Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Stocks fizzle: Wall Street was enjoying …
People who work in customer service roles may argue that they’ve seen and heard it all. Every day is certainly different when dealing with members of the public—from excellent experiences to extremely poor—and one woman has built a network based on the highs and lows of hospitality. Sydney Akgun, 28, a former travel agent and …
Adam Wierman [Credit: Caltech] Adam Wierman, professor of computing and mathematical sciences and director of information science and technology, has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). “Many of these new 52 Distinguished Members have been selected for important technical achievements,” Yannis Ioannidis, president of ACM, said. “Others have been chosen because …
Ciro Donalek, Michael Amori (MS ’07), and George Djorgovski Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech In the early 2010s, data scientist and entrepreneur Michael Amori (MS ’07) made contacts at Caltech alumni events that would change his career. A managing director at Deutsche Bank at the time, he was introduced to George Djorgovski, professor of astronomy and data …
LAS VEGAS — Chef-like robots, AI-powered appliances and other high-tech kitchen gadgets are holding out the promise that humans don’t need to cook — or mix drinks — for themselves anymore. There was plenty new in the food and beverage world at CES 2024, the multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association. …