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The tussle over TikTok isn’t just geopolitics
Carol Soon, Chew Han Ei and Ann Mak, CNAThe ongoing technological tussle between the US and China reflects a broader trend. Increasingly, countries are implementing unilateral policies and initiatives to regulate the internet and digital sphere, in a bid to safeguard their autonomy and control of the internet.
socio political environment
cybersecurity
What’s with the rise of “fact-based journalism”?
Philip M. Napoli and Asa Royal, NiemanlabTo describe one form of journalism as ‘fact-based’ is to tacitly acknowledge that there is also such a thing as ‘non-fact-based journalism.’ And there isn’t.
media relations
3 Ways to Clearly Communicate Your Company’s Strategy
Constantinos C. Markides and Andrew MacLennan, Harvard Business ReviewFor all the communication around strategy, we know that leaders at many companies don’t provide the necessary context for employees to understand what the words and sentences in a strategy statement actually mean.
workplace
communication
Scarlett Johansson’s AI row has echoes of Silicon Valley’s bad old days
Zoe Kleinman, BBC NewsScarlett Johansson's clash with OpenAI over the use of her voice echoes back to the macho Silicon Valley giants of old.
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Climate transition plans under the spotlight
Kulja Coulston, Australian Institute of Company DirectorsIn the most recent AGM season, corporate climate transitions were thrust into the spotlight when Woodside Energy’s shareholders rejected the company’s Climate Transition Action Plan. The advisory vote’s defeat raised the important question: What makes for a 'credible' company transition?
governance
stakeholder
What employers are getting wrong about skills-based hiring
Sam Forsdick, RaconteurIncreasingly, companies are prioritising skills over experience when assessing candidates but results show that simply removing degree requirements isn’t sufficient
workplace
For the first time, two Pulitzer winners disclosed using AI in their reporting.
Andrew Deck, NiemanLabAwarded investigative stories are increasingly relying on machine learning, whether covering Chicago police negligence or Israeli weapons in Gaza.
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To defend against disruption, build a thriving workforce
Jacqueline Brassey, Aaron De Smet, Emily Field, Taylor Lauricella, and Brooke Weddle, McKinsey & CompanyAs generative AI begins to reshape jobs, leaders have an opportunity to reimagine work, the workplace, and the worker. Five actions can help.
workplace
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The art of asking smarter questions
Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jean-Louis Barsoux, Harvard Business ReviewWith organisations of all sorts facing increased urgency and unpredictability, being able to ask smart questions has become key.
leadership communications
What is deep learning?
McKinsey & CompanyDeep learning has been around for a while, but most of us never used a deep learning–based tool until the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Even as we marvelled at ChatGPT’s outputs, most of us didn’t know it was using deep learning to generate them.
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