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‘Were you there that day?’ Inside Cantor Fitzgerald’s 25-year odyssey of loss and resilience after 9/11
The financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald lost more employees on 9/11 than any other company: 658 killed after the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. To mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has published a book, “The Families: 9/11…
Meta is asking some of its employees to become managers again in a new reorg
Meta wants some of its employees to be managers again. The social media giant has been asking some individual contributors in its Applied AI (AAI) division to transition back into management roles as part of a recent reshuffle, four people with knowledge of the matter told Business Insider. This…
OpenAI pulls out of Caltech math hackathon after mathematicians issue open letter criticizing AI math ‘slop’
The latest math problem OpenAI is trying to solve is a bunch of angry mathematicians. A researcher at OpenAI said on Thursday that the ChatGPT maker is no longer sponsoring Caltech’s “math hackathon,” an event where participants use large language models to solve research problems. OpenAI’s exit…
Oracle maintains its capex forecast and reports cloud growth, sending shares up 7%
Oracle is holding the line on its data center spending forecast. On Thursday, Oracle reported $28.5 billion in first-quarter capital expenditures, up from $8.5 billion a year earlier. It kept its fiscal 2027 capital expenditure forecast at $90 billion to $95 billion, including data center spending…
30 Common Job Search Scams to Watch for in 2026
simona pilolla 2 / Shutterstock.com Some of the most common job search scams in 2026 include AI-generated fake jobs and companies, fraudulent social media recruiting, phishing schemes, ghost jobs, and company impersonators. As these tactics become more sophisticated, job seekers need to stay alert…
Is the Cheapest Mercedes-Benz the Best Luxury Car Deal for Your Money?
German automaker Mercedes-Benz produces some of the best luxury vehicles on the market, including classy sedans and practical family SUVs. Affordability isn’t always synonymous with the Mercedes brand, but the company does produce some new vehicles that fall below the average new vehicle price of…
Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI’s cyber services.
OpenAI has met with representatives of multiple top power companies to discuss methods of securing the electrical grid, the artificial intelligence firm told POLITICO — conversations that occurred amid a continuing series of revelations about its own products’ role in a sprawling cyberattack. CEO…
Uber’s CEO says you could see lower ride prices as a result of its layoffs
Lower ride prices could be coming to Uber after the company’s recent layoffs. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi pointed to lower prices as one way that Uber plans to use the money it’s saving from laying off 10% of its corporate workforce, or about 3,300 people. The company announced the job cuts earlier this…
Rates Just Blew Past a 19-Year High — Here’s the Move I’m Making With My Cash
The 30-year Treasury bond just hit about 5.35% — its highest level since June 2007. Back when the iPhone was brand new and the housing bubble hadn’t popped yet. Something big is happening in the bond market, and almost nobody outside of Wall Street has noticed. The 10-year Treasury note, the one…
Wingstop Sells Out of First-Ever Wing Pass Offering Incredible Deal
Wingstop’s first-ever Wing Pass has sold out online. The pass was available starting at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 10, but a few minutes later, a “Drop Closed. Sorry You Missed It!” message appeared. The pass, just $27.99, included 18 watch-party bundles with 20 wings each—up to 360 wings total…