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Travelers built an AI-powered Claim Assistant with OpenAI to guide customers through filing claims, provide 24/7 support, and scale operations during peak demand.

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The global health care sector is under increasing strain.  Decades of chronic underinvestment and constraints in recruitment have coincided with a surge in demand for services for aging populations. Gaps in provision are already taking a toll, with fragmented access to care and high rates of stress and burnout among staff. And it’s getting worse.…

Eli Tan / New York Times: Meta expands Teen Accounts safety features to limit harmful content on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, including about nutrition, weightlifting, and anxiety  —  The changes, after Meta's legal losses in two child safety cases, are aimed at limiting harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

Luz Ding / Bloomberg: Didi reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$8.7B and a ~$177M net loss, several times larger than its Q4 loss, as it expands globally in markets like Latin America  —  Didi Global Inc. reported its second straight quarterly loss, after ratcheting up investment to expand globally and defend …

Since its announcement in April this year, the proposed changes to billing methods on GitHub Copilot were a source of much speculation: how much more or less would a pay-a-you-use AI cost an organisation or individual compared to a flat-rate, monthly subscription? Just a day into the changeover to token-based billing for the LLM-based service, […] The post GitHub Copilot users see token-based price hikes appeared first on AI News.

Reports of “SaaS being dead” are misguided, writes guest author Bob Morse, who contends that AI will enable software companies to move beyond selling productivity tools to deliver knowledge-work outcomes directly, unlocking massive unmet demand for services, ultimately growing the software industry.

Bloomberg: Russia's Federal Security Service claims it uncovered a large-scale spyware operation by “foreign intelligence operatives” on senior officials' mobile phones  —  Russia's Federal Security Service said it uncovered a large-scale operation by foreign intelligence agencies to implant spyware on senior officials' mobile phones.

Your reward model is learning exactly what your annotators prefer. The problem is that "better" and "unbiased" are two different things, and RLHF has no way to tell them apart.

Wired: Sources: after Trump nixed an AI EO on May 21, US officials are navigating internal strife and chaotic talks; early model access was the most contentious issue  —  Donald Trump killed an executive order to regulate AI.  Now, administration officials and AI executives are trying to figure …

Zak Brown spent a decade racing before joining the business side of Formula One. He talks to WIRED about rebuilding a legendary brand, obsessive fans, and the pull of the driver’s seat.

