Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top. Getty Images Many of the world's most powerful business leaders began their careers in more humble ways. From Jensen Huang workin...
Investors trading commodities, such as oil, have been in high demand. Jeri Clausing/AP Hedge funds that trade commodities struggled in 2025. Big-name managers with exposure to energy or agriculture tr...
Top AI researchers, such as Fei-Fei Li and Yann LeCun, are building world models, which they say have more potential than large language models. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Top AI researchers like ...
Brian Niccol has spent his first year as CEO of Starbucks making a series of changes, big and small, to improve operations at the coffee giant. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Brian Ni...
Macy's plans to close stores over several years. kena betancur / AFP via Getty Images Nearly 300 US retail stores, including Macy's and Kroger locations, are set to close by the end of 2026. Major cha...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, legalizing bitcoin and crypto trading. ✓ The Bank of Gh...
Netflix began hosting NFL games on Christmas in 2024. Brooke Sutton/Getty Images NFL Christmas games have moved to Netflix and Amazon as sports start to shift to streaming. Amazon and YouTube TV lead ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Yoshua Bengio lies to AI chatbots by presenting his ideas as a colleague's to get honest feedback. ✓ Bengio is one of...
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Tahmina Watson. Courtesy of Tahmina Watson Tahmina Watson's law firm assists founders and businesses in applying for employment visas. Her advice to clients since November 2024 has been to avoid all t...
NATO has identified interceptor drones as a promising new tool for air defense. Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images NATO militaries are seeking air defense tools that are more affordable than expensi...
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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov. Manuel Blondeau/AOP.Press/Corbis/Getty Images Pavel Durov, the founder and owner of Telegram, is worth $17 billion. The messaging platform has 1 billion users and...
📋 Key Facts ✓ US consulates are rescheduling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments up to June or November 2026. ✓ New online presence reviews,...
Full spoilers follow for Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 2, which consists of three of Season 5's eight episodes. Vol. 2 premieres December 25 on Netflix and the series finale debuts December 31. Read...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Governor Kathy Hochul signed the RAISE Act on Friday to hold large AI developers accountable. ✓ The act requires publishi...
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 ...
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Professional stylists shared which sneaker trends will be in and out in the new year. Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images Business Insider asked three stylists which sneaker trends will be in and out in the ...