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CNBC
12 hours ago
- Business
- CNBC
Here's the No. 1 resume green flag, says CEO: It shows you're ‘really driven and really curious'
Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of vaginal microbiome test and care company Evvy, is very involved in her company's hiring process. "Nothing is more important than who we hire," she told CNBC Make It at Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Gala and Summit. "I interview every single person before we hire them." Evvy currently has 25 employees. Jain also looks at candidate resumes, and there's one section in particular that she believes can indicate some level of success at a startup like hers: the Interests section. An Interests section could give a sense of your passion and motivation. Listing outside of work activities like nonprofit volunteering shows that you are a person "who goes above and beyond just what your job title tells you to do," said Jain. And that's critical for a nascent company. Working at a startup "very much requires you to be feet on the ground, rolling up your sleeves, getting things done," she said. A person who's hungry to learn and do more fits right in. Career experts agree with this approach, even if you're not looking to work at a startup. "I love former athletes. I love people that do triathlons. I love parents," ex-Google recruiter and current podcaster and advisor Nolan Church previously told Make It. The Interests section helps show off "passion or creativity that makes you unique, that makes you who you are." If you feel like you don't have enough outside of work accomplishments or activities to include an Interests section, don't despair. Jain can pick up on passion for what you do in other ways, too. "I think people who are really driven and really curious tend to have some way that that is coming through" in their resume, she said, even if it's just through "a theme in the types of jobs" they do that proves they want to improve in that field. Make sure to include your accomplishments on the job and when you've had successes in the workplace. For Jain, the point is "people who are generally interested in their lives and interested in the world around them points to a curiosity that I think is really important to succeed at a startup," she said.
CNBC
3 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
There's a '10% to 20% chance' that AI will displace humans completely, says 'godfather' of the technology
Geoffrey Hinton, the computer scientist known as a "Godfather of AI," says the technology he helped create is getting increasingly scary — and not enough people are taking the risks of artificial intelligence seriously. "There's risks that come from people misusing AI, and that's most of the risks and all of the short-term risks. And then there's risks that come from AI getting super smart and understanding it doesn't need us," Hinton, an ex-Google vice president who won the 2018 Turing Award for his decades of pioneering work on AI and deep learning, said on Monday's podcast episode of "The Diary of a CEO." AI's rapid spread across the world includes a rising number of students using ChatGPT, CEOs mandating the technology's use in their workplaces and tech luminaries like Mark Cuban and Jensen Huang saying that AI will soon be the differentiator between success and failure, for employees and businesses alike. But the engineers who build today's AI systems still don't fully understand how the technology works and evolves, leaving many of them split on its future. Some predict a future technological uprising where AIs displace humans, and others dismiss the worry as science fiction, Hinton said. "I think both of those positions are extreme," said Hinton, 77. "I often say [there's a] 10% to 20% chance [for AI] to wipe us out. But that's just gut, based on the idea that we're still making them and we're pretty ingenious. And the hope is that if enough smart people do enough research with enough resources, we'll figure out a way to build them so they'll never want to harm us."As for the shorter-term risks that Hinton described, AI suffers from "hallucinations" — factual inaccuracies seemingly created from thin air — and allows people to manufacture fake images, videos and audio with relative ease. The technology also seems poised to automate a series of entry-level job responsibilities in many white-collar industries, though some tech leaders say it'll ultimately create more jobs than it replaces. And AI-enabled scams are becoming increasingly common, CoinStructive co-founders Chris Groshong and Joseph Albiñana told Forbes on June 12. Scammers can use the tech to create lip-synced conversations, fake firmware and impersonate other people in video chats, where unassuming victims share personal and financial information, said Groshong, whose company is a crypto compliance and investigation firm. Humanity is likely at "a kind of turning point," Hinton said on