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- by Kacy FlemingRecently, menopause has gone from taboo to mainstream, with celebrities turning “the change” into a status symbol and vocal clinicians becoming household names. Those brave women paved the way for more conversation, catalyzing focus and research on women’s health, and we should all be grateful. But what happens in media and pop culture rarely transfers to corporate culture. As a 22-year corporate veteran, I (Kacy) make my living studying and speaking to employees in organizations. From New York to Houston, and from manufacturing associates to CFOs, I have encountered very few women who want to talk about menopause at work. […]
- by Doug AamothFew digital warning banners prompt immediate frustration quite like seeing “iPhone Storage Almost Full” right when you open your camera to record a quick video. You might assume that you’re trapped in a terrible trade-off: Either delete three years of family photos or start uninstalling apps you actually use. In reality, most of the storage bloat on your phone doesn’t come from your photo library or active application code. It comes from hidden caches, forgotten offline downloads, duplicate message attachments, and temporary system files. You can easily claw back 10GB or more of space on your iPhone in a few […]
- by Sarah HofmannDigital media has become inescapable, and there’s still a lot we don’t know about its effects on young people’s physical and mental health. But we do have enough evidence of its harms to warrant government action, say the authors of a series on “digital determinants of health” published today in The Lancet. The three-paper series and related meta-review, which analyzed existing research that included data from 9 million people younger than 25, were authored by experts from 10 different countries. What the evidence says about digital harms The study found consistent associations between problematic digital media use—meaning addiction-like patterns of […]
- by Mark SullivanWhy on earth do people want to put data centers in space? It’s all about power and cooling. The chips that run AI models require a lot of electrical power, and our electrical grid will be seriously stretched to accommodate the wave of new AI data centers now being built or planned. Data centers, in fact, will account for almost half of U.S. electricity demand growth between now and 2030. In space, there’s ample solar power for running AI servers. In the right orbit, solar energy is effectively continuous and more powerful than on Earth. Solar panels can collect about […]
- by Rob WalkerConsumer confidence is feeble, gas prices remain high, the labor market has the jitters, there’s war in the Middle East, and AI doomerism has become part of pop culture. So . . . time to book a cruise? Apparently so. This week Carnival, the largest cruise line, reported record results—third quarter revenue of $8.4 billion, well ahead of expectations—and, more intriguingly, all-time high bookings for 2027. With customer deposits totaling $7.6 billion in the third quarter, up almost 7% over last year, Carnival says it is roughly half booked for 2027. And 2028 bookings are also ahead of past pace. […]
- by The ConversationThe U.S. government has pitched an obscure accounting rule change that has ignited a firestorm of opposition. If enacted, its effects might be felt from the capital markets to your retirement savings account. At issue is a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission that would scrap a long-standing requirement for registered companies to disclose their earnings every three months. Instead, they would have the option to do so only every six months. The agency says its proposal has two goals: One is to reduce a company’s compliance costs needed to prepare financial statements; the other is to promote longer-term […]
- by The ConversationWherever Marci Bakely went, her ex-boyfriend seemed to know. When the Georgia single mother drove to the grocery store or a date, he often texted within minutes. According to a Washington Post investigation, Bakely’s ex-boyfriend, Braselton Police Chief Michael Steffman, searched her license plates and those of her teenage daughter roughly 600 times through Flock Safety, a company that makes and operates networks of automated license plate readers, or ALPRs. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Steffman in November 2025 on charges of stalking, harassment, and misuse of an ALPR. He was found dead before trial. Bakely’s case is not […]
- by Inc.Panda Express built an empire out of a single family’s restaurant. Now its founders are focused on helping their employees build something of their own. Privately held and employing around 55,000 people, the Chinese food chain generates roughly $7 billion in annual sales and has grown into America’s largest Asian restaurant brand, with more than 2,500 locations across 49 states and a presence in 12 countries. Behind that growth are two cofounders whose own paths to the U.S. weren’t so different from the immigrant employees they’re now trying to help. Andrew Cherng was born in China and raised in Taiwan […]
