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Shoppers who noticed their grocery runs were taking a larger bite out of their budget last month were proved correct by Labor Department data released this week showing food-at-home costs rose 0.7% in April, marking the largest monthly increase since 2022. Over the year, grocery costs are up 2.9%, and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tayler Ktestakis, a 28-year-old stay-at-home mom based in Utah County, Utah. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I started posting about my side hustle journey on social media in 2025, I set a goal to pay…
David Solomon’s most definitive statement about how AI will affect Goldman came in a memo he released in 2025 alongside the firm’s president, John Waldron, and CFO Denis Coleman.The memo, announcing the third iteration of the bank’s cross-bank initiative OneGS, said that AI will drive efficiency at the firm, which…
Walmart is cutting or relocating jobs as the world’s largest retailer undertakes an effort to simplify its operating structure. The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported that Walmart is laying off or relocating roughly 1,000 corporate workers, according to people familiar with the situation.”We’ve made changes to simplify how the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dean Grey, a participant in a program by AI Commons that aims to upskill and retrain workers who have been displaced by AI alongside a monthly stipend. Grey is an entry-level software engineer who is struggling with his job search. Loading…
Moscow officials are introducing a new ban on posting about the aftermath of drone strikes in the capital, specifying that they apply to essentially everyone. Loading audio narration… According to a statement released on Wednesday by the city’s mayoral office, the restrictions prohibit individual residents, organizations, media outlets, emergency services,…
OpenAI and Anthropic gave their tokenmaxxing fans a midweek pick-me-up. Loading audio narration… In posts on X published less than an hour apart on Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Claude’s developer account both announced expanded access to their coding tools.”Codex is the best AI coding product and we want…
KYIV, Ukraine — First came the seemingly endless waves of Russian drones throughout the day. Then, ballistic missiles began raining down as night fell. Loading audio narration… In the early hours of the morning, Business Insider reporters huddled with dozens of others in a chilly, tightly packed car park-turned-bomb shelter…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Victor Trac, 45, a DevOps engineer and entrepreneur. His words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Growing up in South Carolina, I was always into computers. In high school, I built and sold PCs to my friends…
Amid the complicated financial jargon at play in short-seller Andrew Left’s ongoing securities fraud trial, the defense has repeatedly returned to a simple question: Can’t people disagree about stocks? Loading audio narration… Citron Research founder Left, known for his bets on GameStop and frequent appearances on financial shows, has been…
