Because of AI, Consultants Are Now Expected to Do More

Here’s what consultants and firms should do to survive this fundamental shift.

Inc. - 9h

Nvidia CEO Huang says AI has to do ‘100 times more’ computation now than when ChatGPT was released

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke with CNBC's Jon Fortt following the chipmaker's quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.

CNBC - 1d

Victor Wembanyama Expected to Miss Rest of N.B.A. Season Because of Blood Clot

The San Antonio Spurs said they discovered deep vein thrombosis when Wembanyama returned from All-Star weekend.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

U.S. inspired in defeat: 'We expect to win now'

There was no sulking following Team USA's 4 Nations Face-Off defeat, with several players saying the team's performance proved the U.S. has arrived.

ESPN - Feb. 21

What to Do With Your Defunct Humane Ai Pin

Humane Ai’s Pins stopped working today, turning the year-old wearable into a paperweight. Here are some ideas for what to do with yours if you want to avoid e-waste.

Wired - 8h

How to Do More With Less by Following DeepSeek’s Playbook

Do you actually need more money, or do you need to start innovating?

Inc. - 6h

C3.ai’s stock falls as revenue growth beats expectations but slows down

C3.ai shares tumbled more than 5% in extended trading Wednesday.

MarketWatch - 2d

A former BlackRock exec is set to lead Germany. What analysts expect now.

Election results suggest a government could be formed between the main center-right and center-left parties.

MarketWatch - 4d

Egg prices expected to rise more than 40 percent in 2025: USDA

Tired of soaring egg prices? Don't expect relief anytime soon, according to a new USDA forecast.

The Hill - 2d

UK house prices rise more than expected in February

Average cost of £270,493 is 3.9% higher year on year as buyers try to get ahead of stamp duty changes in April

Financial Times - 15h

More Trump administration firings, another email expected on work week details

There are concerns over Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This comes as details emerge about another potential email asking ...

CBS News - 10h

Second "what did you do last week" email expected to go to some federal workers

A second email asking government workers to detail what they did in the last week is expected to go out to some on Saturday.

CBS News - 11h

Nvidia beats Wall Street expectations in first earnings after debut of DeepSeek AI

Investors will be eyeing firm’s financials for signs of slowing demand after revelation high-end chips not necessary. Nvidia surpassed investor expectations for the fourth quarter of 2024 with a ...

The Guardian - 2d

Mira Murati Launches Thinking Machines Lab to Make AI More Accessible

After leaving OpenAI last year, Mira Murati is finally ready to share what she's working on.

Wired - Feb. 18

JD Vance thinks AI will uplift Americans — It’s more likely to erase them

AI is rapidly replacing human labor. It is surpassing humans at an exponential rate, with implications that are staggering, and the implications of this are far from utopian, with AI coming for ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Nvidia’s Earnings Fueled AI Bulls but Still Gave the Bears More Ammo

The AI stock saw sales surge 78 percent on huge chip demand.

Inc. - 1d

Moscow loathed the U.S. for years as its economy paid a high price for war — now, it’s doing a U-turn

Moscow has denigrated the United States' leadership, economy and culture — but now things are changing amid a "revival" of Russia-U.S. relations.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Surfing prodigy Milla Brown: ‘It’s pretty normal now for girls to be doing big airs’

The 17-year-old Australian matches her male counterparts in aerial ability and tube riding but is in no hurry to reach the WSL. Each year Stab, a surf media outlet with a cult online following, ...

The Guardian - 4d

The Trump-Zelenskyy slugfest was shocking. What does Ukraine do now? | Rajan Menon

For the Ukrainian leader, there’s no coming back from the debacle. His country’s best hope now lies with Europe. No matter their position on the Russia-Ukraine war, people who view the televised ...

The Guardian - 5h

More large-scale federal firings expected, sources say, creating concern among workers

Sources tell CBS News that the Trump administration plans to issue a new memo in the coming days directing agencies to prepare for large-scale firings. Meanwhile, Elon Musk will be at President ...

CBS News - 2d

Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening

Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year last week.

CNBC - 1d

Do US super-carriers make sense any more? The BBC goes on board one

The USS Carl Vinson joins a naval exercise in the Pacific with Japan and France.

BBC News - Feb. 20

Why Walmart’s warning may have more to do with weight-loss drugs than tariffs

Walmart’s stock fell Thursday as quarterly earnings were expected to decline for the first time in three years, with strength in groceries and GLP-1 drug sales continuing to pressure margins.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

The Fantasy Baseball Numbers Do Lie: There's more to these 2024 stats than meets the eye

Context and historical data matter when it comes to statistics. Let's dive into some good and bad numbers that we find highly questionable.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

Value investor Bill Nygren explains why Nvidia isn’t the best AI stock to own now

Look at companies that use AI effectively — not AI hardware manufacturers — Oakmark Fund manager says.

MarketWatch - 2d

UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’

Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two years

Financial Times - 1d

UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2025: the ratings

Consultancies recommended by clients and peers, rated by sectors and services

Financial Times - 1d

Slack Imagines a Future Workplace Where You Chat More With AIs Than With Your Colleagues

We’re all used to digital forums for workplace discussions—but what if some of your chatty coworkers were really AIs, not real people?

Inc. - 2d

Snowflake gains more than 4% on earnings beat as company expands AI push

Snowflake announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft Azure to offer access to OpenAI models on Wednesday.

CNBC - 1d

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and More Had Broadway Debuts as Kids. Now They’re Back.

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and Christian Slater are among this year’s unusually large cohort of stars who first appeared onstage as tweens or even younger.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

It’s now a stock picker’s market as more shares outperform the S&P 500. Here’s what that means for your portfolio.

The number of individual stocks outperforming the S&P 500 has exploded since the start of 2025 after a two-year stretch of unusually concentrated performance. That translates to a broader ...

MarketWatch - 4d

First measles death reported in Texas outbreak; more than 120 now infected

A school-age child in Texas has died after contracting measles, the first death to result from the current outbreak spreading throughout the South Plains region of the state where more than 120 ...

The Hill - 2d

McCullum’s challenge now is to find more than just a new England captain | Ali Martin

Jos Buttler’s decision to step down emphasises the task their coach faces to reinvigorate England’s white-ball teams. Once Jos Buttler walked into the press conference room at Karachi’s National ...

The Guardian - 9h

FTI Consulting reels from staff exodus after rainmaker launches rival

Competition from Jonathan Orszag’s Econic Partners triggered 14% share price slide

Financial Times - 4d

ESPN Broke Up With MLB Because the Money Just Didn’t Add Up

The calculus behind ESPN’s decision to walk away from its longstanding partnership with Major League Baseball may have been a bit knottier than a simple cost-benefit analysis would otherwise ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

People will starve because of US aid cut to Sudan, humanitarian worker warns

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

BBC News - 4d

‘I’m an endless honey pot’: My wife and I are in our 70s. We gave our son $40,000 for his L.A. wedding. Now he wants more.

“We have four sons. We financed three of them through college, so none of our kids have student loans.”

MarketWatch - 7h

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