Finance
Arena AI CEO says enterprises don’t know which AI models to trust
Companies don’t know which side to choose in AI, the leader of one of the largest model evaluators said. “It’s not only true that they’re terrified of working with the frontier labs, but they’re also terrified of working with the Chinese open source,” Arena CEO Anastasios Angelopoulos said during a…
Robotaxis are scaling now, fixing problems later
Every now and then, I entrust my life to an AI. That AI — a Waymo robotaxi — has increasingly become a legitimate means of mobility for some here in San Francisco. By now, I rarely worry if I’ll get home safe, but I still pay attention. Waymo and other robotaxi companies say their data
I tried Burger King’s upgraded Whopper, which the chain says is helping drive sales. I can see why.
Burger King’s updated Whopper burger is helping to boost the brand and reignite the fast-food burger wars. Inspired by customer complaints that its iconic burger was often squished during transit — it used to be simply wrapped in paper — the fast-food chain updated its signature Whopper in February…
Starbucks is ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss as employer costs climb
Starbucks is pulling back coverage for weight-loss drugs, a reversal that comes as employers’ spending on popular GLP-1 medicines soars. Starting in October, the Seattle-based coffee chain’s health plans will no longer cover GLP-1 medications prescribed for weight loss for benefits-eligible…
A facelift in the US would have cost me $45,000. I went to Turkey instead.
This story is based on an interview with Heather Emerson, 42, of Austin, the founder of an international staffing agency. It has been edited for length and clarity. How did I feel about the way I looked? It depended on the day. There were definitely times when I felt very pretty. On other…
I hated the uncertainty of postgrad life and job hunting. One wild road trip with my mom helped me stop worrying so much.
Right after graduating from college, I struggled to celebrate my newfound freedom. The full-time job I was searching for didn’t materialize as quickly as I thought it would. My once-populated Google calendar, a beacon of structure and routine as a student, stared blankly back at me. So, given my…
Ellie Kemper: I’m giving my kids a less scheduled summer. It’s made me a better parent.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ellie Kemper, who is in partnership with Pirate’s Booty. It has been edited for length and clarity. It’s July, but I’m realizing there’s still a lot of summer left. Sometimes I’m like, “How many months until school starts?” There are still a lot…
For the past 5 years, my husband and I have spent months at a time living with his mom. It’s been going surprisingly well.
For the past five years, my husband and I have spent several months each year living with his 85-year-old mom. Since he and I both work remotely and don’t have any children or pets, we make the most of our freedom by choosing to spend a lot of time with his mom while we can.
Grindr CEO says AI is doing work that would have required hiring 200 additional engineers
Just how much human engineering work is AI capable of delivering? Grindr put a number to it. In a letter to shareholders, Grindr CEO George Arison touted the company’s advances with AI. He gave a “conservative estimate” that engineering output increased by 2.5x between July 2025 and April 2026…
Michael Burry says he’s shorting AI stars Oracle and Nebius
Michael Burry says he’s shorting Oracle and Nebius, two companies that are betting big on the AI boom. The investor of “The Big Short” fame said in a Substack post on Thursday that while researching the fourth part of a series titled “The Heretic’s Guide to AI’s Stars,” he’d shorted the two stocks…