Business Innovation

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year.“It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow,...

For all the noise surrounding alcohol today, one fact rarely enters the conversation: societies with moderate, responsible drinking habits consistently outperform economically. Across OECD economies, decades of analysis confirm this link, showing that responsible consumption supports higher productivity and...

For decades, technologies have largely been built as tools, extensions of human intent and control that have helped us lift, calculate, store, move, and much more. But those tools, even the most revolutionary ones, have always waited for us...

Can AI be used to generate original work rather than mere “slop”? That’s the question facing many designers who both hope to leverage AI’s power to generate and refine new ideas quickly, and worry about their ability to compete...

HHS billed the plan as a “first step” focused largely on making its work more efficient and coordinating AI adoption across divisions. But the 20-page document also teased some grander plans to promote AI innovation, including in the analysis...

In July 2022, I made a career pivot from consulting to teaching. Beyond being intrinsically interesting and rewarding, I thought teaching would provide a respite after almost two decades of daily hand-to-hand combat with problems, clients, and, occasionally, colleagues....

Some professionals got their start working in retail—but not nearly as many of those same workers made it all the way to the top of a Fortune 500 company. But Marvin Ellison did. Ellison got his start making just $4.35...

Europe stands at a pivotal moment. On one hand, demographic pressures, energy market volatility and sluggish productivity are squeezing growth. On the other hand, the continent has an opportunity to reassert its competitiveness with the United States and China,...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.ABN Amro is planning to axe almost a quarter of its full-time staff, as the Dutch lender embarks on an overhaul...

In the future, Elon Musk sees humans as metaphorical vegetable farmers.The Tesla CEO said at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that in the next 10 to 20 years, work will be optional, likening the decision...