SkillUp Coalition’s newly designed platform offers expanded personalized career support and deep user insights intended to drive change across the workforce ecosystem SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SkillUp Coalition, a national collaboration of nonprofits, training providers, and employers, today announced the latest release of their career services platform for individuals to explore, train, and find high-opportunity jobs that do not require a college degree. The new SkillUp experience leverages career navigator technology and custom development from technology partner, WhereWeGo , an EdTech and Design Thinking company based in New Orleans that increases access to careers, credentials, and credits. Continue Reading SkillUp’s newest platform also supports deep user insights intended to drive change across the workforce ecosystem Tweet this SkillUp identifies jobs that don’t need a 4-year degree, pay a good wage, and unlock pathways to high-opportunity careers. A deeply-vetted training catalog of more than 900 short-term programs further aligns users to in-demand career fields and available jobs. SkillUp now delivers a sleeker, more comprehensive career platform built FOR workers. New features include comprehensive career exploration, guided recommendations, and milestones for progress tracking. SkillUp now delivers a sleeker, more comprehensive career platform built FOR workers: Available nationwide 24/7, […]

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JodiJacobson Executive Summary International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT ) is a global gaming and lottery company that provides gaming machines, lottery systems, and digital technology solutions to customers across the world. The company has a significant presence in Italy, where it generates about 30% of its revenues, and other countries in the LatAm and EMEA regions. Despite some near-term volatility in its Italian operations, the company’s long-term growth prospects are promising, particularly in the iLottery and gaming segments. The company has a high FCF yield and credible growth story, which makes its shares undervalued relative to peers in the industry. Business Overview IGT operates through two main business segments, namely Global Lottery and Global Gaming. The company’s Global Lottery business is the most significant contributor to its EBITDA, generating the highest revenue compared to other segments. The Global Lottery segment comprises lottery operations in the US and other international markets, with Italy being a major contributor. This business segment remained stable during the pandemic and was a beneficiary during COVID-19, unlike the Gaming business that experienced a negative impact. Lottery The Global Lottery business segment of IGT is the largest supplier of lottery products and services globally, serving […]

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By Nick Edser, Daniel Thomas & Noor Nanji Business reporters Energy giant BP has reported record annual profits as it scaled back plans to reduce the amount of oil and gas it produces by 2030. The company’s profits more than doubled to $27.7bn (£23bn) in 2022, as energy prices soared after Russia invaded Ukraine. Other energy firms have seen similar rises, with Shell reporting record earnings of nearly $40bn last week. It has led to calls for energy firms to pay more tax as people’s bills soar. BP boss Bernard Looney said the British company was "helping provide the energy the world needs" while investing the transition to green energy. But it came as the firm scaled back plans to cut carbon emissions by reducing its oil and gas output. The company – which was one of the first oil and gas giants to announce an ambition to cut emissions to net zero by 2050 – had previously promised that emissions would be 35-40% lower by the end of this decade. However, on Tuesday it said it was now targeting a 20-30% cut, saying it needed to keep investing in oil and gas to meet current demands. How much […]

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Google unveiled its new bot called Bard By Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Google is searching for ways to reassure people that it is still out in front in the race for the best artificial intelligence technology. And so far, the internet giant seems to be coming up with the wrong answer. An advert designed to show off its new AI bot, showed it answering a query incorrectly. Shares in parent company Alphabet sank more than 7% on Wednesday, knocking $100bn (£82bn) off the firm’s market value. In the promotion for the bot , known as Bard, which was released on Twitter on Monday, the bot was asked about what to tell a nine-year-old about discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope. It offered the response that the telescope was the first to take pictures of a planet outside the earth’s solar system, when in fact that milestone was claimed by the European Very Large Telescope in 2004 – a mistake quickly noted by astronomers on Twitter. "Why didn’t you factcheck this example before sharing it?" Chris Harrison, a fellow at Newcastle University, replied to the tweet. Investors were also underwhelmed by a presentation the company gave about […]

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New York CNN — More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers in September were no longer spending on the platform in the first weeks of January, according to data provided to CNN by digital marketing analysis firm Pathmatics by Sensor Tower, in a striking sign of how far reaching the advertiser exodus has been following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company. Some 625 of the top 1,000 Twitter advertisers, including major brands such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, Jeep, Wells Fargo and Merck, had pulled their ad dollars as of January, according to estimates from Pathmatics, based on data running through January 25. Wells Fargo said it “paused our paid advertising on Twitter” but continues to use it as a social channel to engage with customers. The other brands did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Elon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers As a result of the pullback, monthly revenue from Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers plummeted by more than 60% from October through January 25, from around $127 million to just over $48 million, according to the data. The data demonstrate the sharp decline of what was once a $4.5 billion advertising business […]

