Image and video capabilities could be crucial in 2026. Getty Images Google Gemini announced it was partnering with Walmart to offer AI-powered shopping recommendations. Gemini will use Walmart and Sam...
Tim Fung is the founder and CEO of Airtasker, a gig work app based in Australia. Airtasker Gig work underwent major changes with the rise of automation and increased competition in 2025. Tim Fung, CEO...
High cocoa prices pushed Singapore's Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie to innovate across its business. Huileng Tan/Business Insider Faced with soaring cocoa prices, Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie is turning crisis in...
C.J. Mahoney, Meta's new chief legal officer and a former Trump administration official. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Meta hired C.J. Mahoney, a former Trump administration official...
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century. Jack Manning/Getty Images Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves, was once among the world's richest nations...
Frederick Baba, a trader at Jane Street and former Goldman Sachs partner. Courtesy of Goldman Sachs Former Goldman partner Fred Baba shared the goodbye note he sent colleagues. He left Goldman in 2023...
Netflix reportedly wants to keep movies in theaters for just 17 days after it buys Warner Bros. In a report from Deadline on the Stranger Thing Season 5 finale, which made $25 million in theaters afte...
Nancy Green. Beyond Yoga This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Green, the CEO of Beyond Yoga, who's based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's been edited for length and clarity. ...
Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump's trade push is de-escalating after months of tariff turmoil, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan said. Tari...
Thailand is one of the countries with an expected tourist tax increase in 2026. Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several destinations plan to raise or introduce tourism taxes ...
AI could expand white-collar work by making complex tasks cheap enough to attempt, Box CEO Aaron Levie says. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Box CEO Aaron Levie says AI will increase, not reduce, white-c...
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison hasn't given up in his pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery turned down another offer from Paramount Skydanc...
US bankruptcies are on the rise. doockie/Getty Images From corporate giants to mom-and-pop shops, bankruptcies are piling up across the US this year. Large corporate bankruptcies have hit their highes...
Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...
Briana Bello, a recruiter for Hard Rock Stadium, looks over a resume from a job seeker during a job fair Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Marta Lavandier/Associated...
Collectible cups, keychains, and tote bags are the new normal at fast food restaurants. Ploy Phutpheng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Collectable cups, keychains, and tote bags are the lates...
Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images; Mateusz Slodkowski; Alyssa Powell/BI It certainly looks like an insider may have cashed in big by betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's American-orchestra...
Isreal Adeyanju bought a building in New Jersey with his good friend. Courtesy of Isreal Adeyanju Isreal Adeyanju is the co-owner of Kọ Café, a West African coffee shop in New Jersey. Adeyanju teamed ...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was often seen by the side of President Donald Trump. Leah Millis/Reuters The future of the AI race was laid down in 2025. Big Tech may hold up the entire economy with its cape...
Doug Field, Ford's chief of EVs, is leading the charging behind the legacy automaker's push to develop self-driving capabilities in-house. Darron Cummings/AP Ford announced plans to deploy eyes-off dr...