When Erin Piacenti walked into Bank of America on Monday after five months on maternity leave, she found pink daisies sitting on her desk. Welcome signs were strung around the…
Makalyn Heaslett, 27, has brought business to the sports world. She graduated from Auburn University, previously worked for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, and is now an account…
A SAP executive says the “pendulum will swing back” from the SaaSpocalypse.Like many software companies, the German software giant has seen its stock hit hard over the past year amid competition from AI tools. This stock sell-off of software-as-a-service (SaaS)…
OpenAI says it’s time to come clean about what happens when its AI agents go rogue.The ChatGPT maker on Saturday confirmed earlier reports that a swarm of its AI agents hijacked an old German wiki site, turning it into a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maria Diaz Valdez, a 29-year-old based in Spain. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I feel like a relationship with a founder is a relationship on steroids because it’s so intense…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carla Bacon, 69, who is caring for her 70-year-old husband while working a full-time job in Oklahoma. Bacon’s husband has slowly been recovering from a stroke, and they’ve had to go into medical debt to make ends meet. This interview has…
The US Bradley Fighting Vehicles were visible on the horizon as they raced toward the city. Smoke, deployed to conceal movement, formed wisps around the outskirts. Assault forces, preparing to storm the enemy stronghold, gathered on the northern edge, navigating barbed wire, cars, and concrete blocks — enemy obstacles meant…
Before the chicken tender became the hottest fast-food must-have, there was the humble and hearty chicken nugget.Its small size made it the perfect side dish, post-work snack, or, as millennials…
For a few precious weeks last year, I had perfect credit. Sometime over the summer, I clicked on one of those credit update links, signed in and beheld the magical…
I am the mom of an only child, and my 17-year-old son is a senior this year. I’ve always tried to volunteer and get involved to help out and enrich his school experience, but in recent years, I’ve scaled back.When…
Just 21 days after my third child was born, I was taking VC calls. We were mid-Series A, and a fundraise does not pause for a newborn. The investor I pitched that day ended up leading our round.I’m not telling…
When my daughter, now 9, started kindergarten, I was very surprised that her school asked parents to take time off from their busy schedules to help in the classroom, during field trips, or at special events like book fairs.Coming from…
Experienced Ukrainian soldiers are showing their Western instructors their battlefield creativity forged by years of war, even as some of these same troops still need help with basic military skills like shooting straight.Ukrainian soldiers are learning Western ways of war…
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Nvidia has built a nearly $100 billion equity portfolio from virtually scratch in just two years by investing in other tech companies.The AI chipmaker, led by CEO Jensen Huang, held $99 billion in equity investments as of July 26, according…
The $850 million Obama Presidential Center opened on Chicago’s South Side in June, honoring the civic legacy of former US President Barack Obama.During the center’s…
The job market is tipping in favor of blue-collar and service workers over white-collar fields.The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new jobs report showed August was…
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Homer, Alaska, is a beautiful four-and-a-half-hour drive from Anchorage. Although it’s easy enough to travel to, visiting feels like being worlds away.I love wandering the harbor and the “Homer Spit,” a long, thin stretch of land reaching into Kachemak Bay.…
Since the beginning of the Iran war in late February and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Americans have been feeling the effects…
Tesla’s Cybercab is live in Austin. Now, regulators in Washington are asking to check the EV-maker’s homework.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, opened…
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Bancroft Hall at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is named for former Navy Secretary George Bancroft, but to the midshipmen who call the dormitory home, it is affectionately known as “Mother B.”The largest single college dormitory in the…
Ever since graduating from business school in 2006, one of my favorite ways to learn is through case studies. And there’s no better case study for understanding the IPO quiet period than Anthropic’s upcoming IPO. Anthropic is expected to publicly…
Tim Cook is no longer Apple’s CEO, but he’ll continue to collect a CEO-sized paycheck.This week, Cook handed Apple’s reins to John Ternus after 15 years in charge, and took on the role of executive chair.Cook’s new job pays a…
I’ve never put $499 in my mouth before. I’ve never thought I needed to. Dyson, however, is trying to convince me otherwise.The $499 CameraJet is the first AI-powered toothbrush with a camera built into its brush head.In other words, it…
Skip the FOMO approach if you’re pitching Nicolas Sauvage.The founder and president of venture capital firm TDK Ventures said founders can’t sway him with claims that other investors are already buying in or that a funding round is quickly filling…
Not very long ago, if you asked someone what they thought about data centers, they might have asked you what a data center is.Now, an overwhelming majority of Americans know exactly what you’re talking about, and they’re against it. The…
Here’s a novel problem companies may have to deal with in the AI era.A nefarious Big Tech employee leaves for a competitor with trade secrets, feeds them to an AI agent or model while employed by the competitor, and runs…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lauryn Bosstick, the 40-year-old founder and CEO of The Skinny Confidential, based in Austin. It’s been edited for length and clarity.Before founding The Skinny Confidential, I was bartending five to six…
AI data centers have a branding problem, according to venture capitalist Gavin Baker.Baker is a longtime tech investor. He serves as managing partner and chief investment officer at the hedge fund Atreides Management, which has invested in multiple data center-related…
Burning Man is falling out of favor with Gen Zers.As the annual counterculture festival kicks off in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, the annual Black Rock City census survey, which tracks the demographics of festival attendees, shows that…
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Campbell’s said it has cut 13% of its salaried workforce and closed two snack plants in an effort to improve its operations and return to profitability. “Make no mistake, our…
The U.S. Mint officially pulled the plug on the penny in late 2025. Since then, your loose change is getting harder to spend. Businesses are rounding purchases to the nearest…
Elon Musk is looking for a checkmate in his latest online feud.It began on Thursday, when the billionaire wrote that the number of chess moves that aren’t “utterly stupid” is…
Vinyl and laminate are both manufactured types of flooring that are budget-friendly alternatives to more traditional hardwood flooring. Vinyl is generally considered a higher-end option that has greater durability and…
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A US Army commander wrote in a new opinion article that a recent combat training exercise against Ukrainian soldiers showed that armor like infantry fighting vehicles and tanks can still survive and make a difference on battlefields swarming with drones, but troops have to…
