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This Week’s Tiniest Social Media Drama Is About Olive OilAn entrepreneur said a rival olive oil start-up ripped off his big idea.The Drizzle and the Sizzle: two types of Graza olive oil, in squeeze bottles, on a grocery store shelf.Credit...StaffApril 28, 2023, 9:22 a.m. ETImitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but not in the world of start-ups.There was drama this week in the olive oil business — and it unfolded on LinkedIn, the online haven of start-up feuds, oversharing and self-mythologizing odes to #founder culture.An angry post by the olive oil entrepreneur Andrew Benin caused a stir in a small corner of the internet food world, in part because it raised a slippery question: Who owns the squeeze bottle?Mr. Benin is the chief executive and co-founder of Graza, a direct-to-consumer start-up launched in 2022 that sells olive oil in squeezable, forest-green plastic bottles designed for optimal drizzling and Instagramming. Whole Foods sells it, Bon Appétit gave it a rave, and Food & Wine magazine called it a “cool kid olive oil.” As The Wall Street Journal noted this year, Graza struck a “sweet spot” in the market with its two extra-virgin olive oil bottles, the Drizzle ($20) and

On demandWatch Jürgen Klopp's pre-Tottenham press conferenceYou have to accept cookies in order to view this content on our site.Watch on YouTube Watch Jürgen Klopp's pre-Tottenham Hotspur press conference again on demand now.The manager was speaking to the media at the AXA Training Centre to preview Sunday’s Premier League clash with Spurs.See everything Klopp had to say about the game, and other Reds-related topics, with our YouTube video of the press conference above.Published 7 hours ago

Microsoft's Indian-American Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced that professional social networking platform LinkedIn now has 100 million members in India, up 19 per cent year-on-year. Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for more than USD 26 billion in 2016. Photo courtesy: BagoGames Microsoft-owned LinkedIn saw record engagement in the March quarter as more than 930 million members globally now turn to the professional social network to connect, learn, sell and get hired. “… We now have 100 million members in India, up 19%. And as Gen Z enters the workforce, we saw 73% year-over-year increase in the number of student sign-ups,” said Microsoft chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella during the quarterly earnings conference call. LinkedIn’s growth is a recurring theme across the Indian digital landscape, which is largely driven by cheap internet rates and affordable smartphones. The platform counts India as a major market owing to the country’s vibrant younger demographic and a huge talent pool. “Our hiring business took share for the third consecutive quarter. The excitement around AI is creating new opportunities across every function from marketing, sales and finance to software development and security,” said Nadella. LinkedIn's revenue increased 8 per cent in the March quarter for the tech

Photo courtesy of the Women Impact Tech conferenceThe Women Impact Tech conference is taking over Chicago's Willis Tower on Thursday.Why it matters: The tech industry has been hit hard by layoffs and recent economic downturns. But men are rebounding faster than women, Women Impac Tech CEO Paula Bratcher Ratliff tells Axios.What they're saying: "Men who were laid off recently were able to land new jobs within 90 days," Bratcher Ratliff says."It has taken their female counterparts almost two times longer."By the numbers: Only about 30% of Chicago's tech workforce is female, per Women Impact Tech.In management and leadership, that number shrinks to 16%. In executive leadership, it goes down even further, to 10%.The intrigue: Bratcher Ratliff believes gender bias is the reason women aren't returning to the sector as quickly."When almost 75% of the tech population is male, you're going to have some bias in the interviewing process and in the hiring process."Zoom in: She also believes the key to bridging this gap is by helping women build their networks."Women have a tendency to not build large networks, because we do a lot of work-life balance; we're really responsible for a lot more in the home than our male counterparts.""That's

Students are starting to wrap up their final year and now you’re all finally realising you can’t use the really fit pic your mate took of you at pre drinks to help secure a grad job. Well don’t worry because the girlbosses have served us all a gorgeous alternative and it involved Canva. In a viral TikTok video that’s had over one million views, TikTok user @amy_king_v generates a “professional, chic white blouse” on Canva and it’s wild how convincing it looks. In another video with over eight million views another TikTok user requests a professional shirt over their selfie and the final result is so convincingly real. Canva has a new magic edit tool allowing people to brush over a section of a photo and describe exactly what they want it to be turned into. For the headshot hack all you need to do is describe the professional looking shirt you want to replace what you’re wearing and the AI girlboss god will generate it for you. The tool isn’t spot on with the result and it can look a bit wonky at the end but who on LinkedIn is going to be able to tell? Here’s how you

Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella has said that LinkedIn now has 100 million or 10 crore members in India, which is an increase of 19 per cent YoY.  LinkedIn's revenue increased 8 per cent in the March quarter. ( Image Source : Getty ) Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella has said that LinkedIn now has 100 million or 10 crore members in India, which is an increase of 19 per cent YoY. LinkedIn's revenue increased 8 per cent in the March quarter. During the company's third quarter (Q3) 2023 earnings call, Nadella said: "Member growth accelerated for the seventh consecutive quarter as we expanded to new audiences. We now have 100 million members in India, up 19 per cent. The Microsoft-owned professional networking platform witnessed a record engagement in the March quarter as more than 930 million members globally turned to the professional social network to connect, learn, sell and get hired. As Gen Z enters the workforce, "We saw 73 per cent year-over-year increase in the number of student sign-ups," Nadella added. Meanwhile, LinkedIn's Talent Solutions continues to help hirers connect to job seekers and professionals to build the skills they need to access opportunities. "Our hiring business

Key highlights  People with green skills tend to have more job prospects, stronger professional networks, and are more resilient to economic downturns than the rest of the workforce. Data from LinkedIn indicates that demand for workers with green skills has increased more than supply. Linkedin is offering five free courses in sustainability and the green economy from now till the 30th of June, 2023. The green economy is a field that is aimed at sustainable development without compromising the environment and reducing environmental risks and due to the growing commercial emphasis on sustainability, there is a high demand for individuals with skills in the green economy. This is because most people with green skills tend to have stronger professional networks and are more resilient to economic downturns than the rest of the workforce. On LinkedIn, there are useful resources that are helpful for people who are looking for new opportunities, carrying out their current roles as sustainably as possible, or who just want to develop their skill set and consider their options. As a result of this, LinkedIn now offers sustainability courses and resources for anyone looking to make a strong business case, whether they are a sustainability professional, a

Large language models make things up, but the worse problem may be in how they present those falsehoods.Illustration by The AtlanticApril 25, 2023, 10:14 AM ETIf you spend any time on the internet, you’re likely now familiar with the gray-and-teal screenshots of AI-generated text. At first they were meant to illustrate ChatGPT’s surprising competence at generating human-sounding prose, and then to demonstrate the occasionally unsettling answers that emerged once the general public could bombard it with prompts. OpenAI, the organization that is developing the tool, describes one of its biggest problems this way: “ChatGPT sometimes writes plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers.” In layman’s terms, the chatbot makes stuff up. As similar services, such as Google’s Bard, have rushed their tools into public testing, their screenshots have demonstrated the same capacity for fabricating people, historical events, research citations, and more, and for rendering those falsehoods in the same confident, tidy prose.This apparently systemic penchant for inaccuracy is especially worrisome, given tech companies’ intent to integrate these tools into search engines as soon as possible. But a bigger problem might lie in a different aspect of AI’s outputs—more specifically, in the polite, businesslike, serenely insipid way that the chatbots formulate their

Rishi Sunak joined a live question and answer session with a range of UK businesses. (File)London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday joined a live question and answer session with a range of UK businesses as part of a new Business Connect programme, which he says will promote his economic growth priority and optimise the conditions for businesses in the country to thrive.Over 200 of the UK's highest-profile CEOs and business leaders, representing key growth sectors, including tech, life sciences and advanced manufacturing, gathered in London for the first Business Connect event to hear directly from Rishi Sunak.It came as Downing Street released the latest figures to show that 1,800 jobs a month have been created since October 2022 - the month Rishi Sunak took charge in the wake of a disastrous mini-Budget which resulted in predecessor Liz Truss being deposed as Prime Minister."Since taking office, I've spoken to over 1,000 business people - because they are the innovators and change-makers at the heart of our economy, supporting jobs, attracting investment and driving growth," said Mr Sunak."Business Connect provides the next fantastic opportunity to demonstrate how we are growing the economy. We are bringing together some of the UK's

Updated: Apr 24 2023 7:55PM London, Apr 24 (PTI) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday joined a live question and answer session with a range of UK businesses as part of a new Business Connect programme, which he says will promote his economic growth priority and optimise the conditions for businesses in the country to thrive. Over 200 of the UK’s highest-profile CEOs and business leaders, representing key growth sectors, including tech, life sciences and advanced manufacturing, gathered in London for the first Business Connect event to hear directly from Sunak. It came as Downing Street released the latest figures to show that 1,800 jobs a month have been created since October 2022 – the month Sunak took charge in the wake of a disastrous mini-Budget which resulted in predecessor Liz Truss being deposed as Prime Minister.Please log in to get detailed story.