BUSINESS NEWS
- Gen Z is rejecting $200 dates and choosing ‘solo-maxxing’—and dating apps are taking a hit
by Sydney Lake on May 30, 2026 at 10:27 amAs date-night costs near $200, young people are reframing single life as a deliberate, lower-cost, lower-stress lifestyle they call "solo maxxing."
- Arianna Huffington warns Gen Z that no one with an ‘interesting job’ can simply shut their laptop at 5 p.m.—and if you can, you should change jobs
by Orianna Rosa Royle on May 30, 2026 at 9:25 amHuffington Post founder Arianna Huffington warns Gen Z: 'If you can finish everything before you go to sleep, you don't have an interesting enough job'
- I helped design the system that brought down ISIS financing. I’ve got an AI governance idea the Pope and Anthropic would both like
by Shlomit Wagman on May 30, 2026 at 9:05 amA Harvard fellow and former financial intelligence chief argues the right model for AI governance isn't nuclear arms control — it's the global framework that brought down ISIS financing.
- When loyalty is rewarded: Top earners who stay in their jobs get much larger pay increases than those who switch
by Jacqueline Munis on May 30, 2026 at 8:00 amThe benefits of job hopping may be slowing down, but it still can pay off for younger workers.
- Surging Treasury yields expose a brutal truth: America has no margin for error on its $39 trillion debt
by Shawn Tully on May 30, 2026 at 7:00 amAmerica must refinance $10 trillion in debt over the next year. Rising Treasury yields could make that a catastrophe.
- America finally crushed smoking—then defunded the playbook
by Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press on May 29, 2026 at 11:05 pmJust 9% of adults smoke, a historic low. But the campaigns that helped over 1 million quit are gone, and no one knows what happens next.
- Asana was battered by the AI boom. Now it’s betting its future on humans and agents working together.
by Beatrice Nolan on May 29, 2026 at 7:07 pmNine months in, CEO Dan Rogers is betting a $75 million acquisition of AI agent builder Stack AI can reposition the company for the AI era.
- Trump floated the idea of a 15% government stake in a massive railroad merger
by Jordan Blum, Alyson Shontell on May 29, 2026 at 5:43 pmTrump did not name any specific companies, but Union Pacific's pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern is the only known railroad deal currently in progress.
- The AI arms race in cybersecurity has started. Most companies aren’t ready
by Philip Martin on May 29, 2026 at 4:00 pmCoinbase's head of security offers tips for companies to secure themselves against a new breed of AI threats.
- Federal vs. private student loans: How to choose (and why it matters)
by Joseph Hostetler on May 28, 2026 at 7:38 pmThe way you choose to fund your education can either help you toward your goal or hamper it. Here’s how to choose between federal student loans and private student loans by asking yourself some simple questions.