Why AI shouldn’t entirely decide promotions and raises—and where the human touch matters
Good morning!“If you’re looking at, let’s say, the AI world, and really what amounts to about 3 million people—1% of the population—leading, and then … the 5% or 10% around…
As AI accelerates decision-making, top executives are doubling down on a slower skill
The through line: Great leaders read not just to know more, but to think better.In conversations with some executives I’ve interviewed this year, three clear reading patterns emerged. Many gravitate toward books…
Former Airbnb engineer raises $25 million for AI security platform Teleskope
The rise of AI has created something of a paradox for security professionals. On one hand, large language models and advances in machine learning mean that it’s never been easier…
Xi quips about backdoors during Xiaomi phone gift to Korea’s Lee
Xiaomi’s shares rose as much as 4.4% in Hong Kong Monday, propped up in part by EV sales data. Retail investors have in the past piled into the stock of…
Trump takes center stage at APEC–yet Asia’s business leaders are optimistic that multilateralism will prevail
Good morning. Asia editor Nick Gordon here, filling in for Diane. I spent most of last week in the quiet Korean town of Gyeongju, host to world leaders and business…
For now, data ignorance is bliss on Wall Street as investors are warned not to rely too heavily on private surveys
The U.S. government is nearing its longest shutdown in history, with Republicans and Democrats still at loggerheads over the nation’s budget. While the standoff shows no immediate sign of easing,…
Exclusive: Airwallex crosses $1 billion in annualized revenue as fintech unicorn takes on U.S. competitors like Ramp and Stripe
After achieving cash flow positivity at the end of 2023, Airwallex decided to re-invest in the business but is on target to reach profitability once again in the fourth quarter…
Fearing for her children’s safety, Mississippi woman shoots and kills escaped research monkey
Bond said she and other residents had been warned about diseases that the escaped monkeys carried so she fired her gun.“I did what any other mother would do to protect…
It’s getting harder to separate the stock market from the economy. That means the Fed and Congress have more incentive to help Wall Street
After huge rallies or selloffs, it’s often pointed out that the stock market is not the economy, or that Wall Street is not Main Street. But that divide is getting…
Hegseth reaffirms Vietnam partnership and hands over a leather box, belt and knife—wartime artifacts taken by U.S. soldiers
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was in Vietnam on Sunday, reaffirming a partnership built on healing the scars of the Vietnam War in a trip that will test whether Washington…
