AI-native consumers are redefining what 'user experience' means—and in many cases, they won’t be the ones clicking the buttons. What you can do now to meet demand in a world where AI agents, not humans, drive the transaction.

The rollout of Google’s AI search function has led to a significant decline in web traffic, making it even more challenging for businesses to manage their online presence. The rise of large language model AIs is transforming how internet users discover information, forcing organizations to reorient their digital strategy approach towards truly owning their relationships with their customers and visitors.

Search data firm Semrush predicts that AI engine queries will exceed traditional Google search queries some time in 2028. That has professional services CMOs and business development heads actively scrambling to ensure their firms earn a seat at the AI table.

In an already tight construction labor market, raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at jobsites threaten to deepen workforce shortages, drive up costs and create serious financial risks for contractors. In dealing with the fallout of these raids, construction companies will have to rethink their talent strategy to succeed.

The number of Google searches has begun to slip for the first time ever, while the number of generative AI queries is skyrocketing. And AI queries, unlike Google searches, don’t always return multiple pages of relevant links.

The scale of cyberattacks against America's colleges and universities is stunning: 116 ransomware attacks in 2024 were reported before 2025 saw an explosion to 81 incidents in just the first quarter alone. If a university hasn't been hit yet, it's either been remarkably lucky or already has installed a bulletproof cybersecurity strategy.

As recent market performance has demonstrated, market declines can happen at any time of the year — making now a good time to consider tax-loss harvesting.

Private capital investment in infrastructure could be a more efficient and effective alternative to government funding, potentially stimulating the economy during uncertain times, creating jobs and delivering projects on time and within budget.

The U.S. Senate last week confirmed the Trump Administration’s new IRS Commissioner, for U.S. Rep. Billy Long. Unfortunately nothing in Long’s record suggests he’s up to the task of rebuilding the IRS’s credibility with the American public.

The internet is undergoing a profound transformation, shifting from a human-centric interaction paradigm to one increasingly mediated by autonomous AI agents. This "agentic revolution" necessitates a radical rethinking of product design patterns and business models. Companies that fail to cater to a growing number of machine internet "users" risk not just a decline in usage, but complete invisibility in the AI economy.

Navigating today’s volatile economic landscape requires more than just gut instinct. For any size business or organization, but especially the individual founder, it demands agility, discipline, and a clear reassessment of risk. Uncertainty is now the hallmark of the market environment, with even the most experienced strategists acknowledging their predictions are filled with more caveats than clarity.

Failed mergers create perfect storms of executive departures, talent flight and investor lawsuits, but they also offer strategic reset opportunities. Using Kroger’s post-Albertsons crisis as a case study, Alvarez & Marsal’s Conor Johnston maps the three-pronged approach boards need to transform regulatory setbacks into competitive repositioning.

A difficult economic environment has put pressure on companies to operate in a new era of financial discipline. Whether driven by economic volatility, competitive pressures or the need to free up capital for new investments, businesses are tightening their belts and making hard choices about costs, resources and priorities.

The era of relentless corporate expansion has ended, exposed by rising interest rates and technological disruption—a shift that’s undermined the growth-at-all-costs mentality that shaped corporate America over the last decade. Survival now demands that companies ruthlessly prioritize profitability, strategic focus and sustainable financial management over blind expansion, changing the rules for successful CEOs.

AI is rapidly reshaping how people discover and evaluate companies online, fundamentally altering the rules for what makes a website succeed. To stand out in this new era, organisations must begin to gear their strategy toward the AI models that will recognise and recommend them.

Today’s startup founders are navigating a perfect storm. Factoring inflation, tariff tensions becoming routine, venture funding tightening, and layoffs spreading across industries, the pressure is palpable. Meanwhile, the AI boom dominates headlines, often overshadowing deeper strategic discussions. To grow and thrive in current times, businesses must now more than ever proactively understand the changing policy and regulatory landscape.

Artificial intelligence has exploded into the world of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), with more firms than ever investing in AI technologies, hoping to gain a competitive edge. But as the mad grab for AI bonafide accelerates, the industry must grab this opportunity to adopt universal standards for the good of the industry and the world we serve.

As the stock market plummets and the U.S. seemingly careens into what could be a recession, the affordability crisis that's been plaguing critical sectors like healthcare, housing, food, and education is only getting worse. Nonprofits with miss...