BUSINESS NEWS
- Binge watching and binge shopping come together: Amazon lets Prime viewers buy what characters wear and use, or the next closest thing
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on September 11, 2026 at 9:15 pmAmazon’s new Prime Video feature uses AI to help viewers shop for products that look like what they see on screen.
- Oil prices dive on signs of Hormuz diplomacy while Saudi Arabia is left hanging in fight against an Iranian ally threatening crude’s other chokepoint
by Jason Ma on September 11, 2026 at 7:07 pmForeign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council—which is comprised of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman—will meet their Iranian counterpart on Monday.
- Howard Lutnick, Larry Silverstein, Jim Pierce and Mitt Romney all had last-minute changes of plan that kept them out of the WTC on 9/11
by Catherina Gioino on September 11, 2026 at 6:09 pmA school run, a doctor's visit, a budget fight in Congress. Small shifts in plans kept dozens of people out of the World Trade Center that morning.
- Microsoft head of communications Frank Shaw leaving after nearly 30 years of shaping the software giant’s public messaging
by Sebastian Herrera on September 11, 2026 at 5:49 pmShaw worked with all three of Microsoft's CEOs—Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella— and has played a major role in shaping much of how Microsoft communicates to the outside world.
- OpenAI has paused its $200 ChatGPT sign-ups as ‘unprecedented’ demand for new model Astra strains its system
by Mia Osmonbekov on September 11, 2026 at 4:57 pmEven after expanding available compute 9.5-fold since 2023, OpenAI is pausing new Pro 20X accounts while it adds more capacity
- Elizabeth Holmes’ handwritten note says a lot about how she believed she had to present herself as a CEO
by Sydney Lake on September 11, 2026 at 3:23 pmHer notes include "I am all about business," "I do not react," and "I am not impulsive."
- An ex-Anthropic researcher claims AI could kill us all by 2030. But he fails to answer the most essential question: What are we supposed to do about it?
by Emily Forlini on September 10, 2026 at 8:24 pmA now viral post by an AI researcher warning about the existential threat posed by the technology is setting off alarms bells.
- Aflac President: why AI shouldn’t drive your healthcare
by Virgil Miller on September 10, 2026 at 10:00 amAmong Gen Z adults, 76% turn to AI before seeing a doctor. Among millennials, it's 63%.
- Saudi’s Humain turns to outside investment as the kingdom reins in fiscal spending
by Melissa Hancock on September 9, 2026 at 9:55 amHumain is lining up an IPO and billions in new capital to supercharge its data center buildout and broader AI ambitions. But sequencing projects and securing customers could prove a challenge.
- Casey’s quietly became America’s fifth-largest pizza chain. Meet the Fortune 500 gas station Gen Z can’t stop posting about
by Nick Lichtenberg on August 29, 2026 at 3:37 pmHave you heard of the fifth-largest pizza chain in the U.S., famous for its red roof, its taco pizza and its sausage gravy-base, breakfast slices?