Chief Purpose Officers: Do firms really need them? For decades, the shareholder primacy model dominated corporate strategy, often displacing explicit discussions of broader organizational purpose. Today, in a world shaped by AI, economic uncertainty, and constant organizational change, many stakeholders want companies to stand for something more than short-term results. As a result, the term “purpose”, defined as the reason a firm exists in society, has become a powerful business buzzword, especially following the Business Roundtable’s 2019 statement on corporate purpose. However, the more companies talk about purpose, the fewer employees seem to believe them. Research suggests corporate purpose may be “too good to be true”. Employees increasingly experience purpose rhetoric as vague, superficial, and disconnected from everyday work realities. Companies make ambitious promises about values and responsibility to connect with society, yet the day-to-day remains dominated by growth targets, efficiency pressures, and quarterly results. Employees notice the gap between what organisations say and what they actually do. The emergence of CPOs and the importance of being ‘purpose-driven’ This growing complexity has fostered a new executive role that has quietly emerged: the Chief Purpose Officer, or CPO. Ubisoft, Virgin Atlantic, Cisco, Sephora, and KPMG, to name a few, have introduced purpose-focused leadership roles in recent years. Their task is simple in theory but difficult in practice: making sure a company’s stated purpose influences real decisions. Rather than competing with financial goals, CPOs help clarify how purpose and performance can be aligned, especially when leaders face difficult trade-offs about growth, stakeholders, and long-term responsibility. Our recent study of 44 Chief Purpose Officers across industries such as gaming, travel, and beauty found that these executives work at the intersection of strategy, culture, and ethics to transform their organisations into more purpose-driven entities. They help by connecting lofty purpose statements to the reality of organisational life. In practice, this means asking difficult questions during leadership meetings: Does a business decision align with the company’s long-term direction and with its purpose? When does growth undermine the organisation’s purpose? How does the company create value for society? And where its activities cause harm, what changes are needed to transform the business? Some CPOs redesign hiring and reward systems so employees are evaluated partly on their contributions to strengthening the organisation’s purpose. Others develop “purpose metrics” that executives discuss alongside financial performance. Some examples are surprisingly concrete. One executive told us their company had ended relationships with clients whose practices conflicted with its values. Another described leadership meetings where executives openly discussed their emotional reactions to climate-related events. Some make purpose visible in simple, tangible ways. One CPO, for example, created a “light bulb wall”: each time an employee acts in a way that brings the organisation’s purpose to life, a new bulb is switched on. Over time, the wall becomes a visible reminder that purpose is enacted through everyday decisions and small, repeated actions. At first glance, CPOs’ practices may appear unusual. In reality, they reflect a deeper transformation in management itself, trying to integrate moral and emotional considerations into strategic decision-making. CPOs set out to reshape how organisations think about their societal role. They foster emotional engagement around shared values. They build relationships across stakeholders and departments. And they embed purpose into tangible structures such as incentives, metrics, and governance systems. In short, they attempt to transform abstract ideals into operational reality. Can CPOs really make a difference? The big question is whether companies need a dedicated executive for this work. While the role may overlap with functions such as HR, CPOs add value by linking purpose to long-term strategy and governance. As purpose is not static, CPOs support purpose evolution. They ensure that decisions reflect the organization’s responsibilities toward employees, customers, and communities, turning purpose into a practical guide for business. Critics argue that Chief Purpose Officers risk becoming symbolic figures with little real influence. If one