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ADI IGNATIUS: I am Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: All right, so Alison, today we have a topic that’s really interesting to me and that is the parallel development of AI ecosystems in the West and in China. So you think of how the two pursued divergent strategies with the internet, that really is a separate Chinese internet. The question is whether that’s going to happen with AI and the likelihood at this point is that there isn’t. That can exist multiple ecosystems and that companies can tap into them.…
What does neuroscience say about learner engagement? Engagement is primarily a neurological process. It is deeply rooted in the activation of various brain regions that work together to maintain focus, regulate emotions, and form permanent memories. It is also a requirement for successful skill advancement among employees. So, if you want to reach high-level learner engagement and enjoy returns in virtual training, turn to science. What should you consider before designing your next L&D program? From psychological principles to the consequences of increased motivation and cognitive load for your audience, here’s what you need to know about the neuroscience of…
Jellyfish forces French reactor shutdown, strain grey Euraactiv So bad they’re good – why do we love terrible movies? BBC (Robin K) Learning Greek – Practical Guide Spangler (Mikael T) #Covid-19/Pandemics Visual Capitalist State Incidents in 2025 The US helped defeat malaria in Guinea. Now, illness is set to soar. #lrenads @pulitzecenter https://t.co/jefbg7jmb – News from Science (@newsfromscience) August 12, 2025 Climate/environment Western Europe and North Africa break records besides the 80 records in France.Morocco’s brutal record fever on the Atlantic coast47.9 Essauira AP46.5 SafiSpain records hot nights in highlandsMinimum 26.2 Segovia, 21.9 LeonItaly 38.5 Genova AP Thailand38.3 Sarzana ap…
Yves here. This VoxEU column, originally titled Recent patterns in global risk behaviour in financial markets, seeks to measure a “safe-haven factor” for the dollar and ascertain how it has operated over time and since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff shock and his subsequent trade flip-flopping. What this analysis finds is contrary to the impression many get, particularly from geopolitically-minded YouTubers: that the dent to dollar credibility normalized in May and has been pretty stable since then. I would have been happier if this analysis had gone back to the 1970s, a period of serious and sustained dollar weakness. Then, the…
Propublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates power abuse. Sign up and receive the biggest story as soon as it’s published. For decades, the Food and Drug Administration quietly allowed substandard foreign factories to continue transporting to the United States, even after government agencies officially banned them due to dangerous manufacturing failures. Propublica exposed a lesser-known practice in June. The FDA said the decision to exempt certain drugs from the import ban was made to avoid drug shortages, and the guardrail was installed to ensure that the products are safe, including requiring banned factories to perform additional testing of the…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The dispatches from one of India’s most troubled generic drug makers were contrite, filled with far-reaching promises to clean up its factory, stop contamination and send safe medication to Americans counting on the company’s drugs. “We have started addressing FDA concerns very aggressively and comprehensively,” an executive from Sun Pharma wrote to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015. “Sun is ensuring the presence of a strong, independent quality unit,” the company repeatedly pledged. An FDA inspection…
In an important bit of reporting, THE CITY documents how New York City now outstrips the entire nation in its rate of ICE arrests in city courthouses. Mind you, that means the people that ICE is nabbing were seeking to obey the law by making a required appearance when they were captured. This development stands in marked contrast to Trump’s earlier “tough on people of color and the poors as a proxy for crooks” posturing. ICE had threatened to make a visible example of New York City by “flooding” it. Yet ICE instead is doing many, if not most, of…
Delving Into AI In L&D And Cognitive Computing With Two Industry Experts Adrián Soto is the Director of SweetRush’s AI Strategy. He is well-versed in the ever-changing landscape of emerging and immersive technologies, and at the same time, understands that business and instructional objectives come first. Andrés Villalobos is the AI Engineer Strategist at SweetRush, where he collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop cutting-edge AI and immersive technologies to solve business and learning challenges. As a software engineer, Andrés specializes in bridging the gap between emerging technologies and practical business applications. Today, Adrián and Andrés speak with us about how…
Are you thinking about selling your home? A smart way to advance the curve might be a pre-examination. More and more sellers are choosing to pay the house upfront before the first buyer passes through the door. Sellers of this option, known as pre-listed inspections, can reveal potential issues before the listing. Pre-listing inspections are a move gaining traction in today’s unpredictable markets. Recent Redfin data shows that around 15% of home sales contracts were cancelled in June 2025. In response, the savvy sellers are taking a proactive approach to avoid surprises whenever possible and to facilitate their journey to…
Check out the companies making the biggest move at noon: ELF Beauty – Morgan Stanley has urged beauty brands to upgrade from equal weight to overweight and pop stocks at over 9%. The bank said ELF’s consensus revenue estimates are “too low” and it looks at the catalysts from product pricing and contributions to Road’s acquisition. OWENS & MINTER – Healthcare logistics company plummeted 32% after management said its second quarter revenue call had strand costs continued to rise and according to StreetAccount it focused on reducing such costs to improve profits. The results will ultimately be supported later by…