- by Laura BradleyFor as long as I can remember, I’ve been a night owl. Nick at Nite reruns were my favorite lullaby as a teen, and although I now opt for streaming shows and audiobooks as an adult, my experience remains the same—when the world goes to sleep, I’m wide awake. As someone who struggles to rise before 9:30 a.m., I’ve always wondered: Is the grass really greener for those who wake up with the morning dew? Lately, sleep research has me thinking about that even more. After all, poor sleep habits exacerbate health and safety hazards on the job, hamper work […]
- by Petros ChamakiotisImagine leaving work early to collect your children, then logging back on after they are asleep. At 10 p.m., you send a few emails. You don’t expect anyone to answer until tomorrow, but your colleagues don’t necessarily know that. Conventional wisdom says the solution is simple: Don’t send email after hours. But if you don’t, you’ll be behind because you left work early. On the other hand, you’re now creating the expectation that your team also works around the clock. The rule designed to protect flexible working also means everyone works all the time. Why controlling email hours no longer […]
- by Tracy BrowerFor happiness at work, there are few things better than a work bestie or friendly colleagues. But sometimes the best connections for getting the next job and advancing your career are actually the people you know less well and interact with less frequently. Think of your contacts in concentric circles with you at the center. In the inner circles are people you know best: family, friends, and coworkers. In the circles that are farther from you are people known as weak ties. They are people you recognize and are friendly with, but you interact with them infrequently and your relationship […]
- by Ted C. FishmanNobody who’s remotely familiar with John Wilson’s funny, angsty HBO series How To with John Wilson will be surprised to discover that his debut feature documentary, The History of Concrete, is not really about concrete. Wilson introduces us to a guy who removes tattoos from corpses and mounts the dead inked skin as mementos for loved ones. He interviews a New York park official who details how to purge poops from public swimming pools. When the film touches on the subject of concrete, Wilson quickly pivots to another. He’ll do anything not to dwell on his nominal topic. He never wrestles with […]
- by Emily Guy BirkenRecently, I received an email solicitation from a PR company offering to help me promote my book. While I get these kinds of solicitation emails on occasion, this one impressed me with the level of detail it included about both my book and my career. Feeling pleased that someone had done their homework on me, I showed the email to my spouse. He took one look at it and knew that it was a pitch generated by artificial intelligence. It was clear to him that the sender had asked an AI to craft a personalized pitch after trawling the internet […]
- by Michael GrothausLast month, Apple rolled out its long-awaited AI chatbot, dubbed Siri AI. The launch comes at a time when investors see AI as a must-have offering, while consumers are increasingly cautious about the effects that artificial intelligence will have on their lives and society at large. As AI backlash mounts, it is the latter group who may be the least interested in—or most distrustful of—the new Siri AI. Siri AI is built on top of Google’s Gemini foundational models and is available on every iPhone 15 Pro and later running iOS 27. It is an ever-present chatbot and assistant that […]
- by JR RaphaelIt’s tough to talk tech without talking about maps. The almighty Maps app has become a core part of day-to-day life for so many of us these days—but for all the helpful features those apps have, there’s one layer they’ve never fully offered. Today, I want to introduce you to a truly cool tool I encountered that gives you a time-traveling pass to rewind any map in front of you and uncover all the hidden history behind it. It’s fascinating, eye-opening, and also just a ton of fun to explore. This tip originally appeared in the free Cool Tools newsletter […]
- by The ConversationImagine watching a political campaign video in which a candidate admits to taking a bribe. You recognize the face and voice. But the confession is entirely fabricated, thanks to artificial intelligence. Now imagine that your state has passed a law against these AI-generated election deepfakes. Would that mean the video has to be removed from the airwaves? In its June 2026 report, the National Conference of State Legislatures counted 31 states with election deepfake laws. California and Texas enacted their first election-deepfake laws in 2019, but most states adopted theirs in 2024 or later. Among the 31 states, 28 required […]
- by Amy MorinA client came into my therapy office one afternoon ready to quit her job. She’d been passed over for another promotion and had no idea why. I suggested that before resigning, she ask her boss why she wasn’t advancing. She came back to her next appointment stunned. Her boss had told her she lacked leadership skills. “For 10 years, I did everything asked of me,” she said. “If someone said jump, I asked how high. I thought I looked eager. But my boss said he couldn’t make me a leader because I don’t have a backbone. He needs people in […]
