James Chen: What makes a good billionaire?
Twenty years ago, I walked into the World Bank convinced I had solved a problem affecting 2.2 billion people. I was wrong about the solution — but right about the…
August 2026
Drivers of Mercedes AMG cars file a class action lawsuit, claiming the front-seat logo gets so hot that it literally brands them and causes burns
Two drivers of Mercedes AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company, claiming that the AMG logo on their driver’s seat gets so hot that…
Southern Europe’s anti-immigrant attitude on display as Spain, Italy start checking each other’s passports
A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid…
AI is changing work faster than the data can keep up
No one can agree on whether AI is taking away jobs. Recent studies have shown AI having a positive impact on job growth and opportunities, yet large groups of economists,…
How Chevron became the AI darling of Big Oil
Welcome to rural Reeves County, which counts about 4,000 households over 2,600 square miles, in barren and arid West Texas. Soon, courtesy of Chevron, the county will possess enough gas-fired…
Trump tries again to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook after narrow Supreme Court decision, renewing battle over central bank independence
The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she…
Bank of America is splashing out $250 million a year on weight loss drugs for its staff: ‘We see a great impact on employees,’ CEO says
Weight-loss drugs are becoming a popular employee perk, with almost a third of workers saying they’d switch jobs to get GLP-1 coverage. Now, Bank of America is spending $250 million…
‘Don’t apply to OpenAI’: This hiring platform CEO sees 2,539 applicants for every 10 jobs
You’re not imagining it. Getting a job right now really is harder than it used to be. That’s because Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait has crunched the numbers on the job…
The godfather of Israeli cybersecurity: The Hugging Face incident exposes the wrong AI security debate
The proliferation of AI agents at companies across the world introduces a new level of risk and vastly magnifies insider threats. Companies must now control how agents interact with users,…
Asia needs deeper energy markets if it’s going to achieve its AI ambitions
Asia’s energy security depends on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway it doesn’t control, and the fallout from the return of conflict would extend well past fuel pumps. If Asia…