Business & Entrepreneurship
- Jimmy Kimmel's suspension shows how quickly political humor can spark outrage. ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ professor and humor researcher Peter McGraw explains why some punchlines delight audiences while others trigger backlash.
- Research has long linked childhood poverty to financial risk-taking in adulthood. But a new analysis casts doubt on this stereotype.
- The university is strengthening its role in sustainability education with two new graduate programs to prepare students for the growing demand for sustainability expertise.
- Infleqtion, a ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ quantum technology spinout valued at $1.8 billion, has announced a merger to go public, becoming the 10th "unicorn company" out of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ.
- ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ launched 35 startups based on university intellectual property in fiscal year 2024, more than any other U.S. campus that year. The achievement also places ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ at No. 2 for the most startups launched in any single year by a U.S. campus.
- Organizational leadership expert Tony Kong says humor is a strategic skill that can help you lead, connect and stand out—and his research shows why intent matters more than the punchline.
- Leeds professor and AI-in-education expert Jeremiah Contreras explains how classrooms are using artificial intelligence and what the rest of us can learn from it.
- Delta is testing an AI-powered pricing system that could charge two travelers different fares even if they are purchasing at the same moment. Pricing strategy expert Övünç Yılmaz explains what this shift means for consumers—and why we should expect more of it.
- ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ's Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator will hire up to seven Embark Startup Founders to serve as CEOs of new deep tech companies built around technology developed in ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ's world-class research enterprise.
- Major networks increasingly focus on criticizing the opposing party–fueling division to boost ratings, according to a 12-year study of TV news.