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Most #innovation is permutation, combination, or reapplication of existing ideas or technologies in novel ways. So it's not surprising that ChatGPT trounced MBA

The College Pricing Scam? | Interesting article that argues real college cost hasn't gone up that much, net of discounts ("scholarships"), and that

The Morality Map for Leaders | Corporate gives us safe spaces, the world gives us 𝑯𝙖𝒎𝙖𝒔. The reason so many companies are stumbling

Corporate gives us safe spaces, the world gives us 𝑯𝙖𝒎𝙖𝒔. One reason many companies are stumbling is they're built for Ted Lasso, but

Three megatrends will re-shape our lives, our work, and the global balance of power: aging, belief, and AI. In my latest article, you'll

Why is everyone so drawn to OpenAI's firing of Sam Altman? First, we love Succession-like drama and this has all the twists and

Is this AI newscast the future of news? | Many have shared this impressive demo from @channel1-ai, which generates news, newscasters & production

Deep Data & Experience Collectors, Job of the Future | When I first saw Humane’s AI Wearable Pin, started by ex-Apple employees to

USELESS list of Global Risks from World Economic Forum
Besides (possibly) climate & nuclear/biological events, few of these are universal. In a world of

We knew AI could generate lots of ideas, but often variations on what already exists (think Caribbean Froot Loops vs. breakfast-in-bed drone armed

On Climate Alarmism… | At a speech I gave recently, someone asked why I didn’t list climate change among the most transformational global

The reason industry-centric forecasting (aka futurism) often fails is that transformative change typically comes from outside the industry. And industry insiders have strong

It's fun seeing AI expose the formulaic dullness of corporate emails, as in this demo of superhuman email. It's a matter of time

“We are in the process of seeing a new species grow up around us.” - Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI

Some might argue

Saving The News Industry | Recently, socialist magazine Jacobin proposed three solutions to the layoffs "tearing through US media": "immediate aid to struggling

OpenAI is meeting with Hollywood studios & talent agencies to convince filmmakers & studios to use AI in their work. They've already opened

Universities Are Trade Schools | I recently saw this Atlantic piece on culturally enriching coders. But this premise is misguided. Certain corners of

Infantada at the Elite Factory | LinkedIn is not the place to solve the Middle East crisis. But it is where the future

"Economists disagree about the effects of tariffs." —JD Vance
Not Exactly. Here are 6 Definitive, Nonpartisan Truths About Tariffs:

1) Yes, tariffs make imported goods

When Barron's is writing about America's oligarchy, there's no hiding it anymore. Time to wake up about who really runs this place.
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