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IBM has recently launched its inaugural IBM Women Leaders in A.I. in recognition of women advancing their company’s journey to artificial intelligence across diverse industries around the globe—from California’s County of Sonoma to South Africa’s NedBank. And from Honda R&D in Japan to Bharti Airtel in India.

There is an opportunity for women to not only contribute to Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) – one of the modern era’s most important technologies – but help lead in its application acr

Quantum computing has emerged as a more efficient way to tackle intricate problems without the need for specialized skills or heavy investments in new hardware. With cloud-based access to quantum resources, businesses can harness this technology to enhance operational efficiencies.

Quantum optimization excels in solving complex combinatorial challenges, making it ideal for industries that frequently deal with scenarios where small changes have widespread impact. Its applications are expanding, from improving delivery logistics and workforce management to optimizing telecommunication networks and cargo operations, all contributing to increased profitability, productivity, and sustainability.

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CEOs are twice as likely to say new business-building is a top priority than in the past two years, according to a new report from McKinsey. In fact, 80% say these future endeavors will help them respond to shifts in demand — largely to sustainable products and services.

By 2026, then, leaders expect half of their revenues to come from businesses that haven’t been created yet, states the report. So urgent is the pace of digital transformation th

With pressures now mounting from consumers, regulators and investors, sustainability is no longer aspirational. It’s a business imperative for organizations to achieve industry leadership. There’s no stepping around the issue or doing things halfway. It’s time to commit to reducing greenhouse gas and improving Environmental Social Governance (ESG) indicators.

As AI technology pushes past limits in new real-world applications, regulators, investors, and the public are pushing back, asking what kind of relationship we ultimately want with AI and how to guarantee its responsible use. In response, organizations and institutions are embedding AI ethics into existing business guidelines. But a new report from IBM suggests there’s still a lot of work to do.

Alarmingly, only 40% of surveyed consumers say they trust companies to be responsible and ethical in their use of new technologies such as AI. Their doubts may be warranted, as fewer than 20% of executives strongly agree that company pract

Women remain underrepresented at the top. Let’s do something to change that. Though the leadership pipeline of women has grown in a variety of professional, managerial and SVP roles, the newest IBM research warns that many are still not breaking into the C-suite or executive board. Startlingly, fewer women hold top C-suite and executive board positions in 2022 than they did in 2021, dropping by roughly a point.

But those few who do end up in a senior seat are driven to change the status quo. In fact, 72% of women CEOs vs. 16% of male counterparts assert that “advancing more women into leadership roles in our organization is among our top formal business priorities.”

Australia’s Woodside Energy had decades of knowledge instilled in its retiring workforce of oil pipeline engineers and wanted to scale that wealth to a much more expansive workforce. When Shelley Kalms, Woodside’s Chief Digital Officer, describes her mission to transform her company into a “true learning organization,” she’s speaking about a “team effort in unlocking the collective intelligence of our organization — both past and present.”

Through using IBM Watson, Woodside created the ability to have

The Wilson Center, one of the nation’s premier nonpartisan policy organizations, teams with the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP and the IBM Data Science and AI Elite team to develop a solution to track and reduce marine litter.

Plastic waste is destroying marine ecosystems at a rapid pace – from ruining beaches to killing baby turtles to destroying coral on the sea floor. With half the world’s plastic produced in the last 13 years and 8.8 million tons washing into the oceans annually, few places on earth have escaped its reach. Plastic litter fouls the remote, icy coves of Antarctica, the pristine shores of Réunion and Mauritius, and even the unfathomable reaches of the 10,000 mete

Plastic waste is destroying marine ecosystems at a rapid pace—from ruining beaches to killing baby turtles to destroying coral on the sea floor.

With half the world’s plastic produced in the last 13 years and 8.8 million tons washing into the oceans annually, few places on earth have escaped its reach. Plastic litter fouls the remote, icy coves of Antarctica, the beautiful shores of Réunion and Mauritius, and even the unfathomable reaches of the 10,000-meter-deep Mariana Trench.

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