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14 Million Americans Could Be Using This Powerful, Little-Known Tool to Boost Their Savings. Are You One of Them?

More than 70 million U.S. adults live with a disability, but only 2% know what an ABLE account is.

By Sherin Shibu

Buying a Franchise

He Watched His Stanford Friends Become Dotcom Millionaires — Then Bought 8 Applebee’s and Became a Billionaire

Greg Flynn skipped the dotcom rush to bet on franchising. He now runs more than 3,000 outlets across seven brands and three countries.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Here’s Why Top YouTubers Are Betting on This New $3,750 Training Program for Creators: ‘We See an Opportunity’

YouTubers with millions of subscribers, like Jordan Matter, Michelle Khare and Samir Chaudry, are advising the new learning platform.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Google’s CEO Was Asked If Companies Should Plan for ‘Zero’ Search Traffic — Here’s How He Answered

The Google CEO sat down with The Verge and got pressed on whether websites should plan for the death of search traffic.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Robinhood Will Now Let AI Trade Your Stocks and Swipe Your Credit Card — Here’s How It Works

The platform is letting users connect Claude and Cursor to dedicated accounts. AI agents can trade, shop and book on your behalf.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Ferrari Just Launched a $640,000 EV and It’s Already Backfired: ‘The Destruction of a Legend’

The Italian sports car maker is betting big on its new EV. But enthusiasts, analysts and an ex-chairman think the Luce is a lemon.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

CEOs Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says That’s a ‘Lazy’ Excuse.

Huang said that leaders should be more cautious when talking about AI.

By Sherin Shibu

Buying a Franchise

Family Dining Chains That Don’t Serve This Meal Saw Sales Grow 11.6%

Restaurants serving only breakfast and lunch are beating traditional family diners. Here's the reason why.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

This $7.2 Billion Startup CEO Gets Applications From Thousands of Job-Seekers a Day. Here’s What He’s Looking For.

The CEO is a former Google engineer who now leads a $7.2 billion AI company.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

This Real Estate Developer Is Buying Up Empty Offfice Buildings in Denver for Pennies on the Dollar — His Plan Could Be a Template for America’s Dying Downtowns

Asher Luzzatto bought 7% of downtown Denver for pennies on the dollar. He's betting people will want to live in abandoned offices.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Sam Altman Warned AI Could Lead to a ‘Jobs Apocalypse’ — Now He Says He Is ‘Delighted to Be Wrong’

The OpenAI chief expected AI to wipe out entry-level positions, but admits he underestimated the 'human part' of employment.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

BP Just Ousted Its Chairman for ‘Unacceptable’ Conduct — He’d Been on the Job Less Than Eight Months

Albert Manifold was brought in to revamp the oil giant. Then a whistleblower report surfaced and the board took decisive action.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

This $4 Billion Startup Just Laid Off 22% of Employees — So It Can Offer Remaining Staff $1 Million Salaries

ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans said the company’s layoffs were part of an AI-focused restructuring.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Here’s the Surprising Reason Steve Wozniak Co-Founded Apple — And It Wasn’t to ‘Make Money’

Steve Wozniak did not start Apple to get rich; he was motivated by something else entirely.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

This $173,000 Chinese Luxury Car Is Loaded With 40 Speakers and a 40-Inch Screen — It’s Half the Price of a Maybach

The Chinese have dominated EVs and now they want to do the same with luxury cars. Meet the Maextro S800 — all the gadgetry at half the price.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

He Loaned Elon Musk $1 Million When Tesla Was Nearly Bankrupt — Now He’s About to Make More Than $100 Billion

Elon Musk's best friend Antonio Gracias bet early on Musk. His 7.3% SpaceX stake could soon make him one of the 50 wealthiest people alive.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Apple’s Top Executive Uses a Whoop — What That Says About the Company’s $100 Billion Apple Watch Problem

Apple Watch has dominated fitness trackers, but its leaders are retiring, talent is fleeing and innovation has stalled, Bloomberg reports.

By Jonathan Small

Buying a Franchise

The Man Who Built 7-Eleven Into a Global Empire Had One Three-Word Motto —Here’s What It Was

Toshifumi Suzuki, known as "The God of Retail," started with one Tokyo store and built up an empire with tens of thousands of locations.

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

4 AI Prompts to Build a One-Person Business in 2026 (No Team, No Funding, No Guessing)

Find the bottleneck that could become your next multimillion-dollar idea.

By Ben Angel

Business News

Sheryl Sandberg Says Your 10‑Year Career Plan Is Outdated — Here Are the 2 Things You Need Instead

Sandberg spoke to Gen Z college graduates at a recent commencement ceremony.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Elon Musk Is Now Reading All SpaceX Job Applications Himself — Here’s What He’s Looking For

Musk is hiring candidates for “exceptional ability” even if they have no prior AI experience.

By Sherin Shibu