Responsible Business

23 Jan 2025

Boards stepping up: the front line of corporate governance

Businesses are facing unprecedented change and uncertainty. And boards of directors have an obligation, and an opportunity, to help senior management step up to face it.

OpenAI, SoftBank each commit $19 billion to Stargate AI data center, the Information reports

23 Jan 2025

OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund Stargate, a joint venture to develop data centers for artificial intelligence in the U.S., the Information reported on Wednesday.

American View: What you’re probably reading today instead of cybersecurity news

21 Jan 2025

One of the most frustrating aspects of ‘blogging in America is keeping up with our frantic and incoherent news cycle. By the time a juicy topic has been explained enough to write about responsibly, it’s already been eclipsed by some wilder scandal.

Navigating global accessibility

17 Jan 2025

Success with global accessibility comes from deeply understanding and responding to the unique challenges and requirements of each region

Navigating to Net Zero

15 Jan 2025

More needs to be done to champion Britain’s green industry, and it starts with bold corporate leadership

13 Jan 2025

Hydro buys remaining shares in Hydrovolt from Northvolt

Norway’s Hydro said on Monday it has agreed to buy the remaining shares in battery recycler Hydrovolt from Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker Northvolt for 78 million Norwegian crowns ($6.79 million).

Vanguard Group boosts Talen Energy stake to 10.4% as AI demand grows

09 Jan 2025

U.S. asset management firm Vanguard Group increased its stake in independent power producer Talen Energy Corp to 10.4%, according to a filing on Wednesday.

Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

06 Jan 2025

Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday.

OpenAI outlines new for-profit structure in bid to stay ahead in costly AI race

03 Jan 2025

OpenAI on Friday outlined plans to revamp its structure, saying it would create a public benefit corporation to make it easier to "raise more capital than we’d imagined," and remove the restrictions imposed on the startup by its current nonprofit parent.

Building consumer trust around sustainability

20 Dec 2024

Brands can be damaged by making untrue claims around sustainability. The buzzwords have faded, and people now want facts

20 Dec 2024