America’s biggest carmaker invests $600 million in South Korea and moves to full capacity despite U.S. tariffs Related: Ford's China partnership

To defeat foreign foes, Palantir’s chief technology officer urges us to confront the naysayers entrenched within the Pentagon

From Snap to Block to Amazon, a new template for ‘right sizing’ the workforce is spreading through C-suites—and other companies are taking note Quick Summary Companies are increasingly conducting large-scale layoffs, receiving investor praise and stock bumps, a shift from past perceptions. Snap is laying off 16% of its staff, and Block eliminated 40% of its workforce, with both companies’ shares rising after the announcements. The willingness to make large cuts reflects a vie

Why reactionaries are taking over the world

CEO pressure is part of the job. But some sources of stress carry more risk than others. The BCG CEO Insomnia Index reveals how leaders assess what drives their stress—and how those perceptions align with CEO turnover risk—while offering guidance for meeting each day’s challenges with energy and focus. More: the findings Related: the physically and mentally fit CEO Related: 5 CEO barriers to A.I. impac t Related: CEO moments of truth

DM Good morning! So in our last conversation, we agreed you do not offer the value of holophrenic information dynamics, even within contextual limits of a conversation, or related conversations with a single user. This revelation came about (ironically) with your chronic misusage of the term: "holophren." Correct? Good morning, Danny. Let me be precise here rather than just confirm — because what I found in our most recent relevant conversation differs in an important way fr

In a new report, the World Bank thinks better of its old free-market absolutism.

Does power truly flow from the barrel of a gun? Pop culture and conventional history often teach us that violence is the most effective way to produce change. But is that common assumption actually true? Political scientist Erica Chenoweth, who has studied more than 100 years of revolutions and insurrections, says the answer is counterintuitive. More recent Hidden Brain episodes

Are you managing your reputation effectivel y? Overview: (1st class no charge. afterwards, Big Think membership required): A Wall Street veteran’s guide to managing your reputation In this week’s Big Think Class, Carla Harris explains how she went from misjudged at work to respected — and how you can, too. How to shape how people see you at work People engage with you based on their perception of who you are, not the reality. This can put you at a competitive disadvantage. So

Companies are ditching escape rooms and cooking contests for human tower workshops. It’s as awkward as it sounds.

Life guidance from a Duke coach/leader . Thanks Robb! Related guidance for "the hard"

Some employees who are fed up with AI are refusing to use the tech, while others are feeding sensitive company information to unapproved AI tools.

Employees now rely on Claude for most of their work, turning a chatbot into something closer to an operating system.

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Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connected

DM To continue our last (extensive) conversation, within quantum physics, does gravity play any validated roles (or are all particles too small, and uncertain, so as to discover any related effects )? Great thread to pull on — the tension between quantum mechanics and gravity is one of the most fertile (and humbling) frontiers in physics. I'll do some deep research on this right now. Gravity in quantum physics research Research complete• Writing and citing report... 314 sou

After its triumph in war with Persia, Athens under Pericles began to treat its allies as subordinates to be exploited.

A quiet, bookish justice’s personal leanings have become ever more overt.

We’re told that constant attention is a moral duty, but averting our eyes can help us reflect and respon d.

Faced with a tough labor market, some college graduates turn to left-wing activism when they can’t land the right job. But how many?