According to Fast Company, a critical gap exists between corporate investment in AI and actual organizational readiness for it. Executives often mistake current performance for future-proofing, a trap that has doomed incumbents in past tech shifts.
Walt Coulston, who founded GreenSquareDC in 2021, is stepping down as CEO. He will be replaced by the company’s chief development officer, Charles Penny, as the firm moves into a delivery phase.
Alphabet is on the verge of reclaiming the title of the second-largest U.S. company by market value, a spot it hasn’t held since 2018. This comes after its stock surged over 60% in the past year, dramatically outpacing Apple’s sub-10% gain.
Venture capital investment surged in 2025, nearing its 2021 peak with $339.4 billion in deals. The catch? A staggering 65.4% of all that money went to AI and machine learning companies, creating a massive imbalance in the funding landscape.
While Wall Street fixates on AI, a group of leaders in banking, autos, pharma, and industrials are quietly executing stunning transformations. From Citigroup’s comeback to Ralph Lauren’s luxury pivot, here are the performances you missed.
A sobering note from Goldman Sachs suggests the massive AI spending spree by tech giants is on a collision course with reality. Analysts warn that to justify current investment levels, companies need over $1 trillion in annual profit, but consensus estimates are only for $450 billion.
GameStop has announced a massive, entirely at-risk compensation package for CEO Ryan Cohen. He gets nothing unless he can increase the company’s market value more than tenfold to $100 billion and hit major profit goals.
China is escalating export controls on rare earths and related tech to Japan, targeting a key vulnerability. Japanese firms have tried to diversify for a decade, but a 3-month disruption could still cost $4.2 billion and hit GDP.
Consulting giant Accenture is moving to acquire Faculty, a UK-based AI company. The deal aims to significantly expand Accenture’s ability to deploy advanced AI solutions for its global clients.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he isn’t worried about a potential California tax targeting billionaires. The proposed 5% levy on assets over $1 billion would apply retroactively to residents as of January 1, 2026.
