Contactless payments at Walmart are limited to the company’s own apps. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Walmart has maintained its stance on avoiding NFC-based payments, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. Other
Jillian Bowman said she started letting her hair go natural during the pandemic, and noticed an overnight change in how she was treated. Jillian Bowman Jillian Bowman, 52, stopped dyeing her gray hair while searching
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Employers are increasingly using technology to monitor workers’ activity — and even their location. Bosses have more power than a few years ago, so workers might have a harder time pushing
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s company has reportedly codenamed its future frontier AI model “avocado.” Jeff Chiu/AP; Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only one borrowing inspiration from his grocery list. Meta has reportedly
A side-by-side image of Warren Buffett and departing Geico CEO, Todd Combs. Nati Harnik/Associated Press; Drew Angerer/Getty Images Warren Buffett hired Todd Combs to eventually succeed him as Berkshire Hathaway’s stock picker. Combs, one of
Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts can only
Large language models are quietly reshaping the way people write research papers—and scientists are catching colleagues using AI to do their work.
Dominick DiBartolomeo, the owner of the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, says going viral on social media has helped reinvigorate his business. Courtesy of Dominick DiBartolomeo Dominick DiBartolomeo said TikTok virality drew in waves of
Leslie Snipes Leslie Snipes Leslie Snipes secured approval from her manager to work remotely after struggling with her LA commute. She said she made the case for why working from home would benefit her personally
Sima Sistani starts her day with a daily affirmation and ends it with a fantasy romance read. Kate Medley for BI This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sima Sistani, an entrepreneur, adjunct
Tim Chonacas co-founded Gold Tree Studios in Hollywood. Jordan Naylor/Getty Images for SXSW; Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Gold Tree Studios, a Hollywood post-production company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move
Shoppers line up in front of an Amazon Fresh store David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Amazon is working on a new “rush” pickup service for one-hour in-store collection. The service aims
Australia has barred children under 16 from creating social media accounts. FG Trade Latin/Getty Images Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 took effect this week. Australian lawmakers say the ban will help protect
Damilola Olaleye. Courtesy of Damilola Olaleye Damilola Olaleye began building an Amazon reselling business during her maternity leave in 2023. She scaled up using data-driven strategies and generated $560,000 in revenue in 2024. Olaleye now
In today’s workplace, layoffs are no longer rare—they’re a reality many employees have seen up close or have experienced themselves. On LinkedIn, the posts seem endless, each one paired with the now-familiar “Open to Work”
OpenAI’s head of business products flagged 3 jobs that could be automated in the next few years. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images Three industries are going to look very different in some years, says
There are three kinds of annoying colleagues. I have already written about dealing with annoying bosses and colleagues. What happens if the source of your annoyance is one of your direct reports? Once again, dealing
AI promises a smarter, faster, more efficient future, but beneath that optimism lies a quiet problem that’s getting worse: the data itself. We talk a lot about algorithms, but not enough about the infrastructure that
David Ellison told WBD shareholders that it’s “not too late” to switch teams from Netflix to Paramount. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Paramount CEO David Ellison wrote a letter to WBD shareholders to win
New footage of a ground-based drone firing an M2 Browning in combat shows how such platforms are increasingly being used in the war. 5th Separate Assault Brigade Ukrainian forces said they used a fighting robot