AI strategy
Skills & Careers
The Fractional CTO: How the Executive Gig Economy Hit $5.7 Billion
The fractional executive market doubled to 120K professionals and $5.7B, growing 14% yearly. Fractional CTOs charge $250-500/hr. LinkedIn profiles up 5,400%.
Skills & Careers
The Organizational AI Readiness Crisis: 84% Haven’t Redesigned Jobs for AI
There is a number circulating in boardrooms that should alarm every technology leader on the planet. According to McKinsey's latest global AI survey, 74% of companies report no tangible value from their AI investments — up from 70% the previous year, even as average spending has doubled.
AI & Automation
Intent Engineering: Why Enterprise AI Fails When It Works Too Well
In January 2026, Klarna reported that its AI customer service agent now performs the work of 853 full-time employees and has saved the company $60 million. In the same earnings cycle, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski admitted publicly that the strategy had cost the company something
Infrastructure & Cloud
Google’s Intelligence Infrastructure Play: Why They Don’t Need to Win the Model Race
Google just shipped the smartest AI model on the planet. It leads on 13 of 16 benchmarks.
