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    Ideas and insights on pressing issues facing the business world.

    Charles Lamanna

    I lead Microsoft’s enterprise AI agent strategy. Here’s what every company should know about how agents will rewrite work

    History shows that breakthrough technologies don’t just slot into existing systems, they make us rethink those systems entirely.

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    December 15, 2025

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    The U.S. economy could face ‘a perfect storm’ if Basel III Endgame goes into effect. Here’s why
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    The U.S. economy could face ‘a perfect storm’ if Basel III Endgame goes into effect. Here’s why

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    December 6, 2023
    Young woman in Africa cooks over an open flame
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    Access to modern stoves could be a game-changer for Africa’s economic development–and help cut the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emitted by the world’s planes and ships

    By Akinwumi Adesina and Fatih Birol
    December 5, 2023
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    The future of AI is too important to be decided behind closed doors. There is a better way

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    December 5, 2023
    Why residential conversions can’t save commercial real estate
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    Why residential conversions can’t save commercial real estate

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    December 4, 2023
    More than half of the world’s largest companies don’t have a chief sustainability officer. Here’s the proof they’re missing out
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    More than half of the world’s largest companies don’t have a chief sustainability officer. Here’s the proof they’re missing out

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    December 4, 2023
    The case for unlocking the power of disability inclusion
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    The case for unlocking the power of disability inclusion

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    December 1, 2023
    Climate-driven migration is becoming inevitable as the focus shifts to nations’ geographic fate
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    Climate-driven migration is becoming inevitable as the focus shifts to nations’ geographic fate

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    December 1, 2023
    Young woman with a raised fist protesting in the street
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    ChatGPT’s first year is just the start of a permanent AI revolution. Here’s what your company should do to prepare

    By François Candelon, Mikhail Burtsev, Gaurav Jha, Daniel Sack, Leonid Zhukov and David Zuluaga Martínez
    December 1, 2023
    It appears reports of Gen Z’s death have been greatly exaggerated
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    It appears reports of Gen Z’s death have been greatly exaggerated

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    November 30, 2023
    Intelligence for good: Using artificial intelligence to accelerate social impact
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    Intelligence for good: Using artificial intelligence to accelerate social impact

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    November 30, 2023
    EY CEO: ‘This is the COP to show, not tell, what climate action looks like’
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    EY CEO: ‘This is the COP to show, not tell, what climate action looks like’

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    November 30, 2023
    Scope 3 emissions are the elephant in the room as COP 28 kicks off in one of the most water-stressed regions in the world
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    Scope 3 emissions are the elephant in the room as COP 28 kicks off in one of the most water-stressed regions in the world

    By Sanda Ojiambo and Patrick Chalhoub
    November 30, 2023
    MSCI CEO: ‘To tackle climate change, financial markets must reallocate trillions of dollars. It’s already happening, even without a political consensus’
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    MSCI CEO: ‘To tackle climate change, financial markets must reallocate trillions of dollars. It’s already happening, even without a political consensus’

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    November 29, 2023
    How we lost the ability to evaluate two seemingly contradicting facts at the same time–and why it could mean the end of empathy
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    How we lost the ability to evaluate two seemingly contradicting facts at the same time–and why it could mean the end of empathy

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    November 28, 2023
    The labor market will stay tight as shifting demographics keep draining the talent pool, warns multinational recruitment agency CEO
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    The labor market will stay tight as shifting demographics keep draining the talent pool, warns multinational recruitment agency CEO

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    November 28, 2023
    OpenAI’s board might have been dysfunctional–but they made the right choice. Their defeat shows that in the battle between AI profits and ethics, it’s no contest
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    OpenAI’s board might have been dysfunctional–but they made the right choice. Their defeat shows that in the battle between AI profits and ethics, it’s no contest

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    November 27, 2023
    Beware of crypto grifters looking to crash the AI party
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    Beware of crypto grifters looking to crash the AI party

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    November 26, 2023
    The Marvels’ box office flop marks the end of an era for the studio’s winning formula–and the beginning of a new one for Hollywood’s workers
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    The Marvels’ box office flop marks the end of an era for the studio’s winning formula–and the beginning of a new one for Hollywood’s workers

    By Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards
    November 24, 2023
    Research shows that grandparents are great personal finance teachers. Here’s what my poppa who became an accountant during the Great Depression tried to teach me about money
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    Research shows that grandparents are great personal finance teachers. Here’s what my poppa who became an accountant during the Great Depression tried to teach me about money

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    November 23, 2023
    Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer
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    Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer

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    November 23, 2023
    Beer, wine, cocktails: Here’s how climate change is imperiling our Thanksgiving booze
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    Beer, wine, cocktails: Here’s how climate change is imperiling our Thanksgiving booze

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    November 22, 2023
    Bosses thought they won the return-to-office wars by imposing rigid policies. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles
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    Bosses thought they won the return-to-office wars by imposing rigid policies. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles

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    November 22, 2023
    A new global study shows the real reason the West is still one step ahead of Asia when it comes to the digital economy–and it’s not technological prowess
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    A new global study shows the real reason the West is still one step ahead of Asia when it comes to the digital economy–and it’s not technological prowess

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    November 21, 2023
    Jared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue
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    Jared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    November 20, 2023
    The housing market may be at a standstill–Americans are growing more psychologically attached to their homes than ever
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    The housing market may be at a standstill–Americans are growing more psychologically attached to their homes than ever

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    November 20, 2023
    Retailers are reversing generous returns policies which cost a staggering $817 billion last year–but consumers still expect easy returns as they plan their holiday shopping
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    Retailers are reversing generous returns policies which cost a staggering $817 billion last year–but consumers still expect easy returns as they plan their holiday shopping

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    November 17, 2023
    Unrealistic plans to crack down on U.S. power plant emissions won’t work. We’ve been down this road before–and so have others
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    Unrealistic plans to crack down on U.S. power plant emissions won’t work. We’ve been down this road before–and so have others

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    November 17, 2023
    Don’t listen to the gloomy headlines: A new generation of Bay Area innovators is about to soar
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    Don’t listen to the gloomy headlines: A new generation of Bay Area innovators is about to soar

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    November 16, 2023
    Bill Gates
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    Bill Gates made waves with his statements on climate change. Here’s why he’s right–and what most people missed

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    November 16, 2023
    Our changing climate is jeopardizing worker health and productivity. Companies need to adapt their operations
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    Our changing climate is jeopardizing worker health and productivity. Companies need to adapt their operations

    By Martine Ferland and Judy Monroe
    November 15, 2023

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