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Working from home is 'a disaster waiting to happen for feminism', warns multimillionaire female founder - Fortune

In the fast-paced world of modern careers, the question of productivity often takes center stage. However, British serial entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow OBE, co-founder of AllBright, the preeminent women’s career network, urges women to shift their focus.

Instead of pondering whether working from home enhances productivity, she challenges women to consider how their visibility in the workplace has faded.

Wosskow didn’t mince words when she addressed the issue at the inaugural Women in Work summit in London, boldly condemning the pandemic-era remote work trend as “a disaster waiting to happen for feminism.”

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Saudi soccer league says big-money player purchases are only the first step in a long-term strategy - CNBC

The big-spending Saudi Pro League is aiming to build its global broadcasting presence and become one of the top 10 soccer leagues in the world, its chief operating officer, Carlo Nohra, told CNBC on Thursday.

The league dominated the sports headlines over the summer as Saudi clubs cumulatively spent more than $1 billion in transfer fees and attracted some of the biggest names from Europe's top leagues with mammoth contract offers.

Brazilian superstar Neymar and Senegalese forward Sadio Mane followed the previous arrivals of former Ballon D'Or winners Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with a host of other stars from the English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, Germany's Bundesliga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1.

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Switzerland's glaciers lose 'mind-blowing' volume of ice in just two years | CNN -

Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. A total of 10% of their ice volume has disappeared over a period of just two years as a combination of low snowfall and soaring temperatures cause unprecedented melting, according to figures released Thursday.

In 2023, the country’s glaciers lost 4% of their total volume, according to data from the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. This level melting is second only to the record set in 2022, when 6% of glaciers were destroyed.

To put this into perspective, Swiss glaciers have lost as much ice over this two-year period as was lost over the three decades between 1960 and 1990.

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How generative AI is placing CFOs at the forefront of company strategy - Fortune

Generative AI and large language models will give companies a way to use certain data sets they couldn’t before, according to Brynjolfsson, who is also the co-founder and co-chairman of Workhelix, a startup that consults with companies on generative AI use cases. CFOs have always been at the forefront of working with data, he said. “And I suspect that they can help lead that revolution as we use these new kinds of data to make better decisions,” Brynjolfsson said.

“I think the chief financial officer is now no longer a financial officer alone,” Agrawal said. “They’re asked to do a lot more. And that’s part of the reason why the digital and technology evolution is so powerful because it allows them to enable the organization to do many things. CFOs are driving and shaping the agenda for companies. I would argue this is a very exciting time to be a CFO.” He predicts that more CEOs will come from the ranks of CFOs. Along with driving the strategy, data analysis is a strong skill for finance chiefs, Agrawal said. Boards that are looking for CFOs of the future are asking for those skills along with an aptitude for technology, like generative AI, he said.

Automation is freeing up time for functions like financial planning and analysis to really focus on creating value, Agrawal said. “Clients of mine who were not thinking about automation, are now thinking about it because automation is a prerequisite for enabling a lot more generative AI,” he said.

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