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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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EnergyJapanese 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.
PoliticsElon 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
Sam Altman walks inside a courthouse
LawSam 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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LawFlorida 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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RetailAmazon’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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PoliticsCameron 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 age of the frontline worker
CommentaryThe age of the frontline worker
By Jared SpataroJanuary 12, 2022
  • A nurse puts on her personal protective gear.
    CommentaryNurses need mental health support more than ever
    By Chris Molaro, Jim Woodward and Stephen FeraDecember 22, 2021
America’s businesses need a stable democracy to thrive
CommentaryAmerica’s businesses need a stable democracy to thrive
By Daniella Ballou-Aares, Rhett Buttle and David ClunieJanuary 12, 2022
Welcome to the future: CES 2030 happened in 2022
CommentaryWelcome to the future: CES 2030 happened in 2022
By Chris LeggJanuary 11, 2022
Democrats will (probably) miss their chance to shape crypto regulation
CommentaryDemocrats will (probably) miss their chance to shape crypto regulation
By Tor ConstantinoJanuary 11, 2022
The year consumers changed for good
CommentaryThe year consumers changed for good
By Kathy GramlingJanuary 10, 2022
A man kneels on all fours as he places his head into a hole in the ground .
CommentaryOmicron has exposed corporate leaders’ lack of vision about remote work
By Gleb TsipurskyJanuary 7, 2022
  • A factory worker inspects shoes.
    CommentaryProsperity will be ‘made in America’ as supply chains buckle
    By Bayard WinthropDecember 22, 2021
Burnt-out physicians are underappreciated casualties of COVID-19
CommentaryBurnt-out physicians are underappreciated casualties of COVID-19
By Nathalie DougéJanuary 7, 2022
A.I. could make your company more productive—but not if it makes your people less happy
CommentaryA.I. could make your company more productive—but not if it makes your people less happy
By François Candelon, Su Min Ha and Colleen McDonaldJanuary 7, 2022
Asian real estate can be more than just a victim of climate change. It can be part of the solution, too
CommentaryAsian real estate can be more than just a victim of climate change. It can be part of the solution, too
By Kamya MiglaniJanuary 6, 2022
These 5 CEOs need to tell the world what they’ll change in 2022
CommentaryThese 5 CEOs need to tell the world what they’ll change in 2022
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJanuary 6, 2022
American businesses need to invest in tech education
CommentaryAmerican businesses need to invest in tech education
By Rose Stuckey KirkJanuary 6, 2022
  • Evictions are coming–but these innovations could help
    CommentaryEvictions are coming–but these innovations could help
    By Adam KovacevichDecember 21, 2021
China’s young trust their country’s tech firms. But that’s not enough to recruit and retain them
CommentaryChina’s young trust their country’s tech firms. But that’s not enough to recruit and retain them
By Ginny WilmerdingJanuary 5, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigative Journalists
CommentaryThe Federal Bureau of Investigative Journalists
By Andrey SpektorJanuary 5, 2022
Emily McEvilly, Chief Customer Officer of Workday.
CommentaryEmbracing life’s intersections: Perspective from a team leader and mother of four
By Emily McEvillyJanuary 4, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos
CommentaryWhat the Elizabeth Holmes verdict means for the future of startup culture
By Aron SolomonJanuary 4, 2022
Being Ricky Ricardo: Why Desi Arnaz matters
CommentaryBeing Ricky Ricardo: Why Desi Arnaz matters
By Raj TawneyJanuary 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC - Adam Eidinger along with other DC marijuana advocates gathered on the east side of the US Capitol plaza grounds to urge Congressional lawmakers to lower the restrictions on marijuana use in the District of Columbia, and made a further statement by illegally smoking marijuana and consequently being arrested, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC Monday April 24, 2017.
CommentaryDemocrats and Republicans need cannabis to exorcise the ghosts of elections past
By David CulverJanuary 3, 2022
We must restore degraded farmland to feed future generations and protect landscapes
CommentaryWe must restore degraded farmland to feed future generations and protect landscapes
By Jennifer Morris and Erik FyrwaldDecember 31, 2021
The Art of business: Cheers to the creator of box wine
CommentaryThe Art of business: Cheers to the creator of box wine
By Andreas WidmerDecember 31, 2021
Wind turbines in California.
CommentaryUtility stocks are becoming less boring. That’s a problem for income investors
By Michael JosephDecember 30, 2021
A protest against racism at a Starbucks in Philadelphia in 2018.
CommentaryThe cost of sweeping mental health under the corporate carpet
By Naveen Bhateja and Aimee Newon-HarrisDecember 29, 2021
Robotic arms mount doors to a model of the ID.3 Volkswagen electric car at an assembly line of the car factory of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on February 25, 2020.
CommentaryData sharing and ally-shoring: Global problems require collaborative solutions
By Sanjay BrahmawarDecember 28, 2021
A person playing a game of bingo.
CommentaryWant to advance your career in 2022? Play a game of bingo
By Laura BrownDecember 27, 2021
A woman works on a laptop at a restaurant.
CommentaryHealth care access will fuel the Great Resignation—and that’s a good thing
By Brent Messenger and Noah LangDecember 27, 2021
We need to talk about pregnancy at work sooner–even when it ends in miscarriage
CommentaryWe need to talk about pregnancy at work sooner–even when it ends in miscarriage
By Lauren LyonDecember 24, 2021
World leaders should acknowledge that IP protections facilitate vaccine access
CommentaryWorld leaders should acknowledge that IP protections facilitate vaccine access
By Andrei IancuDecember 24, 2021
‘Seed funding’: How more billionaires can help end world hunger
Commentary‘Seed funding’: How more billionaires can help end world hunger
By Claudia SadoffDecember 23, 2021
General Electric has tried everything, except investing in American workers
CommentaryGeneral Electric has tried everything, except investing in American workers
By Chris SheltonDecember 22, 2021
A still from “Holiday Ride,” a GM promotional video.
CommentaryGM’s Impala ad is a viral hit—and it could become a patriotic Christmas classic
By Jeffrey SonnenfeldDecember 22, 2021
Pedestrians carry shopping bags in San Francisco.
CommentaryDespite their gloomy mood, consumers are surprisingly strong
By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul SwartzDecember 22, 2021
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