The explosion of data centres across Virginia is sparking debate amongst residents, who now live with near constant reminders of artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) impact on both communities and their environment. While AI is being hailed by businesses for its transformative potential on industry, the communities on the front line of the AI boom may be more concerned with the technology’s environmental footprint and legacy.

Amid fresh inflation data, rising interest rates and renewed tariff battles, small business owners are under siege. From higher input costs to shifting consumer demand to new regulatory fees, the financial pressure is mounting on multiple fronts. Confidence among small businesses has dropped to its lowest point since the 2008 financial crisis, underscoring how fragile survival feels in today’s volatile economy. Against this backdrop, the difference between businesses that flourish and those that falter will come down to one thing: adapting and implementing strategies that turn challenges into opportunities for resilience and growth.

Publishing high-authority thought leadership has been a key tactic for marketers struggling to create AI answer engine visibility for their knowledge-driven companies. But in the eyes of the AI authority frameworks that determine what experts appear in AI query responses, where a thought leadership article is published appears to be more important than the quality of the piece.

As strategies unravel and survival mode sets in, the true crisis isn't just financial — it's emotional. And it's a threat to the leadership structures for small businesses if left unmanaged.

The delayed-again Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is North America’s latest infrastructure boondoggle. Built on the Canadian government’s tab but involving U.S. oversight, the bridge had a budget at project launch in 2017 of $4.4 billion.

After decades of pursuing web-optimization strategies that encouraged high-volume content generation, many businesses are now feeling that their content-marketing strategies might be backfiring.

The so-called silver tsunami is upon us, with millions of business owners set to retire, leading many to sell the businesses they spent their lives building. The aggregate amount of wealth to be transferred is staggering, and the financial services industry has been positioning for this event for decades.

But a dive into generative AI's authority frameworks — the technical mechanisms and conceptual approaches that large language models (LLMs) use to determine the credibility of information and sources — suggests all that posting effort is more of a placebo for visibility-hungry marketers.

As companies look to successfully achieve a corporate turnaround, success or failure depends on the speed of their actions and the depth of commitment from leadership. Without aligned governance and adequate funding, even well-intentioned change efforts can stall before delivering results.

Black women are leaving the workforce at historic rates, with more than 300,000 exiting in 2025 alone; at the same time, they’re flooding into entrepreneurship at rates that, in recent years, have far outpaced any other demographic. It’s a wake-up call for corporate America, which is losing some of its most valuable talent — and a chance for economic transformation, if these new businesses get the support they need.

Amidst strong economic headwinds and the demonstrated potential of AI, business leaders face growing pressure to preserve margins and demonstrate financial discipline — a goal they're increasingly accomplishing through workforce reductions. One in five major U.S. companies currently employs fewer people than they did a decade ago.

The most significant wealth transfer in history, an estimated $84 trillion, is underway as Baby Boomers pass on their fortunes to their Gen X and Millennial heirs. But most families aren't ready, and the cultural divide between generations may make it more complicated than ever to preserve that legacy.

The United States has experienced a significant wave of job losses. As of May, at least 12% of the 2.4 million civilian federal workforce have been affected.

The U.S. Senate has a rejected a 10-year ban on artificial intelligence regulation, now states and others can step up to build regulatory AI frameworks for engineering

U.S. tariff policies are shifting so fast that American manufacturers are struggling to keep up — and the costs can be staggering. A shipment budgeted at $60,000 can balloon to more than $90,000 to $100,000 by the time it arrives at port. 

The state of America’s crumbling infrastructure continues to be a perennial concern as the scale of the problem continually outpaces both the funding and the human resources needed to solve it. Engineers have the solution — AI systems that offer unprecedented speed and potential cost savings — but to leverage its full potential, engineers need to take on a new role — and potentially a new business model. 

Market uncertainty has roiled American businesses, whose bottom lines have been damaged by the economic whiplash that has come to define the last several months. It's an environment that's got both companies and their employees flailing, risking the well-being of even the most successful businesses — which is why business leaders need to hone in on corporate culture if they want to thrive or even survive during these uncertain times.

The financial warning signs have been flashing for years; schools that have been steadily creeping towards an enrollment cliff now find themselves facing these challenges head on, no longer able to cover their expenses with tuition and student fees.