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David Bennahum

I was one of the internet’s first influencers. AI just killed the whole category — and created something better

AI didn’t just commoditize content — it made credibility the scarcest resource on the internet. What comes next will reward experts, not entertainers.

By David S. BennahumMay 24, 2026

employees

Millions of business owners are about to retire. They should sell to their employees

By Matt Helmer and Maxwell JohnsonMay 23, 2026

Everyone is blaming AI for the death of ‘craft.’ Take a good look in the mirror

By Ashley YetmanMay 23, 2026

morris

My startup hit $200 million ARR. But first I walked away from 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and nearly went bankrupt

By Joel MorrisMay 23, 2026

clay

I’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse

By Clay RoutledgeMay 23, 2026

ambrose

Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it

By Robert AmbroseMay 23, 2026

Latest Stories

Oil drops as U.S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near

Energy Oil drops as U.S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near

By Nicholas Lua and BloombergMay 24, 2026

Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction

Economy Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as alternate GDP gauge shows huge contraction

By Jason MaMay 24, 2026

Alaska’s oil revival sparks a new energy rush Into the Arctic

Energy Alaska’s oil revival sparks a new energy rush Into the Arctic

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergMay 24, 2026

Trump says ‘don’t listen to the losers’ after fellow Republicans warn he’s about to make a disastrous mistake with Iran ceasefire deal

Politics Trump says ‘don’t listen to the losers’ after fellow Republicans warn he’s about to make a disastrous mistake with Iran ceasefire deal

By Darlene Superville, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMay 24, 2026

SpaceX stock is about to join this growing constellation of public companies building a space-based economy

Investing SpaceX stock is about to join this growing constellation of public companies building a space-based economy

By Jason MaMay 24, 2026

The more generous U.S. ceasefire terms are, the more suspicious Iran becomes they’re a ruse for another attack, expert says

Politics The more generous U.S. ceasefire terms are, the more suspicious Iran becomes they’re a ruse for another attack, expert says

By Jason MaMay 24, 2026

Energy Nonprofit fraud isn’t surging. Enforcement is

By Sarah Webber and The ConversationMay 24, 2026

Health The quiet $8 billion crisis: long COVID costs keep rising as Washington looks away

By Bruce Y. Lee, Hannah Dimmick and The ConversationMay 24, 2026

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brotman

Commentary I’ve spent 25 years in venture capital. Here’s how it quietly shut ordinary Americans out of the AI wealth boom—and what could fix it

By Steve BrotmanMay 22, 2026

Commentary For 250 years, America didn’t just invent the future—it built it. That connection is breaking. Here’s how to restore it
By Eric Kutcher, Shubham Singhal, Olivia White and Scott BlackburnMay 13, 2026

cox

Commentary McKinsey studied 200 family business successions. The biggest problem wasn’t the heir — it was the outgoing CEO

By Acha Leke and Chaitali MukherjeeMay 22, 2026

himanshu

Commentary I’ve led companies through every major tech disruption. AI washing is the same mistake, every time

By Himanshu PalsuleMay 22, 2026

trump

Commentary Trump Accounts have a bigger problem than billionaire stock donations

By Jin Huang and Stephen RollMay 21, 2026

brigham

Commentary The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it

By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026

Elon Musk sits with his fists together, looking up.

Commentary SpaceX will be worth trillions, but the space station that made it possible is worth even more — if we don’t squander it

By Tejpaul BhatiaMay 20, 2026

Commentary I spent 8 years building Google Sheets. Now I think apps are on their way out
By Zach LloydMay 13, 2026

trader

Commentary The 50-year-old law that governed every software company just broke. Here’s what replaces it

By Martin Casado and Abhishek NagarajMay 20, 2026

FJ Campbell, MD, is chief medical officer at Ardent Health.

Commentary A doctor shortage is coming. AI could be the only realistic fix

By FJ CampbellMay 20, 2026

trump

Commentary Milken-Harris Poll: 80% of Americans want AI workforce programs now — and Washington hasn’t delivered

By Karen Kornbluh and Libby RodneyMay 20, 2026

‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone

Commentary ‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone

By Jonathan WeberMay 19, 2026

reorgs

Commentary We found the real reason 70% of transformations fail

By Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer and Philip JamesonMay 19, 2026

Commentary Your grandma should be using AI. really
By Kevin FrazierMay 13, 2026

Commentary The SaaSpocalypse isn’t killing software. It’s exposing where software value really lives

By Joel HronMay 19, 2026

altman

Commentary Musk vs. Altman: AI safety cannot be one man’s job

By Stavros GadinisMay 18, 2026

Commentary Anaplan CEO: AI isn’t eating software. It’s sorting it

By Charlie GottdienerMay 18, 2026

shyam

Commentary World Economic Forum: women’s health gets only 20% of R&D funding. We must seize this $1 trillion opportunity

By Shyam BishenMay 18, 2026

murdochs

Commentary OpenAI paid $100 million for a talk show. James Murdoch is eyeing an even bigger deal. The hot new asset class is humanity

By Lin CherryMay 17, 2026

dennis

Commentary Freshworks CEO: why agile enterprises are winning the AI race — and what they did differently

By Dennis WoodsideMay 17, 2026

Mary Moreland-Abbott Executive Vice President of Human Resources.

Commentary Gen X is the most indebted generation in America. Their employers can fix that

By Mary MorelandMay 17, 2026

liberman

Commentary We watched social media concentrate. The same thing is happening in AI, only at a deeper layer

By David Liberman and Daniil LibermanMay 16, 2026

olivier

Commentary I’ve been studying Big Tech for a long time. What just happened with Anthropic and the Pentagon terrifies me

By Olivier SylvainMay 16, 2026

lawyer

Commentary Would you hire the lawyer who just got sanctioned for using AI?

By Alexandra SmythMay 16, 2026

Commentary Mamdani’s New York is coming to tax your private jet. Here’s how to prepare

By Greg RaiffMay 16, 2026

chase

Commentary San Francisco has $2 trillion in AI wealth and can’t fix its own city. That’s every city’s problem

By Chase GarbarinoMay 15, 2026

lori

Commentary I run Valvoline Instant Oil Change and work with young people every day. They’re in crisis—and we all have to try to help

By Lori FleesMay 15, 2026

michael

Commentary AI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap

By Michael HansenMay 15, 2026

krishna

Commentary The U.S. has 1,200 AI bills and no good test for any of them

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Gary Marcus and Stephen HenriquesMay 15, 2026

gene

Commentary I helped design the original Tesla battery. Here’s how America can lead the world again

By Gene BerdichevskyMay 14, 2026

newman

Commentary Newman’s Own Foundation CEO on steward ownership: succession when you don’t want to sell

By Alex AmouyelMay 14, 2026

abel

Commentary I’m a Berkshire Hathaway investor and I was wrong about Greg Abel. Here’s why he’s a better fit than Buffett right now

By Vitaliy KatsenelsonMay 14, 2026

trump

Commentary The deficit just grew by $955 billion in 7 months. It’s time for a constitutional fix to control the budget

By Steve H. Hanke and David M. WalkerMay 14, 2026

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