President Trump’s 2025 tariffs have upended global trade, raising over $236 billion but failing to slash the deficit as promised. The effective tariff rate hit a near-century high, and market swings followed policy chaos.
The most effective leaders, like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, built empires by mastering a single communication principle. They didn’t just talk about products; they focused on what the audience could do with them. This “audience-centric” approach is what separates boring presentations from legendary
A new breakdown shows Apple’s Detroit Developer Academy costs about $20,000 per student, with taxpayers footing a big part of the bill. Job placement sits around 71%, raising questions about the program’s value and real-world impact.
A Fast Company article argues that bad AI tools are everywhere, and they’re poisoning the well for the real thing. Business leaders aren’t resisting innovation—they’re rejecting the disappointing products falsely labeled as AI.
AI-powered fleet management company Motive has publicly filed for an IPO. The filing reveals growing revenue but also deepening losses and a major patent infringement lawsuit from competitor Samsara.
The CEOs of multi-billion-dollar AI companies Glean and Databricks are tempering expectations about AI automation. They reveal that complex internal projects often fail, pushing companies back to simpler models. They argue this high failure rate is actually healthy for innovation.
New York’s landmark RAISE Act was significantly weakened before Governor Kathy Hochul signed it. A lobbying group including major universities and tech companies ran ads against the original bill, which had stricter safety rules for AI developers.
Electronic Arts shareholders have voted to approve the company’s $55 billion sale to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s PIF. The deal now faces a lengthy global regulatory review, with significant opposition from U.S. senators and Canadian labor unions.
Forget vanity metrics. New data from Brex, based on actual spending from 35,000+ companies, shows which AI startups are winning real budgets. The results highlight a massive shift toward developer tools and hint at the next wave of practical AI.
The demand for AI is “red hot,” but 2026 will test its sustainability. Editors are watching Nvidia’s march to $500 billion in revenue and whether AI’s promise of automation actually leads to fewer jobs.
