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College giving is broken. Two percent of donors fund 89 percent.
Universities face a crisis as federal funding cuts, closures and demographic decline collide with a giving system that depends on the ultra-wealthy.
William Blomquist · 3m
How Block, Amazon and others are rebuilding work around AI
Four major companies explain how they are restructuring operations, measuring returns and preparing workforces for an AI-native future.
Sheryl Estrada · 2m
Senator's water project may boost his own ranch
Roger Marshall sought $4.2 million in federal funding to help a Kansas wildlife refuge, but the project could also increase the value of his neighboring property.
The Associated Press · 2m
Lung cancer is rising in people who never smoked
Pope Leo XIV's diagnosis highlights a shift in who gets the disease, but screening guidelines have not caught up.
Estelamari Rodriguez · 2m
Nadella's silence still haunts him
Microsoft's CEO regrets not speaking up in a 2008 meeting with Bill Gates, a lesson that shaped how he now leads.
Preston Fore · 1m
Middle Powers at Risk in AI Era
Middle powers face losing geopolitical influence as private tech firms lead AI development.
Lindsay Newman · 1m
Netflix's talent density test faces new cuts
Twenty-five years after layoffs taught Netflix that smaller teams work better, the company is cutting again. This time it has money, not necessity.
Nick Lichtenberg · 3m
Ohio police lieutenant indicted for tracking person with Flock cameras
Walter Cordes used his department's license plate readers 29 times for personal reasons, becoming the first officer charged with misusing the technology in his jurisdiction.
Catherina Gioino · 1m
Yum! Brands defends AI as worker retention tool
Taco Bell's drive-thru automation has improved employee retention by making jobs easier, executives say, pushing back against widespread AI criticism.
Sasha Rogelberg · 1m
Citi's Fraser: next phase is beating the best
After five years of heavy lifting, Citi's CEO says the bank must now compete at the highest level while managing AI risk at speed.
Sydney Lake · 1m
Car payments hit record $787 a month as loans stretch to seven years
Average monthly car payments reached $787 in Q3 as a quarter of buyers sign 84-month loans, pushing total interest costs to record highs.
Emma Witman · 2m
China's trade surplus hits $938 billion as exports surge
China's exports grew 36.3% in September, putting it on track to break last year's record trade surplus as the EU and US pressure Beijing to rebalance.
The Associated Press · 1m
CFOs demand AI projects prove their worth
Finance leaders at Chevron, ServiceNow and Nasdaq say artificial intelligence initiatives must compete for capital like any other investment and deliver measurable business value.
Sheryl Estrada · 1m
From consulting to socks: how he saved the family mill
Lawson Glidden left 80-hour weeks in tech to run his family's struggling textile business. Profits have quadrupled since 2018.
Nick Lichtenberg · 3m
Binance expands beyond crypto into stocks and AI trading
The world's largest crypto exchange is adding tokenized stocks, traditional equities, and AI trading tools as it transforms into an all-in-one platform.
Angelica Ang · 2m
The CEO who became his own bottleneck
A Ukrainian pet food founder built a $210 million business by making fast decisions alone. Then he had to learn to share power.
Rostyslav Vovk · 1m
McConaughey spent a desert weekend reading 20 years of bad reviews
The Oscar winner separated useful criticism from personal attacks, then learned the lesson applies to every discipline and every leader.
Orianna Rosa Royle · 1m
AI agents may soon trade your crypto
Cryptocurrency exchanges are rolling out AI trading agents, but the same technology is already attacking their systems.
Angelica Ang · 1m
Nearly 70 million kids now have Trump Accounts
The Treasury finished auto-enrolling eligible children, but parents must claim accounts to access the $1,000 government seed deposit.
Fernanda Tronco · 2m
Amata's Laos bet: industrial parks and hydropower
Thai developer Vikrom Kromadit is betting Laos will become his company's largest market, drawn by land, energy and Chinese manufacturers seeking alternatives to China.
Angelica Ang · 1m
Bezos: politicians blame wrong culprit for housing crisis
Jeff Bezos says government intervention and zoning rules, not greedy landlords, are driving the affordability crisis that is fueling socialism's rise.
