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When Wellness Becomes a Business Imperative
When Wellness Becomes a Business Imperative
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We spoke with Crosscut Ventures about how they've build wellness into their venture capital business model. Meanwhile, researchers study whether, when and how Alexa and other devices are eavesdropping on us. Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers leaves Warner Bros, and CityLab takes a deep look at the battle between Uber and the city of Los Angeles over the city's program to monitor rental scooters and bikes.
"Eventually you get to a place where you burn out and realize you have to work smarter, not harder. I want to bring that dialogue to the table right out of the gate."
L.A.-based Crosscut Ventures is committing 1% or more of all capital invested in their portfolio companies toward programs for team and individual coaching and development. Reporter Ben Bergman talked with cofounder Brian Garrett about how health and wellness will become part and parcel of how they work with startups. Read more >>
A group of researchers have been studying smart speakers for the last six months to learn more about whether they are "listening" all the time. The researchers set up several smart speakers and monitored when and how they were activated. The results? Some devices had longer activation periods than others, and most were triggered "awake" by sounds that were similar to the words they were trained to hear, but there was no evidence the speakers were "always on." Read more >>
She was a former White House press secretary who was the inspiration for "The West Wing" character C.J. Cregg,. Now, Dee Dee Myers is leaving her position as Warner Bros. head of corporate communications after a five-year stint. Read more >>
CityLab reports on the L.A. Department of Transportation's "mobility data specification" program (MDS) that collects data to keep its sidewalks clear of stray dockless scooters and bikes. The system has been hailed as a critical piece of infrastructure missing from most cities. It's also been derided (and sued — most prominently, by Uber) as a way the city can steal private data and use it for its own ends. Read more >>