Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies Yahoo! Finance Verizon layoffs add to mounting toll across large companies Matthew Bidell of the Wharton School explains that layoffs are bad but part of the capitalist process of creative destruction.
Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’ Fortune Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: ‘Effort counts twice’ Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences says that effort is twice as important as talent for success.
A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Business Insider A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says the data infrastructure boom of the dot-com era is a useful analog to today's buildout.
How ‘systemic errors at every level’ led to wrongful conviction of Detroit man Detroit Free Press How ‘systemic errors at every level’ led to wrongful conviction of Detroit man An 18-month review coordinated by the Quattrone Center at Penn Carey Law detailed numerous mistakes that led to the wrongful conviction of a Detroit man for armed robbery.
The Fed is cutting bank oversight. Critics see risks The New York Times The Fed is cutting bank oversight. Critics see risks Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School warns that having fewer supervisors will impact the ability of the Fed to spot banking problems.
A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Business Insider A lesson from 2000 shows what could be the biggest risk lurking for the AI boom Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the biggest risk with AI is whether the technology can be powered more cheaply than current scaling efforts.
The AI pay boost could peak sooner than you think, professor says Business Insider The AI pay boost could peak sooner than you think, professor says Research by Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice suggests that wage growth could start to reverse as soon as roughly 37% of cognitive or “intelligence” tasks are automated.
Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student Philadelphia Inquirer Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student President Emerita Amy Gutmann and Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser of the Annenberg School for Communication have been co-teaching a course, The Art and Ethics of Communication in Times of Crisis, this semester.
Two Philadelphia-area students honored as 2026 Rhodes scholars Philadelphia Inquirer Two Philadelphia-area students honored as 2026 Rhodes scholars Florence Onyiuke, a fourth-year in the Huntsman Program in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School, has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship.
The aging society turning to its elderly workers Newsweek The aging society turning to its elderly workers Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says the U.S. population is rapidly aging, producing labor shortages.