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Press MIT Technology Review

Why the US and Europe could lose the race for fusion energy

"Harnessing fusion will deliver the energy resilience, security, and abundance needed for all modern industrial and service sectors," wrote associate dean for innovation Fiona E. Murray and co-authors. "But these benefits will be controlled by the nation that leads in both developing the complex supply chains required and building fusion power plants at scales large enough to drive down economic costs."

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Press The Economist

Does working from home kill company culture?

"Companies that really score highly on agility — NVIDIA, SpaceX, Tesla — tend to strike a deal with their employees," said professor of the practice Donald Sull. Employees are offered generous pay, great career opportunities and other perks. "But the trade-off is the work-life balance tends to be really bad," he added.

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Press The New York Times

Which workers will A.I. hurt most: The young or the experienced?

Professor Danielle Li said there were scenarios in which A.I. could undermine higher-skilled workers more than entry-level workers. For instance, you may no longer have to be an engineer to code, or a lawyer to write a legal brief. "That state of the world is not good for experienced workers," she said. "You're being paid for the rarity of your skill, and what happens is that A.I. allows the skill to live outside of people."

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Press Procurement

Why US $100m signing bonuses are fueling AI talent war

A new trend shaking procurement in tech is the 'reverse acqui-hire' method. In this process, companies like Amazon strategically hire key personnel from start-ups to secure talent and intellectual assets without acquiring the entire entity. Professor Michael Cusumano explained: "To acquire only some employees or the majority, but not all, license technology, leave the company functioning but not really competing, that's a new twist."

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Press The Texas Observer

Trump's DOGE cuts are a Texas-sized disaster

Professor Emeritus Henry D. Jacoby wrote: "Federal resources for managing climate-augmented weather disasters are being wiped out, and crucial information about future risks is being destroyed or degraded. Meanwhile, state leaders stand by while denying the seriousness of climate change as a driver of these events — and the threat this poses to the state economy."

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Press Financial Times

Whose job is safe from AI?

The natural worry for anyone hoping to have a job in five years' time is what AI might do to that job. MIT professor David Autor and research scientist Neil Thompson's research suggests a clarifying question: Does AI look like it is going to do the most highly skilled part of your job or the low-skill rump that you've not been able to get rid of? The answer to that question may help to predict whether your job is about to get more fun or more annoying — and whether your salary is likely to rise, or fall.

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