CBS' "60 Minutes," in an interview that first aired on Oct. 8, 2023. "I think my main message is there's enormous uncertainty about what's going to happen next." Hinton quit his job at Google in May 2023 after a decade with the company so he could speak freely about the risks posed by AI, he told The New York Times at the time. But the worst-case scenario is no sure thing, and industries like health care have already benefitted tremendously from AI, he said on "60 Minutes." During that television appearance, he called for more research to understand AI, government regulations to rein in the technology and worldwide bans on AI-powered military robots. Whatever AI guardrails get put into place — whether by tech companies, the U.S. federal government or other governments across the world — they need to happen soon, Hinton said. On Monday's podcast interview, Hinton offered listeners advice for safeguarding themselves against AI-augmented scams: Diversify where your money is held, and regularly back up your data to an external hard drive. If you fall victim to a scam, you'll only lose some of your money, and you can quickly restore your computer and phone to working order, he said. Hinton holds his own money in three separate banks, he said. More generally, diversifying your assets is a smart financial move, according to financial analyst and personal finance expert Chris Browning. He recommends spreading your money across five different accounts: two separate checking accounts for bills and lifestyle spending, and three savings accounts for long-term savings, short-term savings and an emergency fund, he wrote for CNBC Make It on December 9, 2021. "Try not to keep all your accounts at the same bank," wrote Browning. "In case technology fails at one institution, for example, you have accounts at other banks to fall back on."
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DoorDash Just Made a $175M Power Move--and It Has Nothing to Do With Delivery
DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) is positioning itself as more than just a delivery app. With the $175 million acquisition of ad-tech startup Symbiosysfounded by ex-Google ads director Bashar Kachachithe company is making a deliberate move to widen its advertising moat. The deal unlocks new capabilities for DoorDash's 150,000+ restaurant and brand partners, enabling them to run campaigns not only on DoorDash's own platform, but also across major digital channels like Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. This acquisition comes on the heels of DoorDash surpassing a $1 billion annualized run rate in ad revenue, and follows two recent strategic purchases: Deliveroo for $3.9 billion and SevenRooms for $1.2 billion. Together, these moves reflect a shift from pure delivery to a broader ecosystem of enterprise tools and monetization channels. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 7 Warning Sign with DASH. Retail media is one of the fastest-growing segments in digital advertising, with global spend expected to reach $166 billion this year. Uber's (NYSE:UBER) ad business already exceeds a $1.5 billion run rate, and its recent partnership with Instacart adds more firepower in the CPG space. Each company has its niche: Uber is pushing ads tied to rider destinations; Instacart leans into grocery-based targeting. DoorDash's edge lies in high-frequency, impulse-driven categoriessnacks, convenience goods, and alcoholwhere timely ad placements can translate directly into checkout clicks. The delivery wars are no longer just about foodthey're about data, reach, and advertising yield. The integration of Symbiosys offers a new layer of sophistication to DoorDash's retail media pitch. According to VP of Ads Toby Espinosa, the acquisition puts DoorDash on par with major retail media networks when it comes to ad capabilities. Smaller restaurants and brands will now be able to activate ad campaigns across Meta and Alphabet networks with the same ease as larger CPGsdirectly from the DoorDash platform. In a competitive landscape where margins are tight and growth is shifting toward ad monetization, this move could give DoorDash a strategic upper handand investors may want to start recalibrating how they value its business model. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DoorDash Just Made a $175M Power Move--and It Has Nothing to Do With Delivery
DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) is positioning itself as more than just a delivery app. With the $175 million acquisition of ad-tech startup Symbiosysfounded by ex-Google ads director Bashar Kachachithe company is making a deliberate move to widen its advertising moat. The deal unlocks new capabilities for DoorDash's 150,000+ restaurant and brand partners, enabling them to run campaigns not only on DoorDash's own platform, but also across major digital channels like Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. This acquisition comes on the heels of DoorDash surpassing a $1 billion annualized run rate in ad revenue, and follows two recent strategic purchases: Deliveroo for $3.9 billion and SevenRooms for $1.2 billion. Together, these moves reflect a shift from pure delivery to a broader ecosystem of enterprise tools and monetization channels. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 7 Warning Sign with DASH. Retail media is one of the fastest-growing segments in digital advertising, with global spend expected to reach $166 billion this year. Uber's (NYSE:UBER) ad business already exceeds a $1.5 billion run rate, and its recent partnership with Instacart adds more firepower in the CPG space. Each company has its niche: Uber is pushing ads tied to rider destinations; Instacart leans into grocery-based targeting. DoorDash's edge lies in high-frequency, impulse-driven categoriessnacks, convenience goods, and alcoholwhere timely ad placements can translate directly into checkout clicks. The delivery wars are no longer just about foodthey're about data, reach, and advertising yield. The integration of Symbiosys offers a new layer of sophistication to DoorDash's retail media pitch. According to VP of Ads Toby Espinosa, the acquisition puts DoorDash on par with major retail media networks when it comes to ad capabilities. Smaller restaurants and brands will now be able to activate ad campaigns across Meta and Alphabet networks with the same ease as larger CPGsdirectly from the DoorDash platform. In a competitive landscape where margins are tight and growth is shifting toward ad monetization, this move could give DoorDash a strategic upper handand investors may want to start recalibrating how they value its business model. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Technical.ly
11-06-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
DC weekly roundup: A largely local seed raise; feds overhaul AI safety group; DC's new neighborhood-level open data portal
Welcome to the weekly roundup of the latest from DC's tech and entrepreneurship scene. Want this in your inbox? Subscribe for free. This week's newsletter features an exclusive on former DC RealLIST Startup Trustible's $4.6 million seed raise, largely backed by local funders (though you might recognize the ex-Google chief among its angel investors). In addition, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced some changes for a key AI safety group — including taking 'safety' out of its name. What else should you know this week? Check out the roundup below. • It's been a busy month in the DMV: Virginia Tech is launching an advanced computing institute at its recently opened in Alexandria and government contractor Tyto Athene acquired a fellow Northern Virginia tech company. [ • College Park's IonQ acquired fellow quantum firm Oxford Ionics in a transaction valued at $1.075 billion. [IonQ] • DC launched a portal using its open data that ranks community safety, education, housing and more at a neighborhood level. [Open Data DC] • Climate tech firm Hydrosat is set to launch its second satellite soon, following its first launch last summer. It'll be used to collect data about water supplies, droughts and vegetation health. [Hydrosat/ • Check out the key things you need to know if you are looking to sell your business. [ • Orange County, CA investment firm (hello to my hometown) Leonid Capital Partners is opening an office in DC, specifically in the new tech space known as Station DC. [Washington Biz Journal/ • The district is set to ban cellphones during school hours next school year. Speaking of kids using phones, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently signed a bill prohibiting cellphones in the state's public schools, and teens under 16 will be limited to one hour of social media use a day. Enforcement protocol remains unclear. [WTOP/Washingtonian] • Montgomery County will grant Reston IT firm Powersolv $9,000 to relocate to Rockville. [MoCoShow] • Cybersecurity issues, hacks and toxic leadership have plagued Prince George's County for years. [WTOP] 🗓️ On the Calendar • On June 11, hear CEO Chris Wink and leaders in Pittsburgh discuss how elected officials and civil servants can improve local operations. [ Details here ] • Learn about the space and defense industries at Seed2Table's next meetup on June 11. [ Details here ] • Collaborate with civic technologists at Civic Tech DC 's next project night on June 11. [ Details here ] • District Angels is hosting a graduation for its latest fellowship class and a round of lightning pitches on June 12. [ Details here ] • Do you care about digital equity in DC? Attend the Digital Navigator Summit on June 13 at the MLK Library. [ Details here ] • For introverts and ESL individuals: Learn how to ace your interview at a workshop on June 17 hosted by Women and Gender eXpansive Coders DC. [ Details here ] • Curious about DOD SBIR/STTR program awards? Arlington Economic Development is hosting a workshop all about it on June 17. [ Details here ]
