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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has agreed to acquire Bee, a San Francisco startup behind a $49.99 AI wristband that listens to conversations, transcribes speech, and generates personalized reminders, summaries, and to-do lists, according to media reports. Bee CEO Maria de Lourdes Zollo announced on LinkedIn...

When Dawn Choo was in college, she landed an internship at Facebook. The experience was so positive that she applied for full-time positions with Meta (NASDAQ:META) post-graduation, hoping to become a data scientist at Instagram.  Unfortunately, she didn't get an offer. Eventually, she landed...

Forget 4 a.m. wakeups — top executives are now prioritizing rest as a performance tool, fueling a booming global sleep economy worth over $500 billion, Fortune reported.  Cannabis company 1906 CEO and former finance executive Peter Barsoom said he once thrived on just a few hours of sleep. "My...

Forget 4 a.m. wakeups — top executives are now prioritizing rest as a performance tool, fueling a booming global sleep economy worth over $500 billion, Fortune reported.  Cannabis company 1906 CEO and former finance executive Peter Barsoom said he once thrived on just a few hours of sleep. "My...

One of the biggest hurdles that streaming services face in their efforts to maintain profitability is retaining customers, CNBC reports. In an effort to offset the cash losses that come with subscriber loss, services have employed a number of different strategies, from upping advertising...

Bill Gates just did something most billionaires wouldn't: he worked customer service at his daughter Phoebe Gates' startup, Phia, a new AI-powered fashion shopping platform founded with her Stanford roommate, Sophia Kianni, Inc. reports. The Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder posted a video of...

Some people will happily take a stressful, high-paying job. The salary is too difficult for most people to pass, especially if they view the role as a temporary position. Some people embrace the golden handcuffs for a few years, save their money, and then look for jobs with more reasonable...

Elon Musk's brain-tech company Neuralink briefly claimed it was a “small disadvantaged business” in a federal filing—just weeks before raising $650 million and being valued at more than $9 billion. Filed As Disadvantaged, Then Valued In Billions The SDB box was checked on an April 24...

Joe Rogan didn't hold back in a recent episode of his podcast when comedian Joe DeRosa joined him for a wide-ranging conversation that included the American healthcare system, specifically how insurance companies operate. Double Lung Surgery Denied Rogan told the story of former UFC and Bellator...

If you’re starting to worry about your job security, you’re in good company. Suze Orman says even people who have been successful in their careers may start to question how secure their future really is — especially as they get older.  In a recent blog post, Orman wrote, "There can...

Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping airfare—and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) is leading the charge.  Delta President Glen Hauenstein said during the carrier's Q2 earnings call this month that the airline has begun using AI to determine personalized ticket prices, setting about 3% of its...

Artificial intelligence and Big Tech may dominate financial headlines, but another trend is capturing the wallets of Gen Z and millennial men: Pokémon cards. Pokémon cards have soared in value by 3,261% over the past 20 years, according to data provided to Fortune from Card Ladder, a platform that...

Sydney Sweeney is preparing to debut a lingerie brand reportedly backed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder investor Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez. The Emmy-nominated actress, best known for her roles in HBO's “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” has spent the last year...

Elon Musk once made headlines for targeting bloated government spending. Now his AI company is cashing in on it. Musk's xAI announced it has launched Grok For Government, a new division built to serve U.S. agencies at every level — and the ink is already dry on a contract with the Department of...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is under pressure to deliver on its ambitious climate pledge, and it’s now placing a massive bet on a startup that literally buries waste to fight carbon pollution. Carbon removal startup Vaulted Deep on July 17 announced a 12-year agreement with the tech giant to...