With Just 5 Words, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Taught a Lesson for Every Leader

Push for black and Asian soldiers’ input in world wars to be taught in UK schools

Exclusive: Awareness of contribution of black and Asian soldiers could help tackle racism, say leading minority ethnic voices. Politicians and community leaders are calling for the history of ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Beard taxes and other lessons for Rachel Reeves

The chancellor could find new ways to raise money — or she could just broaden the tax base

World - Financial Times - October 18

"Kindness 101" brings lessons of kindness to classrooms nationwide

Since its debut in 2020, "Kindness 101" has captured millions of hearts. Now, with a new curriculum created in partnership with Drake University, Steve Hartman and his kids are visiting classrooms ...

Three lessons from the US port crisis

There’s a massive gap between the profits of the big global shipping groups relative to port workers’ wages

World - Financial Times - October 21

Unexpected Lessons From 4 Years of Remote Work

Mastering remote work: Lessons learned and powerful strategies for global teams.

Business - Inc. - October 21

For Vance, an Idyllic Appalachian Startup Became a Hard Lesson

During JD Vance’s brief career as a venture capitalist, few startups attracted his support more than AppHarvest, a now bankrupt plan to build greenhouses across Appalachia.

Business - The New York Times - October 22

Girl without smartphone unable to join in lesson

A mum says her daughter came home in tears after she did not have a smartphone to use in a lesson.

The Player Every N.B.A. Team Wants

Donte DiVincenzo is a two-time high school champion, a two-time national champion in college and, at 27, an N.B.A. champion.

Sports - The New York Times - October 14

Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power

Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Microsoft’s Differential Transformer cancels attention noise in LLMs

A simple change to the attention mechanism can make LLMs much more effective at finding relevant information in their context window.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 16

What’s at Stake in a Strained Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership

The alliance between the technology giant and the company behind OpenAI has been hugely consequential — but a disruption could shake up the A.I. race.

Business - The New York Times - October 18

Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying

The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.

Tech - The New York Times - October 21

Microsoft Will Let Clients Build Their Own AI Agents

In November, customers can start using Copilot Studio to make their own AI apps to perform many routine tasks.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Foreign Election Interference May Escalate, Microsoft Says

Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters could intensify, according to a new report from the tech giant.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts

As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings

Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.

Business - CNBC - 18 hours ago

Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion

The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.

Tech - The New York Times - 18 hours ago

Meta and Microsoft Won’t Stop Spending on AI

Both tech giants reported strong third quarters but their stocks fell anyway.

Business - Inc. - 3 hours ago

OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft

OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT search, positioning the company to better compete with search engines like Google, Microsoft's Bing and Perplexity.

Business - CNBC - 41 minutes ago

A French Immersion Program in Provence Leads to a Good Life Lesson

After a painful breakup, the author travels to Provence for a language immersion homestay and learns the value of facing up to mistakes.

World - The New York Times - October 14

4 Key Business Lessons From Tennis Star and Entrepreneur Venus Williams

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Williams teamed up with SoFi to promote women’s financial empowerment.

Business - Inc. - October 15

Chinese mom goes viral on Douyin for pouring water on son to teach him a lesson

World - Yahoo News - October 15

USA, Mexico ratings: El Tri teach Pochettino a Concacaf lesson

Raul Jimenez was excellent for Mexico, while the performances of Aidan Morris and Tim Ream will leave new U.S. boss Mauricio Pochettino with plenty to ponder.

Sports - ESPN - October 16