Finance
Billionaire investor David Einhorn says younger people are too ‘impatient’ to build wealth or buy a house
David Einhorn says younger generations’ own habits are holding them back from breaking into the housing market or building wealth. The billionaire founder of Greenlight Capital recently speculated about the reasons younger Americans are falling behind in homeownership. The main reason, in Einhorn’s…
Alex Karp says the AI safety debate is really about nationalizing AI labs
Alex Karp says there’s more to Anthropic’s plea for government regulation than safety. Palantir’s CEO said in a Thursday interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that frontier AI labs like Anthropic are seeking nationalization to protect themselves from future lawsuits alleging they stole…
A televangelist’s nephew reveals what he saw and why he left the flock
Costi Hinn describes his upbringing as “Beamers, Benz’s, and Bentley’s.” His family’s nearly 10,000-square-foot home had an indoor hot tub, a pool, a steam room, and a sport court, he says. They traveled to Hawaii and Europe for vacation and stayed at high-end resorts, he added. By high school…
Hegseth’s focus on fitness and grooming is back in the spotlight ahead of another big speech
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants only fit, well-groomed troops in the audience for an upcoming address in Quantico, Virginia, later this month, according to a new report. The selection criteria reflect Hegseth’s broader focus on physical fitness and the military’s public image. According to…
Uber employees say AI is doing everything from writing support chat responses to answering questions in Slack
At Uber, AI does everything from answering employees’ questions in Slack to writing the response you get when you message customer service during a ride. Six recently laid-off employees who spoke with Business Insider pointed to several ways that AI became more prevalent in their jobs over the past…
McKinsey wants ambitious technologists, not just MBAs
Once famous for its ties to business schools, McKinsey is casting a wider net to meet its needs. For decades, an MBA was one of the clearest routes into elite consulting. As AI changes the work firms do for clients, the consulting industry is looking for people who can build technology as well as…
AI is fueling ‘off-the-charts’ anxiety among tech workers, says Menlo Ventures partner
The blistering pace of AI is fueling intense anxiety among tech workers about their careers and futures. That’s according to Deedy Das, a partner at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, who cited his conversations with people across the tech industry. Das said the recurring concerns he heard were…
Sydney Sweeney and tradwives are different sides of the same coin
Sydney Sweeney on a billboard in Times Square in her birthday suit and a tradwife milking a cow in a prairie-style dress have more in common than you might think. They both use a tactic we’ll call “outrage then deny.” First, they perform (very different) stereotypes of the ideal woman for lucrative…
Entrepreneur and creator Codie Sanchez has an ‘intense’ approach to meetings. These are her 3 rules.
Entrepreneur and creator Codie Sanchez knows she has a “kind of intense” approach to meetings. “Meetings should only be for people who need to be in them, because nobody wants more meetings than you need,” she said. “So I’m always asking: Does everybody at this meeting need to be in here?” The…
I’ve spent 190 hours on long-haul flights. I have 11 rules for surviving 6-plus hours stuck in economy.
I’ve spent six days of my life traveling between NYC and Guam — days because the journey across the Pacific takes 24 hours. Each time, the day includes two back-to-back long-haul flights, one medium-length flight, two long layovers, and a grueling 14-hour time change. It’s as exhausting as it is…