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Your culture isn't a poster. Stop measuring how it feels.
HR strategist Sara Yahia argues culture fails because leaders don't operationalize it. Here's the framework to embed values into hiring, promotions, and incentives—and measure what actually sticks.
Your employees think they know AI. Verified tests say otherwise.
Workera assessed 88,753 employees and found self-reported AI skills wildly exceed actual proficiency. Deep learning fundamentals averaged 142 of 300—far below the 200 threshold for hands-on capability. Here's what the gap costs HR leaders.
37% of brokers shift clients to ICHRAs as employer health costs spike 26%
Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements jumped from 15% adoption to 37% in two years as family premiums hit $26,993. Employers report 15.5% savings on average.
Suno raises $125M at $5.4B valuation as AI music startup scales
Suno, the AI music generation startup, raised Series B funding at a $5.4 billion valuation, per Reuters. The round signals investor confidence in generative audio as a category.
Appeals court sanctions lawyers for using AI that lied in court filings
A US appeals court imposed sanctions on lawyers who submitted briefs citing fake case law generated by ChatGPT, citing 'lack of candor' and AI 'hallucinations.' Here's what you need to know about liability.
Alnylam and Inceptive ink $2B AI drug discovery deal
Pharma giant Alnylam partners with AI biotech Inceptive in a $2 billion agreement to discover and develop new drugs using machine learning. What the deal reveals about AI's foothold in clinical pipelines.
AI Demand Reshuffles Treasury Debt Market Pricing
Bank demand for US government bonds is shifting as AI infrastructure spending drains capital from traditional fixed-income bidders. Traders say the repricing could affect borrowing costs across the economy.
Alphabet raises $84.75B to fund AI, largest equity offering in company history
Google parent Alphabet upsized its equity offering to $84.75 billion, marking the company's largest capital raise on record. The funds will support AI infrastructure and research ambitions.
Harbor buys CE Global Partners to add payroll ops to legal HCM push
Harbor acquired Cheshire-based CE Global Partners, a 35-person HR and payroll firm, weeks after launching its HCM advisory practice. The move lets the consultancy cover strategy through operations for law firms modernizing workforce systems.
Wordsmith AI raises $70M Series B, bets in-house legal teams are the real buyer
Edinburgh legal AI startup Wordsmith closes $70M Series B led by Highland Europe and Index Ventures. The company targets corporate legal departments, not law firms, automating intake, triage and contract review. Here's why that shift matters.
iTrain names Sarah Blair to lead AI adoption in UK law firms
Sarah Blair, former chief transformation officer at Thorntons Law, joins iTrain to help law firms move past tool licensing to sustained AI use across teams.
Your Legal AI Bill Is About to Jump: Here's Why
Token costs for frontier models are rising fast as law firms scale agentic work. OpenAI and Anthropic now control pricing. Here's how firms and vendors plan to cut the bill.