Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges
As far back as she can remember, Cathy Wu ’12, MNG ’13 wanted to find ways to solve problems to improve people’s lives. Her parents were Taiwanese immigrants, and her father had a long commute to his job, which took him away from the family. On a tight budget, the rest of the family often…
Brian Hartzband, President of US Operations, GMEX Robotics – Interview Series
Brian Hartzband, President of US Operations, GMEX Robotics, leads the company’s U.S. expansion, with a focus on building its commercial footprint, developing strategic partnerships, and bringing its physical AI and robotics platforms into real-world deployments. Prior to joining GMEX Robotics, Hartzband spent nearly four years at TEKsystems across technical recruiting and account management roles serving…
Apple to Tighten macOS Full Disk Access, Citing AI Agent Risks
Apple said on October 2, 2026, that it will introduce additional controls around Full Disk Access in macOS, stating in a post on its Developer News site that some developers are using the permission in ways that could put users at risk and that the risks tied to that level of access will grow as…
Fredrik Nilsson, Vice President, Americas, Axis Communications – Interview Series
Fredrik Nilsson, Vice President, Americas, Axis Communications, oversees the company’s operations across North and South America, leading teams focused on developing and delivering network-based security solutions for partners and end users. A longtime Axis executive, Nilsson has played a significant role in the security industry’s transition from analog closed-circuit television to IP-based network video. Since…
New Anthropic Academy Backs 10,000 Engineer Residencies With $100M
Anthropic on October 2, 2026 launched Claude Frontier Academy, a training initiative backed by a $100 million commitment that aims to train 10,000 Frontier Deployed Engineers by the end of 2027. Engineers from Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, Novo Nordisk and other organizations make up the first cohorts. Anthropic…
Chatham Financial Builds Capital Markets Tools with OpenAI Codex
OpenAI published a customer case study on October 2, 2026, describing how Chatham Financial, a capital markets advisory firm, uses OpenAI’s Codex and GPT-5.6 models across its advisory workflows, including a trade validation application the firm says reduced review time from approximately 30 minutes to under four. The case study lists Chatham as a small…
Documenting the tech worker movement
Despite the “dot-com crash” in 2000, the tech industry remained an attractive career destination for many who believed technology represented the future. The digital age — defined by global connectivity and computers — had firmly taken hold, and over time, the tech industry emerged as a dominant force in the labor market. High-paying jobs for…
Hestus Raises $7.4 Million Seed to Bring AI Into Mechanical Engineering
A mechanical engineer can know exactly what a part needs to do and still spend hours translating that intent into sketches, dimensions, and constraints. Hestus is betting that AI can take on more of that repetitive work—and has raised a $7.4 million seed round to build a purpose-built model for mechanical engineering. The San Mateo…
AI in the C-suite What Executives Expect By 2031
Why it matters: AI in the C-suite what executives expect by 2031: CEOs want AI making 48% of operational decisions by 2030. See how roles and boards must change.
The Next AI Power Bottleneck Will Be Inside Cities
Over the past few years, and counting, the AI infrastructure market has spent a great amount of time and money (close to $7 trillion of data-centre investment by 2030, by McKinsey’s estimate) learning how to build large data centres wherever power is available. “Wherever” being the key word because the location wasn’t very important. A…