13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (675+ words) US employment of plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters is projected to grow 7% between 2025 and 2035, compared with 3% across all occupations. That gives skilled trades a place in the debate about careers and artificial intelligence, although it does not settle which path offers…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (308+ words) IT has always been important for construction companies, but it’s always felt peripheral to the actual work being done on site. It may be used plenty in the office, and in the design of the building. But when it comes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1413+ words) Most small business owners know they need to take technology security seriously. They have heard the warnings about data breaches and cyberattacks. Many have even taken steps to improve their defenses. But when it comes to IT compliance, a surprising…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (856+ words) Telling consumers that an emotional advertisement was made with artificial intelligence can make the ad seem eerier and less effective. However, that reaction weakens when people can see why AI belongs in the campaign, according to new experimental research. Across…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (571+ words) AI stopped being a novelty a while ago. It's now sitting quietly inside the apps most people already use: the email client that suggests a reply, the maps app that reroutes around traffic before you even notice it, the phone…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1115+ words) AI-created performer Tilly Norwood is set to lead “Misaligned,” a feature film being developed by the company that created her. The project will test more than the quality of synthetic video. It will test whether audiences will pay to watch…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (895+ words) A data center can take one to three years to build, but the grid infrastructure needed to power it may take five to 15 years. That difference helps explain why access to electricity, rather than land or computer chips, is delaying…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1008+ words) Describing a product as having “90% remaining” rather than “10% lost” can change how consumers judge the relationship between price and quality, even though the two figures are mathematically identical. Experimental research suggests the positive version can make a higher-priced option appear…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (847+ words) A theoretical study published in May 2026 finds that expanding an interbank network can raise banks’ risk-adjusted expected profits at first, but the advantage can reverse as institutions hold fewer reserves and depend more heavily on their partners. The result comes…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (860+ words) One-third of the large global companies reviewed by McKinsey allocated more than $10 million to quantum-computing initiatives in 2025, even though near-term returns remain difficult to measure. Most of that spending went into applications, integration and skills rather than buying quantum computers....