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Fulfilling earlier US-China agreements is a work in progress as Trump and Xi meet again

Sep 22 2026

The U.S. and China have made uneven progress on trade commitments since their leaders met in May

Judge won’t block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge

Sep 21 2026

A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas

Gates Foundation launches coalition for more representative language data sets for AI

Sep 21 2026

The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages

Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach

Sep 21 2026

Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU’s privacy rules by mishandling users’ location data

China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety

Sep 21 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet this week to discuss artificial intelligence

Bessent: US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China

Sep 21 2026

The U.S. is proposing a new notification system with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

Sep 19 2026

The suit argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws.

UK air traffic controller blames a millisecond-software glitch for flight cancellations

Sep 18 2026

A preliminary report has blamed a software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in the United Kingdom last week

What to Do When There’s Too Much Work

Sep 22 2026

<p>When there&#8217;s more work than your team can handle, the fix may lie not in taking away work, but in rearranging and empowering your team.</p>

What New CEOs Get Wrong About the Job

Sep 22 2026

<p>A conversation with former HBS Dean Nitin Nohria on the expectations versus reality of the C-Suite.</p>

How Kontoor’s Helly Hansen Acquisition Strategy Set the Stage for Success

Sep 21 2026

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Equity Can Motivate Frontline Employees—If They See Their Impact on the Bottom Line

Sep 21 2026

<p>Researchers studied a southern U.S. company with 12 locations and 292 employees to understand how employee ownership programs can actually improve retention.</p>

Research: The True Cost of Corporate Scandals? Talent.

Sep 21 2026

<p>An analysis of 735 large U.S. public companies shows that regulatory fines are only half the story.</p>

When Is It Time to Step Down?

Sep 18 2026

<p>This week&#8217;s HBR Executive Agenda tackles one of a CEO&#8217;s biggest challenges: deciding when to hand the reins to a successor.</p>

When a Team Member Underperforms—but Has Organizational Capital

Sep 18 2026

<p>Strategies to prevent an &#8220;untouchable&#8221; employee from getting in the way of the results you&#8217;re accountable for.</p>

How AI Is Changing Talent, Not Just Tasks: Rethinking Where Human Judgment Matters Most

Sep 17 2026

<p>A conversation with Salesforce&#8217;s Paula Goldman about how AI is rewriting the talent playbook.</p>

Why Apple’s Recent Crypto Lawsuit Should Worry Australian IT Leaders

Aug 4 2026

A $1.8 million App Store scam lawsuit tests how much software vetting Australian firms can safely outsource.

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Australia Looks to Italy for the Next Phase of Its Social Media Ban

Jul 30 2026

Florence just opened a digital addiction clinic for teenagers — and it points to the next phase of Australia’s world-first social media crackdown.

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5 Best QuickBooks Self-Employed/Solopreneur Alternatives in 2026

Jul 13 2026

Find the best QuickBooks Solopreneur alternative for your business. Compare five top accounting platforms by features, pricing, and value.

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Google’s New Default AI Training Setting Puts Australia on Notice

Jul 9 2026

Google’s new default AI training settings impact Australian workplaces. Learn how to manage data privacy and Google Search, Lens, and Translate usage.

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The AI Security Gap No One’s Watching in Australian Enterprises

Jul 8 2026

New global security research shows exactly how unmonitored AI agent permissions get exploited inside the enterprise — and Australian identity governance, built around human employees, isn’t set up to catch it.

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Claude Tag Arrives in Slack as Australia Embraces Enterprise AI

Jun 30 2026

Anthropic has launched Claude Tag for Slack users at a moment when Australian enterprises are among the world’s most active users of both tools.

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AI Data Centers Put Australia’s Power Grid Under New Pressure

Jun 10 2026

Australia’s energy operator warned that fast-growing AI data centers could create new power grid stability risks as compute demand rises across APAC.

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Lawyers warn over ChatGPT-generated workplace claims in Australia

Mar 6 2026

Australian lawyers warn workers against relying on ChatGPT to draft workplace claims as AI-generated submissions raise accuracy concerns at the Fair Work Commission.

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