Gen Z’s bedazzling era is the latest Lipstick Index as youths put gems on everything from coffee cups to skincare
Starbucks, Sephora, and Ulta Beauty are bedazzling their social media feeds, and it’s all in a bid to win over...
Why ‘equal weight’ S&P 500 funds are having a moment—and are up almost 16% this year alone
If you have part of your portfolio in an S&P 500 index fund, you’re probably patting yourself on the back...
Bridge founder Zach Abrams sees an opportunity for ‘tokenized local currencies’ across Asia
Zach Abrams, the founder of stablecoin company Bridge, admits he was surprised when the bulk of his business ended up...
Scammers are hijacking tap-to-pay donations to turn a $20 gift into a $2,000 charge—here’s how to protect your money
We’ve all experienced that semi-awkward moment of being approached on the street and asked to make a donation to a...
A consultant who once railed against ‘the billionaire boys club’ is now leading opposition to California’s wealth tax
The consultant who once warned that California’s richest poured millions into politics because they had something to gain is now...
In border states, even Trump’s own party wants the Canada fight to be over
When U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed for good last Friday night, the recriminations broke out almost instantly, and not just between...
The $40 trillion national debt is growing while Social Security goes broke—because wealthy Boomers are collecting over $100k in benefits per year
The United States is entering the most expensive phase of retirement. Some of America’s oldest are eligible for more than...
Bitcoin is having a great month—but Solana is doing even better as coin soars above $100
Bitcoin may have broken $80,000, but Solana is stealing the spotlight. SOL, the blockchain’s native token, climbed more than 23%...
‘Clearly, people hate data centers’: Sam Altman admits Americans hate what he’s wrought as his own data centers head quits
OpenAI’s infrastructure ambitions are colliding with a less technical problem: public backlash. CEO Sam Altman is conceding that Americans are...
The AI Odyssey: How a primal fear from the Ancient Greek world has been awakened by new technology
The myth of the sirens’ call has been with us for thousands of years, most recently brought to life in...
OpenAI bans pro-Russia ChatGPT accounts used to spread pro-Kremlin content including an Israel-based think tank using real researchers’ names
OpenAI banned a “cluster” of ChatGPT accounts that it claims were part of a pro-Russia operation aimed at bashing Western...
Anthropic makes first move into physical AI with new way for scientists, manufacturers to bring equipment to life
Imagine a factory where all the equipment is powered by AI, where robotic arms and assembly lines can “communicate” with...
Grayscale CEO: Crypto winter has thawed—but market watchers are still missing the point
The winter chill that dragged digital assets down during most of the hot summer months is finally beginning to lift,...
Chinese open-source AI is starting to win over U.S. businesses
Welcome to Eye on AI. Beatrice Nolan here. In today’s issue: Google DeepMind is losing its grip on elite AI...
Welcome to the ‘upper-middle-class trap’: why $300,000 a year doesn’t feel like winning anymore
Over the last year, Nick Maggiulli has come to what he calls an unsettling realization: The upper-middle class is caught...
