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A recruiter approached an operations executive with a lucrative senior role or board position offer, which later turned out to be a scam. The incident highlights how scammers target high-level professionals with enticing but false opportunities. The executive, a résumé writer, shared the experience to warn others about these costly schemes.
Ron Deibert of Citizen Lab has accused the US government of advancing widespread surveillance initiatives. He also criticized some technology executives for their willingness to support these efforts. The remarks highlight concerns over privacy and government overreach in digital spaces.
At a White House lunch with top AI executives, President Trump signed an executive order declaring the government will no longer use the term 'artificial intelligence,' replacing it with 'Super Intelligence.' The move followed a September 23 UN speech in which he criticized the term, and tech leaders at the event reportedly went along with the change.
A report examines how a number of prominent technology executives describe superintelligent AI as an unavoidable outcome of current research, and suggest that humanity may need to yield ground to more capable machine systems. The framing is presented as a long-standing belief among some industry leaders rather than a new development.
Fast Company released its 2026 roundup naming executives, founders, athletes, and other business leaders it considers standouts for workplace style. The feature frames clothing choices as a meaningful part of professional presentation rather than a trivial concern.
Several AI industry leaders have publicly urged a slower pace of AI development, citing safety and societal risk concerns. Lawmakers and policymakers, however, have largely declined to act on these calls, continuing to prioritize competitive advancement over caution.
A Digital Work Trends Report from Slingshot finds that while 86% of C-suite executives say AI use is mandatory at their companies, only 49% of middle managers are actually reinforcing that expectation with their teams. An Infragistics executive argues the disconnect stems from leadership style, not technology, since employees need coaching and modeling rather than top-down mandates to adopt new tools.
President Trump is prioritizing competition with China as the central rationale for his approach to AI regulation, pushing for continued rapid development rather than restrictions. This stance comes even as some tech executives publicly warn that advanced AI models could pose serious risks to society and call for a more cautious pace.
Harvard Business School has launched an eight-week online entrepreneurship program priced at $699 that uses AI-generated avatars of its faculty to provide round-the-clock guidance to participants. The course lets aspiring founders interact with digital clones of professors instead of relying solely on scheduled lectures or office hours, and early participants have reportedly responded positively.