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A Company Can Lose More by Defending a Bad Product Than by Abandoning It
In September 2016, Samsung had a plan for saving one of its most important new phones. The Galaxy Note7 had been on sale only a short time when reports began appearing of batteries overheating and catching fire.
By Human Business Works4 days ago in Journal
Why Catholics Genuflect Before Entering the Pew
When you walk into a Catholic church, you first touch the holy water and make the Sign of the Cross. Then, before you slide into the pew, you pause and genuflect. Most of the time that means bending the right knee until it touches the floor while facing the tabernacle, then rising and sitting or kneeling. If the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar for Adoration, you genuflect on both knees. You do the same thing again when Mass ends and you leave the pew. It is a small, almost automatic movement for many Catholics, yet it carries a clear and deliberate meaning.
By Overdrive Records5 days ago in Journal
Projects Rarely Crash. They Drift. Here Is How I Spend the First Month Pulling One Back. AI-Generated.
Note: This story was written with AI assistance and edited by me. Note: An earlier version of this piece, "The First 30 Days of a Rescue Project: How to Save a Software Build That Is Going Off the Rails," was published on DEV.
By Ashkan Rajaee5 days ago in Journal
The 2 Trillion Token Illusion
“3-2-1, Token goes live.” On the evening of November 2, 2026, that line ran through Li Jiaqi’s livestream comments. The product link on screen cost 0.01 yuan. Half an hour later, 100,000 Qwen Office personal monthly cards were gone, roughly 2 trillion tokens in quota. Chen Yusen, Alibaba Group vice president and CEO of Qwen Office, sat beside Li Jiaqi. He demoed AI organizing homework, building a training game, and analyzing livestream replays. The comments moved fast. The numbers looked huge.
By Jin5 days ago in Journal
Alibaba Sold 20 Million AI Tokens for a Penny. The Number That Mattered Was Never on the Card
In Li Jiaqi’s livestream, Chen Yusen, CEO of Qwen Office, held up a “20-million-token monthly card.” Price: one cent. Supply: 100,000 copies. The comments flashed “got one.” The press release said “sold out.” Do the math. 100,000 times one cent is RMB 1,000 in sales. An Alibaba vice president spent an evening on camera for revenue that would not cover a meeting-room tea break.
By Jin5 days ago in Journal
The Human Side of Business: Why Strong Professional Relationships Still Matter
Modern businesses have access to more communication tools than ever before. Emails, video meetings, professional networking platforms, and digital recruitment systems have made it easier to connect with people across different industries and locations. Yet, despite these technological developments, one important part of business remains unchanged: the value of genuine human relationships.
By Salma Karina Hayat5 days ago in Journal
Half the Code Is AI-Assisted. So Why Are Engineering Teams Still Growing?. AI-Generated.
Note: This story was written with AI assistance and edited by me. Cognizant reported its third quarter 2026 results on October 29. Revenue was $5.7 billion, up 4.6% year over year, or 4.8% in constant currency. CEO Ravi Kumar S said the company is moving through the AI shift with "over 50% of our code now AI-assisted" and "continued improvement in revenue and adjusted operating income per employee." Total headcount was 359,900 at the end of September, up 10,100 from a year earlier and up 3,200 from June. In one client example, Cognizant said a seven-person team used Devin, Cognition's AI software engineer, on a legacy conversion for Odyssey Logistics. Delivery throughput rose by roughly a third, and Odyssey recorded a 37 percent net cost saving against the conventional approach. Cognizant also narrowed its full-year constant currency growth guidance to 4.0% to 4.4%, from 4% to 5.5% earlier.
By Ashkan Rajaee6 days ago in Journal
How a Liquid Cold Plate Improves Thermal Management for High Power Electronics
When several semiconductor modules release that heat through small contact areas, the challenge is to move it away quickly enough to keep the devices within their temperature limits.
By KK Media6 days ago in Journal
KL20 Drives RM202 Billion in Sales, Sets Sights on Venture Capital and Unicorn Growth
The Malaysian startup ecosystem has achieved a significant financial milestone, generating total sales proceeds of RM202.64 billion since the inception of the KL20 initiative in 2024. The figure, announced today by Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, underscores the rapid commercialization of homegrown innovation and marks a decisive shift in the nation’s economic trajectory.
By Mark Lim 7 days ago in Journal
The Dark Reality Of The Emotional Economy Boom
Written by a human, for humans, always. I am a big fan of things that are fun and make us feel good. We "should" want to feel good in life.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM7 days ago in Journal
Your Team Didn’t Lose Motivation. It Lost a Reason to Pull Together
A team can have enough people, clear processes, and a bonus budget and still fall apart. People show up. They answer messages. They sit in meetings. Underneath, they work on separate tracks, pass problems along, and leave when pressure rises. Managers often call this a motivation problem. It is usually a cohesion problem.
By Jin7 days ago in Journal
You Can’t Score Someone’s Character. But You Can Watch These Small Things.
Someone once asked a question: If you had to score the character of someone you know, out of a hundred, what would you give them?
By Jin7 days ago in Journal