointed out that George W. Bush had a quarter-century old drunken-driving arrest on his record when he ran successfully for president in 2000, and that Representative Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota who serves as the majority whip, was twice arrested on suspicions of driving drunk as a young man. WorkWorkWorkTrump Campaign Attacks Walz as 'Dangerously Liberal'
Mr. Walz has previously faced criticism for the Minneapolis unrest. Two days after Mr. Floyd’s death, as protests grew increasingly violent, the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, asked Mr. Walz to deploy the National Guard. But it was not until the next afternoon that Mr. Walz signed an executive order allowing the Guard to help cities, a delay that Republicans and other critics have focused on even as Mr. Walz has defended his actions. WorkWorkWho Is Gwen Walz, the Wife of Tim Walz?
Simon J. Levien is a Times political reporter covering the 2024 elections and a member of the 2024-25 Times Fellowship class, a program for journalists early in their careers. More about Simon J. Levien WorkTim Walz Is the Veep's Pick for Veep
And, even though Minnesota has not backed a Republican for president since Richard Nixon in 1972, Democrats are hoping his regional appeal will help them lock down Midwestern states like Wisconsin and Michigan, which are seen as crucial to a Harris victory. Before he became governor, Walz represented a rural swath of southern Minnesota in Congress for 12 years, which means he has experience winning over conservative voters who have not been as crucial to Harris’s political ascent. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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