I'm a founder and decadelong Microsoft engineer. Here's who I'd hire to lead the AI transition.

I'm a founder and decadelong Microsoft engineer. Here's who I'd hire to lead the next stage of AI.

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Katherine Li

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‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

Parliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early as midday despite alcohol-related scandals, a report has revealed.

Drinking is commonplace and some MPs have had their stomachs pumped after consuming so much alcohol that they ended up in hospital, one disclosed.

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

Extraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing Street or the Cabinet Office.

Why Leaders Should Measure Human-AI Collaboration Over AI Performance

Why Leaders Should Measure Human-AI Collaboration Over AI Performance

Why Leaders Should Measure Human-AI Collaboration Over AI Performance

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Every organization investing in AI wants to know if it's paying off. Most answer that question by looking at productivity, efficiency, or cost savings. Those are reasonable measures, but a new Wharton study suggests there is another measure leaders should pay attention to. Organizations may be spending so much time measuring AI performance that they overlook the value created through human-AI collaboration. That may be where some of AI's greatest returns are found. If that's true, leaders may need to rethink not only how they evaluate AI, but also how they evaluate the results people achieve by using it.

Iran's overlapping power centers make ending the war more complicated

In the five months since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, each pause in fighting has underscored the complexities of ending it.

The June 17 memorandum of understanding opened a 60-day negotiating period over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions and Iran's nuclear and missile programs, but frayed within weeks as Iranian attacks on shipping prompted escalation.

Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief

A person cools off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago
A person cools off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois; Human-caused climate change can amplify El Nino's associated effects because a warmer ocean and atmosphere increase the availability of energy and moisture for extreme weather events.

A strengthening El Niño that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday.

FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino on the Ropes as He Ditches Controversial $20 Billion Private Investment Plan

Gianni Infantino, the embattled president of soccer’s governing body FIFA, has abandoned his controversial plan to create a $20 billion company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, that would control the commercial rights to its events, principally the World Cup.

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

More than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South Australian coast are suspected to be the first mass mortality event from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, only six weeks after the disease arrived in Australia.

Man Utd: Shea Lacey and Tyler Fletcher set for first-team breakthrough

Lacey and Tyler Fletcher lead Man Utd academy queue

Manchester United forward Shea Lacey applaudingImage source, Getty Images

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Shea Lacey scored Manchester United's opening goal in their 5-0 win over Rosenborg on 24 July

Commonwealth Games 2006: Josh Kerr v Jake Wightman? Or will Australians spoil mile party?

Josh Kerr, Cam Myers and Jake WightmanImage source, PA Media

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Josh Kerr, Cam Myers and Jake Wightman are among the leading contenders in the men's mile final