July 12, 2026 Companies keep talking about the motherhood penalty. They’re missing the motherhood advantage BY Anne Welsh Motherhood is one of the most intense leadership incubators many women will ever enter. And when mothers are supported, the growth can be profound. However, that is not the narrative most workplaces carry. I have worked with many … Continue reading Companies keep talking about the motherhood penalty. They’re missing the motherhood advantage
July 09, 2026 Why are U.S. AI companies so sure bigger is always better? BY Mark Sullivan Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here. A draft report leaked from the Treasury Department warns of … Continue reading Why are U.S. AI companies so sure bigger is always better?
July 07, 2026 Target joins a rank of companies using a points system to track employee attendance BY Ella Chakarian Starting this September, Target will start tracking store and warehouse employees’ unexcused absences and lateness with a points system, according to a report by Business Insider. Employees will receive a quarter of a point for being … Continue reading Target joins a rank of companies using a points system to track employee attendance
June 26, 2026 You know OpenAI and Nvidia. These are the AI companies building everything else BY Kolawole Samuel Adebayo OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Nvidia have largely defined the AI narrative for much of the last four years, and for good reason. Nvidia’s chips power virtually every major AI training run in the world. OpenAI’s … Continue reading You know OpenAI and Nvidia. These are the AI companies building everything else
June 07, 2026 How authoritarian governments twist AI safety to coerce tech companies to comply BY The Conversation When researchers founded Anthropic in 2021, they said the race to build powerful AI was moving too recklessly. They inserted detailed safety measures into their products and marketed their commitment to safety as the corporate quality that distinguished … Continue reading How authoritarian governments twist AI safety to coerce tech companies to comply
AI Found Crediting Brand Trademarks To Rivals by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, June 5, 2026 A major flaw in current artificial intelligence (AI) models has been found based on research released this week. The misrepresentation has become a critical challenge for corporate legal teams and digital marketers. AI models have been found to misattribute, give … Continue reading AI Found Crediting Brand Trademarks To Rival Companies
June 04, 2026 This startup is trying to make peace between AI companies and creatives BY Stephanie Kaloi “It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind…” … Continue reading This startup is trying to make peace between AI companies and creatives
May 07, 2026 Why high-growth companies should build decision cultures BY Larraine Segil At the Exceptional Women Alliance, we help senior women leaders mentor one another through shared insight. As founder, chair, and CEO, I speak with executives shaping how organizations evolve and perform. This month, I spoke with Jennifer Renaud, CEO of Kradle LLC and … Continue reading Why high-growth companies should build decision cultures
April 17, 2026 Shuttered startups are selling old Slack chats and emails to AI companies BY Ella Chakarian Just because a startup fails doesn’t mean it can’t cash out big. According to a report by Forbes, defunct companies are selling their digital footprints to AI companies as training data—and making real money from it. Shanna Johnson, … Continue reading Shuttered startups are selling old Slack chats and emails to AI companies
April 09, 2026 AI companies are tightening token limits. The last one to blink may win BY Chris Stokel-Walker For years, AI companies gave users unfettered access to the candy store, encouraging them to think of tokens, the chunks of text AI reads and writes, as effectively infinite. Tokens were bundled into subscriptions, hidden behind generous … Continue reading AI companies are tightening token limits. The last one to blink may win
