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Ted Turner built the original infinite scroll. The attention economy is running on his playbook

The CNN founder, who died May 6 at 87, designed the open-loop content model decades before Facebook’s algorithm. The man with the Midas touch.

By Nick LichtenbergMay 12, 2026

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SAP CEO: the AI race is being fought in the wrong place

By Christian KleinMay 12, 2026

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Your employees are going to live to 100. Is your benefits package ready?

By Kate Winget and Anthea Tjuanakis CoxMay 12, 2026

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America’s true innovation advantage: we don’t just invent technologies — we reinvent how innovation works

By David H. HsuMay 11, 2026

AI strategy

Your company already has an AI strategy. You just didn’t choose it

By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Tami Rosen and Darko LovricMay 12, 2026

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I helped build the Pentagon’s AI transformation. Corporate America is making every mistake we almost made

By Drew CukorMay 11, 2026

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Energy Japanese snack giant resorts to black-and-white bags of potato chips as Iran War literally sucks color out of the world

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 12, 2026

Musk stands with his arms cross next to Trump who sits a table.

Politics Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Larry Fink expected to join Trump’s entourage to Beijing this week

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026

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Law Sam Altman defends himself as a ‘honest and trustworthy businessperson’ in trial testimony detailing his past dealings with Elon Musk

By The Associated Press, Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'BrienMay 12, 2026

An employee pulls out a server rack shelf at the rear of a Trainium3 UltraServer at an Amazon Web Services QA lab in Austin, Texas, on February 3, 2026.

AI ‘That doesn’t sound very healthy’: Amazon’s reported tokenmaxxing might gamify AI usage, analyst warns

By Eva RoytburgMay 12, 2026

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Retail ‘Neither credible or attractive’: eBay slaps down GameStop’s $56 billion takeover bid

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026

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Law Florida cops sue Affleck and Damon for a movie too much like their real life

By David Fischer and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026

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Retail Amazon’s promise of 30-minute delivery collides with memories of Domino’s drivers crashing in the late 1980s

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026

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Politics Cameron Hamilton, fired by Trump for defending FEMA’s right to exist, tapped to lead FEMA by Trump

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026

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The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows energy security is now a boardroom issue

Commentary The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows energy security is now a boardroom issue

By Victor NianMay 10, 2026

Commentary Former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: Why I’m joining Stephen Ross and Ken Griffin in betting big on ambitious business leaders
By Francis SuarezMay 1, 2026

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Commentary Trump thinks he’s flying to Beijing with leverage. China spent 6 years making sure he doesn’t have any

By Steve H. HankeMay 10, 2026

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Commentary Johnson & Johnson CEO: America’s innovation advantage starts with health

By Joaquin DuatoMay 9, 2026

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Commentary Tim Cook and Reed Hastings just showed every CEO how to leave gracefully

By Paul HardartMay 9, 2026

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Commentary How playing golf alone can make you better at your job

By Gary BelskyMay 8, 2026

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Commentary Naomi Osaka: the things I didn’t do to succeed

By Naomi OsakaMay 8, 2026

Commentary Tesla’s former HR chief: the AI layoff panic Is built on a false premise—here’s what most workers need to know
By Valerie Capers WorkmanMay 1, 2026

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Commentary Why energy storage is moving beyond the capex debate

By Amanda SimonianMay 7, 2026

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Commentary Auto-enrollment in Medicare Advantage isn’t a nudge. It’s a trap

By Brian KeyserMay 7, 2026

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Commentary Your trusted advocate or your rebellious Frankenstein: how you deploy agentic AI determines which one you get

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Yevheniia Podurets and Jasmine GarryMay 7, 2026

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Commentary I litigated the JetBlue-Spirit merger. A few thoughts on the future of antitrust in the airline industry

By James "Jimmy" MooreMay 7, 2026

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Commentary Magnum owns Ben & Jerry’s. Now it’s destroying what made the brand worth buying

By David Bronner, Michael Bronner and Ryan GellertMay 7, 2026

Commentary SEON CEO: Prediction markets can forecast the future. Can they survive their own manipulation problem?
By Tamas KadarMay 1, 2026

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Commentary AI, robotics, climate tech: How VCaaS helps corporations enter deep tech safely

By Anis UzzamanMay 6, 2026

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Commentary The U.S. leads in 14 of 18 industries shaping the future economy — but the lead isn’t guaranteed

By Kevin Russell, Chris Bradley and Kweilin EllingrudMay 6, 2026

Commentary EQ training is failing leaders in the AI era. Here’s the brain science concept that can replace it

By David RockMay 6, 2026

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Commentary Teachers union chief: Melania Trump’s robot reveals what this administration really thinks of children

By Randi WeingartenMay 6, 2026

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Commentary Former Comptroller: the cost of living has risen 106% since 2001. Government inflation data doesn’t show it

By Gene LudwigMay 6, 2026

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Commentary The hidden bottleneck holding back American manufacturing isn’t machines — it’s knowledge

By Theo SavilleMay 6, 2026

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Commentary America 250 Chair: Americans are giving less. July 4th can be a day to change that

By Rosie RiosMay 5, 2026

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Commentary Morningstar CEO: I agree with the SEC on ending quarterly reporting—with conditions

By Kunal KapoorMay 5, 2026

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Commentary Clean energy’s winning argument is the one it refuses to make

By David CraneMay 5, 2026

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Commentary I watched my father run his business through the Lebanese Civil War. Here’s what it taught me about leading through disruption.

By Alain BejjaniMay 5, 2026

Hong Kong is the hub for China’s AI IPOs. It can be so much more than that

Commentary Hong Kong is the hub for China’s AI IPOs. It can be so much more than that

By Brian Wong and Tony ChanMay 3, 2026

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Commentary AI models are choking on junk data

By Jason Corso and David CowanMay 3, 2026

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Commentary I spent a decade selling homes to the ultra-wealthy. What I saw explains the housing market’s nepo problem

By Blake O'ShaughnessyMay 3, 2026

Can the ‘blue economy’ deliver on its promise? Investors are starting see the ocean as an asset worth protecting

Commentary Can the ‘blue economy’ deliver on its promise? Investors are starting see the ocean as an asset worth protecting

By Natalie Sum Yue ChungMay 2, 2026

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Commentary The American household just took an 81% margin cut. Wall Street hasn’t priced it in

By Katica RoyMay 2, 2026

dario

Commentary Anthropic’s most powerful AI model just exposed a crisis in corporate governance. Here’s the framework every CEO needs.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Dan Kent and Holden LeeMay 2, 2026

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Commentary Stop donating to Harvard and the Ivy League. There’s a better option that MacKenzie Scott already figured out

By Ed Smith-LewisMay 2, 2026

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Commentary We need a new way of thinking about drinking: Time to replace the ‘standard drink’ with advice people can actually use

By Justin KissingerMay 2, 2026

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Commentary Asia is being hammered by the Iran conflict’s economic fallout. The U.S. has the playbook to help—and every reason to

By Wendy Cutler and Jane MellsopMay 2, 2026

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By Preston ForeMay 11, 2026

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