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Rachyl Jones

Rachyl Jones

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Recruiters are entering their AI era

Executives are aiming to train a new generation of employees that are tech-savvy but know how to schmooze.
Pearson’s Omar Abbosh, Citadel Securities’ Alex DiLeonardo, and Shelly Banjo at Semafor World Economy. Annabelle Gordon/Semafor.

AI is making chief tech officers and chief human resources officers work together

As more AI agents are employed in businesses, top executives are increasingly having to find common ground to manage the workforce.
Omar Abbosh speaking at Semafor World Economy. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

Data center firms are eyeing empty corporate parks, workspace CEOs say

“You’re seeing some shift to data centers, because [the towns] need the cash,” WeWork’s John Santora said at Semafor World Economy.
John SantoraTasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

CEOs say further gamification is coming to personal health care

“The hardest thing to do is get people to change [their] behavior,” Oura CEO Tom Hale said at Semafor World Economy.
(L-R) Tom Hale (CEO - Oura) and Brooks Tingle (President & CEO - John Hancock) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

Hyundai’s US EV sales up 40%

EV demand is partly due to rising fuel prices, after sales fell following the US ending its $7,500 tax credit to Americans buying the cars last year.
Hyundai CEO José Muñoz.Kris Tripplaar/Semafor

Token demand makes an AI bubble unlikely, says Michael Dell

The Dell CEO anticipated some level of market correction, but not anytime soon.
Michael Dell.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

World Cup travelers could become ‘political footballs’ over TSA shutdown, Clear CEO warns

“This cannot be how we operate our travel industry when we lead in innovation in the US,” Caryn Seidman Becker said at Semafor World Economy.

Major US quantum opportunity lies in supply chain, PsiQuantum co-founder says

Building a supply chain in quantum is a “thrilling opportunity” for the US, Pete Shadbolt said at Semafor World Economy.

Why your employees aren’t using AI

Nearly half of non-AI users have ethical objections to it, Gallup found.

Amazon takes a jab at Nvidia over chips shift

It’s a signal that Nvidia is in direct competition with the frontier AI labs it already supplies.

VCs step in to fund university upstarts

VC increased their spending in university spinoffs, and in later rounds of US companies spun out from academia, PitchBook reported.

AI powerhouses threaten data processing firms

Software companies’ shares have taken a hit as AI models move in on customer data processing.

Data-center proponents targeted by shooter

A person fired 13 shots at the home of an Indianapolis city councillor after he advocated for data center construction.

OpenAI goes after Ari Emanuel’s WME in Musk legal drama

The ChatGPT-maker has instructed WME to preserve communications about the company in a letter sent Tuesday.

Anthropic eyes its own version of OpenClaw

The popularity of OpenClaw, the agent platform that OpenAI acquired, has crystallized another big AI race.

The next generation of Silicon Valley garage startups is here

This time around, it’s the bedroom coders, some of whom are still in their teens.

Pentagon taps humanoid robot startups

Gun-shooting humanoid robots fighting on the front lines are becoming less of a dystopian fantasy.

Jittery tech firms boost security on Iran threats

Iran threatened to attack the Gulf facilities of Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and a dozen others.