Why smart CEOs are looking past the rosy ‘record Black Friday’ headlines
But there’s still plenty to worry about for CEOs, especially those of any consumer-facing company. For one thing, the spending growth is fueled almost entirely by inflation and not shoppers…
The tech world should abandon minimalist design in favor of more ‘expressive’ options says Samsung’s first Chief Design Officer, Mauro Porcini
Technology has long been defined by minimalist aesthetics, with tech executives espousing smart and sleek design.But Samsung’s newly-minted President and Chief Design Officer, Mauro Porcini, is looking to change that.The…
MacKenzie Scott’s $19 billion donations have turned philanthropy on its head—why her style of giving actually works
As CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, Anne Marie Dougherty has encountered a lot of high-net-worth individuals and how they approach philanthropy. But few are like MacKenzie Scott, Dougherty told…
More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’
In it, employees claim the company is “casting aside its climate goals to build AI,” forcing them to use the tech while working towards cutting its workforce in favor of…
Bitcoin takes another plunge; chances of reclaiming $100,000 by year-end drop to 24% on prediction markets
Kalshi and other prediction market forums like Polymarket and Robinhood are viewed as highly accurate indications for a wide variety of future events, though the odds they post are constantly…
Elon Musk, fresh off securing a $1 trillion pay package, says philanthropy is ‘very hard’
Musk says it’s because philanthropy is difficult.“I agree with love of humanity, and I think we should try to do things that help our fellow human beings,” he told Nikhil…
Who is Kevin Hassett? The rumored Fed pick says inflation is ‘way down,’ sees ‘political bias’ in jobs data, and suggested firing Powell over a renovation
To his supporters, Hassett is a brilliant policy architect and, as longtime ally and former Trump advisor Stephen Moore puts it, a “hard money guy” who will defend the dollar.…
Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall
The lawsuit doesn’t specify how much Trump’s tariffs have cost the company to date.Costco argues that it needs a court intervention immediately because Customs and Border Protection denied its request…
Still don’t have a REAL ID? Starting in February, air travelers without one will be charged a $45 fee
Beginning Feb. 1, travelers 18 and older flying domestically without a REAL ID and who don’t have another accepted form of ID on them, such as a passport, will pay…
Extended holiday sales, effectively Black November, is ‘confusing’ for customers and dilutes shopping ‘sparkle’ of Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays past
It used to be that the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday was tied to a set few days at the end of November.That’s no longer the case.The result…
