An executive coach who works with C-suite leaders at founder-run companies says many executives are hired with job descriptions promising authority over strategy or operations, only to find founders unwilling to relinquish control of those areas. The coach cites Bain research showing founder-led companies have delivered more than twice the shareholder returns of other companies over the past decade. Based on client experience, the coach outlines methods executives use to navigate this gap, including testing what founders will actually delegate and identifying the informal circle of advisers who influence founder decisions.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-11-06
Several US states have seen candidates win elections on promises to impose moratoriums on new data center construction, prompting AI and cloud companies to reconsider their build-out plans. Developers are reportedly exploring alternatives including overseas sites and remote desert locations to avoid local resistance.
wsj.com
· 2026-11-06
The New York Times and other newspaper publishers filed suit against Brave Software in federal court in New York, alleging the browser company scrapes copyrighted articles, bypasses paywalls, and resells the content through its search index and API to AI firms including Anthropic, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI and Cohere. The complaint estimates Brave has earned over $100 million from this activity while publishers received no compensation, and it alleges direct, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement plus DMCA violations for circumventing paywall protections.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-11-03
Nature, in partnership with the Estée Lauder Companies, has announced the winners of its annual Inspiring Women in Science Awards. Materials physicist Alexandra Paterson of the University of Kentucky won the Scientific Achievement award for her work on flexible, printable plastic mixed-conductor semiconductors, while Taghried Abdelmagid won the Science Outreach award for her efforts promoting girls' and women's science education.
nature.com
· 2026-11-03
Anthropic has adopted a share structure designed to preserve founder control of the company, aligning it with other prominent tech firms that have gone public using similar arrangements. The structure typically grants founders outsized voting power relative to their equity stake.
wsj.com
· 2026-11-01
A directive from President Trump restricting the use of Chinese-made batteries in U.S. energy storage systems is reshaping the market for grid batteries. With Chinese suppliers sidelined, battery manufacturers from South Korea and Japan are positioned to fill the gap in U.S. power-grid storage projects.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-29
Elon Musk posted on X that over 200 neocloud firms renting AI compute capacity face widespread shutdowns and consolidation, saying lenders have pulled back from companies lacking revenue outside AI data centers. He added that SpaceX has secured $40 billion in debt financing to buy more GPUs, citing its investment-grade status and Starlink and launch revenue, though Bloomberg reports the deal has not yet closed and pricing talks continue. Musk said SpaceX has no plans to acquire struggling neocloud operators, with the new GPUs not expected to arrive until the first half of 2027.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-26
A commentary published on the evolution of corporate AI deployments criticizes the trend of designing AI agents to mimic individual human employees within an organizational hierarchy. The author argues that replicating the org chart in software misunderstands how AI should be integrated into companies, suggesting instead that businesses should aim to build 'intelligent companies' rather than simulated staff.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-24
A commentary piece argues that many biotech, SaaS and health companies are branding themselves as AI companies primarily to attract investor capital rather than because of genuine AI capability. It compares this trend to past speculative waves, such as firms adding '.com' to their names during the dot-com boom and rebranding around blockchain a decade later.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-23
Elon Musk has said he will give every child in America a stake in SpaceX next year, a giveaway involving roughly 72 million shares worth about $10.5 billion at current prices. Divided among the country's children, that works out to roughly $146 per child. The pledge comes amid a broader trend of large philanthropic promises from Silicon Valley's wealthiest tech figures.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-23
The BBC has announced plans to eliminate up to 2,000 positions over the coming years, alongside cuts to certain channels, citing immediate cost pressures. The move comes as the broadcaster negotiates with the U.K. government over the terms of its future funding and charter.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-21
A Nature briefing reports that as more AI companies prepare to go public, the number of ultra-wealthy philanthropists funding biomedical science in the US is expected to grow. These donors tend to back higher-risk, personally meaningful projects with fewer conditions than government agencies typically impose, according to the briefing.
nature.com
· 2026-10-21
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