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TV News & Videos

December 24, 2024

Olaf discussed AI investments and workforce impacts with CBS

As major companies invest heavily in Artificial Intelligence, Anne Makovec and Olaf Groth explores its impact on the U.S. job market. She examines how this cutting-edge technology is shaping our daily lives and raises questions about its potential threat to human jobs.

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Tesla plans to lay off thousands of Bay Area employees

April 27, 2024

Tesla plans to lay off thousands of Bay Area employees

CBS News Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto asks Olaf Groth, PhD, from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business what this all means for the company and for California.

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Tesla laying off 2,700 in Bay Area

April 26, 2024

Tesla laying off 2,700 in Bay Area

Dr. Olaf Groth joined the discussion regarding Tesla's plans to lay off thousands of employees across its Bay Area locations this June. The announcement was confirmed by documents filed with the California Employment Development Department on Tuesday.

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Dr. Olaf Provides Analysis on Boeing's Leadership Transition, Apple’s Antitrust Litigation, and Fisker’s Financial Challenges

March 29, 2024

Dr. Olaf Provides Analysis on Boeing's Leadership Transition, Apple’s Antitrust Litigation, and Fisker’s Financial Challenges

Dr. Olaf provides a comprehensive analysis on critical moments facing major players across sectors, examining the implications of Boeing’s CEO stepping down, the significance of the US Justice Department and consumers suing Apple over anti-trust issues, and the strategies Fisker might employ to evade bankruptcy. This analysis not only highlights the immediate impacts but also considers the broader implications for the aerospace, technology, and automotive sectors.

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Articles & Press Releases

April 9, 2024

Cambrian Futures Receives Fifth Data-Privacy Patent, Announces Distinguished Board of Advisers

Cambrian Futures & Labs received its fifth U.S. patent for a data privacy platform designed to control and monetize data access transparently. Amidst rising data privacy concerns and legislation interest, this innovation aims to balance data utilization for growth with ensuring creators' data ownership and privacy. Additionally, Cambrian announced a distinguished Board of Advisers to guide its strategy in the emerging-tech economy.

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June 19, 2023

Small but mighty: How SMEs can thrive in the cognitive economy

The cognitive economy offers SMEs chances for growth but demands advanced digital skills. This creates a need for specialized consulting to help SMEs adapt.

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April 24, 2022

The Emerging Global Data Economy – Implications and Options for the Transatlantic Relationship

This report, authored by Dr Olaf Groth and Tobias Straube with Andreas Moring and Carl Lange, discusses the emerging global data economy and highlights current developments in the “Datasphere.” The report shows that thinking about data has evolved from a research and business domain to a (geo-) political and policy domain.

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April 3, 2022

Briefing Concept Notes on a Stock Exchange for Data and Symbio-Intelligent Jobs

Dr. Olaf J. Groth, Dr. Mark Esposito and Tobias Straube authored a brief for the Office of the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates on two important trends: Data Marketplaces and Symbiosis Intelligence Jobs.

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