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Oracle Layoffs Are Funding a $55.7 Billion Bet Every Competitor Is Also Making

Oracle cut about 21,000 roles, 13% of its workforce, in the same fiscal year it spent $55.7 billion building AI data centers, and Business Insider reports another round is planned before September 1. The capability that money buys will belong to every competitor, and the people it paid for will not come back.

August 13, 2026 · 5 min read

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5 Things Associations and Member Organizations Need to Know

For associations and member organizations, the AI stakes have never been higher. Embracing AI isn't optional anymore — it's how you stay relevant to your members. Here are five things every association must know about AI in 2025.

December 19, 2024

· 5 min read

Agentic AI

1-800-CHATGPT: OpenAI's Free AI Phone Number & the Future of AI Communication

Is there a phone number for AI? Now there is. OpenAI turned the humble 1-800 number into a free way to talk to ChatGPT — no app required. Here's how it works, and why voice is the next frontier of AI communication.

December 18, 2024

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How the Fed Rate Cut is Accelerating the AI Revolution | Insights from an AI Keynote Speake

AI Leadership

How the Fed Rate Cut is Fueling the AI Revolution

Everyone's watching AI — but almost no one is watching the force accelerating it: the Fed's rate cut. Cheaper capital isn't just easing mortgages; it's pouring fuel on the AI revolution. Here's the connection most leaders are missing.

Navigating the super toddler

Picture a superintelligent, slightly fickle three-year-old roaming your office who can do things no one else can. That's AI — brilliant, powerful, and still learning. Here's how business leaders can learn to handle it.

November 20, 2024

· 5 min read

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How AI Can (and Should) Drive Innovation Across Your Entire

AI is more than another tech tool — it's a platform that can reshape every department. But rush in without a strategy and you'll end up overwhelmed and outpaced. Here's how to make AI a catalyst for innovation across your entire organization.

November 20, 2024

· 6 min read

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AI Leadership

Artificial intelligence expert on the common myths

This interview with Alex Goryachev was conducted by Chris Tompkins.

September 16, 2024

· 5 min read

Alex Goryachev

WSJ-bestselling author · Former Managing Director of Innovation, Cisco · Advisor, CSU AI Working Group · LinkedIn Top AI Voice

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