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How Qualcomm’s CIO is placing big bets on AI to support the chip company’s diversification push
Atilla Tinic spent three decades in the telecommunications sector, but it was his most-recent role in the field—serving as chief information officer at EchoStar—that inspired his next gig as CIO at semiconductor company Qualcomm. During Tinic’s time at EchoStar, the satellite internet provider had grand ambitions to become the U.S.’s fourth major carrier under its…
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The 38-point framework two VCs use to spot the next unicorn founder
Paige and Leura Craig aren’t looking for product-market fit, a Stanford degree, or a Zuck-evoking hoodie. They’re looking for entrepreneurs with preternatural forward momentum. “Basically, we’re looking for these monsters that can make decisions in chaos, constantly getting things off the plate, constantly making decisions and just moving forward,” Paige, founder and managing partner at…
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Unilever’s big World Cup bet is all about building ‘desire at scale’
In today’s CEO Daily: Unilever USA president on winning the social shelf, the digital shelf, and the physical shelf via the World Cup. The big leadership story: An AI productivity push that backfired The markets: Stocks crater as Trump declares the Iran ceasefire ‘over.’ Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning.…
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp is wrong about the threat Anthropic and OpenAI pose to most enterprises. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have something to lose
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: Why Palantir CEO Alex Karp is wrong about the frontier AI labs. Autonomous ransomware is here, a cybersecurity firm claims. China considers restricting foreign access to leading AI models. Anthropic finds part of LLMs functions like an aspect of human consciousness. AI safety standards are…
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OPEC+ to pump more oil as market fears shift from shortage to glut
Welcome to this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief. We’ll be covering: Gulf oil flows return as market eyes potential glut Mubadala unlocks $25 billion credit portfolio for outside investors U.S.’ Lux Capital leads Gulf’s $30 million AI funding round Saudi courts China amid strained U.S. relations OPEC+ has agreed to raise oil production by a further…
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World Cup fever is real. This CEO is betting it’s not fleeting
In today’s CEO Daily: An interview with the CEO trying to capitalize on the World Cup frenzy. The big leadership story: Xbox’s CEO hits reset. The markets: Mixed globally as investors dump chip stocks in Asia. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. So far, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is…
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Democrats are railing against Trump’s $1.4 billion in crypto income. Will his financial disclosure derail a key crypto bill in Congress?
President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure came at a bad time for the crypto industry—depending on who you ask. Last week, documents revealed that crypto business entities associated with Trump and his family raked in $1.4 billion in income in 2025, pushing Democrats in Congress to respond with alarm. In a post on social media, Sen.…
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The tech attention crisis has hit the workplace. One company thinks AI is the cure
Good morning! Thanks to a wave of landmark lawsuits against some of the world’s largest social media companies, the debate over tech addiction has been thrust back into the spotlight. For employers, the issue is showing up in a familiar way: workers struggling to stay focused, their attention constantly pulled toward their phones. When Jayney…
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C.H. Robinson’s CEO is running his AI transformation on Lean principles: ‘It’s been a game-changer for this company’
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady interviews C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman. The big leadership story: JPMorgan built a pipeline of female CEO candidates. Then it fell apart. The markets: Mixed globally, with U.S. stocks maintaining last week’s momentum. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. Dave Bozeman is one of…
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Defense tech could be entering its awkward teenage years. Is the boom a bubble?
Drones, missiles, and warships were, for a long time, deemed uninvestable in Silicon Valley—or, at minimum, contentious. Consider 2018: Googlers were storming out over their company’s involvement in the AI military initiative Project Maven, and Anduril was the anomaly, a multi-million defense-focused startup soon to be headlined as “the most controversial startup” in tech. VCs…