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With the State of the World in the Hands of Big Business, Some Executives Think It Can Pay to Do Good
As global leaders discuss how to build a better future in a post-pandemic world, business executives weigh profits and purpose
Why Timnit Gebru Isn’t Waiting for Big Tech to Fix AI’s Problems
Three hundred and sixty-four days after she lost her job as a co-lead of Google’s ethical artificial intelligence (AI) team, Timnit Gebru is nestled into a couch at an Airbnb rental in Boston, about to embark on a new phase in her career. Google hired Gebru in 2018 to help ensure that its AI products…
Why Timnit Gebru Isn’t Waiting for Big Tech to Fix AI’s Problems
Three hundred and sixty-four days after she lost her job as a co-lead of Google’s ethical artificial intelligence (AI) team, Timnit Gebru is nestled into a couch at an Airbnb rental in Boston, about to embark on a new phase in her career. Google hired Gebru in 2018 to help ensure that its AI products…
The Surprisingly Low Price Tag on Preventing Climate Disaster
As the climate crisis worsens, too many people are swinging from denial straight to despair. A few years ago, it was common to hear people deny climate change, downplay the enormousness of the threat, or argue that it is far too soon to worry about it. Now many people say it’s too late. The apocalypse…
The Surprisingly Low Price Tag on Preventing Climate Disaster
As the climate crisis worsens, too many people are swinging from denial straight to despair. A few years ago, it was common to hear people deny climate change, downplay the enormousness of the threat, or argue that it is far too soon to worry about it. Now many people say it’s too late. The apocalypse…
Controversial Investment Guru Cathie Wood Wants to Help You Trust the Stock Market Again
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Cathie Wood is CEO, CIO and founder of ARK Invest, a closely watched investment fund known for its prescient high risk, high reward strategy (Wood was early on Bitcoin and Tesla) and radical transparency (she explains her decisions to…
Controversial Investment Guru Cathie Wood Wants to Help You Trust the Stock Market Again
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Cathie Wood is CEO, CIO and founder of ARK Invest, a closely watched investment fund known for its prescient high risk, high reward strategy (Wood was early on Bitcoin and Tesla) and radical transparency (she explains her decisions to…
Starbucks Staff Can Vote to Unionize at Three More New York Stores, U.S. Labor Official Rules
Starbucks Corp. employees at three more restaurants in New York state will vote on unionization, a U.S. labor official ruled Friday, offering organizers a chance to expand a new labor foothold that’s already inspiring copycat efforts around the country. In her ruling, Nancy Wilson, an acting regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, rejected…
Colombia Presidential Favorite Gustavo Petro Wants to Form a Global Anti-Oil Bloc
Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across the world to join him in forming a new anti-fossil fuel bloc.
Washington’s Proposed Rules to Protect Investors Could Widen the Wealth Gap
The Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing for significant changes in how private funded companies operate and who can invest in them, the agency said this week. The proposed changes probably won’t benefit rank and file American investors but will likely help people who are already rich get even wealthier. While the details remain unclear,…
Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for U.S. Businesses
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers…
Businesses Are Laying Off Workers During Omicron Surge, Rising U.S. Unemployment Claims Signal
The four-week moving average rose nearly 6,300 to almost 211,000