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What the NSA’s former director wants CEOs to know about navigating a dangerous world
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady shares highlights from a conversation with Michael Rogers. The big leadership story: Budget airline execs ask the Trump administration for help. The markets: Mixed globally after the S&P 500 hit another record high. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. What does it mean to…
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HR leaders are going quiet on the topics that matter most. This author has a fix
Good morning! HR leaders are doing the math on whether to speak up about issues like layoffs, benefit changes, DEI, and other charged workplace issues. For many, silence can feel like the safest option. Radical Candor author Kim Scott argues that calculation is incomplete. Her message to HR: silence is not a risk-free strategy. When…
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Apple’s longtime CEO sat out the crypto revolution. His successor should choose a different path
It’s been quite a run for Tim Cook. During his 15 years as the head of Apple, Cook grew the company’s market cap from $350 billion to $4 trillion and cemented its status as one of the most dominant and trusted brands on the planet. Few would dispute that his tenure has been a smashing…
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How a chance encounter in Texas sparked a $1 billion Kleiner Perkins-backed AI startup
Tyson Chen and Apurva Shrivastava were chasing restaurants when they found an HVAC company. The two engineers had first met at MIT poker night and built an AI system to handle missed calls—originally, they thought this made sense for restaurants, specifically. But, as Chen and Shrivastava wandered a Texas restaurant conference, a Dallas heating and…
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Procter & Gamble’s CFO says pricing power isn’t a given anymore—here’s how the company plans to earn it
Good morning. For nearly two centuries, Procter & Gamble, home of Dawn dish soap, Tide detergent, Pampers diapers, and Gillette razors, has sold consumers the same basic promise: its products are worth a premium. The pitch has always been that better performance justifies a higher price. However, after years of cumulative inflation, consumers are more…
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After the Trump shooting attempt, CEOs need a new security playbook
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on the lessons from this weekend’s shooting. The big leadership story: Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus is inheriting a messy China business. The markets: Edging up after Iran reportedly proposed a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning.…
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At Huntington Bancshares, the CFO is also the AI strategist
Good morning. For Zachary Wasserman, the role of CFO at Huntington Bancshares Inc. has expanded well beyond the balance sheet. He’s also an AI strategist. “I’m actually leading the AI effort for the company,” Wasserman told me. “It’s an area of a lot of personal passion for me.” That passion is translating into rapid change.…
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Upfront’s Aditi Maliwal makes 3 bets a year and ignores the hype cycle
Aditi Maliwal doesn’t want to be “another checkbook.” “Ideas are a dime a dozen,” she told Fortune. “What I’m backing, especially at the earliest stages, is a person.” That thesis is part of why she does only two to three deals a year. Maliwal is a general partner at Upfront Ventures, a 30-year-old Los Angeles…
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Upstart’s new millennial CEO, a Yale dropout, thinks AI can make every American 10% richer
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady interviews incoming Upstart CEO Paul Gu. The big leadership story: Workers’ job anxiety is poisoning the workplace and undermining AI initiatives. The markets: Mostly down as uncertainty over Iran lingers. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. How are millennial CEOs viewing AI opportunities? These…
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AI security leaders gather in Washington as risks mount—and Mythos raises the stakes
Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition: Top Republican pushes party to shun $300 million AI lobby…AI model scams are scary good….Anthropic’s new AI model sets off global alarms. As Anthropic Mythos drove a fresh wave of headlines this week—highlighting both its advanced capabilities and how easily such systems…