McKinsey has acknowledged that artificial intelligence agents now operate alongside its human consultants at scale. This essay examines how that shift is dismantling the traditional consulting pyramid, creating a hidden training debt, and forcing a new settlement around liability, judgment, and institutional survival.
CES 2026 did not prove that humanoid robots are ready for the world. It revealed something more consequential: an overcrowded market rushing toward the same idea at the same time. History suggests what comes next. When innovation peaks in abundance rather than differentiation, consolidation follows. Most of today’s humanoid robotics pioneers will not survive the shakeout.
Nestlé has recalled specific batches of infant and follow on formula after tests indicated the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin linked to Bacillus cereus. For parents, the immediate job is checking tins, batch codes and guidance from regulators. Behind it sits a longer dispute about how breast milk substitutes were marketed, and why the WHO created a code to curb promotion.