Right now, businesses need to navigate two converging trends: 1) breakthroughs in critical and emerging technologies are redefining global power dynamics, economics, and security frameworks, and 2) geopolitical instability is disrupting supply chains, shifting alliances, and fueling competition over critical resources and technologies.
After the elections, what’s next for democracy? Sarah A. Binder, William A. Galston, Molly E. Reynolds, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas November 15, 2024
It’s hard to go wrong with a technology degree. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, computer and information sciences is the major with the highest job offers and job acceptance rates, particularly with advanced degrees—nearing $100,000 for starting salaries. Perhaps that’s why a 2021 CareerBuilder study revealed that the number of science … Read more
Donald Trump’s US election win led to a surge in stock prices across Wall Street, with big tech firms among the major beneficiaries. Nvidia and Alphabet shares rose 4% on the news and major OpenAI investor Microsoft also enjoyed gains, as analysts anticipate a hands-off approach to AI regulation under the Trump administration. Tech CEOs, … Read more
November 15, 2024While McKinsey has almost a century of experience in management consulting, we are also a technology firm. We have 7,000 technologists, designers, and product managers serving clients in more than 50 countries. They range from specialists in AI, cloud and infrastructure to experts in domain transformations, including all aspects of industries and functions. … Read more
Xavier Niel, one of Europe’s top technology investors, believes the region can succeed in creating leading artificial intelligence companies even without the billions in capital raised by US competitors — as long as founders are not tempted to cash out too early. “I think we can create big things with a few hundred million euros,” … Read more
DARWIN, Australia — Defense leaders from the U.S., Australia and Japan unveiled new plans on Sunday to more deliberately link their militaries and weapons systems, jointly adopt autonomous and other advanced technologies, and increasingly consult each other about existing and emerging security issues in the Indo-Pacific region. America’s Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Deputy … Read more
Employers plan to maintain their investment in HR technology next year, according to projections from the annual HR Systems Survey conducted by Sapient Insights Group. Stacey Harris, chief research officer and managing partner of Sapient, debuted the 2024-2025 report findings at the recent HR Tech Conference in Las Vegas. Sapient surveyed over 3,300 organizations, representing 25 million … Read more
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For fans of science fiction, “quantum” is the go-to explanation for unbelievable phenomena, such as time travel or teleportation. Marvel took the practice to a new level in the 2023 film “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” in which the title characters are accidentally sucked into the Quantum Realm − “a reality where all concepts of time and space become irrelevant as you shrink for all eternity,” … Read more