executive champions purpose while finance and operations teams control the actual decisions, nothing changes. As a result, in some organisations, the role can become a form of corporate theatre: a visible commitment to values without meaningful structural reform. And lastly, purpose is also difficult to measure. Unlike sales or profits, its impact is harder to quantify. That makes it easy for sceptics to dismiss the role as another management fad. Our research suggests that CPOs only make a difference under certain conditions. The organisation must genuinely use purpose as a decision-making filter and link purpose with strategy. The CPO must have both legitimacy and authority. They must report directly to the CEO and participate in strategic meetings. Leadership must visibly model purpose, especially when it conflicts with short-term profit. If the CEO abandons purpose when it becomes inconvenient, the entire effort collapses into theatre. When these conditions are present, organisations can change in tangible ways. Hiring practices evolve. Supplier relationships shift. Incentive systems are redesigned. Purpose begins to shape everyday decisions and becomes strategically relevant. So, do firms need Chief Purpose Officers? Increasingly, yes. In a business world marked by technological disruption, social pressure, and growing distrust of corporate rhetoric, firms face pressure from all directions at once. They must remain profitable, innovate quickly, attract talent, respond to social expectations, and adapt to technological change. Purpose does not replace these goals. It helps connect them. This is where Chief Purpose Officers can make a difference. Their role is about helping organisations clarify what they stand for when facing difficult trade-offs and competing priorities. CPOs cannot solve these tensions alone. But they can help organisations turn purpose from a marketing message into a tangible, organisational reality that can be experienced in the workplace. Why Europe needs CPOs Society is raising the bar for responsible business. The European Union’s Corporate and Sustainability Reporting Directive and Green Deal now require large firms to align finance and operations with stated sustainability commitments and report on their impact. Yet compliance alone does not create purpose. A company may report strong environmental performance while still lacking a clear reason for existing beyond shareholder returns. A Chief Purpose Officer is one emerging and fragile answer that helps close this gap by ensuring that a company’s purpose genuinely shapes financial and operational decisions, driving the transformation of European businesses toward more responsible and sustainable models. Ones to watch List of top executive appointments dedicated to upholding best practices: Richard Boele, Chief Purpose Officer, KPMG Australia Alexandra Michat, Chief Purpose Officer, Exo Travel Simon Cheetham, Chief Purpose Officer, Andrew Property & Purpose Priya Srinivasan, Chief People and Purpose Officer, Coty Laura Dunne, Chief Purpose and Proposition Officer, Lincolnshire Co-op Caroline Jeanteur, Chief Purpose Officer, Ubisoft. Paradoxically, several CPOs in our study suggested that their ultimate success would be to make the position less necessary over time by embedding purpose into the organisations systems, routines, and decision-making processes. Yet the very emergence of the Chief Purpose Officer points to a broader shift in modern capitalism: companies are increasingly expected to demonstrate how their purpose shapes how they create value, govern themselves, and respond to society’s demands. The full research on how to implement purpose in organisations is available in “Dynamic Strategifying: How do Chief Purpose Officers make purpose strategic and strategy purposeful?”, published in Long Range Planning (2025), and “Too good to be true? The ambivalent consequences and managerial challenges of purpose implementation,” in European Management Review (2026). A weekly e-mail in English featuring expertise from scholars and researchers. It provides an introduction to the diversity of research coming out of the continent and considers some of the key issues facing European countries. Get the newsletter! Les auteurs ne travaillent pas, ne conseillent pas, ne possèdent pas de parts, ne reçoivent pas de fonds d'une organisation qui pourrait tirer profit de cet article, et n'ont déclaré aucune autre affiliation que leur organisme de recherche.

