Business

6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
[ad_1] When OpenAI declared a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn’t help but think back to December three years ago when the...
Instacart settles with FTC for $60 million over alleged false advertising
[ad_1] Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices.The FTC said Thursday that Instacart has...
Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing is over. Here’s what we learned about his UnitedHealthcare murder case
[ad_1] A 911 call about a man resembling “the CEO shooter.” Body-camera footage of police arresting Luigi Mangione and pulling items from his backpack, including a gun that prosecutors say...
The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
[ad_1] In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric car has gone from a novel decision to a routine...
TikTok signs a deal forming a new U.S. unit including investors Oracle and Silver Lake
[ad_1] TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform...
The 6 P’s of pricing strategy
[ad_1] Pricing is one of the most powerful growth levers a business has, yet it is still one of the most overlooked. While teams spend months refining product and brand,...
How The New Yorker digitized its entire magazine archive
[ad_1] You can now read every article that has ever appeared in The New Yorker—from as early as February 1925—with the click of a button. For the publication’s centennial anniversary,...
Retro, a photo-sharing app for friends, lets you ‘time-travel’ through your camera roll
[ad_1] Nostalgia has been one of the dominant themes of 2025, from AI-generated scenes of the good ol’ days to the resurgence of analog hobbies.  Retro, a friends-only photo journal,...
Why brands are going unhinged on TikTok (and winning big)
[ad_1] Dead cartoon owls, brain-rot cookie content, fake rebrands, and library thirst traps. Welcome to the era of DGAF branding. In this episode of FC Explains, Grace Snelling breaks down...
Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate
[ad_1] A New York Times spokesperson told WIRED in a statement that Brooks “regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns” and that...
Trump moves to downgrade marijuana, breaking with GOP hardline stance
[ad_1] The days of Republicans’ hard stances against marijuana have seemingly gone up in smoke. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to reschedule marijuana as a Schedule III...
Can eating cheese lower your dementia risk? A new study says maybe
[ad_1] Don’t beat yourself up if you do some serious damage on a cheese plate during holiday festivities this year: You just may do your future self a favor. A...