If you’ve ever opened a spreadsheet, chances are you probably didn’t find it particularly fun—or feel eager to open it again in your free time. But at dozens of universities across the country, devoted Excel fans are gathering in classrooms,…
With rising prices and one of two Social Security trust funds set to dry up by 2032, a comfortable retirement seems more and more out of reach for many Americans. The Trump administration wants to change that. At Tuesday’s State…
Google announced this week it’s developing a new data center complex south of Minneapolis to be powered by a practical utopia of clean energy: lots of wind, solar, and, notably, the world’s largest battery storage system. While the battery business…
The U.S. and Israel conducted attacks on Iran early Saturday after weeks of negotiations and the biggest military build-up since the war in Iraq. The airstrikes follow the 12 Day War last June, when the U.S. joined Israel’s air campaign…
As the top boss of their companies, CEOs often rely on layers of management to do their employee bidding—but Match Group leader Spencer Rascoff has broken down the barriers of command. The CEO said the best-kept secret in creating a…
In recent weeks, the tech world has been abuzz with AI “jobpocalypse” warnings. Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warned that white-collar workers have a year to 18 months before they face widespread job displacement. Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and…
Before artificial intelligence supercharges global productivity, governments will have to deal with an unfortunate reality: The long-awaited economic windfall may be years away, while the bills are coming due now. Listen to the optimists, and the AI-driven economic boom is…
President Donald Trump said Friday he will shut out Anthropic from the federal government after the AI company refused to compromise on how its technology could be used by the U.S. military. But he is also giving the Pentagon a…
In an internet where you’re more likely to interact with bots than actual humans online, while children become more technologically savvy everyday and can navigate phones better than they can bikes, social media platforms are looking for ways to balance…
While executives increasingly turn to AI to reduce headcount, the same CEOs perpetuating the AI jobs apocalypse argue “taste” could be a skill that gets you hired—and keeps your job secure. A day before announcing OpenAI’s newest $110 billion funding…