Morally binding agreements, CEO pay manufacture, and Vanguard’s ESG policy

Story of the Week (DR):

Top AI executives sign commitment to ‘self-police’ after meeting at White House MM DR

Count the women:

Trump says he and tech leaders signed AI agreement that is 'morally binding

House Speaker Johnson says he hopes AI guardrails are 'voluntary' amid Congress inaction

Donald Trump orders federal agencies to rename AI ‘Super Intelligence’

OpenAI just launched its answer to Meta: 'always-on' AI agents called Dots

We told you so, part 2:

Non-deferential boards matter: Peter Thiel Says Trump Administration Overcorrected With Loyalty Tests to Staff 'Not Very Smart' People

Recently former CEOs who are now Executive Chairs are still CEO: Ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek says he raised concerns with the board 'weekly' during Iger power battle

”I started hearing about lunches that he had and dinners that he had where he was absolutely trashing me.”

He noted that when he brought concerns to the Disney board about Iger, he was told, ‘He’ll be gone in two years. It’s OK. That’s Bob being Bob.’”