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Anat Rapoport, author of “Woman Up!: Your Guide to Success in Engineering and Tech“, discusses the unique challenges of being the VP of R&D in a startup environment. Startups move quickly, constantly growing and changing, requiring flexibility, calmness under pressure, and the ability to adjust rapidly to any changes that come your way. In a startup, constant change is the norm. CEOs are always thinking about the next round of funding, which affects plans for growth, customer acquisition, and feature development. As the VP of R&D, you must be able to estimate team size, project timelines, and priorities, even in...

In Mo i Rana, a small Norwegian industrial town on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, a cavernous gray factory sits empty and unfinished in the snowy twilight — a monument to unfulfilled economic hope. The electric battery company Freyr was partway through constructing this hulking facility when the Biden administration’s sweeping climate bill passed in 2022. Perhaps the most significant climate legislation in history, the Inflation Reduction Act promised an estimated $369 billion in tax breaks and grants for clean energy technology over the next decade. Its incentives for battery production within the United States were so generous that...

The Federal Reserve officials discussed the recent slowdown in inflation at their last meeting in late January. They were cautious as they approached potential rate cuts, according to the minutes released on Wednesday. Interest rates were raised sharply from March 2022 to July 2023, reaching 5.3 percent from near zero. This was done to curb consumer and business demand in hopes of reducing rapid inflation. Although inflation has slowed significantly, consumer prices still rose by 3.1 percent in the year through January, down from a peak of 9.1 percent. The Fed's goal is 2 percent inflation over time, measured using...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails First-time buyers are typically buying homes priced at around £20,000 below the market average, according to a property website. People taking their first step on the property ladder are purchasing a home at an average of £244,100 – £20,300 (8%) below the local market average, Zoopla said. Elevated mortgage rates mean that the average first-time buyer who got on the property ladder in the fourth quarter of 2023 is paying around £213 more...

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email The UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme is now in operation – but currently only for visitors from Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It costs £10 and is valid for two years, unless the traveller’s passport expires sooner. The government describes the ETA as “a new requirement for people who do not need a visa to come to the UK”. It will be needed even for those who are “airside” at Heathrow for two hours between...

I have thousands of pictures on my phone, but none of them are LinkedIn-worthy. Selfies and group pictures might be a good way to remember a moment, but when it comes time to depict my best professional self, they're a little too casual.Enter artificial intelligence. The newest AI headshot generators promise workplace-ready photography with minimal effort, cobbled together from selfies you probably already have at hand.But the space can be confusing to navigate, and it's hard to tell which services really work, especially with more and more asking for money upfront — before you even see the pictures. I went...

<p>Robert Lanter lives in a 600-square-foot house that can be traversed in five seconds and vacuumed from a single outlet. He doesn’t have a coffee table in the living room because it would obstruct the front door. When relatives come to visit, Mr. Lanter says jokingly, but only partly, they have to tour one at time. Each of these details amounts to something bigger, for Mr. Lanter’s life and the U.S. housing market: a house under $300,000, something increasingly hard to find. That price allowed Mr. Lanter, a 63-year-old retired nurse, to buy a new single-family home in a subdivision...

Investors are preparing for potential market volatility as chip giant Nvidia's stock price has been fluctuating. The company, which recently became the third most valuable listed company in the U.S. before dropping back to fifth, is set to announce its latest quarterly earnings on Wednesday. This announcement will test the company's shares, with billions in investor capital at stake. After experiencing a significant increase in its stock price over the past year, investors are unsure if Nvidia's growth is sustainable. Options traders have placed bets on both put and call options, indicating that the market capitalization could swing by $180...

by Rafael Pena February 20, 2024 Two men have been arrested in Duluth for orchestrating a fake gas station robbery on Jan. 21, as revealed by the city's police department. In a bizarre turn of events, two men, Raj Patel and Danny Curtis, have been arrested in Duluth for allegedly orchestrating a fake gas station robbery on Jan. 21, as revealed by the city’s police department, according to Atlanta News First. Among the charges they face, conspiring to commit a felony takes center stage. The incident, captured on security camera footage that quickly made rounds on social media, unfolded at...

Today, we commemorate World Day of Social Justice and honor those across the globe who stand for the equitable access to opportunities within societies where individuals’ rights are recognized and protected. I have the distinct honor of leading the Social Justice work here at Cisco (even writing that gives me chills). I am as proud of my company for making such a commitment to this cause as I am of my team of colleagues, customers, suppliers, and partners that work together to make this body of work come alive. I am also struck by the need to help frame social...