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Alex Karp credits his dyslexia for Palantir’s $415 billion success: ‘There is no playbook a dyslexic can master… therefore we learn to think freely’
Palantir CEO Alex Karp offered a rare glimpse into the engine driving one of the world’s most idiosyncratic and valuable…
Most higher education has AI backward. Rather than evolving curricula to prepare students for an AI-driven workforce, some universities have…
McDonald’s promoted its new $8 nugget combo meal, then got blasted online with complaints about affordability, quality and service
McDonald’s CEO said combo meals at one of the world’s largest fast food chains were too expensive earlier this year,…
Billionaire Mark Cuban once ran a Ponzi scheme from his dorm room: ‘That’s how I paid for my junior year of college’
Before you knew him as an investor on Shark Tank, the owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, or just one…
The Deadhead who became a $38 billion CEO: What HubSpot founder Brian Halligan learned from Jerry Garcia and passed on to his MIT students
On one hot June day in 1985, a 17-year-old Brian Halligan walked out to a Cape Cod road, scrawled “Saratoga…
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman is readying Pershing Square and a new fund to go public
Bill Ackman is in talks to take his hedge-fund management company Pershing Square public, alongside a new investment entity.The billionaire…
How to know if you’re an A, B, or C player, according to an elite recruiter who’s interviewed over 50,000 executives
Most professionals believe they’re high performers until they learn what separates truly exceptional talent from the rest. Deepali Vyas, an…
Wisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’ by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes
Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric…
‘Trust is at an all-time low for both job seekers and recruiters’: Hiring platform CEO says talent acquisition is in an ‘AI doom loop’
AI has served as a vehicle to streamline workflows and automate routine labor—but it’s also bogging down the job search…
This Cisco exec started at the $306 billion company 30 years ago after interviewing for the wrong gig. It inspired her to fight for entry-level jobs
That fear could end up being fortuitous. That was the case for Fran Katsoudas, Cisco’s chief people, policy, and purpose…












