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Retailers face a big challenge this fall: figure out what ‘value’ means for shoppers
Heading into the fall, retailers will need to shift their emphasis more toward offering a better value for cash-strapped households. While retail prices are relatively straightforward things, value is harder to nail down as households are continuing to look for ways to get the most out of their…
How Google lost the ‘war for the hearts and minds’ of its employees: Q&A with Claire Stapleton
In 2018, Claire Stapleton helped spearhead a walkout of around 20,000 Google employees. The protest was a response to a New York Times story detailing how the company had paid multimillion-dollar exit packages to executives accused of sexual misconduct. Now she’s back with a memoir, “Don’t Be…
6 Reasons AI Won’t Cut Your Tax-Prep Bill — and Could Push It Higher
Here’s a question worth asking before next tax season: If artificial intelligence is now doing most of the grunt work on your return, why isn’t your bill going down? The work really is getting easier. TurboTax’s maker says its software now automates data entry for about 90% of tax forms and fills…
The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
After years of investors shunning hardware, Silicon Valley is getting physical. Robotics has become one of the hottest bets in tech as investors look beyond software for the next wave of AI. Physical AI startups — companies building machines that can act in the real world — raised a record $16.3…
Older student-loan borrowers are at risk of losing a chunk of their Social Security. There’s a new bill to prevent that.
Student-loan borrowers could lose their Social Security checks if they fall behind on their loan payments. Democratic lawmakers want to put an end to that practice. On Monday, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Ed Markey introduced a bill to prevent older student-loan borrowers and…
The surreal summer intern class of 2026
This intern season, fetching lattes for bosses is out. Teaching bosses how to use AI is in. When Jasreen Toor interned at the agentic human resource company Eightfold AI this summer, her day wasn’t filled with answering phones or taking notes. Instead, she spent most of her time building and then…
We tracked how much 3 young startup founders actually sleep
The young class of AI founders has gone hardcore, with sober lifestyles and 996 schedules. Sleep, however, remains an open question. There are two competing sleep cultures in Silicon Valley. The biohackers say that rest helps optimize performance. The hustlers say that founders should work through…
Hayden Panettiere opened up about motherhood and addiction months before her death at 36
Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at 36, her representative told Business Insider on Monday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the…
Travis Kalanick says he wouldn’t do ‘anything different’ about the missed Uber-Lyft acquisition
Uber and Lyft were just not meant to be, says Travis Kalanick. In an Andreessen Horowitz interview released on Friday, the former Uber CEO said he has no regrets about how he handled a potential acquisition of Lyft. “I wouldn’t do anything different. And it’s easy to say now, but I got a lot of
Law Roach says he tries not to be friends with his clients: ‘I want to get paid’
Law Roach is careful not to let client relationships get too personal. Speaking on SiriusXM on Saturday, the celebrity stylist said he tries to keep clear boundaries with the people he works for. “I always had a rule not to become friends with clients,” Roach said. He described his relationship…