How e.l.f. Beauty’s CFO is balancing value, innovation, and tariffs
Good morning. Amid persistent economic headwinds and shifting trade policy, e.l.f. Beauty is finding opportunity in constraint. The company’s focus on affordability continues to win over consumers, even as shoppers…
Exclusive: AI won’t become a bubble as long as everyone stays ‘thoughtful and disciplined,’ Microsoft’s Brad Smith says
“I obviously can’t speak about every other agreement in the AI sector. We’re focused on being disciplined but being ambitious. And I think it’s the right combination,” he said.“Everybody’s going…
Exclusive: Beside, an AI voice startup, raises $32 million to build an AI receptionist for small businesses
Beside, an AI voice startup that emerged from stealth earlier this month has raised $32 million to expand its ‘AI receptionist,’ which is already handling millions of calls per month.The…
Welcome to the era of ‘low-hire, more-fire,’ warns top economist—the days of talent hoarding are over
While available data from private and alternative sources suggest that the jobs market hasn’t significantly weakened, economists are concerned that unemployment remains a key risk to the economy in 2026.Investors’…
Asian travel platform Klook is filing for a New York IPO
Klook, a Hong Kong- and Singapore-based travel booking company, is filing for an initial public offering in New York, showing that despite the events of the past year, the U.S.…
How Screendoor became a key signal for emerging VC talent
A screendoor is pretty much half a door.Mesh and semi-transparent, screendoors are most associated with sticky summer Sunbelt days, but they’re not fundamentally aesthetic—they’re meant to improve air circulation for…
Warren Buffett’s last shareholder letter offers 5 lessons for CEOs and warns that ‘envy and greed walk hand in hand’
Curb Your Envy: “What often bothers very wealthy CEOs—they are human, after all—is that other CEOs are getting even richer. Envy and greed walk hand in hand. And what consultant…
Air Force veteran says cybersecurity is a natural career transition for civilian life—and it’s a field with more than 500,000 open jobs
Air Force veteran Frankie Sclafani considers himself lucky that his military experience translated directly to his civilian career as a cybersecurity expert.Other veterans haven’t had as smooth of a professional…
Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos
The head of the controllers union said they’re being used as a “political pawn” in the fight over the shutdown.Already, travelers are growing angry.“All of this has real negative consequences…
Warren Buffett admits his Giving Pledge philanthropy was not ‘feasible’—he’s instead left his three kids $500 million a year to give away
Instead of a single sweeping plan, Buffett said he’s handing over most of his remaining wealth to his three children’s charitable foundations, allowing them to distribute about $500 million each…
