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Two Accenture executives discuss their new book about how bridging the gap between humans and AI can boost productivity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Jonah Sachs founder of Free Range Studios explains why playing it safe no longer gets results -- and what to do about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The democratizing power of the internet has given everyone the ability to sell themselves through video and rewrite the script on what it means to be successful. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Trump administration’s tariff wars could come back to haunt U.S. businesses and consumers if left unchecked experts warn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last month the U.S. Justice Department gave its blessing to Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox -- a deal that paves the way for the creation of a mega-behemoth entertainment company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Renegotiating NAFTA battling crime and inequality and energy reforms are among the challenges facing Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will key issues such as potential interest rate hikes by the Fed an inverted yield curve and the trade wars upend equity markets anytime soon? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With some 38 000 U.S. automobile deaths a year self-driving cars are poised to boost safety considerably. But recent fatal accidents show there is a long way to go. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Google leadership development adviser says most companies need a wake-up call because 70% of workers don’t care about or actively hate their jobs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Venmo COO Michael Vaughan explains why the company’s user experience is a key advantage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CEO Janet Cowell explains how her organization is working toward a goal of 30% of the world’s investable capital being managed by women by 2030. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week with a bombshell announcement about the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy a conservative who served as a swing vote in several key cases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A study of emissions at Chinese coal power plants holds important lessons in shaping regulations and tracking compliance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Corporations have had an outsized influence on the evolution of law in America since the Revolution. UCLA law professor Adam Winkler discusses the history up to the present based on his new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Uber still faces close scrutiny by regulators worldwide as it mends its ways while ceding market share to rivals says Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brands including Facebook Wells Fargo and Uber have unveiled ad campaigns focused on making amends for recent misdeeds. But is it the right move? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nonprofit myAgro’s novel financing model is transforming the way African farmers pay for their harvests. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeffrey Smith CEO at Starboard Value -- a hedge fund which helped turnaround Darden Restaurants -- explains his firms ’operational activist’ investment approach. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author and journalist Emily Chang says gender discrimination in Silicon Valley could lead to bias being baked into the tech algorithms of the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Companies that integrate brand and culture are more successful than those that keep the two separate notes a new book by Denise Lee Yohn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.