- by Marsha AckerWhen Clara came to me, she was exhausted, confused, and, for the first time in her career, starting to feel she was losing her ability to lead effectively. That morning, her boss had done the same thing he’d been doing every week for the past seven months. He had once again changed his thinking on the direction she and her team should be moving. Not two days earlier, she had left a one-on-one with him feeling confident about what he was asking for, and she had communicated the pivot to her team. Now, suddenly, in a meeting with the rest […]
- by María José Gutiérrez ChávezEven before AI made its way into all of our pockets, tech leaders spent decades warning the world about it. Anthropic has been particularly vocal about the disastrous consequences of reckless AI development. The company is also reportedly focusing on AI consciousness and the moral implications. A recent New York Times article revealed that over the past year, Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah has embarked on a journey to answer two central questions: not whether AI is dangerous, but rather, what if it is conscious? And if so, what does that mean for AI developers? Seeking perspective, Anthropic turned not to […]
- by Pavithra MohanJulia Carreon didn’t anticipate that a LinkedIn post promoting her new book would spark an exchange that made a persuasive case for why she wrote the book in the first place. Carreon, a former executive at Citigroup and Wells Fargo, had drawn on her experience climbing the ranks of Wall Street to write Walking on Broken Glass: Navigating the Aftermath of the Glass Ceiling, which was published in September. The book touched on the notion of the “glass cliff,” a term that academics use to capture how women tend to be appointed to leadership positions when a company is going […]
- AI is entering a new phase. In this episode of PwC's Take on Tomorrow podcast, Rob Seaman, General Manager of Slack at Salesforce, tells us how AI agents are changing the way teams collaborate, innovate, and turn ideas into reality.
- Every business plans for growth. But how many are built to survive? In this episode of PwC's Take on Tomorrow podcast, we speak with Amy Webb, futurist, author, and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group.
- Are you ready to join the AI leaders? AI is everywhere. But ROI isn't. PwC's new AI performance study reveals that a small set of top-performing companies–the AI leaders–are already translating AI into real ROI.
- Are you ready to join the AI leaders? AI is everywhere. But ROI isn't. PwC's new AI performance study reveals that a small set of top-performing companies–the AI leaders–are already translating AI into real ROI.
- The company's Global President for AI Infrastructure, Nidhi Chappell, describes how demand for data centers is pushing the industry to find new ways to build, scale, and perform at new levels.
- In an interview with strategy+business, Zahid Salman, president and chief executive officer of Canadian insurer GreenShield, describes how the nonprofit is tapping into digital strategies and the larger healthcare ecosystem to evolve into a payer-provider at scale.
- Cambridge economist Michael Pollitt calls for global cooperation and innovative technologies to tackle challenges in decarbonization and enhance energy resilience.
- Confidence is down. Pressure is up. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we are on the ground in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, and we ask what it takes to lead with agility in the age of AI.
- CEOs are reinventing their companies with technology and seeking growth opportunities in new sectors, even as they see elevated threats ahead.
- Our global food system is unsustainable, and its practices are inflexible, inefficient, and inequitable. The December issue of s+b explores why it doesn't have to be.
- Customer service is feeling different–and AI may be why. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain how AI is reshaping customer interactions and changing how businesses support their workforc
- Could government be the next great innovator? In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain why public and private collaboration could unlock new solutions in energy, healthcare, climate and mor
- Building the world's digital backbone takes trillions of dollars. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain how innovative financing is driving the global data-center boom–and enabling the infrastructure that powers A
- Feeding a growing population in the decade ahead will require bold innovation and new partnerships–so what's emerging? In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain how humanity can completely reimagine food.
- Mobility is changing–and it's bigger than just cars. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explore how electric vehicles, automation and new tech are transforming the way we move people and goods.
- Healthcare is being reimagined. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explore how technology, collaboration and patient-first thinking are transforming the future of healthcare.
- Rory McDonald, an expert in disruptive strategy, urges corporate leaders to learn from startups–and even preschoolers–as they seek to reinvent their organizations.
- Kubernetesisaplatformthathelpscompaniesmanagecontainerizedsoftwareapplicationsefficientlyandsecurely.
- Hybridcloudandmulticloudareflexiblestrategiesthatallowbusinessestoselectthebestcloudsolutionforeachworkloadorapplication.
- AdatameshownershipframeworkcombinedwithdatafabricarchitecturecanhelpcompaniesmanagethemassiveamountsofdataneededtoenableAI.