In other news, the article also discusses various market, tech, and business updates. These include the difficulty of securing an internship at Goldman Sachs, questions about Big Tech's cloud revenue numbers, Germany's solar panel problem, OpenAI's defense of the ScarJo debacle, the potential of a LinkedIn Copilot, and the revival of the SAFE funding mechanism by AI startups. It also highlights how a former Meta and Google employee used cold emails to secure jobs and grow his network, Vivek Ramaswamy's investment in BuzzFeed, and the launch of Burger King's $5 meal deal.
Key takeaways:
- Many offices are seeing a trend of "Work From Home Fridays", where employees choose to work remotely on the last day of the work week. This is leading to a boost in business for some companies, particularly on Fridays.
- This trend coincides with another growing workplace trend known as "quiet vacationing", where employees take time off without informing their bosses. Remote work has made this easier for employees to do.
- Wall Street is questioning the cloud revenue numbers of Big Tech, suspecting that investments in AI startups might be artificially boosting these figures.
- There is a potential for a LinkedIn Copilot, as suggested by a planning document viewed by Business Insider. This could indicate bigger plans for the company's existing AI tools.