Hiring manager shares how to get your job application noticed
Are you looking for a new job? A talent acquisition manager shares her sure-fire tips for getting noticed by hiring specialists. “Applying to more than 100 jobs is a waste of time,” says Gretchen Vigerink, who works at a staffing agency. Declaration on trending TikTok last week. “Participating in the job market is a job […]
Here’s what Apple fans — and tech giant’s own workers — have to say about groundbreaking Vision Pro
Before dawn Friday, hundreds of Apple fans began lining up outside the company’s flagship store in Manhattan to sample the new Vision Pro virtual reality set. An expensive gadget that they and even the tech giant’s own employees said was likely the only way to get their hands on one. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who […]
Apple set to unveil Vision Pro headset likened to ‘digital fentanyl’
Apple is set to unveil a new Vision Pro headset hailed as “revolutionary” by James Cameron and Marvel director Jon Favreau, but calls the clunky device “digital fentanyl” and a “face-hugging alien.” Some people liken it. Tim Cook and his virtual reality team are gearing up for the launch of a groundbreaking $3,500 device on […]
Volvo cuts off Polestar funding despite fact it helped pioneer electric cars
Volvo said Thursday it has cut off funding for its electric vehicle subsidiary Polestar — despite the fact that it was one of the first automakers to embrace electric vehicles. Shares in the Swedish automaker soared more than 30% on Thursday as the company declared Volvo Cars was “committed to concentrating resources and developing an […]
The drummer who threw Elon Musk’s Tesla $56B pay into limbo
The lawsuit that stripped Elon Musk of Tesla’s record-breaking $56 billion in compensation was led by a shareholder who played drums in a heavy metal band. Five years after Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta filed suit against Musk on behalf of Tesla as part of a shareholder derivative suit, Kathleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of […]
Peter Thiel is bankrolling Enhanced Games: ‘Olympics on steroids’
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is investing his money in an “Olympics on steroids” whose organizers boast that athletes will dope “openly and honestly.” Thiel, who made his fortune as an early investor in tech startups like PayPal and Facebook, is backing Enhanced Games, which actively encourages athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs. The venture, which […]
You may soon be able to test out an AI headband to ‘control the dreamworld’
The dreams you dream of can really come true. Tech startup Prophetic recently developed an AI headband called Halo. It is said that if you wear this, you can control your dreams. The company claimed that its Halo device, powered by an AI model called Morpheus-1, can induce lucid dreams, a type of dream in […]
How to turn on the iPhone’s new thief-blocking security feature — before hackers ruin your life
As cell phone theft becomes more sophisticated and common, Apple has released a new iPhone update that gives users a fighting chance to protect their devices. The tech giant has announced Stolen Device Protection, which launches a barrier that can prevent theft or stop access to already stolen phones that have been taken miles away. […]
Trucker warns danger of electric vehicle push: ‘Catastrophic’ supply chain risk
Trucking companies are warning of new challenges facing not only their industry but the economy as a whole as Biden pushes for green energy policies. In an interview on FOX Business’ “The Big Money Show,” Mike Kucharski, co-owner of JKC Trucking, said that although he supports green energy integration, he finds the EPA’s new regulations […]
‘You have blood on your hands’
The chief executives of social media companies Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord faced tough questions at a Senate hearing Wednesday about their efforts to combat online child sexual exploitation. Sen. Dick Durbin, the Democratic chairman of the Judiciary Committee, cited statistics from the nonprofit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that show predators […]