Category: Productivity
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AI Tools Enhance Productivity Without Reducing Jobs, Say European Start-Ups
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A recent study by venture capital firm Index Ventures, which surveyed 600 European technology startups, revealed that the majority do not believe the adoption of AI tools will lead to job losses. Half of the companies surveyed view investing in AI as an opportunity to hire more employees, while an…
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Habits that kill productivity – Business Daily
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In our posh ocean city of Malindi, Omar, a logistics manager for a busy shipping company, faces daily challenges that reflect a global struggle for productivity. His office, a microcosm of the larger business environment in coastal Kenya, buzzes with constant activity, yet achieving the day’s goals often feels like…
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Best Sales Tools for Productivity: Enhance Your Performance
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In today’s fast-paced business environment, sales teams are under constant pressure to meet performance goals and sales quotas while balancing a range of tasks – from sending emails and making cold calls to following up on leads, nurturing leads and staying up to date on what’s new. Industry trends. Needless…
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Could everything you have been told about Britain’s low productivity be wrong?
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If you’ve been paying attention to the news in recent years, you’ll know that Britain has a productivity ‘problem’. August posts like Financial Timesand The Economist I will tell you that Britain’s “low productivity” is “holding us back” as a nation on the world stage. Institutions from London School of…
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72% of UK firms face skills gaps, turn to AI and upskilling amid £275m productivity loss
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The UK skills gap continues to widen, with 72% of businesses reporting shortages in critical areas such as AI, data analytics and cybersecurity – up from 69% in 2023, according to DocuSign’s 2024 Digital Maturity Report. As a result, companies are increasingly turning to “quiet hiring,” upskilling their existing employees…
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Western Digital expects $100 productivity benefit from AI; ‘soft-spin’ likely in October
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How intermittent fasting can boost energy, productivity, and work performance
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Elon Musk does it. His predecessor Jack Dorsey, the former CEO and co-founder of Twitter, now X, is said to be doing it, too. Phil Libin of Evernote and Daniel Gross of Y Combinator have also reportedly ditched three-meal diets in favor of an increasingly popular eating pattern: intermittent fasting.…
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New York working hours increase by 2.4% but productivity drops by 1.8%
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A recent study by AI productivity platform Plus Docs, analyzing the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows a 2.4% increase in work hours in New York for 2022-23, accompanied by a 1.8% decrease in labor productivity. Nationally, average hours worked increased 1.7 percent, and labor productivity…
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Wells Fargo Fires Employees Using Mouse Jigglers to Fake Productivity
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Wells Fargo recently fired several employees after accusations that they used devices to fake keyboard activity, misleading the bank into believing they were working. This was disclosed in the broker’s filings with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra). The bank, America’s third-largest bank, did not provide details on how the…
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Wells Fargo Fires Employees Using Mouse Jigglers to Fake Productivity
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Wells Fargo recently fired several employees after accusations that they used devices to fake keyboard activity, misleading the bank into believing they were working. This was disclosed in the broker’s filings with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra). The bank, America’s third-largest bank, did not provide details on how the…
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Hitachi and Google Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Innovation and Productivity with Generative AI
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Article content Hitachi will use Gemini and Vertex AI models to help organizations improve business performance Santa Clara, California, Sunnyvale, California, and Tokyo – Hitachi, Ltd. announced… (TSE:6501) and Google Cloud today announced a multi-year partnership to accelerate enterprise innovation and productivity through generative AI. Hitachi will form a new…
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More from Daly: Can’t count on productivity to save the US from inflation
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Fed policy is restrained but it may take some time to bring down inflation Recent comments by Daly (et al.) might say: “We have no idea what’s going on, we’re just monitoring the data like the rest of you.” There is a huge amount of money to be made who…