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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming leadership roles across the C-suite and boardroom, shifting the emphasis from traditional expertise toward judgment, adaptability, and the ability to manage human-AI collaboration. As AI takes on more analytical and operational tasks, executives such as CFOs and CHROs are becoming more focused on data-driven strategy, workforce planning, and organizational design. In a piece for the Harvard Business Review, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, chief science officer at Russell Reynolds Associates, highlights growing demand for technology-focused leadership positions, including AI, data, and transformation roles, while some specialized positions are being absorbed into broader executive functions. At the same time, boards are beginning to use AI for tasks such as risk analysis, scenario planning, and decision support. Looking ahead, organizations are expected to adopt increasingly hybrid leadership models that combine human oversight with AI-powered insights. While AI is unlikely to replace senior leaders in the near term, it is expected to fundamentally change how executives and boards operate, make decisions, and create value.

 

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Expense Fraud Is Evolving Beyond Traditional Audits

Finance teams are under growing pressure to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and do more with fewer resources, all while financial activity becomes harder to monitor across fragmented systems and rising transaction volumes. At the same time, expense fraud is becoming more sophisticated through AI-generated receipts, subtle policy abuse, and tactics designed to evade traditional audits.

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Meta is investing $115m in a new training program for data center technician jobs. The company said the cost-free program, America's Workforce Academy, ‌will  provide generalist training for data center technicians and end in guaranteed job offers to graduates. Jobs on offer will be full-time roles ​with general contractors working on Meta's data center buildout, a company spokesperson said. The Associated Builders and Contractors, a construction trade group, ​said it anticipates training thousands of people over the course of the program.

 

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The IRS has published its 2025 Data Book, detailing its operations amid budget cuts. The report highlights the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with 45% of individual tax returns claiming new deductions, resulting in average refunds exceeding $3,200. IRS chief executive Frank Bisignano stated: "Fiscal year 2025 was a pivotal year, as we began the process of implementing tax relief for hardworking Americans." The IRS processed 271.4m tax returns, collecting over $5.3tn in revenue. Customer service saw nearly 18.6m calls, and online inquiries rose by 9%. The IRS closed 497,621 audits, yielding $26.8bn in additional tax recommendations. The agency also completed 2,850 criminal investigations and collected $117.5bn in unpaid assessments. Despite staffing reductions, the IRS continues to serve a diverse workforce, with 57.6% being racial and ethnic minorities.

 

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The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI), a forward-looking measure of U.S. employment conditions, fell to 107.01 in May from an upwardly revised 107.88 in April, signaling some emerging downside risks for the labor market despite a strong monthly payrolls report. Five of the index’s eight components made negative contributions during the month, according to The Conference Board. The largest drag came from a decline in the share of small businesses reporting positions that they were unable to fill, which fell to its lowest level since May 2020. Real manufacturing and trade sales, along with industrial production, were broadly unchanged and also weighed slightly on the index. While job openings rose sharply to more than 7.6m in April, The Conference Board said the increase was largely driven by an unusual surge in professional and business services vacancies that is unlikely to persist.

 

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A federal judge has vacated President Donald Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee for employers’ H-1B visa applications.  Judge Leo Sorokin said the policy violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution. He found that the payment is a tax that Congress had not delegated to the executive branch. “Every day, thousands of people with H-1B visas serve New Yorkers as doctors, teachers, and other skilled workers,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose state was one of 20 that sued to block the fee. “Today a court put an end to this administration’s illegal attempt to destroy this critical program and the many jobs it makes possible,” James said. The Trump administration said it would appeal the ruling.

 

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Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted cryptocurrency founder of collapsed exchange FTX, has officially sought a pardon from President Donald Trump after serving nearly three years of his 25-year sentence. The 34-year-old submitted an application to the Justice Department’s Pardon Attorney Office, according to the office’s website, requesting a “pardon after completion of sentence.” In a phone interview with Fox Business, Bankman-Fried said he “absolutely” wanted a pardon from the White House. “It would be obviously, you know, ultimately up to the president, not up to me,” he said.