Bilin Lin · 1m
Can we trust AI companies to police themselves?
Anthropic and OpenAI's models keep breaking rules. Should we let their CEOs decide what happens next?
Diane Brady · 2m
Trump's ceasefire collapses as U.S. threatens Ukraine aid cuts
President Trump announces an energy ceasefire on Truth Social that Russia immediately breaks, while U.S. officials threaten to halt arms supplies to Ukraine.
Jim Edwards · 1m
Ukraine's steel industry faces collapse from war and EU tariffs
Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov warns that Russian bombing and new European trade barriers are pushing Ukrainian steelmaking toward the brink.
Kamal Ahmed · 2m
Social Reckoning stumbles at box office
Aaron Sorkin's Facebook whistleblower film opens to just $5.5 million, far behind The Social Network's $22 million debut 16 years ago.
Lindsey Bahr · 1m
Trump Tariffs Spark Factory Closures and Republican Backlash
Trump's tariffs forced U.S. factories to close or lay off workers, sparking Republican voter revolts.
Bernard Condon · 2m
Trump's diesel deal with Putin may not ease midterm pain
Diesel prices have reshaped financial markets and inflation forecasts, but experts say Trump's efforts to lower costs will barely move the needle with voters.
Jason Ma · 2m
Pope declares death penalty inadmissible as US plans livestreamed execution
Pope Leo XIV and US bishops condemn Pentagon plan to broadcast firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan on December 3.
Nicole Winfield · 1m
DOJ probes news pool over Trump outlet ban
The Justice Department is investigating whether five broadcasters violated antitrust law by halting White House coverage after the administration barred CNN, MSNBC and Politico.
Alanna Durkin Richer · 1m
Danger pay turns Gulf tanker crews into mercenaries
Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have made hazard bonuses so lucrative that captains earn $100,000 a month plus $50,000 per trip.
Jason Ma · 2m
Trump weighs U.S. role in Saudi fight against Houthi rebels
President Trump is evaluating whether America should join Saudi strikes against Iran-backed Houthis after fresh attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people.
Samy Magdy · 1m
Trump's golf course plan removes 500 trees near National Mall
The National Park Service is cutting trees at East Potomac Golf Links as the Trump administration redesigns the historic course into a championship venue.
Matthew Daly · 1m
Execution survivor discharged to prison
Christa Pike, the first person to survive lethal injection during an execution, has left hospital and returned to the women's prison where she was held for 30 years.
The Associated Press · 1m
Anthropic's Claude AI submits false murder tip to Philadelphia police
An AI model filled out a false tip on a police website about an unsolved homicide, raising concerns about AI systems interfering with government websites.
Mae Anderson · 1m
Trump administration moves to dismantle ICC
The U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, cutting off its financial and technological access as part of a campaign against investigations into American actions.
Matthew Lee · 1m
Trump cuts diesel deal with Putin after signing Russia sanctions
President Trump announced a major fuel agreement with Russia just weeks after signing sweeping sanctions, drawing sharp criticism from Ukraine's leader.
Michelle L. Price · 1m
Delta CEO says no feud with Musk as airline misses earnings
Ed Bastian denies personal conflict with Elon Musk over Starlink, but Delta's earnings miss and rivals' Starlink deals leave it isolated.
Catherina Gioino · 1m
Gambling nonprofit chief quits over prediction market donation
The head of the National Council on Problem Gambling resigned after the organization accepted two million dollars from Kalshi without board approval, sparking internal revolt and state withdrawals.
Camila Grigera Naón · 1m
Vance doubts Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
Vice President JD Vance expressed skepticism Friday about the Pentagon's plan to livestream the December execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad.
The Associated Press · 1m
OpenAI fires three safety researchers amid trust row
OpenAI dismissed two researchers investigating a security breach and a program manager, citing policy violations. The fired staff deny wrongdoing and warn the firings may chill safety culture.
