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How LIV Golf Is Betting on Technology to Transform the Sport

Inside the challenger league's strategy to attract new audiences, optimize athlete performance, and tell better stories

Nick Wentz · NOV 7, 2025

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Day in the Life of a Researcher at Microsoft

This original series spotlights Microsoft researchers—their work, their impact, and the ideas shaping the future of AI.

Nick Wentz · NOV 6, 2025

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The Orchestration Era: How AI Agents Will Transform Work (Without Replacing Workers)

Silvio Savarese has spent his career teaching machines to see the world. Now he's focused on helping them act in it, and that shift changes everything.

Nick Wentz · NOV 6, 2025

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Live From Dreamforce: Marc Benioff on AI's Promise and Limits

At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce's CEO offers something the tech industry desperately needs: optimism tempered by truth.

Nick Wentz · NOV 2, 2025

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Formula 1's Unexpected Edge: Why Racing Matters More as Cars Drive Themselves

As autonomous vehicles reshape our roads, the sport of human drivers is booming—and the paradox reveals something profound about what we value

Nick Wentz · OCT 29, 2025

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The Next AI Breakthrough Will Be Better Interfaces

AI’s next breakthrough will come from intuitive, visual interfaces that align technology with how humans think.

Matt Martin · OCT 19, 2025

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LLMs Create Token... Humans Create Value

Why human insight, judgment, and creativity remain the ultimate edge in an AI-driven, token-generating world.

Lani Refiti · OCT 12, 2025

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A Day in the Life of a Researcher at Microsoft: Cecily Morrison

Cecily Morrison builds equitable AI at Microsoft, blending human insight with inclusive, community-driven design.

Cecily Morrison · OCT 8, 2025

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Why Reports of UBI’s Death Are Exaggerated

Inside Jina Suh’s mission to build AI that prioritizes mental health, human wellbeing, and psychological safety.

Scott Santens · OCT 5, 2025

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A Day in the Life of a Researcher at Microsoft: Jina Suh

Inside Jina Suh’s mission to build AI that prioritizes mental health, human wellbeing, and psychological safety.

Jina Suh · OCT 1, 2025

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Alibaba's AI Infrastructure Gambit: Why China's Tech Giant Is Doubling Down

The e-commerce titan's massive spending increase signals a strategic pivot that could reshape the global AI landscape

Nick Wentz · SEP 24, 2025

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A Day in the Life of a Researcher at Microsoft: Ahmed Awadallah

Go inside a day at Microsoft with Ahmed Awadallah as he builds agentic AI systems and leads cutting-edge research.

Ahmed Awadallah · SEP 24, 2025