 

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Amazon has entered a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning to supply optical fibre, cable and connectivity solutions for its expanding data center network, strengthening infrastructure needed to support growing artificial intelligence workloads. The deal will enable Corning to increase production capacity and create 1,000 new jobs at its North Carolina manufacturing facilities. The agreement complements Amazon’s previously announced $10bn investment to expand cloud computing infrastructure in the state.

 

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Airlines are increasingly frustrated that the latest generation of fuel-efficient aircraft engines has failed to meet reliability expectations, forcing carriers to remove engines for maintenance earlier than planned and eroding the fuel savings they were designed to deliver. Speaking at the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, airline executives said newer engines from manufacturers including GE Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce require more frequent unscheduled maintenance, resulting in higher operating costs and reduced aircraft availability at a time of strong travel demand and elevated fuel prices. WestJet chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech described the engines as “engineering marvels” but said their reliability has fallen short of previous generations. While the engines can reduce fuel consumption by around 15% or more, airlines say those benefits are often offset by unexpected maintenance expenses and aircraft downtime.

 

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Apple has unveiled a major artificial intelligence upgrade to Siri, transforming its voice assistant into a more conversational and capable AI agent that can understand personal context, interact across apps and respond similarly to ChatGPT and Claude, with a full launch planned for autumn 2026. The revamped Siri, powered by Google’s AI models under a partnership signed earlier this year, can access information on a user's device, understand on-screen content, retrieve personal data such as contacts and photos, and perform complex tasks across applications. Apple said the service will enter beta testing next month and initially support English on iPhones released after 2023. At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple positioned privacy as its key differentiator in the AI race, stressing that user data and personal interactions would not be stored or retained. In a notable strategic shift, Apple also confirmed it will use Nvidia-powered infrastructure hosted through Google’s cloud services to support its most advanced AI capabilities. The conference marked Tim Cook’s final annual developer event as chief executive before he hands over leadership to John Ternus in September, and takes up the role of executive chair.

 

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The Pentagon has reinstated Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to a blacklist of Chinese companies deemed to pose a national security risk to the U.S. after their sudden removal in February. China’s embassy in Washington, DC, condemned the listing  of some of the country’s best-known commercial brands as “discriminatory” and an example of the U.S. government “overstretching” the concept of national security. “Chinese companies that do business overseas have been strictly observing laws and regulations of their host countries,” an embassy spokesperson said. “The U.S. should stop its wrong practice and create a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies.” Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, said there was “no basis” for its inclusion on the blacklist. “Alibaba is not a Chinese military company nor part of any military-civil fusion strategy,” a company spokesperson said. “We will take all available legal action against attempts to misrepresent our company.”

 

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U.S. companies are increasing support for LGBTQ causes and Pride Month events in 2026 after several years of retrenchment amid anti-DEI pressure, with firms including Mastercard, American Eagle Outfitters, and Levi Strauss expanding sponsorships, donations and employee participation. Mastercard is funding around 100 employees and executives to take part in Pride events, while American Eagle has increased contributions to LGBTQ organizations and Levi Strauss has launched a Pride-themed clothing collection alongside a $100,000 donation to human rights group Outright International. Pride organisers across the U.S. have also reported stronger corporate backing, with NYC Pride securing more sponsors than last year and improving its financial position after a funding shortfall in 2025. The recovery follows a period in which many companies reduced or withdrew LGBTQ-related support amid political pressure and consumer boycotts linked to DEI initiatives. While sponsorship levels remain below the peaks seen in the early 2020s, organizers and advisers say corporate confidence is gradually returning, albeit with lower visibility and greater caution.

 

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Indian garment factories are experiencing productivity losses of up to 10% during peak summer months as extreme heat affects worker attendance, product quality and delivery reliability, according to a report by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. The study of 10 factories found temperatures exceeding 45°C are causing operational disruptions including stitching errors, fabric damage, dust contamination and production stoppages, with suppliers increasingly relying on temporary measures to cope with worsening conditions. India’s apparel export sector is worth $39bn and employs around 45m people, 70% of whom are women. The report also highlighted limited oversight from global brands, with only 35% of customers requiring suppliers to monitor factory temperatures and half not asking whether extreme heat has disrupted production. 

 

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