Inflation surprise sends stocks into rally mode as January prices cool more than expected
January inflation data beats expectations, sparking sharp market rally as investors see signs the Fed may cut interest rates sooner than anticipated.
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Analog-obsessed Gen Zers are buying $40 app blockers to limit their social media use and take a break from the ‘slot machine in your pocket’
App-blocking devices like Bloom and Brick promise to improve focus and decrease compulsive phone checks by making social media harder to access.
FORTUNE Gary Marcus skewers viral essay warning about job disruption
AI researcher Gary Marcus said Matt Shumer's viral essay, "Something Big Is Happening," oversells the current capabilities of AI models.
Business Insider US Army leaders say soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all
Personnel won't be able to fully process all the data available on the modern battlefield. That's where artificial intelligence applications come in.
6 of the best and 5 of the worst looks at New York Fashion Week 2026
Fall and winter shows are underway at New York Fashion Week. Celebrities are attending in a mix of stunning outfits and ensembles that miss the mark.
'Tom Cruise' and 'Brad Pitt' fight over Jeffrey Epstein in a viral AI video created using China's buzzy new Seedance tool
Seedance 2.0, a realistic video generation tool from ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is turning heads and raising copyright concerns.
This Isn't a Dress Rehearsal — Run Your Business Like You Only Get One Take. Here's How.
Learn what great business leaders and performers share, and how it helps them seize opportunities instead of missing out.
Entrepreneur If you assumed your AI chats couldn't be used against you in court, think again
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that prosecutors could access the Claude chat transcripts of a finance startup founder accused of fraud.
Top analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
The economy will grow because of higher productivity, aided in part by AI, says Michael Pearce of Oxford Economics. But people aren't core to that story.
Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months — for all white-collar work to be automated by AI
Mustafa Suleyman believes current AI computational power will only accelerate, disrupting every kind of work you do “sitting down at a computer.”
Meta-backed Scale AI is taking the Department of Defense to court. Some docs are expected to be classified.
The nature of the dispute with the Department of Defense, including what Scale AI is seeking, is unclear.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
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Americans Are Spending Half as Much on Valentine's Day This Year. Here's What They're Buying Instead.
Americans plan to spend $87 on Valentine's Day gifts this year, down from $155 in 2025.
Rich Californians flock to Las Vegas housing market as lawmakers consider wealth tax
High-net-worth Californians are increasingly setting their sights on Las Vegas to reduce their tax burden, with Los Angeles' median home prices at $1 million compared with Las Vegas' $465,000.
How a precise timing structure drives material differences in marketing efficiency
Jesse Math, vp of strategic partnerships, Keen Decision Systems The marketing calendar itself is simple. Brands need to invest in the typical tentpole events like Prime Day, back-to-school and the holidays. They also have their own key sales periods, like the beginning of the winter season for a company that makes jackets or for a […]
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IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption
Gen Z jobs aren’t dead yet: $240 billion tech giant IBM says it’s rewriting entry-level jobs—and tripling down on its hiring of young talent.