Arriana McLymore / Reuters: Amazon schedules Prime Day for June 23 to June 26, shifting the four-day sales event from July to avoid the end of the FIFA World Cup and US Independence Day  —  Amazon.com (AMZN.O) will host its annual Prime Day sales event from June 23 to June 26 after launching the event in July for the past five years …

OpenAI: OpenAI releases a new knowledge work report: Codex now has 5M+ weekly active users, up 6x+ since February, and knowledge workers represent ~20% of Codex users  —  OpenAI today released a new report, The Next Era of Knowledge Work, showing how Codex is no longer just a coding tool.

Pew Research Center: Analysis: 22 of 24 US executive agencies saw a YoY increase in their average X account engagement during the first year of Trump's second term; @DOGE dominated  —  Federal agencies are getting far more audience engagement on X (formerly Twitter) in the second Trump administration …

As data centers proliferate, so do the challenges of physically securing the facilities. Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Data centers, which power AI, have a growing need for guards to physically secure facilities. Demand for these workers comes as some proposed data centers spark community opposition. Job postings mentioning both "physical security" and "data centers" have nearly quadrupled. One AI-proof job: protecting the data centers behind the boom. Safeguarding the sprawling facilities that power AI models and cloud computing is creating demand for engineers to build the technology, as well as for workers who guard those facilities. Job postings that mention "physical security" and "data centers" have nearly quadrupled since early 2020, according to Indeed data. As tech companies pour billions into AI infrastructure, data centers are becoming as critical to the economy as utilities and airports, said Eddie Sorrells, CEO of DSI Security Services, a firm based in Dothan, Alabama. The push to hire security workers is occurring as data centers become more visible — and sometimes more contentious — across the US. Facing more threats In a March Gallup survey of US adults, seven in 10 respondents said they opposed building AI data centers nearby. Opponents of these facilities have raised concerns about the energy, water, and land they consume, as well as the noise. A Business Insider investigation identified 1,240 data centers in the US that had been built or approved by the end of 2024. The hardening political environment is one reason security work at data centers is more complex than when Sorrells started his career about 35 years ago. Back then, he said, the main concerns were things like trespassing and theft. Now, he said, data centers face a broader array of threats, and guarding against them, in addition to well-trained security teams, can involve the use of remote video monitoring, robotics, and drones. "It's not just going around shaking doors anymore," Sorrells said. Security operations also increasingly rely on AI-powered tools themselves. Yet, ultimately, people are still essential, said ASIS International, an association for security professionals working at the intersection of facility security and cybersecurity. "Even with the latest and greatest tools in place, there must still be a human element involved to ensure that the technology can be effective and is well-maintained," the organization wrote in its "Security Management" magazine in September. A range of jobs Demand for security specialists is rising alongside a broader data-center hiring boom. Postings for data center jobs jumped 23% in 2025, LinkedIn reported. A recent job listing for a senior data center security site evaluation program manager at the cloud computing company CoreWeave required at least five years of experience in physical security program management. The job includes evaluating sites, setting security standards, monitoring threats, and helping protect facilities as they expand. The listing featured fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid parental leave, and catered lunch every day. CoreWeave listed the base salary range as $143,000 to $191,000. Not all security jobs are as lucrative. A posting for a data center physical security specialist at an Amazon facility in Oregon involves managing security vendors and training workers. The job, which requires at least a year of experience overseeing security operations, pays $24 to $42 an hour, or about $50,000 to $87,000 a year. 'A lot more complexity' LinkedIn has called data centers "the factories of the AI era," though many dwarf traditional manufacturing sites. A huge data center involving "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary in Utah would encompass 40,000 acres over multiple sites. The project's size is more than twice the area of Manhattan and would consume more electricity than the rest of Utah uses. Data centers' titanic scale often makes them harder to secure, said Kathy Lavinder, founder and executive director of SI Placement, a recruiting firm focused on physical and corporate security. Beyond their size, these centers also "have a lot more complexity" than other large installations, such as distribution centers and warehouses, she said. That's one reason, Lavinder said, that so many of the physical security roles are technical. "This is not a security generalist position," she said. An array of threats The threats against data centers can include industrial espionage, drone incursions, civil unrest, and activism, Sorrells said. Insider threats are also a possibility. As contractors and construction crews cycle through sites, the number of people with access increases, he said. Where data centers go also matters, Sorrells said. A center in an urban area might not create the same amount of backlash, he said, as one in a rural setting that might not have sufficient infrastructure to support the demand on resources. Last week, in New Hampshire, a developer withdrew an application to build a data center after a public outcry. A petition opposing the proposal listed more than 25,000 signatures — about five times the town's population. Overall, Lavinder said, the growth of data centers means demand for security workers isn't likely to fade. "This is not a blip," she said. Read the original article on Business Insider

Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images Moody's estimates the Iran war cost US households $100 billion in its first three months. Top economist Mark Zandi explains the war has more than offset the benefits of Trump's tax cuts. Zandi says the war is weighing on an "already sagging" US economy. The war in Iran has cost US households $100 billion in three months, Moody's Analytics says. Now in its fourth month, the conflict has cost nearly $750 per household. The increased cost to consumers has mostly been felt in energy prices, but the inflation picture continues to deteriorate the longer the war drags on without a resolution in sight. What's more, Moody's says that tailwinds for household like Donald Trump's tax cuts have been offset by war-fueled cost increased. "This is a big economic blow, but deficit-financed tax cuts have cushioned it. Until now," Mark Zandi, Moody's top economist, said. "As of May 16th, the bigger tax refunds Americans have received this year no longer cover the higher costs of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel caused by the war." Moody's Analytics Thought they've come down in recent weeks, and have broadly avoided many forecasters' worst-case scenarios, oil prices have surged as flows through the Strait of Hormuz have been cut off. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); Average gas prices hit the highest level in four years heading into last month's Memorial Day holiday. Meanwhile, high jet fuel prices are making airfare more expensive and causing some airlines to cancel flights. Oil isn't the only supply disruption coming from the Iran war, with helium, fertilizer, plastics, and other materials being impacted. "The financial pressure is thus mounting quickly, particularly on already hard-pressed middle and lower-income households," Zandi noted. The K-shaped economy, which describes the diversion between high and low income consumers, has been a key theme in the US economy in recent years. Zandi called out that the personal saving rate has fell to historic lows, recent data shows, suggesting consumers are saving less to keep up with inflating prices. "With the saving rate about as low as it ever goes, unless the war ends soon and energy prices come down, they will have little choice but to rein in their spending, weighing further on the already sagging economy," The top economist has been warnings of a potential recession for much of this year, and sees a warnings in the disconnect between the economic reality for consumers and the stock market's rally to record highs. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Donald Trump killed an executive order to regulate AI. Now, administration officials and AI executives are trying to figure out if there’s anything left to piece back together.