Author: News Room
I flew more than 100,000 miles last year for my job as an aviation content creator, making airports and airplanes feel almost like a second home.After that much time in the air, a comfortable seat and a quiet airport lounge aren’t just loyalty perks; they make my exhausting travel schedules…
You took a $100,000 distribution by check from your 401(k) and are now wondering if the IRS will penalize you. The answer depends on whether you completed the rollover correctly. A check isn’t necessarily problematic, but missing this deadline could cost you roughly $34,000 in taxes and a penalty.The 60-Day…
Peter Lauwers used to swing by McDonald’s to buy dinner for his family on busy weeknights.A few years ago, though, the Michigan-based father, who runs a mobile app development company, noticed rising prices for Big Macs and Quarter Pounders. The chain also offered fewer deals he liked, such as McDonald’s…
The burger wars are heating up.Burger King’s second-quarter US same-store sales jumped 8.5%, while McDonald’s growth lagged at 0.8% and Wendy’s went backward, falling 7%.It’s not just a win for Burger King’s new strategy (more on that in a bit). It shows the burger wars are alive and well, writes…
On August 5, chief AI scientist Jeff Dean announced he was leaving Google after 27 years. Google proceeded to lose ~$180 billion in market cap, making this the largest impact I’ve ever seen by one employee departing. He’s co-founding Discovery Loop, a public benefit corporation aimed at using AI to…
Here’s a number worth your attention: The share of travelers over 50 who use artificial intelligence to hunt for travel deals just doubled in a single year, from 8% to 16%. That’s straight from AARP’s 2026 Travel Trends report. Translation? A lot of your neighbors have figured out something you…
No one wants to hear from a colleague that they monopolized a meeting or failed to get their point across — and few colleagues want to be the one to share that with their boss.While thoughtful feedback can be valuable, it’s not always welcome when it’s unsolicited. Nowadays, Coinbase CTO…
Michael Burry says the seemingly unassailable positivity around AI reminds him of the dot-com and housing bubbles — and warns the mania could have far more devastating consequences than Enron’s collapse.A subscriber to Burry’s Substack told him in a chat thread this week that it felt like “we are witnessing…
When the federal government began depositing a $1,000 seed contribution into newly launched Trump Accounts for eligible children in July, personal finance expert and Ramsey Solutions personality George Kamel didn’t hesitate to claim the funds for his own young son. Though Kamel gladly took “a little money back” from Uncle…
Ask a tech worker about their biggest career regret, and they might have a hard time picking just one.In a fast-changing, highly competitive industry, it’s easy to second-guess career decisions — and wonder whether another path might have been the better one.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies…
