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As autonomous AI agents increasingly browse, compare prices, and complete purchases on behalf of consumers, one challenge is becoming unavoidable for merchants: trust. On Wednesday, Akamai Technologies announced a strategic collaboration with Visa aimed at addressing that problem. The partnership integrates Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol with Akamai’s behavioral intelligence, allowing merchants to authenticate AI agents,ContinueContinue reading “AI is starting to shop for you. Here’s how Visa is making sure it doesn’t scam you”

The idea of the “Queen Bee” has been buzzing around corporate life for decades. You’ve heard the story: A woman finally breaks into senior leadership, only to turn around and block other women from rising behind her. She is territorial, icy, maybe even hostile. She has clawed her way to the top, the logic goes,ContinueContinue reading “What every manager should know about the Queen Bee myth”

The USS Enterprise was an impossible dream rendered in fiber glass. Designed for Star Trek, it looked like a creation straight out of creator Gene Roddenberry’s imagination: Twin nacelles—those long, gleaming engine pods held by elegant pylons—extended from a central saucer holding the engines that allowed Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. Bones, and the rest of theContinueContinue reading “A faster-than-light spaceship would actually look a lot like Star Trek’s Enterprise”

At one time or another, we’ve all sat next to someone interesting on a plane or a train, making small talk that sometimes leads to long-winded conversations about life, the world, even personal struggles or accomplishments.  It’s been said it’s easier to talk to a stranger . . . but could these random, chance chatsContinueContinue reading “How to network on vacation (and why)”

The unemployment rate surpassed the Fed’s peak estimate for the year. source https://www.inc.com/phil-rosen/the-feds-job-market-forecast-turned-stale-in-one-week/91278407