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These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.

The danger of stablecoins lies in the ways they are meant to be safe.

The General Atomics linkup is a first for the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft effort.

Human brains were not meant to think about trillions of dollars.

Energy constraints in the artificial-intelligence race are causing tech companies to think out of this world

The rapid development of artificial intelligence is pushing corporate boards into uncharted territory. Some are scrambling.

Balance sheets, cash flows are showing the strain of AI investments and forcing investors to think about companies differently

Big companies have teams to guide tech strategy—smaller firms noodle until something works Quick Summary Fifty-eight percent of small businesses surveyed use generative AI, an increase from 40% in 2024 and more than double two years prior. Small businesses are using AI for various tasks, including cost analysis, customer service, shift scheduling and website development. Some small-business owners report that AI has enabled them to reduce staffing needs, such as hiring fewer managers or not replacing departed employees.

Amazon informed staffers via a text-email combo. Target asked workers to stay home. Does any of that make job cuts less painful? Quick Summary Employers are changing layoff tactics with an aim of minimizing ugly public scenes. Some companies are using remote notifications, such as texts. There are managers who have been cut out of the loop on staff reductions, unable to explain dismissals to teams.

Doug McMillon’s success at Walmart shows the value of corporate leadership.

Companies are favoring multitool graduates with broad skill sets

After a decades long hiatus, nuclear weapons surge back to the forefront of global politics Somewhat related? The U.S. bid to control the western hemisphere Also related: comparing U.S. and China drones