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- The Gulf’s female startup ecosystem is flourishing. So, where’s the funding?
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
- CEOs are still betting on the leadership trait AI can’t replace
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- I’ve visited school districts from Tennessee to NYC. American kids are not ready for the AI revolution
Banning AI in schools drives students to use it unsupervised, widening the skills gap schools should help close.
- OpenAI IPO looks like a no-go: Sam Altman is discussing a new round of VC funding valuing the company at $1.2 trillion
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
- ‘The U.K. has a competitiveness deficit in its energy costs—that’s a real call to action,’ says EDF U.K. chair
Rising energy prices and a restrictive regulatory environment are hampering the U.K.’s ability to grow, according to Alex Chisholm.
Technology
- How chimps teach their kids tool tricks
Adults first demonstrate tool use, then hand over the implements to their infants, who copy the behavior.
- The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA's expectations
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the first NASA observatory designed for in-space refueling.
- “Filmmaker” suing PassThePopcorn may be banned user out for revenge
Allegedly fake filmmaker targeted trackers like PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, and HDBits.
- 18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication
Teen developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a known measles complication.
- SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week
Reaching orbit would mark a significant milestone.
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