AI chatbots need some healthy disagreement to work best together, tech exec says
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AI assistants are “too agreeable” and can’t replicate the very human dynamic of a good-natured discussion, Babak Hodjat, chief technology officer of AI at Cognizant, told Fortune.
https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/ai-chatbots-need-some-healthy-disagreemen-cognizant-cto-says/
Lizzo dreamed of enough female headliners to fill a music festival. With artists like Chappell Roan and SZA, she says that dream is now reality
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Lizzo spoke at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/lizzo-says-women-are-dominating-the-music-industry/
Exclusive: Predicate raises $7 million to connect blockchain apps with the financial world
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With funding from 1kx and Tribe Capital, Predicate is creating software that allows apps to build logic around transactions.
Lizzo is back from her gap year and says she voted for Harris
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“I thought that today was a special moment to share that I did vote, and I voted for Kamala Harris,” Lizzo said at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel on Monday.
Here’s where HR leaders think the industry is headed—and how they need to prepare
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"HR needs to be a true partner, versus HR being an order taker.”
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/hr-leaders-industry-changes-future-preparations-mercer-report/
Gen Z résumés list ‘brat girl summer’ and ‘Harry Styles enthusiast’ as work qualifications
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Some Gen Zers included "LOL" and emojis in their applications.
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/gen-z-job-applications-resumes-brat-girl-summer-harry-styles/
Here’s where HR leaders think the industry is headed—and how they need to prepare
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"HR needs to be a true partner, versus HR being an order taker.”
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/hr-leaders-industry-changes-future-preparations-mercer-report/
Exclusive: Predicate raises $7 million to connect blockchain apps with the financial world
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With funding from 1kx and Tribe Capital, Predicate is creating software that allows apps to build logic around transactions.
Exclusive: Ghost, B2B retail inventory marketplace, raises a $40 million Series C led by L Catterton
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Ghost has raised a $40 million Series C led by L Catterton, Fortune can exclusively report.
Race season is here: Here are the costs (literally and mentally) that go into being a long-distance runner
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From sneakers, vests, watches, headphones, race places, and more, running isn’t as cheap as you may think—not to mention the time and emotional costs.
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/13/race-season-is-here-costs-long-distance-runner/
Conservatives are pushing back on U.S. law that entitles immigrant children to a public education
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For decades, children of families living in the country illegally have had the right to attend public school based on a 1982 Supreme Court decision known as Plyler v. Doe.
OpenAI’s revolving door risk factor
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OpenAI after Mira Murati, Apple's cheaper Vision, SpaceX landing, Adobe does AI video. Plus: A tech IPO!
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/openais-revolving-door-risk-factor/
1 in 5 workers outright ignore their boss’ RTO mandate—here’s how they’re getting away with it
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It’s pricey and inconvenient to go to the office, so many workers are simply opting out.
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/1-in-5-workers-ignoring-rto-mandates-resume-builder/
Singapore hits brakes on $1.7 billion Allianz deal for one-time insurance cooperative after it sparks public outcry
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On Monday, Singapore’s government decided to block the deal until Allianz addressed some of its concerns, including whether Income Insurance will be able to continue its social mission.
1 in 5 workers outright ignore their boss’ RTO mandate
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It’s pricey and inconvenient to go to the office, so many workers are simply opting out.
https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/1-in-5-workers-ignoring-rto-mandates-resume-builder/
New Tennessee natural gas plant has permits for pipeline to fuel it paused on environmental worries
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TVA’s plans to open more natural gas plants have angered advocates who want a quick redirection away from fossil fuels and into solar and other renewables.
This European city loved by British tourists bans night-time pub crawls in bid to attract ‘more cultured’ tourists
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Prague has banned night-time pub crawls organized by travel agencies.
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/15/prague-bans-pub-crawls/
California Gov. Newsom signs law to prevent gas prices from spiking in state with country’s highest pump costs
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The average price for regular unleaded gas in the state was about $4.68 per gallon as of Monday, compared to the national average of $3.20, according to AAA.
Sluggish sales leave Portugal’s iconic wine producers grappling with sour grapes
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Facing falling sales and overproduction, Portugal’s famed port wine producers are struggling to sell their grapes, leaving vineyards at risk.
France’s top-selling painkiller may be sold to the U.S. and is causing the nation a splitting headache
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President Emmanuel Macron is involved in the debate centred on a perceived "loss of sovereignty" if popular painkiller Doliprane falls into American hands.
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/15/france-top-selling-painkiller-sold-us-doliprane/