AI experiments are usually simple to launch and often produce promising results in controlled settings. But translating those successes into scaled, enterprise-wide impact can be much harder. As Chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP, I have counseled many senior leaders on AI implementation, and this has become a recurring theme in my conversations with clients. Many of them turn to us to help them move beyond what I’d call “pilot fatigue.” Our latest State of AI in the Enterprise research points to the same trend: companies are launching numerous pilots but are scaling fewer than 30% of them. The…
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A study from the UK has revealed that people may be living longer on paper, but they’re more likely to spend their final years in poor health. Healthy life expectancy plummeted to roughly 60–61 years despite overall life expectancy hovering around 81. In practical terms, this means that a large portion of the population is now living a decade or more in declining health before even reaching retirement. This decline in quality of life is being driven by a combination of factors that governments continue to treat as separate problems rather than part of a single systemic breakdown. Obesity…
First TACO, and now NACHO. The acronyms created for a snappy way to denigrate President Trump’s actions are starting to sound like a menu. By now, Americans might be used to the idea of TACO, or “Trump always chickens out.” Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong coined the term in May 2025 to describe how investors could anticipate market rebounds, even as Trump announced (and took back) tariffs. The strategy was to buy into the market after a tariff announcement, with the expectation that Trump would call it off soon after. Nearly two months into the war in Iran, some might…
Ask any C-suite leader if AI is a priority in their organization. The answer is yes. The numbers back it up. Menlo Ventures reports that companies spent $37 billion in 2025 on AI. But spending does not guarantee success, and many companies are now coming out of major rollouts with little to show for it. Adoption is low, productivity hasn’t increased, and ROI is still an idea on a slide because organizations handed AI to their IT team like it was new software to install and called it a rollout. Deploying AI is a workforce strategy that demands behavior change…
Chipotle has been tweaking its recipe to lure diners back, and in the first quarter of the year, it appears to be working. The build-your-own burrito chain posted higher sales in its new quarterly earnings report, showing some signs of life after a record rough year. Chipotle reported that sales across established stores perked up by 0.5%, besting a predicted 1% decline. In the first three months of the year, the chain reported $302.8 million in net income, down from $386.6 million in the first three months of 2025—a period prior to its recent struggles. Cost-of-living stress tied to high…
An opportunity for more Americans to save for their retirement may be on the way. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at expanding access to retirement plans for workers whose employers don’t provide one. The order, first reported by Semafor, will direct the Treasury Department to launch TrumpIRA.gov, an online marketplace where workers without employer-provided retirement plans can select a private-sector one. Here’s what to know. How will the plan work? The new site will launch in January 2027, timed to align with the start of Saver’s Match, a federal program enacted in 2022 under President Joe…
Chipotle Mexican Grill needed to do something. In February, the fast-casual restaurant brand reported that traffic to its restaurants fell for the fourth straight quarter to end 2025, and it was projecting flat same-store sales growth for 2026. At that point, the company’s stock had dipped by about 33% over the last year. The brand needed a boost, and it just made a major move to get it. Chipotle named award-winning marketer Fernando Machado as its new chief brand officer. Machado’s last CMO role was with plant-based food company NotCo, which he joined in 2023 after two years as CMO…
Emma Grede is the powerhouse entrepreneur behind size-inclusive fashion brand Good American and shapewear line Skims—some of the Kardashian family’s most successful business ventures. (Grede co-founded the brands with Khloé and Kim, respectively.) In a recent Bloomberg podcast, Grede shared her staunch take on the pitfalls of remote work. “Working from home is career suicide,” Grede said. “We only talk about the upside of working from home.” Not only does she believe the workplace perk is “career suicide,” but she sees the damage of remote work having wider, lasting societal implications. “Think about what’s happening in the world,” Grede said.…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 632.54 points or -1.06% to 59,284.92 • Shanghai increased 4.645 points or 0.11% to 4,112.159 • Hang Seng decreased 335.31 points or -1.28% to 25,776.53 • ASX 200 decreased 21.20 points or -0.24% to 8,665.80 • SENSEX decreased 582.86 points or -0.75% to 76,913.50 • Nifty50 decreased 180.10 points or -0.74% to 23,997.55 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00817 or 1.15% to 0.71979 • NZDUSD increased 0.00766 or 1.31% to 0.59066 • USDJPY decreased 4.019 or -2.51%…
It’s no secret that artificial intelligence has penetrated every aspect of the hiring process—even the elements that should necessitate a human touch, like conducting interviews. The vast majority of companies already rely on AI to sift through applications and resumes, but many of them are now also using it for screening calls and initial interviews. The AI interview has grown so ubiquitous, in fact, that a new report from the hiring platform Greenhouse found that nearly two-thirds of job seekers have been interviewed by AI during the hiring process—an increase of 13 percentage points from just six months ago. But…