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Astronomer CEO resigns after viral Coldplay concert video
The IT company CEO captured in a widely circulated video showing him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert has resigned. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Cincinnati-based...
‘Superman’ stays at No. 1 after second weekend, raking in $57.3 million
James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according...
What is Opendoor? OPEN stock price soars as housing market platform becomes the latest meme stock
Watch out, AMC. There’s a new meme stock on the market. Shares in Opendoor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: OPEN) have been on fire over the past week. Since Tuesday, July...
These are the keys to good strategic partnerships that can future-proof your business
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
Why AI coaching works (and often works better)
What happens when you try to teach a machine how to think like you? That’s the question I found myself grappling with when I partnered with a leading learning...
Why navigating ongoing uncertainty requires living in the now, near, and next
As we move into the second half of 2025, the global tech ecosystem is navigating a heady mix of unpredictability and promise. Funding into newer tech firms remains complex,...
The Trump administration is pushing to open new coal mines that will likely never turn a profit
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist‘s weekly newsletter here. It looked for a while like the coal mining era was over in the Clearfork...
We designed shade out of our cities. We can design it back in
As I write these words, a heat wave is sweeping through Europe. Last month, a heat wave swept through the East Coast. Next month, a heat wave might sweep...
This is what happens when you give the world’s biggest nerds a chance at branding
When Mark Zuckerberg recently announced his grand plans to build enormous data centers in Ohio and Louisiana, two things stood out. First was the scale of the centers set...
Can AI think? Here’s what Greek philosophers might say
In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information. When I ask...
