Why Silicon Valley is so excited about awkward drawings done by artificial intelligence

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Description: Computer programs can now create never-before-seen images in seconds. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 08, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/08/generative-ai-silicon-valleys-next-trillion-dollar-companies.html Questions for discussion: How does this technology work? What are the implications of this development for businesses?

How YouTube Created the Attention Economy

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Description: YouTube has consumed a good part of my days for more than a decade. As a teen-ager, I used the video-streaming platform to scrounge for crumbs of knowledge, watching free lectures on everything from algebra to literary modernism. Now I navigate to the YouTube app on my television most mornings to watch the news…. Read more »

What will social media look like in the future? Here’s What The Data Suggests

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Description: Wondering where social media is headed in the next few years? Here are our guesses based on recent Gen-Z data and new features from the most popular social media platforms. Source: Blog.HubSpot.com Date: Sep 13, 2022 Link: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/social-media-future?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&utm_campaign=newsletter Questions for discussion: What does the article say is the future of social media? Do you agree with… Read more »

Young Readers Feel All Information Is ‘Not To Be Trusted Or Taken At Face Value,’ Study Finds

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Description: Young people are great consumers of media. But they are skeptical of both mainstream and alternate sources, judging by a report by Reuters Institute. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Sep 16, 2022 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/377845/young-readers-feel-all-information-is-not-to-be-t.html Questions for discussion: What does the research say about young consumers of media? How would you compare yourself to this profile? Is… Read more »

Majority of Canadians are making changes to their grocery store habits amid higher prices

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Description: The majority of Canadians are changing the way they shop for groceries as food prices continue to climb at the fastest pace since 1981, according to a report and survey by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab released Tuesday. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Sep 20, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/majority-of-canadians-are-making-changes-to-their-grocery-store-habits-amid-higher-prices-1.1821231?jwsource=cl Questions for discussion: What does… Read more »

‘Losing $1 Million a Month’: Broadway’s Longest-Running Show Is Closing

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Description: After nearly 35 years of delighting audiences on Broadway, The Phantom of the Opera is closing. The final performance will take place on February 18, when the masked Phantom and the famed falling chandelier will make their last appearance—at least in New York. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Sep 16, 2022 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/broadways-longest-running-show-is-closing/435526 Questions for discussion: What does the report… Read more »

Starbucks Shares Shift in Strategy, to Automation and Expansion

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Description: The coffee giant intends to speed up drink-making and open thousands of additional locations in China over the next three years. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 13, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/business/starbucks-reinvention-strategy-employees.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-time-cutoff-30_impression_cut_3_filter_new_arm_5_1&alpha=0.05&block=more_in_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=829022030&impression_id=12be5be1-368c-11ed-a5c8-9b65304f8188&index=1&pgtype=Article&pool=more_in_pools%2Fbusiness&region=footer&req_id=448316927&surface=eos-more-in&variant=0_bandit-all-surfaces-time-cutoff-30_impression_cut_3_filter_new_arm_5_1 Questions for discussion: What is changing at Starbucks and why? What does this mean for employees and management of store operations? ?

Car value depreciation has ‘defied gravity’ in the past two years: CoPilot CEO

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Description: CoPilot Founder and CEO Pat Ryan joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the state of the used car market and how prices are shifting back to normal for buyers. Source: YahooFinance.com – video report Date: Sep 07, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/car-value-depreciation-defied-gravity-210245843.html?.tsrc=fin-srch Questions for discussion: What does the report say about prices and buyer behavior in… Read more »

This 59-year-old’s lucrative side hustle: Earning $16,000 a month selling recycled fire pits on Etsy

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Description: With inflation on the rise, Tim Riegel wanted a side project for extra income — so in September 2021, he bought seven $90 propane tank ends off Facebook Marketplace. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 09, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/tim-riegel-etsy-side-hustle-recycling-propane-tanks-into-fire-pits.html Questions for discussion: What does this article teach you about entrepreneurial thinking and creativity? How does an… Read more »

Burger King unveils $400 million plan to revive U.S. sales with investments in renovations and advertising

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Description: Burger King on Friday said it plans to spend $400 million over the next two years on advertising and renovating its restaurants as part of a broader strategy to revive lagging U.S. sales. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 09, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/burger-king-400-million-plan-to-revive-us-sales-with-remodels-advertising.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights for the future. What do you think… Read more »