Venting on social media about your job can be good, but be very, very careful
You’ve been laid off after being branded an “underperformer,” or you’ve tried forever to get HR to rein in your toxic boss with no success. Should you vent your frustration on LinkedIn and other social media platforms? Can you make your case and get some resolution online? As the former VP of HR at Microsoft…
Growing protests target Tesla showrooms with Mariachi bands, raccoon puppets, and cardboard Cybertrucks
Protesters angry with Elon Musk gather in front of a Tesla showroom in Berkeley, California. The streets in Berkeley’s Ocean View neighborhood are usually lined with outdoor diners and shoppers on weekends, but things have taken a turn lately. A Tesla showroom sandwiched between a furniture store and a Sephora has drawn a growing number…
AMD’s CEO used a simple question to decide what direction to take the $162 billion chipmaker
Lisa Su uses one early career question to make decisions as AMD’s chief. The CEO of $162 billion chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said that one early career question helped her make big decisions at the once-struggling company. As a junior employee at Texas Instruments and IBM in the mid-1990s, Lisa Su said she was lucky…
As Europe mobilizes behind Ukraine, it’s sitting on a $218 billion ace card — and it’s being urged to play it
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in London this weekend. Amid growing tensions between Washington and Kyiv, calls are growing for Europe to take an unprecedented step that could unlock billions in funding for Ukraine. Some world leaders and politicians, including former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, are urging European…
The secret of success. A study of 50 million businesses reveals why some companies thrive — and others fail
What makes a successful business successful? Every management consultant and startup founder and financial analyst can tell you, and they’ll all tell you something different. Service leadership! Culture of innovation! Diverse workforce, sound business fundamentals, the quality of the snacks in the break room — who knows? Now, in the biggest undertaking of its kind,…
Millennials have a terrifying new role. From work to parenting, the never-grow-up generation is suddenly in charge.
Aformer coworker recently noticed that the young people in his office didn’t seem to be doing happy hours anymore. He figured it was just a case of teetotaling Gen Zers, which is probably healthy, but still, it felt a little sad to imagine that kids these days weren’t having as much after-work fun as he…
Mark Zuckerberg has big plans for Meta’s 2025. Here’s what’s underway, plus what’s still to come.
Meta hit the ground running in 2025, and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down with its plans. The company made several big announcements in the first week of the new year ahead of Trump’s inauguration, and in audio from Meta’s all-hands meeting this week obtained by B-17, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees to…
The Elon tax: Ad insiders say they’re advising clients to spend on X to avoid legal and political headaches
Elon Musk owns X, which has seen some advertisers return to the platform. You might call it the Elon tax. Some ad agency execs and consultants tell B-17 they are begrudgingly advising clients to spend on Elon Musk’s X. Their attitude reflects a wider discomfort in the ad world. Thirteen ad industry insiders who spoke…
$1 ice cream and billionaire brother founders: Welcome to the biggest fast food chain in the world
Mixue is known for its soft-serve ice creams and fruity milk teas, all priced under $3. A bubble tea chain from China just went public, and it’s clinched the spot as the world’s biggest fast food company. Mixue, a bubble tea and ice cream chain founded in 1997 in China’s Henan province, went public on…
