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One thing that might get workers to embrace AI? The 4-day workweek.

Working fewer days might help create buy-in among workers for adopting AI, authors of a book on the four-day workweek suggest. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Adopting a four-day workweek could boost employ...

7hBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

AI concerns and slow growth put brakes on EU job market

The pandemic gave workers increased options as home offices became the norm in some fields. Now, with the EU experiencing industrial slowdown and AI automation, workers are growing increasingly wary o...

2dDeutsche Welleeconomics

How Meta's Latest Job Cuts Compare to Recent Broader Tech Sector Layoffs

The roughly 1,000 job cuts in Reality Labs come as Meta reallocates resources from the metaverse to AI wearables and mobile products....

7hDecryptTechnologyImpact

Ford is so desperate for mechanics it's giving some of them free tools and Carhartt gear

Ford can't find enough mechanics to service its new cars. It's trying to create a pipeline of young workers with Carhartt. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Ford and Carhartt entered into a three-pronged p...

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Point72 sells off stakes of fintech startups to Goldman Sachs and others

Steve Cohen is the owner of the New York Mets. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A new continuation vehicle has acquired stakes in Point72's fintech startups, a press release states. The new fund raised $280 mi...

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A millennial who hit a 7-figure net worth after quitting corporate life to be a content creator explains how to make money online

Michela Allocca is the founder of Break Your Budget. Courtesy of Michela Allocca Michela Allocca grew Break Your Budget into a top personal finance brand on social media. She quadrupled her income by ...

7hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Microsoft explains how it plans to keep energy prices down for Americans from its data center buildout

Donald Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Microsoft unveiled a five-point plan to reduce AI data center impact on US communities. The company aims to reduce rising ut...

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The US ended 2025 with steady but elevated inflation in December

The Bureau of Labor Statistics published the December consumer price index data. Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The inflation rate remained at 2.7% in December, matching expectations...

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Uber and DoorDash delivery workers missed $550 million worth of tips in New York City, a city report estimates

Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...

23hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Goldman Sachs breaks down what the doomsayers get wrong about the US economy in 8 charts

Arturo Holmes/Getty Images In 2026 outlook, Goldman Sachs says US economic and stock market risks are overstated. The firm underscored US strength and projects continued growth. US stocks are in good ...

7hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

I raised $500,000 at 21 by selling a share of my future earnings. It's how I solved having great ideas but no capital.

Kirill Avery is the CEO and founder of Alien. Courtesy of Kirill Avery Kirill Avery sold a percentage of his future earnings to fund startups like Alien and Human. He used a SAFE agreement to raise $5...

4hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Ubisoft Layoffs Continue With 55 Staff at The Division Studio Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm Now Impacted

Ubisoft has today announced that it expects 55 jobs to impacted as part of further cost-cutting, now at The Division studio Massive and fellow Swedish outfit Ubisoft Stockholm. The likely job losses f...

1dIGNeconomicsImpact

Why AI is becoming the hottest cost-cutting tool in corporate legal departments

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI In-house legal teams are moving faster with artificial intelligence. Teams now have access to tools that draft legal documents and compare terms across deals. The efficiency ...

7hBusiness InsiderTechnology

'One Person Can Perform the Work of 100 People' β€” Boss of Stellar Blade Developer Says It Needs to Use AI to Compete With Overwhelming Manpower of China and U.S. Studios

Stellar Blade director and CEO of Shift Up Hyung-tae Kim has stated that without the use of AI, developers in smaller nations will struggle to keep up with studios in places like the U.S. and China. A...

1dIGNTechnologyImpact

There's a new way to make money from real estate — without ever buying a home

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI For most Americans, every home purchase is a bit of a gamble. Is now the right time to jump into the market? Can I haggle on the price a bit more? What if mortgage rates drop...

8hBusiness Insiderreal_estateImpact

Bobby Kotick Claims Activision, Call of Duty, and Consoles Are Doing So Poorly It Proves He Was Right to Sell Activision Blizzard to Microsoft for $69 Billion

Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick has made a number of claims about the state of his former company, Call of Duty, and the console market as part of a response to a lawsuit. Kotick, who left Activis...

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