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People are dragging JPMorgan’s new HQ online
JPMorgan Chase’s new $3 billion global headquarters in midtown Manhattan was finally unveiled the week of October 20 after six years in the making. But rather than highlighting the...
Messy, time-saving, scary: How AI could be changing hiring forever
Some 99% of hiring managers in the U.S. say they’ve used AI in some form during the hiring process, a 2025 report reveals. AI can whiz in and speed...
The most powerful AI skill? Saying ‘I don’t know’
The latest buzzword is “AI literacy.” Much like “social media,” “ESG,” and “CSR” before it, employers are now looking for proof of fluency on résumés, and individuals are desperate...
What to do when productivity becomes a trap
For leaders today, the pressure to do more with less feels relentless. Leaner teams, flatter organizations, and the rise of productivity tools such as Slack, Notion.ai, and Monday.com promise...
When it’s time to let a star employee go
One of Paramount’s most powerful creative minds has left the production company: Taylor Sheridan, whose major hits like Yellowstone, Landman, and Lioness made him one of Paramount’s most powerful...
Exclusive: Plane inspectors have been recalled by the FAA
In order to keep US aviation operational through the government shutdown, air traffic controllers have been working without pay. But for the people involved in inspecting our planes to...
Meta’s profit hit by $16 billion tax charge
Meta recorded a nearly $16 billion onetime charge in the third quarter related to President Donald Trump’s so-called big beautiful bill, and said its capital expenditure next year would...
When the World Series goes into extra innings, how much extra ad revenue does Fox rake in?
It’s already been an exciting Major League Baseball season.  And that excitement is clearly translating into the business and advertising side as well. Earlier this summer, Variety reported that...
Alphabet beats third-quarter revenue estimates on cloud demand and advertising
Google parent Alphabet beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as both its core advertising business and cloud computing unit showed steady growth. Shares of the company...
Fed cuts interest rate by a quarter point as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays...
Paramount begins 2,000-person layoff amid Skydance merger fallout
Paramount is the latest company to join the bloodbath of layoffs this week.  The entertainment giant began cutting around 1,000 workers on Wednesday, with twice that many pink slips...
GM layoffs: EV market downturn hits automaker to the tune of 1,750 job cuts
And the layoffs keep coming. General Motors joins Amazon and Paramount this week, announcing on Wednesday it will be laying off 1,750 workers in Michigan and Ohio, in response...