Posts by Amelia Frost
Behind the Products: Sahil Thakkar on Manufacturing Innovation and Execution
It isn’t difficult to think of inventions that could improve people’s lives and use technology to streamline everyday inefficiencies. For decades before their invention, people dreamed of things like self-driving cars and video calls. The far greater challenge lies in turning ambitious concepts into products that can be manufactured reliably, consistently, and at global scale.…
Read MoreOil Climbs As U.S. And Iran Trade Fresh Strikes, End Of The War Remains Out Of Sight
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as the U.S. and Iran traded fresh strikes and the end of the war remains out of sight. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 2% and stood just below $98 a barrel at 3:39 p.m., ET, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, gained almost 2.5% and surpassed…
Read MoreDr. Thomas Faulkner on How Recurring Workplace Problems Reveal the Systems Behind Them
Organizations rarely set out to create workplace dysfunction. Yet many often find themselves facing the same HR challenges repeatedly. According to Dr. Thomas W. Faulkner of Faulkner HR Solutions, this pattern reflects a deeper misunderstanding of how workplace problems form and repeat. “Most organizations believe they are solving problems when they respond to the individual…
Read MoreAI Can Improve the Event Industry, But It Cannot Replace Human Connection or Experience
When the world shut down during COVID-19, technology became the bridge that kept businesses, schools, and industries functioning. Video calls replaced conference rooms. Livestreams replaced stages. Screens became the primary way many of us communicated with one another. At the time, it felt necessary and efficient. But looking back now, I also think that period…
Read MoreEast-West Leadership Lessons for a Volatile World
The cultural divide between business leaders in the Western world and their counterparts in the East can manifest itself in the simplest of situations. To get an idea of how, think of a business lunch or dinner. This business custom would not seem to be fraught with potential cultural landmines. After all, everyone eats regardless…
Read MoreCanada’s Sanctions Policy Is Falling out of Step with Western Strategic Priorities
As Washington and its allies race to secure critical minerals, diversify energy supplies, and rebuild defense-industrial capacity, an unexpected policy gap is emerging inside the Western alliance. The United States is investing heavily in new supply chains for rare earths and other critical minerals, seeking to reduce dependence on China and strengthen access to the…
Read MoreLenovo Bets On ‘Hybrid AI’ For The New Era Of Computing, CTO Says
AI-first seems to be the way forward for most tech companies. In late May, Lenovo, most well known for its devices such as laptops, announced that revenue for 2025/2026 reached a total of $83.1 billion, a part of which can attributed to the company’s prolonged investment in what it has described as hybrid AI. The…
Read MoreMorgan Stanley To Open Stock Administration Platforms To AI Agents: Report
Morgan Stanley will allow AI agents to connect with its stock administration platforms, according to a new report. CNBC detailed that agents will be able to bypass software interfaces built for humans. “The way we see it, in a future state, our corporate clients will not be logging into ShareWorks or Equity Edge,” Mark Mitchell,…
Read MoreBitcoin Lags Nasdaq By Widest Margin Since 2019 As Investors Shift Focus To AI Stocks And New Trading Products
Bitcoin has fallen significantly behind U.S. equities, marking its weakest relative performance against the Nasdaq-100 since 2019 as investors continue to favor technology stocks and artificial intelligence-related companies over digital assets. The cryptocurrency is down about 35% from the point where its relative strength versus the Nasdaq-100 peaked nearly a year ago, while the technology-heavy…
Read MoreStrategy Sold $2.5M in Bitcoin and the Market Acted Like Saylor Burned the Whole Treasury
Michael Saylor and Strategy sold 32 bitcoin between May 26 and May 31, hauling in about $2.5 million at an average of $77,135 a coin, disclosed in a June 1 8-K filing. That’s roughly 0.004% of the company’s 843,706 BTC hoard. A rounding error. A landlord cracking open a $62 billion piggy bank to cover…
Read MorePrivate Payrolls Grow Beyond Expectations And Marks Best Month Since January 2025
Payrolls exceeded expectations in May, according to the latest ADP report. Concretely, companies added 122,000 workers last month, above the 110,000 expected by analysts. It was the strongest gain since January 2025. CNBC noted that gains were more broad-based than in previous months, when they were concentrated in the healthcare sector. Last month, education and…
Read MoreRay Dalio Says AI Market Shows Signs Of Being a Bubble: ‘Nobody Can Get It Exactly Right’
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said the artificial intelligence market is showing signs of being a bubble. “All great technology changes produce bubbles,” Dalio told Bloomberg Television. “Nobody can get it exactly right. You have to either spend a ton of money to capture your market share and don’t worry about whether it’s too much or…
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