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Split image showing a vintage sailing ship with an American flag on the left and a modern electric boat labeled "Navier" on the right, both on the water with blueprint sketches in the background.
The Future
America’s path to maritime leadership is clear — but it demands urgency
Rivals may try to outnumber us with fleets of cheap vessels. Our path is to out-innovate them.
Sampriti Bhattacharyya
A yellow bird silhouette reveals a woman sitting on steps using her laptop, symbolizing the watchful presence of AI canaries, set against a dark, patterned background.
Business
Are young workers canaries in the AI coal mine?
Early warning signs show AI is eating into the entry-level job market — a potential harbinger of things to come.
Tim Brinkhof
A man speaking into a microphone, an illustration of a person with a bun near Japanese text, and Kevin Kelly, a bearded man, are overlaid with red geometric shapes under the title "THE NIGHT CRAWLER.
Business
What AI can never replace
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
Book cover of "The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything" by James Barrat, featuring a robot hand holding a globe, with the text "an excerpt from" reflecting the rise of AI.
Business
Will AI create more jobs than it replaces? 
The predictions of evolutionary theorists and current advances in “multimodal AI” offer strong clues to the future of employment.
James Barrat
A graphic with the text "an excerpt from" beside the book cover of "The Cybernetic Society" by Amir Husain, featuring a cityscape, robotic arms, and a nod to the rise of the modern cybernetic corporation.
Business
Why your next CEO could be a machine
Are you ready for the “cybernetic corporation”? Amir Husain “profiles” the hottest company of 2035 — and makes a telling comparison with Nvidia.
Amir Husain
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