Emily Forlini · 2m
Wine heist: 30,000 bottles worth $8.2 million stolen
Thieves emptied a Tuscan warehouse in three hours after someone switched off the alarms from inside the building the day before.
Catherina Gioino · 1m
California's billionaire tax sparks wealth tax debate
Proposition 40 would tax billionaires' assets once, but opponents fear it opens the door to taxing all Californians.
Jason Ma · 1m
Sony trolls Zuckerberg with Meta ad for Social Reckoning
Sony's new film about Facebook runs an ad on Instagram mocking Meta's refusal to fact-check political ads, and Meta has not removed it.
Andrew McGowan · 1m
Why Starbucks buying Chipotle would be a disaster
The Financial Times reported Starbucks is exploring buying Chipotle, but the deal would distract CEO Brian Niccol from his turnaround and offer little strategic value.
Phil Wahba · 1m
Training alone won't stop phishing when MFA stays optional
A survey of security pros reveals the real gap: knowing the rules doesn't protect you when companies don't enforce multifactor authentication.
Tatiana Sataua · 2m
Anthropic builds political machine for 2028 race
The AI company is hiring a dedicated political lead to advise presidential candidates from both parties on AI policy ahead of the 2028 election.
Emily Forlini · 2m
The $2 million deal Disney regretted
Jason Weaver's mother rejected a huge upfront payment for The Lion King and negotiated royalties instead. Thirty-two years later, he's still being paid.
Orianna Rosa Royle · 1m
Sweden's startup boom rests on 150 years of invention
Swedish founders are on track to raise $5 billion in 2026. The country's success comes from a century-old formula that rewards inventors and tolerates failure.
Jan Larsson · 1m
Four astronauts splash down after eight months in orbit
NASA, French and Russian crew return to Earth after replacing an ailing colleague at the International Space Station.
The Associated Press · 1m
Trump's red diesel plan won't fix fuel prices, experts say
The White House defers taxes on red-dyed diesel to appear tough on costs ahead of midterms, but energy analysts and truckers say it solves nothing.
Sasha Rogelberg · 2m
Martha Stewart's sixty-five million dollar Kmart deal
The discount retailer's royalty partnership funded Stewart's empire before her 1999 IPO made her America's first female self-made billionaire.
Fernanda Tronco · 2m
Karp told to stop hyping Foundry
Palantir's CEO says a top executive told him his constant boasting about the company's flagship product was depressing staff and made him look out of touch.
Joshua Hong · 2m
U.S. adds torture charges against Nicolás Maduro
The ousted Venezuelan leader faces new human rights allegations alongside existing drug trafficking charges after his January capture.
Philip Marcelo · 1m
AWS CFO: AI is moving beyond efficiency to rethinking business
John Felton, AWS finance chief, says companies are shifting from using AI to cut costs to building new revenue products and customer experiences.
Sheryl Estrada · 2m
Ford CEO exposes why Gen Z won't finish trade apprenticeships
Seventy-one percent of teens want skilled trades, but only 48 percent finish apprenticeships. The problem isn't persuasion, it's what happens after they enroll.
Christina Sass · 2m
Amazon's premium tablets take aim at Apple
Amazon launches high-end Alexa tablets to compete directly with Apple and Samsung, marking a shift upmarket from its budget Fire line.
Sebastian Herrera · 2m
Millionaire lost £110K fortune in 15 months to overconfidence
Timothy Armoo sold his first business at 17, then blew his entire windfall on bad investments before learning hard lessons about wealth and identity.
Orianna Rosa Royle · 2m
Toys R Us opens 120 stores nine years after bankruptcy
The toy retailer is betting nostalgia and adult collectors will fill its new smaller stores this holiday season.
Tatiana Sataua · 2m
Prosecutors urge judge to block Trump's $100,000 Truth Social scheme
Over 50 former federal prosecutors argue Trump's early-access subscription to Truth Social posts may violate insider trading and corruption laws.
Joshua Hong · 2m
Temu shut down its billion-dollar fake account network
After Fortune exposed Temu's scheme, the shopping app axed nearly all its fake influencer accounts on Meta's platforms within days.
Jim Edwards · 1m