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Several Nike employees took to LinkedIn Tuesday to say they were laid off from the footwear and apparel giant. Nike (NYSE: NKE) did not immediately reply to a request to comment on the layoff reports, including how many jobs were cut and in what departments, but several LinkedIn posts say talent acquisition was one department affected. “Hard to find the words … but like many other amazing people lately, I was #laidoff from #Nike yesterday. If you have followed me or worked with me at all, you know how much I love my career and what I GET to do,” Jordan Ingram posted. According to LinkedIn, she was a senior insights and analytics recruiter at Nike for a year and a half . “There is no greater joy than being able to love your job and the company you work for.” Want more Portland business news? Sign up for our daily email newsletters. Natalie Rincon, who also worked in Nike’s talent acquisition department, said on LinkedIn that she was laid off after working for the company for almost two years . “Yesterday, I was impacted by the layoffs at Nike. It has been an amazing two years working alongside […]

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Marc Benioff (left) and Elon Musk (right) This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Tech CEOs are watching to see how Elon Musk’s drastic cuts at Twitter pan out. Among them is Marc Benioff, who told Insider CEOs are asking "Do they need to unleash their own Elon within them?" Salesforce has embarked on its own cost-cutting plan as activist investors circle the company. Since taking over Twitter late last year, Elon Musk has drastically changed the social-media company by slashing costs , chopping headcount , and closing offices. Tech industry CEOs and investors are watching to see how it all pans out — including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff . "Every CEO in Silicon Valley has looked at what Elon Musk has done and has asked themselves, ‘Do they need to unleash their own Elon within them?’" Benioff told Insider during an interview on Thursday. "That is an existential question that if you are any kind of executive in the company," Benioff added. "You have to look at him and say, ‘Wow, it’s a very unorthodox management style,’ but, as I’ve said, you can’t underestimate what he’s done." Salesforce has embarked […]

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Today, we’re announcing the next generation of AI product updates across our business applications portfolio, including the launch of the new Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot – providing interactive, AI-powered assistance across business functions. According to our recent survey on business trends, nearly 9 out of 10 workers hope to use AI to reduce repetitive tasks in their jobs. With Dynamics 365 Copilot, organizations empower their workers with AI tools built for sales, service, marketing, operations and supply chain roles. These AI capabilities allow everyone to spend more time on the best parts of their jobs and less time on mundane tasks. Customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have long been mission-critical customer and business data sources; however, they frequently require burdensome tasks like manual data entry, content generation and notetaking. Dynamics 365 Copilot takes advantage of recent advancements in generative AI to automate these tedious tasks and unlock the full creativity of the workforce. Dynamics 365 Copilot puts CRM and ERP to work for business users to accelerate their pace of innovation and improve business outcomes in every line of business: Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Viva Sales helps sellers dramatically reduce the […]

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Business students from across Delaware won state awards at last month’s Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference. About 360 high school business students from 20 high schools in the state participated in the conference at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, competing in 52 events in the categories of management; marketing and communications; digital communications and design; management information systems; business administration; and finance. Students also campaigned for the state officer leadership team. About 260 business students from 20 middle schools statewide also participated. The middle level students competed in 15 events. Find a list of state qualifiers here and here . Students were recognized Friday at the 2023 Business Professionals of America, Delaware Association Awards Ceremony. The ceremony culminated with the celebration of leadership, recognition of community services, and the presentation of the 2023– 2024 State Officer Leadership Team with school representatives and families in attendance. The following student members were elected to serve on the State Officer Leadership Team for 2023 – 2024: President – Jennae Overton from Middletown High School (Appoquinimink School District) Vice President – Kinga Gul from Newark Charter High School (charter) Secretary – Manushri Gupta from MOT Charter High School […]

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Intel’s plan to turn itself around by building up its third-party chip-manufacturing business for other semiconductor companies faces serious obstacles, BofA Global Research says. On Sunday, analyst Vivek Arya reiterated an Underperform rating for Intel INTC –1.55% stock (ticker: INTC), with a target of $25 for the price.

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