Quickbase Study Reveals: AI and Tech Overload Decreasing Worker Productivity
AI and tech overload is making workers less productive, Quickbase study reveals As I wrote this newsletter in a Google Doc, I found myself toggling between an overwhelming mix of programs with different functions: Slack, Asana, my company’s HR management software, various spreadsheets, and my Microsoft OneDrive—not to mention the AI applications ChatGPT and Perplexity. […]
Top Economist Brad DeLong Advises Recent Grads: It’s the Sluggish Economy, Not AI, That’s Hurting Job Opportunities
Top economist Brad DeLong to recent college grads: Don’t blame AI for job struggles—blame the sputtering economy As recent college graduates face one of the toughest job markets in years, Berkeley economist and voluble Substacker Brad DeLong has a message for those struggling to land their first full-time gig: Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are not […]
Apple’s Impressive Earnings Offset by Tariff Concerns, Slow AI Rollout, and Minimal Stock Movement
Apple’s blowout earnings marred by tariff fears, a slow AI rollout, and the stock barely moves Apple reported blowout earnings on Thursday, beating Wall Street’s predictions with its biggest revenue growth since December 2021. However, the market reaction was muted, with analysts citing concerns over long-term issues including tariffs and AI. The company reached $94 […]
As a Cybersecurity CEO Advising Over 9,000 Agencies, I Disagree with Sam Altman: The AI Fraud Crisis Isn’t Coming—It’s Already Here.
I’m a cybersecurity CEO who advises over 9,000 agencies and Sam Altman is wrong that the AI fraud crisis is coming—it’s already here Sam Altman recently warned that AI-powered fraud is coming “very soon,” and it will break the systems we rely on to verify identity. It is already happening and it’s not just coming for […]
Nvidia’s Surging Stock Creates Two New Billionaires in Jensen Huang’s C-Suite
Nvidia soaring stock has generated two more billionaires in Jensen Huang’s C-suite Two of Nvidia’s senior leadership figures are now billionaires, joining CEO and founder Jensen Huang in having net worths of 10-figure sums. Per calculations by the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, Nvidia’s CFO Colette Kress and its executive vice president of world field operations, Jay […]
Study: Guilt and Shame Drive Many Chinese Students to Learn AI, Rather Than Enjoyment
Study: Many Chinese students are motivated to learn AI due to ‘guilt and shame,’ not enjoyment Just because Gen Z is leading the charge on integrating AI tools into their school work doesn’t mean they actually want to be. A new study published this week in the journal Science of Learning found many university students […]
AI Sparks Mass Layoffs in Tech While Increasing Salaries by $18,000 Annually in Other Sectors, Study Reveals
AI is driving mass layoffs in tech, but it’s boosting salaries by $18,000 a year everywhere else, study says You’ve read about it all over, including in Fortune Intelligence. Maybe you or friends have been impacted: artificial intelligence is already transforming work, not least hiring and firing. Nowhere is the impact more visible than in […]
Amazon’s New Alexa+ is Impressive — But Is It Enough for the ChatGPT Era?
Amazon’s new Alexa+ is pretty good — but is that enough in the ChatGPT age? I’m going to start with a caveat from the top: This is not a formal product review. That’s not my background nor expertise, and if that’s what you are looking for, you are likely to walk away at least a […]
Trade Agreements Boost Wall Street Gains as Trump Intensifies Criticism of the Fed
Trade deals fuel Wall Street gains while Trump renews Fed attack Benzinga | Detroit Free Press Citgroup, Bank of America top profit forecasts on strong trading revenue Wall Street banks posted strong quarterly results as they benefited from volatile markets in the first three months of 2025. Citigroup and Bank of America topped estimates for […]
Sundar Pichai Joins Billionaire Ranks Amid Alphabet’s Surge
Sundar Pichai becomes billionaire thanks to Alphabet rally Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai has joined the glamorous ranks of the world’s billionaires, after the tech giant’s class A share price bubbled up 13% over the past month. Pichai’s net worth has hit $1.1 billion, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index recorded, courtesy of significant cash reserves and the […]