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• A Scientist Says Humans Will Reach the Singularity Within 20 Years - Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics
  Futurists have long debated the arrival of the singularity, when human and intelligence will merge, a concept borrowed from the world of quantum physics. American computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil has long argued that the singularity would likely occur around the middle of the 21st century, and with the rise of AI, his predictions […]
• Why 50% of Salesforce Roles Were Hired Internally in Q1 and What This Means - Sasha Semjonova, Salesforce Benefits
  For professionals looking to enter the Salesforce ecosystem or advance their careers, the job market has been anything but favorable over the last three years. With challenges like heavy saturation, the erosion of entry-level positions, and companies scaling back or restructuring, for many, finding a Salesforce job across all roles has been tremendously difficult. Suppose […]
• Four dos and don’ts for CFOs leading transformations - Christian Grube, Kevin Carmody, and Matthew Maloney, McKinsey
  When managed effectively and with involvement from CFOs, transformation efforts can equip companies with the capabilities and performance gains they need, especially during periods of uncertainty.1 Our latest CFO pulse survey finds that amid macroeconomic shifts and a range of other challenges, CFOs are spending more time on organizational transformations to help their companies compete. […]
• Advantages of Equipping Students With the Leading AI Tools - Carly Walker, EdTech
  Today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce, and those workers will be expected to have at least a basic level of AI literacy when they begin their careers. Those with a more advanced understanding of how to get the most out of an LLM will have an even greater advantage over their peers. The goal then is […]
• The AI Efficiency Trap: When Productivity Tools Create Perpetual Pressure - Cornelia C. Walther
  When artificial intelligence burst into mainstream business consciousness, the narrative was compelling: Intelligent machines would handle routine tasks, freeing humans for higher-level creative and strategic work. McKinsey research sized the long-term AI opportunity at $4.4 trillion in added productivity growth potential from corporate use cases, with the underlying assumption that automation would elevate human workers […]
• How Educators Run the Internet - Internet Society
  Universities and academic institutions play a critical role in educating people about the Internet. They also help to train, cultivate, and support the next generation of the Internet technical community.  Every year, young people flock to classrooms around the world to develop their technical skills. Tech-focused majors like computer science, cybersecurity, and information science have […]
• Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors - Will Knight, Wired
  Microsoft has taken “a genuine step toward medical superintelligence,” says Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of the company’s artificial intelligence arm. The tech giant says its powerful new AI tool can diagnose disease four times more accurately and at significantly less cost than a panel of human physicians. The experiment tested whether the tool could correctly diagnose […]
• Does AI Limit Our Creativity?- Seb Murray, Knowledge at Wharton
  New research co-authored by Wharton professors Gideon Nave and Christian Terwiesch finds that while ChatGPT improves the quality of individual ideas, it also leads groups to generate more similar ideas, reducing the variety that’s essential for breakthrough innovation.  The takeaway? AI might sharpen your pitch, but it could flatten your team’s thinking. As Terwiesch, co-director […]
• CIOs are ahead of the game: 5 tech trends for 2030 and beyond - Chad Williams, University Business
  I work almost exclusively with technology leaders at top research universities and they never cease to amaze me. Higher ed CIOs see into the future, making decisions that won’t outdate themselves in a year, or even 10 years. And, although these CIOs and CTOs serve large universities, their strategies can be scaled to any size […]
• Character is key: Leadership excellence in the public sector - Jon Spaner, Julia Klier, and Roland Dillon with Elizabeth Murray, McKinsey
  Leading a public department or agency is famously difficult, and it’s only getting harder. In a McKinsey survey of over 800 senior public sector leaders worldwide, we identified the trends that are most likely to disrupt delivery of government missions—from tighter budgets to tougher competition for talent to technological change (see sidebar, “About the research”). […]
• What today’s new college graduates are up against - Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox
  Numbers from the first quarter of 2025 from the New York Federal Reserve show that the unemployment rate for recent college graduates reached 5.8 percent, up from 4.8 percent in January. Companies have also pulled back on hiring. Last fall, employers expected to increase college-graduate hiring by 7.3 percent, according to a survey led by […]
• Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market - John Weigand, the Conversation
  Colleges and universities are struggling to stay afloat. The reasons are numerous: declining numbers of college-age students in much of the country, rising tuition at public institutions as state funding shrinks, and a growing skepticism about the value of a college degree. To survive, institutions are scrambling to align curriculum with market demand. And they’re […]
• Google embraces AI in the classroom with new Gemini tools for educators, chatbots for students, and more - Sarah Perez, TechCrunch
  Google on Monday announced a series of updates intended to bring its Gemini AI and other AI-powered tools deeper into the classroom. At the ISTE edtech conference, the tech giant introduced more than 30 AI tools for educators, a version of the Gemini app built for education, expanded access to its collaborative video creation app […]
• Congress might block state AI laws for a decade. Here’s what it means. - Rebecca Bellan & Maxwell Zeff, Tech Crunch
  A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4 deadline. Those in favor – including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anduril’s […]
• Most & Least Educated Cities in America (2025) - Adam McCann, WalletHub
  Cities want to attract highly educated workers to fuel their economic growth and tax revenues. Higher levels of education tend to lead to higher salaries. Plus, the more that graduates earn, the more tax dollars they contribute over time, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In turn, educated people want to live somewhere where they […]
• The real work of leadership that many don’t talk about - Mark Magellan, Fast Company
  Supporting your people begins with seeing the wholeness of those you lead. The Japanese term sei-katsu-sha—which describes seeing a person in the fullness of their lifestyle, dreams, and aspirations—captures this beautifully. Everyone is unique—get to know their specific flavor. What makes each person tick? What makes their heart sing? What motivates them? When they take […]
• 5 signals that make you instantly more trustworthy at work - Scott Hutcheson, Fast Company
  Your brain and body are constantly sending subtle signals that influence trust. Here’s how to send them more intentionally. The signals that trigger trust are not abstract: they’re cues the human brain is wired to read quickly and deeply, because in evolutionary terms, deciding whether someone was safe to approach was once a matter of […]
• 'We need to become more AI literate', says Irish expert - James Cox, Breaking News Ireland
  Artificial intelligence (AI) learning should go beyond the basics of AI literacy to equip students for the future, according to an Irish expert. Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin is head of the Department of Technology Enhanced Learning at Munster Technological University (MTU), where he leads the development and management of online and blended programmes, promotes research […]
• Keep in Mind That AI Is Multimodal Now - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  Many of us are using AI only as a replacement for Google Search. In order to more fully utilize the remarkable range of capabilities of AI today, we need to become comfortable with the many input and output modes that are available. From audio, voice, image and stunning video to massive formally formatted documents, spreadsheets, […]
• The US Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics - Dominique J. Baker, Brookings
  The Department of Education missed its June 1 deadline to release the full Condition of Education report, instead publishing a limited version following public attention. The 2024 Digest of Education Statistics includes just 27 tables by the deadline—far fewer than the nearly 270, on average, published in prior years. Cuts to staff and canceled contracts […]