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- The Trust FactorSynthetic data to train machine learning models may be key in building stakeholder trust in AI
- Fortune CryptoCrypto’s most famous criminal got 25 years. So why are people upset?
- BroadsheetHow female CEOs are building for women in Asia: ‘In Chinese tradition, we always favor the son’
- CHRO DailyCotopaxi wants employees to spend time outdoors, so it provides stipends for ‘bucket list’ trips
- Term SheetSam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Here’s what covering the trial as a reporter was really like
- CFO DailyThe latest ‘quiet’ workplace trend is ‘cutting’—diminishing someone’s role so they quit on their own—and 77% of employees say they’ve seen it
From the magazine
Magazine
Aflac’s CEO gave us that obnoxious, genius duck and changed the insurance industry. Now, he’s facing his aging customers’ mortality—and eventually his own
Dan Amos has spent his 34 years as CEO of Aflac selling insurance against illness and death, but there are some endings that all the insurance in the world can’t prevent.
March 26, 2024
Commentary
- EnvironmentBiden’s EPA could jeopardize his key policies by imposing sweeping new environmental rules on chemicals used for chips manufacturing
- semiconductorsThe U.S. and its allies want to bring the entire chip supply chain in-house—and that could create an OPEC-style cartel for the digital age
- CongressThe economics of antibiotics are broken and superbugs are on the rise–but a solution inspired by the subscription economy could save millions of lives
- A.I.AI Ph.D.s are flocking to Big Tech. Here’s why that could be bad news for open innovation
- Sam Bankman-FriedI pleaded guilty to a $3 million fraud charge. This is my advice for Sam Bankman-Fried
- Health1 in 3 Americans who die in hospital had sepsis–and that’s just one of the many areas where AI can improve early diagnosis
Topics
Environment
Here’s who was really steering (or not) the 95,000-ton ship when it ploughed into the Key Bridge this week
Fixing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed this week could cost more than $800 million—and take several years to repair
Biden’s EPA could jeopardize his key policies by imposing sweeping new environmental rules on chemicals used for chips manufacturing
Finance
First it was Mega Millions, now the Powerball jackpot is creeping up to $1 billion
It’s a ‘very long road ahead’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge, Maryland governor says, despite Biden’s $60 billion in aid
$50,000 of public money was misused to build secret apartments inside Bay Area train stations, authorities say
Health
The doctor who caught actress Olivia Munn’s breast cancer also diagnosed her own: ‘I don’t want another woman to go through what I went through’
Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends about their diagnosis: ‘You’re dealing with this all alone’
The economics of antibiotics are broken and superbugs are on the rise–but a solution inspired by the subscription economy could save millions of lives
Leadership
Reeling from subway shootings, NYC launches metal detectors from a company accused of doctoring software results
Cotopaxi wants employees to spend time outdoors, so it provides stipends for ‘bucket list’ trips
Larry Summers, a ‘friend of China,’ warns Beijing that its actions are making it hard for people like him to push for stronger ties
Lifestyle
NFL will air two games on Christmas this year—and the first game of the season will be a streaming exclusive
Beyoncé says her ‘country’ album was 5 years in the making and a response to ‘an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed’
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Good Friday 2024
Personal Finance
First it was Mega Millions, now the Powerball jackpot is creeping up to $1 billion
Wendy’s offers chance for free breakfast for a year – but only in some states
Some Ivy League schools will charge students $90,000 and up per year starting this fall
Politics
Biden’s EPA could jeopardize his key policies by imposing sweeping new environmental rules on chemicals used for chips manufacturing
It’s a ‘very long road ahead’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge, Maryland governor says, despite Biden’s $60 billion in aid
Biden taps Obama, Clinton in record-setting $26 million fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall moderated by Stephen Colbert
Retail
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Good Friday 2024
Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura joins forces with bakery to launch his own brand of THC edibles
Judge calls out banking industry for choosing Texas court to challenge credit card fee caps—’Venue is not a continental breakfast’
Success
Beyoncé says her ‘country’ album was 5 years in the making and a response to ‘an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed’
This niche employee benefit can actually pay for itself fourfold. Boston Consulting Group calls it ‘the easiest talent investment decision you’ll ever make’
The video game world wants in on the labor movement: Sega makes history as it ratifies new union contract
Tech
Biden’s EPA could jeopardize his key policies by imposing sweeping new environmental rules on chemicals used for chips manufacturing
Microsoft knows you love tricking its AI chatbots into doing weird stuff and it’s designing ‘prompt shields’ to stop you
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Here’s what covering the trial as a reporter was really like