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1.OpenAI IPO looks like a no-go: Sam Altman is discussing a new round of VC funding valuing the company at $1.2 trillionJim Edwards · 2h agoEverything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
2.The Gulf’s female startup ecosystem is flourishing. So, where’s the funding?Melissa Hancock · 1h agoIn this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
3.CEOs are still betting on the leadership trait AI can’t replaceDiane Brady · 2h agoAlso: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
4.I’ve visited school districts from Tennessee to NYC. American kids are not ready for the AI revolutionDora Palfi · 2h agoBanning AI in schools drives students to use it unsupervised, widening the skills gap schools should help close.
5.‘The U.K. has a competitiveness deficit in its energy costs—that’s a real call to action,’ says EDF U.K. chairSam Forsdick · 2h agoRising energy prices and a restrictive regulatory environment are hampering the U.K.’s ability to grow, according to Alex Chisholm.
6.The Middle East’s female founders are on the rise. Why isn’t the funding following?Melissa Hancock · 2h agoWhile progress has been made to address a lack of funding for MENA female-founded startups, structural hurdles in how capital is sourced and distributed still need to be overcome.
7.Exclusive: Manufacturing AI startup CADDi valued at $1.2 billion following $114 million Series D funding roundJeremy Kahn · 18h agoThe company wants to break what it calls "the physical bottleneck" that stymies AI's impact on manufacturing.
8.Billionaires are flocking to these 3 Florida localities—here’s how much they save in taxesSydney Lake · 4h agoFlorida's lack of a state income tax and wealth tax is pulling the ultrawealthy to three localities in particular.
9.America has lost 200 malls since 2008. Now the survivors are becoming Gen Z hangoutsTatiana Sataua · 4h agoMall values are up 13% as top properties trade department-store dependency for food, fitness, entertainment, and apartments.
10.Millennials are winning the AI talent wars—they’re getting 60% of all the top AI jobs and earning $236K salaries. But most of them are men.Orianna Rosa Royle · 4h agoThe highest-paid AI managers have two things in common: a degree, and being a man. While women and workers without one are stuck in AI's lowest-paying jobs.