#How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion

#How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion

“How Silicon Valley taught America to treat work as a religion” At the opening of her four-day self-improvement seminar, Jennifer Spargifiore was held in isolation for hours until a screaming man broke the silence, yelling that the attendees were “nothing.” The degrading experience “more and more resembled a cult initiation ritual as time went on,” reads a…

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#Boeing invests 0 million in air taxi startup

#Boeing invests $450 million in air taxi startup

“#Boeing invests $450 million in air taxi startup” Boeing is doubling down on its investment in the autonomous air taxi company Wisk Aero. The plane maker is committing another $450 million to the Silicon Valley startup that is developing its technology jointly with Kittyhawk, the self-flying aviation company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page. “With…

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#Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member

#Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member

“#Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member” Mark Zuckerberg appears to be sending a message with the latest addition to Meta’s board: The company is going to keep doing things his way — activists, politicians and concerned shareholders be damned.  Zuckerberg’s company said last week that Tony Xu, the co-founder and CEO of…

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