On AI Drake, voice cloning, and a music industry freak out You’ve probably heard about the Drake x The Weeknd track, “Heart on My Sleeve,” which was supposedly made 100% with AI and has been streamed millions of times since its release last week. The artists’ label, UMG, has issued…

Years ago, I found myself at a tech conference standing next to some billionaires. While tech billionaires are often portrayed as socially awkward, they are in fact actually very good at speaking to each other: “This will happen in the future.” “Yes, that will surely happen!” “Life will be good…

When a writer’s book takes on a life of its own in a foreign country Six months ago, I woke up to an email in my inbox, written in Italian and addressed to Signora Powell. I had no idea what the message said. My screen was a random collection of…

Hello [Employee Name]! At [Company Name], we’ve enjoyed saving money this past year on electricity, cafeteria food, and sexual harassment lawsuits. But we miss seeing you all at your desks, and walking about town on the weekends wearing your company billboards (a.k.a. t-shirts). It pains us, like a parent saying…

I want to hear the applause, but from behind the curtain — I’ve always been fascinated by confident people — the ones who announce their latest achievement at a party, or who seem happy to share their latest success across all their social media channels. I don’t mean arrogant braggarts. There’s nothing I particularly admire about them, and often that behavior is…

A lesson plan for losing — It’s time to head back to school! Have you gotten your children all the basics? New pens and a new lunchbox? Sanitizer, masks, and a Paw Patrol–themed hat that circulates air at the speed of light around your child’s face? Sorry to break it to you, but your kid won’t…

When you find yourself getting frustrated with colleagues, ask yourself what’s motivating them — Jessica Powell, the former Google vice president who wrote The Big Disruption and told you how to quit your job, is here to answer your common but tricky work questions. Check back every other week for more management advice with a tech inflection. I work with people who are inconsistently…

Ambivalence.com — This article is part of Into the Valley, a feature series from OneZero about Silicon Valley, the people who live there, and the technology they create. In one of my final interviews for a job at Google, I was asked why I wanted to join the company. It was a…

You can support your colleague while still providing criticism — Jessica Powell, the former Google vice president who wrote The Big Disruption and told you how to quit your job, is here to answer your common but tricky work questions. Check back every other week for more management advice with a tech inflection. At my company, we do peer reviews…