Len Sherman
@lenshermanCBS
Executive in Residence & Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School
Fox News’ take on Trump’s tariff gambit argues only Trump is smart enuf to know the best way to cut interest rates is to tank the global economy. That’s like saying the best way to reduce business expenses is to bankrupt your company. He’s proved that! foxnews.com/opinion/heres-…
Why does AI-driven algorithmic pricing draw so much consumer and gov't blowback when applied to Wendy's hamburgers and Delta Airlines tickets, but is quietly accepted on billions of Uber rideshare trips every year? @uber @RebeccaBellan @sergioaved reuters.com/sustainability…
How can adding AI agents to meal delivery supply chains benefit current players? "Hey ChatGPT, I’d like a meatball pizza” disintermediates @DoorDash AND restaurants. DASH should ask Google how much it costs to be the default [[search engine] delivery partner on ChatGPT's AI agent
ChatGPT is enabling me to do analytical tasks 100X quicker than without it. Also, a side benefit is forcing me to think more carefully about writing prompts VERY carefully, which translates into clearer writing of results. ChatGPT is kinda like my version of Napoleon’s Idiot
The Trump admin dismissed all 400 authors & scientists of a Congress-mandated climate change report, throwing the US assessment in limbo. Reminds me of the Catholic Church banning Copernicus' 1543 book proving the earth revolved around the sun.
It looks like the delivery market share wars are heating up. This is rich, unless 5-order batches count as one delivery
Disney infuriates customers with controversial new 'surge pricing' strategy. If it works even half as well as it does for @uber, this is a great move for DIS shareholders dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/cons…
The Uber driver profiled in this article is one of the hardest, most dedicated workers you’ll ever meet. Yet Uber has cut his pay for years and repeatedly ignores his simple driver support questions . @dkhos, is this how Uber’s best drivers should be treated? @ktkjohnston…
The notion that helicopters are allowed to fly at 200’ within 1/4 mile of the approach path to one of the busiest US airports is lunacy. Throw in a last-minute circle-to-land runway change, dense city lights, and questionable tower radar capabilities, and Lady Luck is the only…
Gad Allon asks and answers when is the “wisdom of the crowd” just individual stupidity multiplied? @g_allon open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
The blitzscaling king - Masa Son - who poured billions of Saudi oil money into WeWork, Oyo, Katerra and many other superduds is back baby! Where he’ll find more money to squander remains a mystery wsj.com/tech/trump-sof…
GM’s repeated EV missteps and ignominious withdrawal from the robotaxi market is another nail in the coffin of once-iconic US firms - @Boeing, @Intel, @GeneralElectric, and @GM. #sad
A key feature of X is how the platform displays replies. Elon’s default is “Most Relevant,” so if a CEO tweets his co. is fabulous, almost all replies will agree. But in this case, if you switch the reply filter to “Most Recent”, almost all trash @Uber. That’s pretty relevant!
New first for @Uber last Friday: 1 million concurrent trips. That’s more than the entire population of San Francisco using our platform - ⚡at the same time ⚡. There are more than 3,000 processes, AI that helps ensure matching, routing, safety, payments, etc. work flawlessly…
For avgeeks, this trip down memory lane of defunct airlines was a welcome nostalgic diversion. The full list is a LOT longer! dailypassport.com/defunct-u-s-ai… @AirlineFlyer @martysg
