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AI edge will depend on building hard-to-copy systems, says McKinsey

Companies can no longer gain a competitive edge with standard AI models, as nearly 90% of organisations now use large language models said report by McKinsey & Company. True advantage lies in building unique, integrated AI systems and workflows that are difficult for rivals to replicate, turning cognitive work into…

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McKinsey studied 200 family business successions. The biggest problem wasn't the heir — it was the outgoing CEO

New research across 50 countries finds family-owned businesses underperform for five years after a leadership transition — and the culprit is usually the person leaving, not the person arriving.

Fortune

McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years

Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, predicts that up to half of professionals’ working lives could be transformed by the turn of the decade.

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India's electrical equipment industry may scale to USD 235 billion by 2035: McKinsey report

India's electrical equipment industry could witness transformational growth over the next decade, driven by rapid expansion in high-growth segments, increasing domestic manufacturing capacity, and a sharp reduction in import dependence, according to a report by McKinsey & Company.

The Economic Times

How 8,000 robots are changing work inside logistics giant DHL Supply Chain

DHL Supply Chain relies on three key robotics vendors—Locus Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Robust AI—to cut costs, lower employee turnover, and boost worker satisfaction.

Fortune

McKinsey Says AI Is Compressing 9-Month Product Cycles Into 2 Weeks. Most Companies Aren't Ready.

At CES, McKinsey showed a version of the future that had nothing to do with investing directly, but everything to do with how to build towards wealth.

International Business Times

Europe's Defense Spending Surge Is Fueling a 50% Price Spike on Military Gear — and the Problem Is Getting Worse

European nations face military gear price increases of more than 50% in two years as NATO allies race to rearm, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur warned Saturday at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn. The surge is exposing a painful paradox: the more Europe tries to defend itself, the more…

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Amazon vs Walmart: Great American race begins for $1 trillion annual sales. How will this benefit customers in rural U.S?

Amazon last year invested $4 billion to bring same-day or next-day deliveries to 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities.

The Economic Times

AI's cyborg problem: you have to embrace it to really succeed but 90% of people can't or don't want to

Vivienne Ming has been sounding the alarm about a "cognitive divide." She told Fortune that "most of our fears about AI are fears about other people."

Fortune

Battle of the shopping giants as Walmart and Amazon race to speed up deliveries to rural America

Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up order deliveries in small, rural areas of the USA

The Independent UK

Space-Based Data Centers Are Yet Another Potential ‘Next Big Thing’ for Google Stock

Alphabet has many shots on goal, all of which could prove to be very lucrative for the firm.

Barchart

Your trusted advocate or your rebellious Frankenstein: how you deploy agentic AI determines which one you get

Yale's Chief Executive Leadership Institute analyzed agentic AI across 13 industries: the most dangerous decision isn't whether to deploy AI — it's where.

Fortune

The U.S. leads in 14 of 18 industries shaping the future economy — but the lead isn't guaranteed

The McKinsey Global Institute identified the 18 "arenas" driving tomorrow's growth. Here's where America stands — and what companies must do to stay ahead.

Fortune

AI Agents at your service

Today's AI agents don't just answer questions; they weave together sequences of decisions.

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This CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard—and it will cost only $10,000 to attend

Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan is reinventing college with an AI-focused bachelor’s degree program, built with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey, for under $10K.

The Conversation

Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too

Forecasts of the impact of artificial intelligence range from the apocalyptic to the utopian. An October 2025 report from Senate Democrats, for example, predicted AI will destroy millions of U.S. jobs. A couple of years earlier, consultant company McKinsey forecast AI will add trillions to the global economy, while emphasizing…

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How Location Insights Help Teams Reduce Unnecessary Travel Time

Most field teams lose hours every week to poorly sequenced stops, redundant routes, and scheduling gaps that force drivers to backtrack across the same roads they already covered that morning.

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Turns out the American middle class didn't die. It got richer—and felt poorer

Since 1979, the American Enterprise Institute calculated, the ranks of the upper middle class, earning $133,000 to $400,000, more than tripled.

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Meet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere

Some economists have deemed consultants useless, but AI assistance could just be the old challenge in new clothing.

TechRadar

The 70% rule: Why your AI strategy is a people strategy

Most current AI strategies may be failing due to misallocated focus - AI has become prominent at a board level, but this isn’t translating into operational impact.

Fortune

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers

Google in November announced Project Suncatcher, with plans to launch prototype satellites to test AI hardware in 2027.

The Guardian - US

Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear?

It’s likely, but it also could be a boon for a new generation of entrepreneurs willing to take over established operations

Euronews

The biggest winners and losers of the tariff war as AI-related trade skyrockets

A report published this month by the McKinsey Global Institute offers one of the most rigorous accountings of last year's trade war. Its verdict confounds almost every prediction made when the tariffs were first introduced.

Axios

Global trade grew in 2025 despite Trump tariffs, two reports show

The WTO's latest global trade outlook finds 4.6% growth in global goods trade last year.

Fortune

Jensen Huang just painted the most bold image of AI's future: 7.5 million agents, 75,000 humans—100 AI workers for every person

The Nvidia CEO said AI agents would work around the clock so human workers don’t have to keep up with them.

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