The Race to Build Emotionally Intelligent Machines
They are beginning to turn around, but they are not blinking. Once satisfied with processing data or your speech, machines are now being trained to do something very human: read...
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Why 2026 Could Be the Year the Crypto Market Grows...
Certain markets burst onto the scene. Others develop gradually, putting solidity on top of conjecture. There are indications that 2026, when structure surpasses sensation, may be the year that cryptocurrency,...
How Global Shipping Is Reinventing Itself for the Carbon Age
Early in 2021, a number of cargo ships floated in the waters around the busiest ports in California. They waited, burning gasoline, one after the other, with nowhere to dock....
Inside the Quiet War Over Data Privacy in Healthcare
A hospital network paid a ransomware organization in secret a few years ago when its whole radiology system was locked out. Staff resorted to phone calls and handwritten letters for...
Why CEOs Are Hiring “Empathy Officers” in 2026
Five years ago, there was no such job description, but by the middle of 2026, almost half of all significant companies had chosen a Chief Empathy Officer. Some are from...
How Robotics Startups Are Quietly Powering the Service Industry
A nurse’s station was discreetly passed by a small, refrigerator-shaped robot carrying a tray of linens late at night in a Sacramento hospital hallway. Nobody winced. Even that was illuminating....
The Death of Discount Culture: Why Consumers Want Meaning, Not...
My attention was recently drawn to a sidewalk chalkboard outside an Austin business. “Sale” was not printed on it. Rather, it stated, “We pay living wages to our garment workers.”...
Why Traditional Advertising Is Quietly Making a Comeback
When your eyes begin to land instead of skim, you begin to notice it. The newspaper carried a magazine ad. A billboard that was positioned to capture the morning sun....
The AI Boom Is Creating Jobs No One Understands Yet
Despite being described as a “Agent Architect,” she paused thoughtfully before responding, “We’re still figuring that out,” when asked what it meant. There was something strangely honest about that hesitation,...
Can Sustainable Packaging Save the Planet—or Just Brand Reputations?
I recall last summer opening a tiny skincare package. Instead of bubble wrap, it came in a clean, recycled box with shredded paper and soy-ink logos. I experienced a brief...