Why France Sees Artificial Intelligence as a Business Imperative

In a sweeping bid to restore his country’s image and elevate its standing in the global business community, French president Emmanuel Macron has hosted a string of international summits since taking office on issues such as tech and entrepreneurship to lure foreign investors with an overriding message: France is back. But to fuel the country’s…

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All Apologies: 5 Memorable Mea Culpas as Wells Fargo, Facebook and Uber Say Sorry

If the recent crop of corporate apologies from Wells Fargo, Facebook and Uber feels like a refreshing breeze of frankness has just blown in, well, it might be time to shut the window. While the recent snafus from these multibillion-dollar brands were serious enough to get the brass to say yes to pumping out apology…

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Grey’s Caroline Pay Explains Why She Left the Agency World to Join Meditation App Headspace as CCO

Grey London joint CCO Caroline Pay has left the agency to join meditation app Headspace in the newly-created role of CCO, effective Sept. 4. Pay will lead Headspace’s creative team across content, design, marketing and communications, reporting directly to Headspace founder and CEO Rich Pierson. “Having known and worked alongside Caroline since 2005, I have…

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Alphabet’s Waymo Unit to Buy Up to 62,000 Chrysler Minivans

Waymo, a division of Alphabet, plans to buy as many as 62,000 minivans from Fiat Chrysler to dramatically increase the number of driverless vehicles it has on the road.

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Self-Driving Cars Lead SoftBank, Waymo to Detroit

Japan’s SoftBank and Google parent Alphabet revealed plans to invest billions of dollars in two separate deals with auto makers that highlight the global race to transform the way people get around.

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