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Esther Perel has a warning for executives: your workforce is suffering from social atrophy and AI is making it worse
Now, the psychotherapist is shifting her attention to the workplace, where AI, hybrid working, and declining engagement are reshaping how colleagues connect. Europe has the lowest employee engagement of any region in the world at 12%, according to Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report. This compares with the global average of 20% that is itself at its lowest point since 2020.
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The 25 most influential works of American culture
A decade-by-decade look at the books, music, art and ideas that shaped society.
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Climate: The ultimate industry disrupter
It’s already reshaping business. Get focused. Related
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The Fight Over Humanoid Robots Has Shut Down a Car Factory for the First Time
Auto workers for Hyundai Motor in South Korea are on a partial strike worried about their future job prospects
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Air Force Test Fires Long-Range Missile From Combat Jet Drone for the First Time
The successful test represents ‘an important next step’ in the development of autonomous aircraft, the Air Force says
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An Odyssey Deserving of the Biggest Screen Possible
Christopher Nolan successfully brings the epic into the IMAX era. Related
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Leadership wisdom found in a LinkedIn post:
Thanks Kimberly! From a LinkedIn post: For 25 years as CEO of WD-40 Company, I opened almost every meeting with the same line. '"Good day, I'm Garry Ridge. I'm the consciously incompetent, probably wrong, roughly right CEO of WD-40 Company, and I need all the help I can get." People assumed I was being humble for effect. Most never realized it was the most strategic sentence I said all year. That line was not modesty. It was an operating system. When you are a senior leader
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A tale of two ways to think about climate change
A sweeping philosophical history reveals two groups at odds on the relationship between nature and the economy.
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War Risk for Businesses Will Mean Higher Prices No Matter What Happens
Doing business in a more dangerous and unpredictable world will cost more, pushing up the price of everything from food to electronics.
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3 days ago1 min read
College Athletes Can Now Get Paid. How Is It Working Out?
Not so well, says a university president. Despite some problems, things overall are much better, counters an attorney for athletes.
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3 days ago1 min read
Bill Ford on Chinese Cars: U.S. ‘Can’t Expect to Keep Them Out Forever’
China’s automakers have rapidly displaced competitors elsewhere in the world
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3 days ago1 min read
Twenty Years From Now, You Won’t Just Watch Sports—You’ll Enter Them
Viewing games will be more personalized, interactive and immersive. But something may be lost along the way.
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Equality Is the Core of American Identity
It’s at the heart of antidiscrimination efforts and populist political uprisings Related
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Startup Mass-Producing Cheap Killer Drones Wins $500 Million Army Contract
Neros makes Ukraine-style first-person-view drones that are cost-competitive with popular Chinese models Somewhat related: America’s Latest Weapon Against Iran: Sea Drones
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3 days ago1 min read
Can Hedging Make You a Better Communicator?
Hedging can make us less persuasive, but new research from Wharton’s Jonah Berger shows how communicators can use hedging to their advantage.
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Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project
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4 days ago1 min read
‘Speed’ Review: The Future Is Gridlocked
The world in some ways has slowed down. More congestion means that cars travel less quickly through cities than they have in recent decades.
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Forget Wall Street. Elite Students Are Spending Their Summers on Startup Dreams.
As AI disrupts traditional career paths, these college students are skipping corporate internships for San Francisco hacker houses and incubators
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More U.S. Workers Are Testing Positive for Marijuana. Fewer Employers Are Concerned.
As cannabis use grows, employers are rethinking pre-hire screens to avoid recruiting challenges
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The AI Superfans Companies Count On to Convert the Skeptics
Companies are increasingly mobilizing internal groups of AI ‘champions’ as a way to sell their more reluctant colleagues on the technology’s benefits
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5 days ago1 min read
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