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Here’s What Amazon’s Groundbreaking New AI Devices Can Do
Amazon is offering two new Bee AI devices: the Frontier and Eclipse.
By Sherin Shibu
News and Trends
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A Former OpenAI Employee Was Arrested for Bugging a Company Conference Room
Using the company's own AI models as a detective, OpenAI says it traced the hidden device back to the worker.
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Candy Prices Are Way Up — But That’s Not Scaring Americans Away From Buying Tons of Halloween Candy This Year
Chocolate prices are up 15.5% this season. But that hasn't stopped people from filling their trick-or-treat bowls.
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Robinhood CEO Says ‘Everyone’ Should Use This Method to Work While They Sleep
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev envisions becoming a “24/7 company.”
By Sherin Shibu
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The Best Business Answer Might Be Right in Front of You — Here’s How This Purpose-Driven Founder Learned to Spot Unexpected Solutions
Cairnspring Mills co-founder Kevin Morse explains why building something meaningful takes grit and patience.
By Dan Bova
Business News
Apple, Amazon and Microsoft Want These New AI Gadgets on Your Holiday Wish List
The tech giants are racing to turn AI devices into must-have gifts and get them on store shelves before the holiday rush.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
America Finally Got a New Sunscreen. Europeans Have Been Sporting It Since 1999.
BEMT took 20 years to clear the FDA, and brands like Neutrogena are racing to get it between skin and the sun.
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This Popular Pickleball Franchisor Filed for Bankruptcy. Its Founder Says, ‘I Own It’
The Picklr stepped into the kitchen with too many lease guarantees, and now it’s in Chapter 11.
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He Leads a $240 Billion Food Giant. Here’s the Difficult Management Rule He Follows.
This CEO used to struggle with giving tough feedback.
By Sherin Shibu
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Who’s at Fault When AI Makes a Serious Mistake? Managers Can’t Agree.
A Wharton study finds a growing accountability problem as businesses hand more impactful decisions to AI.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
A Masked Gang Stole 30,000 Bottles of Wine Worth $5.8 Million From an Italian Winery. It’s Being Called the Biggest Vino Heist in Italy’s History.
The vino villians disabled the cameras, used the company’s own forklifts and drove off with two truckloads of prized Tuscan reds.
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This Major Red Flag Could Mean That the Role You’re Applying for Is a ‘Ghost Job’
Are you applying for ghost jobs, or positions a company never intends to fill?
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Cyberhackers Just Took Down the Freezers at 400 French Supermarkets, Forcing Grocers to Throw Away Food
Nobody has claimed responsibility, and many of the targeted systems were running outdated software.
Building a Business
This Founder Sold His Company for $1.04 Billion and Planned to Take 2 Years Off. His Retirement ‘Lasted 7 Minutes’
Wesley Lones’s company Daybreak tackles sleep apnea entirely from home, replacing the CPAP mask with a custom-fit oral appliance.
By Jon Bier
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Meta’s 29-Year-Old AI Chief Says Mark Zuckerberg Has an Unexpected But ‘Very Impressive’ Skill
Meta’s chief AI officer is a self-made billionaire who has been working directly with Zuckerberg for more than a year.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
AI Leaders Are Privately Gaming Out What Happens After a Major AI Disaster: ‘Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Damage’
Insiders expect a large-scale attack within 6 months to a year, though some security pros say the worst-case warnings are overblown.
Buying a Franchise
Taco Bell and Milk Bar Are Stuffing a Birthday Cake Into an Empanada
The $3.49 dessert is the latest move in Taco Bell’s push to win the afternoon snack crowd.
Business News
Kelly Clarkson Accused a Brooklyn Shop of a ‘Pretty Woman’ Snub. Now the Small Business Is Fighting Back.
Clarkson says the store gave her attitude. The store says it was a misunderstanding. The internet is divided.
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This Income Bracket Is More Likely to Trust Influencers — And Want Their Jobs
A September survey of about 2,000 U.S. adults found that this subset was more likely to trust influencers and buy from them.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Hilton’s AI Trip Planner Wants To Book Your Travel. Customers Aren’t So Sure Yet.
The hotel is using AI to keep bookings in-house, but most travelers still don’t trust a chatbot to plan their vacation.
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This Company Warns Applicants About Its ‘Controversial’ Jobs. 800,000 People Still Applied.
The tech company owns both Vimeo and AOL.
By Sherin Shibu
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Claude Submitted a Fake Homicide Tip to Police, Raising New AI Safety Concerns
The chatbot gave a fake homicide tip to police and filed unauthorized visa applications.
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Elon Musk Admits He Has ‘No Idea How to Make Microchips.’ He’s Building a $15 Billion Chip Factory Anyway.
Musk is betting that his experience building cars and rockets will help him take on the world's top chipmakers. How hard could it be?
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Jeff Bezos Has a Vision for the Future — And It’s the Exact Opposite of What Other AI Leaders Predict
While some leaders warn of mass unemployment, Bezos predicts productivity gains could let people work less without sacrificing their ability to support a family.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
Apple’s Next Big Push Isn’t an iPhone. It’s Your Front Door.
An unusual partnership with LG will help power Apple’s push into smart home devices.
By Sherin Shibu
Buying a Franchise
As Franchises Go After Chick-fil-A, Its CEO Is Prescribing a ‘Healthy Dose of Fear’
Andrew Cathy say the heated franchise chicken wars will only make his company better.
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These Cats and Dogs Have the Best Job Ever: Taste-Testing Pet Food for a $17 Billion Industry
At a Royal Canin research center in France, hundreds of cats and dogs gobble kibble for science and business.