SSC News Desk Postings for chief of staff roles have increased 85 percent since 2020 and more than doubled in the past year. The explanation is that CEOs need help managing complexity. The more specific explanation is that organizations added complexity faster than they redesigned who manages it. The chief of staff is back —…
The accounting shift could finance infrastructure, housing and business investment. Whether it strengthens the economy depends on what the government buys with the money. Bryson Davis | Social Storytellers Collective Britain’s Treasury is examining how to borrow billions more without abandoning the government’s existing fiscal rules. Chancellor John Healey said there was scope for faster and greater investment,…
Regional growth is real. So is the fact that new hiring does not automatically replace jobs erased by bankruptcies, closures and corporate restructuring. SSC News Desk | Social Storytellers Collective Houston added roughly 24,000 jobs during the first half of 2026. Nearly 20 employers also reported layoffs affecting 2,697 workers. Those numbers are not contradictory. They describe an economy expanding in…
Nigeria approved military salary increases of up to 80 percent this year, with the largest gains directed at lower-ranking personnel — the soldiers most likely to desert, most likely to defect, and most likely to be recruited by the armed groups they are being paid to fight. The annual military wage bill rises from 660 billion naira to 924 billion naira as…
The Your Way Champion and Whopper Guarantee are brand initiatives. They are also an admission about what fast food stopped being — and what it costs to get it back. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Four months…
Over 1,600 workers have lost jobs in the Charlotte region so far in 2026. Most of the companies cutting them never said a word publicly. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE The Charlotte Observer’s Desiree Mathurin reported this…
Companies are spending more to recreate the informal relationships that hybrid work eroded. The investment reveals what they’ve lost — and why event planning can’t get it back. Part of Culture in Motion — examining who defines culture, how it moves, and what it reveals about the moment. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Business…
Sony will stop pressing PlayStation games to disc in 2028. What ends with the disc is the ability to own a game, lend it, resell it, or keep it after the company stops selling it. Sony said it will stop releasing new PlayStation games on physical optical discs from January 2028, citing consumer preference for…
The public argument has fixed itself on replacement. Replacement is a standard almost no company will ever meet — and that’s exactly the point. Part of Society, Economy & Wellness — examining how economic pressure reshapes labor, access, and everyday life. NEWS DESK | SOCIAL STORYTELLERS COLLECTIVE Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman told employees…
Saudi Arabia announced in May 2026 that it had launched Humain, a new artificial intelligence initiative under the Public Investment Fund. The project aims to develop 1.8 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2030 and 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity by 2026. Total AI-related investment commitments from Saudi public and private entities exceed 20…