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Researchers are creating digital replicas of individual patients’ organs using data from exams and wearable devices: “You can run an infinite number of experiments.”

Can advances in technology and AI create companion robots that help with memory care?

It takes more than intuition and expertise to assemble a team of directors who can help firms stay profitable and healthy.

Just 50 years after the Roman Empire grew to its largest size, a mysterious and crippling pandemic known as the Antonine plague brought it to its knees. Research on climate change and in other areas is shedding light into how the plague, which preceded centuries of decline, emerged to pack such a devastating punch.

How deepfakes implicate an artist’s rights of publicity has been an open question. Recently, however, Tennessee answered with a statute that is designed to protect against the misuse of AI to impersonate a musician’s voice.

Getting to scale requires CIOs to focus on fewer things, orchestrate a system of components, and get a handle of costs.

Google’s Chief Privacy Officer, Keith Enright, joins the podcast to discuss the unique privacy challenges presented by generative AI. Listen now.

It’s bot versus bot on the hiring front lines, as job hunters turn to new tools to counter the AI that’s screening their applications.

This 2009 TED talk is relevant today even more - spare the 17min to watch! "Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls for an end to the business playbook of the past -- and shares his vision for a new, "anti-CEO playbook" that prioritizes people over profits. "This is the difference between profit and true wealth," he says.

A Gallup survey of CHROs from Fortune 500 companies reveals a pressing need to build performance management systems that actually inspire employees.

Shifting geopolitics, emerging technologies, changing climates. How should board directors steer their organisations through it all?

Lufthansa launched an effective program to turn all its leaders into data leaders and propel its digital transformation.

B​irthrates are falling fast across countries, ​with economic, social and geopolitical ​consequences. “The demographic winter is coming.”

Persuading employees to use data to make better decisions requires both top-down leadership and grassroots initiatives.

When we work hard, we generally expect our efforts to be recognized by our employer. And most employers will do just that — showering someone with praise at a company meeting, taking a team to a nice dinner, or quietly delivering a cash bonus. But sometimes an employer’s broader recognition strategy does not align with what its individual workers want and need. Some workers may be incentivized by more paid time off, while others may appreciate a gift card to a local shop...In this article, the author offers five practical techniques you can start using today to increase the likelihood of getting the rewards and recognition you value most.

More than a third of large organizations have some type of transformation program underway at any given time, and many launch one major change initiative after another. Though they kick off with a lot of fanfare, most of these efforts fail to deliver. Only 12% produce lasting results, and that figure hasn’t budged in the past two decades, despite everything we’ve learned over the years about how to lead change. Clearly, businesses need a new model for transformation."

Businesses can make four key changes to make goal-setting a habit in their workplace—and to achieve results that can be measured financially.

Apple Apologises After Facing Criticism for New iPad Pro Advertisement | Firstpost AmericaTechnology giant Apple has apologised after its lates

It’s hard to get your head around all the things artificial intelligence will do, someday. So instead focus on how it can make your life better right now.

CEO Elon Musk took to X after the "Disrupt Tesla Action Days" protest

And that's a problem. Figuring it out is one of the biggest scientific puzzles of our time and a crucial step towards controlling more powerful future models.

People leverage 360-degree feedback systems and peer evaluations for personal gain.

Saudi Arabia’s plans for twin 100-mile-long skyscrapers have lost momentum amid spiraling costs and construction glitches.

Google Research and Google’s AI research lab, DeepMind, have detailed the impressive reach of Med-Gemini, a family of advanced AI models specialized in medicine. It's a huge advancement in clinical diagnostics with massive real-world potential.