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Samsung is now tracking office attendance for some U.S. staff in its semiconductor business

Companies are employing stricter methods to enforce RTO. This is the latest.

Samsung is one of many companies that have been pushing for employees to return to the office full-time. But now the brand is taking RTO efforts in the U.S. one step further with a tool that tracks attendance for a group in its semiconductor business. 

Cities clearly have a sidewalk problem. It’s less clear who should fix it

Denver turned the responsibility for sidewalks from property owners back over to the city. Could this be a solution for fixing L.A.’s broken sidewalks?

Denver has a sidewalk problem. About 40% of its sidewalks are missing or don’t meet the standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Remarkably, the city’s own plan recommended a fix over 20 years ago: Move responsibility for sidewalk repair from property owners to the city and implement an annual fee to pay for the program.

How board members are thinking about AI

In a world where AI is evolving quickly, board members need to be able to distinguish between what’s useful and what’s hype.

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way companies work—even at the top. C-suite executives now rank AI literacy as the No. 1 skill needed to navigate business change, according to a recent LinkedIn report. In fact, 88% of leaders surveyed in this report said speeding up their businesses’ adoption of the technology is a priority this year.

Police are turning to improv to improve leadership skills

Improv helps law enforcement (and any sector) build agility, improve communication, and strengthen relationships.

Discomfort is common in leadership training, but it’s especially palpable when you walk into a room of police commanders and ask them to say “Yes, and…”

The voice data gold rush is on, but don’t fall for fool’s gold

There’s more to voice AI than hurriedly training it on unlicensed, poor-quality data.

For as long as we’ve imagined “the future,” we’ve imagined computers that talk with humans. From the calm, ever-listening computer in Star Trek to J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man, voice-enabled AI has been the centerpiece of sci-fi and a symbol of technological advancement.

Want to be a CEO? Act like a founder

Take a page from Satya Nadella and Greg Peters’s playbooks. Think about the company first, don’t chase titles.

It’s no secret that the most exciting companies are often run by their founders. What’s less obvious is that the rare opportunities to become CEO—especially of fast-growing tech companies—tend to go to people who have been acting like founders all along.

6 new T.J. Maxx stores are coming this month: List of locations and opening dates

The off-price retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar portfolio across four states and D.C. in August, even as tariffs loom over the industry.

TJX Companies has announced the grand opening of six new T.J. Maxx stores later this month.

Some travelers will be required to pay a $15,000 visa bond to enter the U.S. See which countries are on the list

The State Department said its new yearlong pilot program is aimed at making sure foreigners don’t overstay their visas.

The State Department announced on Monday it will start a new pilot program in August that will require some foreign travelers to pay up to $15,000 for a bond so that they won’t overstay their visas. Here’s what to know.

New U.S. Coast Guard report says the Titan sub’s implosion was preventable

OceanGate had a culture of downplaying, ignoring, and falsifying key safety information, Coast Guard investigators found.

The Titan submersible was crushed by intense water pressure beneath the North Atlantic Ocean in the summer of 2023. A catastrophic implosion instantly killed the four passengers and the pilot, Stockton Rush, who was also the CEO of the company that owned the vessel.

Palantir hits $1 billion in quarterly sales for the first time, avoids DOGE cuts

Palantir’s quarterly revenue was fueled by a 53% spike in government sales, despite massive federal spending cuts.

Shares of Palantir Technologies sailed past previous record highs Tuesday after booking its first $1 billion sales quarter and raising its performance expectations for the year.