Business
The Download: the US digital rights crackdown, and AI companionship
[ad_1] EU officials, freedom of speech experts, and the five people targeted all flatly reject these accusations. Ballon told us that their work is fundamentally about making people feel safer...
Top architects reveal their dream projects for 2026
[ad_1] Being a field dependent on big developer clients and even bigger sums of money, rarely do architects get to pick the projects they work on. Would they if they...
The upsides to not fitting in with your company culture
[ad_1] Most organizations still hire for culture fit—even those that loudly champion diversity and inclusion. The phrase sounds benign, even wise: who wouldn’t want colleagues who “fit in”? But behind...
Why AI skills are the new gold standard for job seekers
[ad_1] Artificial intelligence capabilities have rapidly shifted from nice-to-have extras to essential requirements across industries and job levels. Employers now prioritize candidates who can harness AI tools to multiply productivity,...
Lyft CEO: ‘Let’s stop doing that, please’
[ad_1] Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
Going beyond pilots with composable and sovereign AI
[ad_1] The concept to production reality AI pilots almost always work, and that’s the problem. Proofs of concept (PoCs) are meant to validate feasibility, surface use cases, and build confidence...
What’s open and closed on MLK Day 2026? Banks, stock markets, parks, Walmart, Costco holiday hours
[ad_1] To an outside observer (honestly even to the average American), the jurisdiction of the United States government appears convoluted—it’s a collection of states with one set of rules that...
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach explains the future of global spending
[ad_1] What did the latest holiday shopping season reveal about consumer confidence going into 2026? Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach unpacks the signals he’s seeing across global spending—from shifting consumer sentiment...
What it’s like to be banned from the US for fighting online hate
[ad_1] Ahmed, Melford, Breton, and their respective organizations also made their own statements denouncing the entry bans. Ahmed, the only one of the five based in the United States, also...
U.S. visas for ‘extraordinary ability’ are increasingly going to influencers and OnlyFans creators
[ad_1] O-1B visas are for immigrants of “extraordinary ability,” originally designed for acclaimed artists, musicians, athletes, and scholars, But increasingly they’re being handed out to people with a more modern...
