The CIO’s New Mandate: Govern AI Before You Scale It

Before expanding AI initiatives across the enterprise, CIOs should focus on five key areas.

Australia’s Most Endangered Fish Faces An Uncertain Future In Macquarie Harbour

Two endangered Maugean skates have been returned to Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour after more than two years in captivity. But the harbour they call home remains dangerously degraded.

Why Your Data Foundation Must Evolve In The Era Of Agentic AI

The AI initiatives that are stalling right now are failing because of what sits beneath the AI, and that’s a problem leaders need to prioritize today.

Compliance Automation: The Link Between AI Innovation And Security

As development velocity increases, organizations cannot rely on manual compliance processes designed for a slower era.

Are Your AI Agents Failing At Real Work?

Observational intelligence cannot be bought as a finished artifact or reconstructed from logs after the fact.

AI Testing Tools Are Easy To Buy But Hard To Trust

A tool can create more tests, but it does not automatically create more confidence.

Sam Altman Wants A Global Referee For AI. He Also Wants The U.S. Government To Own A Piece Of OpenAI.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for a U.S.-led global AI standards body in the FT. A day later, the FT reported OpenAI offered the U.S. government a 5% stake worth $42.6 billion.

The Limits Of Reinventing A Legacy Brand

Digital innovation alone does not define a brand; the challenge is whether, in the pursuit of becoming something new, we can remain recognizably ourselves.

Energy Department Wants To End Home Appliance Efficiency Rules

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how nuclear startups achieved successful testing to meet a Trump challenge and Renew Home’s energy management tech.

The Intelligent Finance Core: Four Priorities For Growth, Control And Strategic Advantage

A connected finance core brings together planning, operations, controls and data signals across the enterprise.