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Are we in an AI bubble? What tech leaders and analysts are saying
Are we in an artificial intelligence bubble?It's the debate that dominated the tech industry in 2025, and it's not going away anytime soon.Record valuations and deals driven by major investments in artificial intelligence have fueled the…
‘The trajectory of progress hinges’ on these 3 questions
Bill Gates is as optimistic about the world's future as ever, despite the fact that we're living through "an era with so many challenges and so much polarization," the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder wrote in a blog…
How job seekers can stand out in a hiring recession
Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesA cooling labor market, characterized by sluggish hiring and anemic job creation, made it hard for job seekers to find work in 2025, according to economists. "It's fair to say that 2025 was a hiring…
What we’re doing less of in 2026, plus how to break bad habits
At the start of a new year, it's hard not to get swept up in the allure of New Year's resolutions: Setting goals you want to achieve or pinpointing the bad habits you want to break. For many people, breaking bad habits can be easier when…
Trump faces headwinds on Venezuela, health care; Republicans break rank
President Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela and threats to other countries, as well as concerns about affordability, exposed fractures within the congressional GOP this week at the start of a challenging midterm election year.Trump…
Anthropic’s Amodei siblings may hold the key to generative AI
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniela Amodei has an energy that's hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present. She swept into a sunlit room on the ground floor of Anthropic's headquarters in December, sat down, and immediately apologized for…
These coverage gaps may surprise you
Aj_watt | E+ | Getty ImagesTravelers who were briefly stranded abroad after the U.S. operation to extract Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro got a hard lesson in the limitations of travel insurance.Travel insurance policies offer a…
Abel’s $25 million Berkshire paycheck is in the same league as other S&P
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)Greg Abel's annual cash salary for 2026 as the…
AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices
Eugene Mymrin | Moment | Getty ImagesAll computing devices require a part called memory, or RAM, for short-term data storage, but this year, there won't be enough of these essential components to meet worldwide demand.That's because…
Treasury Secretary Bessent says more Fed rate cuts are ‘only ingredient
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | ReutersTreasury Secretary…