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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said that CEOs are scared of talking about politics — and sick of yo-yoing between politicians to stay successful.Griffin said that the US government’s new style of direct engagement with corporate America is causing some business leaders to question whether their fortunes will change from one…
As a CEO, merely investing in AI isn’t enough.Rodney Zemmel, the global head of Blackstone’s operating team, who leads a group that advises the firm’s 250 portfolio companies, shared a playbook for how CEOs should use AI to get the most out of their investments. As of last February, those…
Business leaders who believe staying quiet about the Trump administration will protect their companies are making a dangerous miscalculation, says Reid Hoffman.The LinkedIn cofounder and tech investor said in an episode of the “Rapid Response” podcast published Tuesday that he rejects the idea that executives can simply wait out political…
The deadly shootings by ICE agents in Minnesota are driving some CEOs to publicly wade into politics again. It’s a break from a corporate retreat fueled by fears of irking President Donald Trump, investors, consumers and others.Their remarks in recent days range from expressions of grave concern and grief to…
Dario Amodei still has a lot to say.On Monday, the Anthropic CEO dropped an over 19,000-word essay entitled “The Adolescence of Technology” on the future of AI on Monday, opining on everything from his fellow CEOs to feudalism, and even the Unabomber.Best known for his warning that AI could eliminate…
Bumble’s chief product officer is out as the result of a recent leadership restructuring within the dating app company, Business Insider confirmed.Michael Affronti, Bumble’s chief product officer and one of two executives who remained after Whitney Wolfe Herd was reinstated as CEO, has left the company after a year in…
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Some CEOs are showing up to meetings with a working prototype and saying, “Look what I built,” says Replit chief executive Amjad Masad.The CEO of the AI coding startup said on an episode of the “Possible” podcast published Wednesday that vibe coding is giving executives a new kind of agency.Masad…
Jamie Siminoff, the founder and CEO of Ring, looked out at a small patch of dirt. In January 2025, the garage that once stood there was wiped out by wildfires that tore through Los Angeles.It was the site where he founded the video doorbell company over a decade ago.”This looks…
AI may be blamed for this year’s layoffs, but a new global survey says the technology could fuel a rebound in some entry-level hiring next year.Public-company CEOs say AI is creating more jobs in 2026, according to an annual outlook survey conducted by advisory firm Teneo released this month. Sixty-seven…
