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- Eye on AIEverything we learned at Brainstorm AI this year
- Data SheetAn army of 100 million bots and deepfakes—buckle up for AI’s crash landing in the 2024 election
- Fortune CryptoLedger wallets drained in crypto’s latest embarrassing hack
- The Trust FactorTransparency isn’t the only condition leaders need to build trust
- BroadsheetGoogle’s VP for Bard wants the chatbot to book her kids’ summer camps
- CHRO DailyAI will be an even bigger HR focus in 2024. Here are 4 ways it will disrupt the function
Commentary
- Taxes250 years after the Boston Tea Party, America still struggles to navigate its complex relationship with tax
- Web3These Web3 companies are embracing Web2 principles to reach users more interested in restaurant rewards than blockchains
- HealthCOVID-19 v. Flu: A ‘much more serious threat,’ new study into long-term risks concludes
- leadershipCarly Fiorina: ‘America’s 250th needs American business’
- ChinaAmerica’s institutional investors haven’t been paying attention to U.S.-China competition, researchers warn
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)The FTC should embrace proactive problem-solving
Topics
Asia
Indonesia’s decision to ban nickel ore exports was a surprising success for President Jokowi. Will it work for his successors?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Trump’s China tariffs left America ‘vulnerable and more isolated’ in rare rebuke of GOP front-runner
Struggling Chinese developer Country Garden is slashing the salary and benefits of its top executives—with one getting a 96% pay cut
Environment
Panama Canal is taking a small step to ease the epic traffic jam that has snarled global shipping for months
California regulators extend the life of aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant another 5 years as Gavin Newsom says it’s needed to prevent blackouts
COP28 ends with historic deal that commits world to transition away from all fossil fuels for the first time—but gives no timeframe
Finance
Thanks to ‘Barbie’ topping the 2023 box office, Mattel is thriving as Hasbro cuts 1,100 jobs—and more toy-pushing movies ‘about humanity’ are in the works
U.S. military shoots down 14 drones in Red Sea—launched from areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthis—as attacks on commercial carriers threaten havoc for world trade
Blackstone and Taylor Swift: Jon Gray explains how the unlikely viral holiday video came together and racked up 600k views
Health
What is ketamine? Potential dangers of the drug responsible for ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry’s death
Pharma will pay rebates in 2024 on 48 drugs whose prices rose more than inflation this year: ‘Let’s call this for what it is—it simply is a rip off’
COVID-19 v. Flu: A ‘much more serious threat,’ new study into long-term risks concludes
Leadership
Elon Musk calls diversity, equity, inclusion ‘morally wrong’ propaganda words for racism, sexism, etc.: ‘Changing the target class doesn’t make it right’
AI is exposing awkward ties on Meta and Microsoft boards, as heavy hitting directors Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman bet on startup rivals
Early applications to Harvard tumbled 17% from last year—and that was before its president’s controversial testimony about antisemitism
Lifestyle
‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry died from effects of the drug ketamine, autopsy finds
Prepare for hellish travel this holiday season. After decades of consolidation and cutbacks, can air travel be fixed?
Mike Grgich, Croatian immigrant who put Napa Valley on the world’s wine map in the ‘Judgement of Paris’, dies at 100
Personal Finance
The Wall Street bull who called this year’s stock market rally says small-cap stocks could surge 50% over the next year
250 years after the Boston Tea Party, America still struggles to navigate its complex relationship with tax
Gen X has the largest wealth gap of any generation, and it means ‘the American Dream of retirement is going to be a nightmare’ for them
Politics
Donald Trump’s civil fraud case enters the final phase after 40 witnesses and a judge wistfully saying, ‘In a strange way, I’m gonna miss this trial’
The homeless crisis is getting worse with a 12% rise to a new to record high amid an ‘extraordinarily challenging’ rental market
Inflation will fall to nearly 2% next year but unemployment will surge, Congressional Budget Office predicts
Retail
250 years after the Boston Tea Party, America still struggles to navigate its complex relationship with tax
2023 holiday shipping deadlines are closer than you might realize
Retail sales shoot up 0.3% in November as consumers hit the gas on spending ahead of holidays
Success
MacKenzie Scott surprised a nonprofit with a $2.2 million donation it didn’t even apply for, as the billionaire continues to give away the bulk of her wealth
GM to ‘rip off the Band Aid and significantly cut costs’ by laying off 1,300 workers amid its transition to EVs
Top insurance CEO announces that white male new hires must be personally signed off by herself, as part of the firm’s drive to improve diversity
Tech
After viral video shows ‘built for any planet’ Cybertruck struggling on hill, Forest Service makes Tesla cheeky offer
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk say human population not nearly big enough: ‘If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts’
Solar rooftops gain traction as electric vehicles owners look to skip paying for electricity or gasoline: ‘Solar just makes sense’