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A consultant who once railed against ‘the billionaire boys club’ is now leading opposition to California’s wealth tax
Ned Wigglesworth once blasted big donors for buying influence. Today, he’s helping lead a nine-figure campaign against Prop. 40
Bitcoin is having a great month—but Solana is doing even better as coin soars above $100
Investors have found fresh reasons to buy Solana beyond Bitcoin’s comeback.
Anthropic makes first move into physical AI with new way for scientists, manufacturers to bring equipment to life
The Model Hardware Standard (MHS) works with any AI model, not just Claude, but for now only a handful of companies can access the research preview.
OpenAI bans pro-Russia ChatGPT accounts used to spread pro-Kremlin content including an Israel-based think tank using real researchers’ names
OpenAI claims Russian users hid behind VPNs to push a think tank tied to an influence operation and spread pro-Russia content online.
The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills | Editorial
Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy futureFuelled by the consequences of …
The AI Odyssey: How a primal fear from the Ancient Greek world has been awakened by new technology
Long before chatbots, the Greeks built an entire philosophy around the anxiety that rules 2026. We are all Odysseus, sailing through the the sirens' call.
‘Clearly, people hate data centers’: Sam Altman admits Americans hate what he’s wrought as his own data centers head quits
Seven in 10 Americans oppose an AI data center near them, even as OpenAI adds multi-gigawatt projects across the U.S
Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White
Jes Staley made the comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to Jeffrey EpsteinThe former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White…
We need new reservoirs – and it’s a job for the state, not private companies | Letters
David Griffiths says mayors could be empowered to build water infrastructure, while Kevin Whately suggests incorporating communal storage into new housing estatesPete Ford (Letter…
Government must prioritise heat pump installation to tackle climate chaos | Letter
Colin Hines says Andy Burnham’s focus should be on drastically cutting fossil fuel use in a way that reduces bills and generates secure jobs It is hardly surprising that many who …
Welcome to the ‘upper-middle-class trap’: why $300,000 a year doesn’t feel like winning anymore
Investopedia put a $5 million price tag on the American Dream, but Nick Maggiulli says six-figure earners are more financially fragile than they look.
Chinese open-source AI is starting to win over U.S. businesses
New spending data suggests companies are increasingly turning to cheaper, customizable open models—including fast-improving systems from China.
Grayscale CEO: Crypto winter has thawed—but market watchers are still missing the point
The CEO of Grayscale explains why the market volatility of the last 18 months barely matters in light of a broader sea change underway in finance.
Zohran Mamdani’s business council includes the CEOs of Chobani and Etsy. But Wall Street and Big Tech turned him down
The New York City mayor got 15 business leaders to join his new council, but some of New York’s biggest corporate names are absent.
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
Water levels on one river surged as much as 27 feet in just 30 minutes, leaving communities with little to no time to flee.
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The supply-chain savant: How FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam leads through ‘reglobalization’
Tariffs, conflict, and shifting trade routes are upending the flow of goods around the world. Raj Subramaniam is betting FedEx can use the disruption to its advantage.
We laid him off. Then we hired him back
When we rehired Jonathan at Syndio, he logged back in and found our cold, corporate restructuring announcement still sitting in his inbox. Gut punch.
Pete Hegseth is worried about the Pentagon’s ‘Soviet-style bureaucracy,’ but the military’s $285 billion maintenance mess is all-American
“You have to question whether the resources are being allocated in a way that provides maximum benefits,” Harvard’s Linda Bilmes told Fortune.
Despite having a net worth of $400 million, Kevin O’Leary still shops at Walmart for $29 jeans: ‘I’m always looking for a great deal’
A bargain is a bargain for millionaire Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary—he still shops at Walmart for essentials like jeans, paper towels, and butter.
Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark
First robot-assisted outlet opens in Liverpool to take on Shein and supermarkets in clothing, shoes and homewares Business live – latest updatesThe owner of Zara is taking on Prim…
‘You only get like two hours of alcohol or two hours of cigarettes a day’: Former Meta engineer on child safety settlement
Arturo Béjar, a former Meta engineering director, said the settlement is a “significant milestone,” but "it allows Meta to define harm."
AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts
In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuildingIt’s a bleak moment for young people entering the workforce for the …
The Apollo missions brought us rechargeable hearing-aid batteries and quakeproof buildings. The European defense industry is now looking for its own “NASA moment”
Defense spending is resurrecting an engineering and manufacturing base many believed had gone forever, with the U.K., France and Germany home to world-leading defense companies.