AI Costs Are Rising, Ghost Jobs Face a Probe, and Wall Street's Talent Pipeline Is at Risk
June 18, 2026: Companies are starting to count the real cost of AI after two years of broad experimentation, from rising token bills to the higher wage premiums commanded by AI-skilled workers. Then I...
18 Jun 37min
Anthropic's Fable 5 Gets Pulled, Meta's AI Transformation Stumbles, and PwC Reveals the AI Jobs Split
June 17, 2026: Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos models were pulled after a government directive raised concerns about jailbreak risks, creating a wake-up call for companies building critical work...
17 Jun 40min
How KPMG Is Embedding AI Into Work With Chief Digital Officer Kelle Fontenot
Kelle Fontenot, Chief Digital Officer at KPMG, joins me to talk about how one of the world's largest professional services firms is embedding AI into the way work gets done. Kelle shares how KPMG is a...
15 Jun 54min
SpaceX's Historic IPO, AI CEOs Head to the G7, and Jeff Bezos Bets $12B on the Future of Engineering
June 12, 2026: SpaceX made history with the largest IPO ever recorded, raising $75 billion in its NASDAQ debut and instantly becoming one of the most valuable companies in the United States. But under...
12 Jun 20min
Palantir CEO Warns Against AI Layoff Bragging, Americans Fear AI Job Loss, and The Great Flattening Begins
June 10, 2026: Palantir CEO Alex Karp is warning tech leaders that bragging about AI-driven layoffs is a major political mistake and could fuel backlash against the entire industry. Then I get into a ...
10 Jun 16min
Meta Invests $115M In Skilled Trades and Anthropic Releases Fable 5 (The World's Best Model)
June 9, 2026: Meta is investing $115 million into America's Workforce Academy to train electricians, welders, plumbers, fiber technicians, and other skilled tradespeople for the AI infrastructure boom...
9 Jun 32min
How Synchrony Became the No. 1 Best Company To Work For in America with CHRO DJ Casto
We have all worked at a place where we felt like just another number in a spreadsheet. It is incredibly frustrating when you offer feedback that seems to vanish into a black hole of corporate bureaucr...
8 Jun 45min
Why Hybrid Work Is Breaking Down and Why Anthropic's AI Warning Should Make You Skeptical
June 5, 2026: Two stories today. First: hybrid work's approval ratings are climbing — but new research finds half of its believers quietly defected over three years. There's a name for what's breaking...
5 Jun 39min
