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When people talk about Elon Musk, they usually think of a workaholic person who survives on 120-hour workweeks and sheer willpower. But, on the contrary, his productivity secret is a simple hyper-intense scheduling method called “time-blocking,” where he maps out his entire day in literal five-minute increments.For many, trying to run your life in five-minute…
Stanley has an artificial intelligence (AI)-led layoff ‘warning’ for employees of European banks. In a research note, the American bank has predicted that AI could help European banks achieve productivity gains of around 30%, potentially resulting in job cuts of up to 20% over the next five years.Morgan Stanley’s team of analysts, led by Giulia…
Uber’s chief operating officer Andrew Macdonald says the company’s use of AI coding assistants like Calude Code and ChatGPT has increased the internal productivity by about 25%, but he also admits there is no direct link yet to delivering more useful consumer-facing features. According to a report by Fortune, speaking on the Rapid Response podcast,…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has shared concerns about the growing use of AI-generated code in software development, saying the technology may be increasing the amount of code developers produce without creating a matching rise in real productivity. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu reposted comments from François Chollet – founder of intelligence science…
Bhavya Ranjan’s CBSE Class 12 result has turned her into one of the year’s standout student achievers. The Oxford Public School student from Ranchi scored 499 out of 500, or 99.8 per cent, emerging as the national topper in the humanities/arts stream after the CBSE declared the Class 12 results on May 13, 2026. The…
Uber is slowing its headcount growth to pivot more resources toward artificial intelligence (AI), according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. During the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Khosrowshahi explained that the productivity gains offered by AI are significant enough that they justify a shift in spending from human hires to technology.“I think you should just look…
Berkshire Hathaway had its first annual shareholders meeting (AGM) in Omaha, Nebraska, four months after succeeding arguably the world’s most famous investor — Warren Buffet — as chief executive officer. Organisers opened the meeting with an AI-generated video of Buffett, which Abel called a serious risk Berkshire manages every day. However, when it comes to…
Every time your phone vibrates, your brain performs a “context switch.” It might feel like a split second, but neurologically, it’s expensive. Studies suggest it can take up to 20 minutes to regain deep focus after a single interruption. This constant jumping burns through your brain’s glucose reserves, leaving you feeling wilted by noon. The…
Getting real with AI by tracking audited metrics is the need of the hour for IT firms. While companies highlighted aggressive AI adoption by giving out the percentages of new code generated by AI and workforce skilling metrics, audited financial data that presents the real productivity impact is yet to fully show up. A comparison…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the July–September GDP growth of 8.2 per cent reflects the strength of the Indian economy and underscores the impact of reforms and fiscal consolidation.In a post on X, Sitharaman said, “Various high-frequency indicators also point to continued economic momentum and broad-based consumption growth.”Official data released earlier in the…
