Microsoft founder Bill Gates suggested the U.S. government reimburse health care companies that complete coronavirus tests within 24 hours in an interview with tech magazine Wired published on Friday. READ MORE
Robinhood app luring and robbing amateurs — like in the dot-com era
The 1990s were simpler times. The news was dominated by Bill Clinton’s various sexual escapades, but also a bubble in internet-related stocks that was partly fueled by the democratization of stock trading. READ MORE
Twitter, TikTok held talks about potential 'combination'
Twitter would be the latest bidder for the popular video-sharing mobile app. Currently, Microsoft remains TikTok's highest bidder. READ MORE
Why America Is Afraid of TikTok
Zhang Yiming embodies what the United States wanted China to be. He is the founder and chief executive of a company, ByteDance, that owns a wildly popular social-media platform, TikTok. He is a serial entrepreneur, having built multiple apps and search engines. Zhang’s story is one not of a copycat or a cost-cutter—the tired stereotypes of the Chinese business owner—but of an innovator. READ MORE
Employee recognition during COVID-19
64: Percentage of employees who say employee recognition and appreciation is more important while working from home. READ MORE
Why You Should Focus On ‘People Enablement’ Rather Than ‘Performance Management’
Performance management is a misnomer. No one likes to be managed, but we often talk about the best ways to boost employee results and encourage engagement. In reality, the organizations that succeed are the ones with employees who align with their company’s mission and know what they need to do to move that forward. Otherwise, employees feel like they’re running on a hamster wheel without a purpose, and leaders turn to “managing” to prod their workers. READ MORE
New York Times digital revenue exceeds print revenue for the first time
The New York Times Co. posted better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter on Wednesday, and said digital revenue exceeded print revenue for the first time. READ MORE
SEC investigating Kodak announcement of $765 million government loan
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating the circumstances around Eastman Kodak’s announcement of a $765 million government loan to manufacture drugs at factories in the U.S. READ MORE
How Kodak went from photography pioneer to pharmaceutical producer
Kodak is back in the news again after some time flying under the radar, and for a somewhat surprising reason: The Trump administration has tapped the legacy film and photography pioneer to produce pharmaceutical ingredients. READ MORE
More than 100 executives warn Congress of 'catastrophic' consequences without relief for small business
More than 100 current and former top executives at major U.S. companies are calling on Congress to pass long-term relief to ensure that small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE
My company banned non-compete agreements. Here's why others should, too
This year has been a wakeup call. With historic numbers of Americans out of work since the pandemic struck the United States and a renewed conversation about systemic racism highlighting structural power imbalances, it's more important than ever that we create a more equitable and fair system for workers. One way to do this: Ban non-compete employment agreements. READ MORE
Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is enjoying a spectacular run
Whether you find him admirable or obnoxious, Elon Musk is having a fantastic year. READ MORE
Performance Management During a Pandemic: Setting Goals Amid Constant Change
Performance management is the process of setting expectations, giving feedback, and addressing performance outcomes. But how can companies set expectations with employees when business objectives are uncertain and the skills, competencies, and behaviors needed to meet those goals are constantly changing? READ MORE
Performance Management Post-COVID-19: Things to Consider
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how organizations are operating, with many experiencing reduced hours, adjusted goals, furloughs, or even layoffs. READ MORE
The legal fight against big tech is like the fight against organized crime
On Wednesday, the House's top antitrust subcommittee grilled big-tech CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos, who appeared via videoconferencing software. Some people called it tech's "Big Tobacco moment" while others compared it with past antitrust investigations of Microsoft and AT&T. To me, the hearing - and the ongoing investigations - conjured another set of hearings from 70 years ago: the probe into mob activity led by Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn. READ MORE
Remote Work Isn't Working? Maybe Your Company Is Doing It Wrong.
As the pandemic stretches on, some companies are souring on remote work. Maybe that’s because they’re not doing it right. READ MORE
Trump's TikTok ban could make Big Tech even more dominant
On Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against claims that his company is too dominant by name dropping a list of his competitors. Almost all of the ones he cited were other Big Tech companies whose CEOs were appearing virtually beside him at that very moment in a high-profile antitrust hearing. READ MORE
With stimulus in flux and infections on the rise, focus is on Powell to outline the fate of the economy
When the Federal Reserve meets this week, investors and policymakers alike will pay close attention to how Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell characterizes the state of the economy — and the extent to which he flags the worsening pandemic and chaos over the next round of stimulus as risks to the recovery. READ MORE
Google Identifies Its Very Best Leaders Using These 13 Questions
Google has long been known as a hotbed for attracting, growing, identifying, and even measuring the best leaders (and teams).
This last bit, identifying and measuring the best leaders, is especially tricky, but smart people at Google have found a spot-on way to separate the wheat from the chaff (as the saying goes). READ MORE
Goldman revamps employee reviews, opening door to greater job cuts
U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc is adopting a performance review system that will grade up to 10% of its 39,000 employees as under-performers this year, according to an internal memo sent on Monday, potentially leading to more job cuts in 2021 than the bank has made in recent years. READ MORE