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This CEO’s Controversial Interview Tactic Could Be the Secret to Hiring the Right People: ‘Wondering If I’m Insane or Brilliant’

Gagan Biyani calls job candidates' reactions "the most telling part" of the interview.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Finance Influencer Reveals the One Habit All ‘Quiet Millionaires’ Share

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Justin Bieber Is Fed Up With This iPhone Design Feature: ‘Find Everyone at Apple’

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Google Is Bringing AI Glasses to Market in 2026 — Here’s What They Can Do

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Shopify President Says Work-Life Balance Is Unrealistic. Here’s What to Aspire to Instead.

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says "balance" is the wrong word.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Paramount Just Launched a Hostile Takeover Bid to Block Netflix From Buying Warner Bros. Discovery

The company is bypassing Warner Bros. Discovery's board and going straight to shareholders with a higher, all-cash offer.

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

ChatGPT’s New Internet Browser Can Run 80% of a One-Person Business — Here’s How Solopreneurs Are Using It

The way you use AI just changed. This is how you build your edge before everyone else catches on.

Business News

The CEO of the Most Valuable Company in the World Works 7 Days a Week in a ‘State of Anxiety’ Over Going Bankrupt: ‘It’s Exhausting’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn't take the company's success as a sign to rest on his laurels.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

The World Just Hit a Record Number of Billionaires — Here’s What’s Driving the Surge

There are two main reasons for the rise in the number of billionaires this year.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Netflix Goes Big With $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

The blockbuster deal would give Netflix control of HBO and iconic franchises like Harry Potter and Batman.

By Jonathan Small

Thought Leaders

This Popular Food Critic Was Once on SNAP Benefits – And Now Has 17 Million TikTok Followers. This Was the Moment That Changed His Life.

Keith Lee, 29, is a food critic who focuses on visiting small, locally owned spots.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

This 29-Year-Old Former Ballerina Just Became the World’s Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire

Kalshi cofounder Luana Lopes Lara took the title after her company announced an $11 billion valuation earlier this week.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Google’s Top Trending Search Term of 2025 Might Surprise You

Forget celebrities or scandals. The number one search terms was a hint on how AI is shaping our lives.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

MrBeast Is Expanding Into Unexpected Territory With His New Business Venture

The popular YouTuber, who is worth $1 billion, plans to leverage his massive audience of over 450 million subscribers to sell a new service.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

San Francisco Is Suing Processed Food Giants Including Coca-Cola, Nestle and Kraft. Here’s Why.

The first-of-its-kind lawsuit accuses major manufacturers of knowingly making and marketing harmful foods and beverages.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Anthropic Engineers Sound the Alarm About AI: ‘I’m Coming to Work to Put Myself Out of a Job’

The $183 billion AI startup recently conducted a study of 132 of its own engineers to understand how AI is changing work.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Amazon Is Testing 30-Minute Delivery. Should Walmart Be Worried?

A pilot progam in select cities ships diapers and electronics at breakneck speed.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

You Can Make 6 Figures at Apple, Disney, Google and Meta — With Up to $480,000 at One of These Tech Giants

Here's how much nine companies paid their employees this year, according to data revealed in thousands of federal filings.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Amazon Employees Say Its AI Strategy Threatens Jobs and the Environment

More than 1,000 Amazon employees anonymously signed an open letter to CEO Andy Jassy.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Instagram Announces One of the Strictest Return-to-Office Policies in Tech: ‘2026 Is Going to Be Tough’

The new policy will go into effect early next year.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Dell Family Drops $6.25 Billion Into ‘Trump Accounts’ for Kids

The gift propels Michael and Susan Dell into the top tier of U.S. philanthropists.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Employees Are Secretly Using This Hack to Do Less Work — And It Can Lead to Disaster

One employee claims he cut his workweek in half.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

AI Is Completely Rewriting the Franchise Sales Playbook

Franchise prospects now show up armed with data. Here's why that matters.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

‘Avatar’ Director James Cameron Thinks Using This Type of AI in Movies Is ‘Horrifying’

Cameron said his movies use a technique that is "the opposite."

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

HP Says It’s Cutting Thousands of Jobs Due to AI — and Will Save $1 Billion

The computer and printer maker expects to implement the cuts by 2028.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Apple Reclaims the Top Phone Seller Crown After 14 Years

The last time Apple held the top spot was in 2011.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Your Complete Guide to Which Stores Are Open — and Closed — on Thanksgiving 2025

To help you plan, here's a full list of which grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores and major retailers are open — and which will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day 2025.

By Brittany Robins

Business News

Papa Johns Flips 85 Restaurants Over to Franchisee

The pizza chain is shifting away from company-owned restaurants as part of a 'strategic refranchising' plan.

By Jonathan Small

Thought Leaders

Lyft’s CEO Sometimes Drives for the Company Incognito: ‘Love Every Minute of It’

David Risher, who's been Lyft's CEO since April 2023, says driving for the company has inspired new features.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

This Government Paid Deloitte $1 Million for a Report That Included Fake AI Citations

An investigation found that Deloitte cited research that didn't exist in the 526-page report.

By Sherin Shibu