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Logan Brown, the founder of AI-powered law firm Soxton

My first law firm billed clients $600 per hour for me to use my Harvard degree on data entry. Thank God AI is changing the industry

Whether the industry likes it or not, the introduction of artificial intelligence is reshaping the distribution of talent and availability of resources.

By Logan BrownSeptember 20, 2026

Elon Musk’s DOGE swiped $329 million in humanitarian funding from Nepal, leaving a Gen Z tech revolution to transform the budding country’s economy

After the Trump administration gutted USAID, Nepal’s private sector has stepped up to energize its young workforce and strengthen its financial independence.

By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 20, 2026

Polish prime minister warns Russia is planning drone or rocket strikes on European countries supporting Ukraine as ‘Carpathian Eight’ meet

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the EU needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to hybrid attacks blamed on Russia.

By Samya Kullab and The Associated PressSeptember 19, 2026

Nobel laureate says Iran’s repression of society has increased since the war began, but ‘a wave of resistance among the people’ is rising up

Narges Mohammadi, 54, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, was temporarily released from prison for medical reasons earlier this year.

By Amir-Hussein Radjy and The Associated PressSeptember 19, 2026

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Zoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI

Zoom leader Eric Yuan admitted the technology will erase some human jobs—but those who keep their jobs will enjoy fewer working days.

By Emma BurleighSeptember 20, 2026

Hilton received 12,000 Gen Z applications for just 72 internship spots—its CHRO says AI has made the hospitality gigs more competitive

Only 0.4% of young applicants make it into Hilton’s early-career program—even more selective than Ivy League colleges.

By Emma BurleighSeptember 20, 2026

Trump administration starts building border wall in Big Bend region of Texas, despite heavy opposition from landowners, businesses and ranchers

“We will continue to fight for this land no matter what the outcome is. We will continue fighting to the end.”

By Rebecca Santana and The Associated PressSeptember 19, 2026

‘A huge problem’: Trump has traded more stocks than all of Congress combined. A Bush-era ethics lawyer explains why you should worry

The White House says the president’s 28,700 trades are automated and hands-off.

By Eva RoytburgSeptember 19, 2026

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‘Know your agent’: Banks face a new compliance challenge as AI agents shop and pay on their own

Banks and card networks are racing to verify who—or what—is spending money.

By Nicholas GordonSeptember 19, 2026

Insilico Medicine’s Alex Zhavoronkov bets China and AI can deliver the drug industry’s next breakthrough

AI drug discovery firm Insilico Medicine is profitable, publicly listed in Hong Kong, and running the drug industry’s most consequential experiment.

By Nicholas GordonSeptember 18, 2026

Waymo to launch robotaxis in Singapore, its first Southeast Asia market, by 2028

Singapore is already one of the world’s most crowded AV markets.

By Angelica AngSeptember 17, 2026

Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth—he’s gained $92 billion since 2019 thanks to AI

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, is Asia’s richest person—his net worth skyrocketed $12 billion this month alone.

By Emma BurleighSeptember 17, 2026

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A hotter world, tighter budgets: the World Wildlife Fund on Climate Week’s 2026 test

Nature Is climate infrastructure. It’s also the least funded.

By Marcene MitchellSeptember 20, 2026

Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster

A historic $124 trillion wealth transfer is underway, and many heirs are using their influence to pressure older generations to spend down fortunes faster.

By Preston ForeSeptember 20, 2026

Dating apps are trying to cure swiping fatigue with pickleball, trivia nights, and fewer chats

Tinder, Bumble, and Breeze are betting on real world events as paying user numbers dip.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 20, 2026

The Axios founders on how AI ruined your inbox, why the ’90s really were different and how to succeed through ‘Simplify’

Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz say the tech that was supposed to save us time has done the opposite. Their book tackles how to “Simplify.”

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 20, 2026