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    Goldman’s board kills DEI — and that’s not a terrible thing

    Corporate boards are overwhelmingly composed of former executives and financial professionals. Is that really diversity?

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    February 22, 2026

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    Something big is happening in AI, but that’s the only thing Matt Shumer got right

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    The billion-dollar justification: why AI giants need you to fear for your job

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    February 19, 2026
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    The next 3 years will define capitalism for a generation losing faith in talent and hard work. Are CEOs up for the challenge?

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    I’m partnering with Elliott to make sure Norwegian Cruise Lines’ best days are ahead

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    We looked at 40 years of government data and found the U.S. at a ‘medium level’ of atrocity. Iran is ‘high level’

    By David Cingranelli, Skip Mark and The Conversation
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    While big tech burns cash on AI, Apple waits

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    AI could spark a new age of learning, but only if governments, tech firms and educators work together
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    AI could spark a new age of learning, but only if governments, tech firms and educators work together

    By José Manuel Barroso and Stephen Hodges
    February 17, 2026
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    AI is transforming science – more researchers need access to these powerful tools for discovery  

    By James Manyika and Demis Hassabis
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    The skies for American Airlines are clearer than you think

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    February 16, 2026
    Southeast Asia’s fast-growing hospitality industry has a people problem. Here’s what leading brands are doing to get the staff they need
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    Southeast Asia’s fast-growing hospitality industry has a people problem. Here’s what leading brands are doing to get the staff they need

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    February 15, 2026
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    Elites are the villains we love to hate. It’s American culture’s most paradoxical obsession

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    I’m the CEO of the 1980s most viral restaurant, Tony Roma’s. We’re still thriving but viral brands keep turning into pumpkins

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    Your essential services are one surprise failure away from disruption. Consider how physical AI could tackle the crisis

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    Private equity’s playbook to shake off the zombies: meet the continuation vehicle

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    February 14, 2026
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    Our K-12 school system is sending us a message: AI tools are for the rich kids

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    How leaders are protecting culture while AI rewrites how work gets done

    By Keith Ferrazzi and Ulrika Biesert
    February 14, 2026
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    You love your dog too much. Blame the broken American Dream and loss of purpose since the pandemic

    By Margret Grebowicz and The Conversation
    February 13, 2026
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    Why choosing not to hire was the solution for my startup — we raised over $100 million and tripled revenue with the same people

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    Why PayPal’s board chose to act early—and what other boards can learn

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    Forget ‘peak oil’: the era of scarcity is dead, and now we’re drowning in abundance

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    TrumpRx is here and it helps, though a bit less than advertised

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Ferron Chen, Asuka Koda and Vanessa McLennan
    February 11, 2026
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    Bausch + Lomb CEO: Standing still is the new falling behind

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    Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided

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    It isn’t partisan politics to admit that stakeholder capitalism went too far, too fast 

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    Agentic commerce will reward the fastest learners, not the biggest retailers
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    Agentic commerce will reward the fastest learners, not the biggest retailers

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    February 10, 2026
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    I’m Cloudera’s chief strategy officer and here’s why your $1 billion AI budget just became obsolete

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    February 10, 2026
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    Sam Altman told me AI should be ‘an equalizing force in society.’ That’s why I’m working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap

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    America is shorting one of its best assets as the $38 trillion national debt runs out of control 

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    February 10, 2026
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    The economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite

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