Month: July 2026

‘Please turn it off.’ Amazon’s push to automate warehouse staffing runs into human resistance.

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‘Please turn it off.’ Amazon’s push to automate warehouse staffing runs into human resistance.

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Some Amazon warehouse managers are overriding automated staffing recommendations. The company wants stricter enforcement to improve decision-making.

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Warren Buffett should direct some of his giving to Trump Accounts, the program’s architect says

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Warren Buffett should direct some of his giving to Trump Accounts, the program’s architect says

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Warren Buffett giving a chunk of his fortune to 70 million American children would be a "fitting...

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Harvey has made its third acquisition in 7 months — and it signals where it’s going next

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Harvey has made its third acquisition in 7 months — and it signals where it’s going next

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Harvey's acquisition of Benchmark, a startup for asset managers, marks its push beyond Big Law into the...

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Kalshi is trying to turn flight cancellations into trades

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Kalshi is trying to turn flight cancellations into trades

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The prediction market is launching a new category of bets linked to flight cancellations at US airports.

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I was told a computer science degree would guarantee a job. Four years later, I’m pivoting.

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I was told a computer science degree would guarantee a job. Four years later, I’m pivoting.

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Mackenzie McAllister, a 22-year-old computer science grad, said she used AI as a crutch during school. Now...

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Hitting it big betting on startups in the AI era will be a lot harder, but Silicon Valley might not feel the worst of it

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Hitting it big betting on startups in the AI era will be a lot harder, but Silicon Valley might not feel the worst of it

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Anthropic turned Menlo Ventures' $1 billion investment into roughly $14 billion. But finding the next breakout AI...

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The AI burn book: Decoding the cat fights between Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic

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The AI burn book: Decoding the cat fights between Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic

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The AI industry's burn book is growing as Sam Altman and Elon Musk publicly rip each other...

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Why Google partnered with former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s $2 billion AI search startup

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Why Google partnered with former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s $2 billion AI search startup

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Google is deepening ties with ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's AI search startup Parallel, which says AI agents...

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The really big one

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The really big one

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San Francisco has seen wealth tsunamis before. The AI boom is different.

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A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million.

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A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million.

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microagi has raised $55 million to put AI-powered robots to work in factories.

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