BUSINESS NEWS
- Getting past the pilot: Why so many AI test projects have trouble scaling
by Alexei Oreskovic on June 24, 2026 at 10:52 pmBusiness leaders from Salesforce, Amgen, and Thomson Reuters took a hard look at AI pilot projects to understand why some thrive and some flail.
- US says chemical maker Chemours will pay $450M in penalties and relief programs to three states to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case
by The Associated Press on June 24, 2026 at 9:19 pmThe company will mitigate forever chemicals pollution in West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey via implementing controls and supplying clean drinking water.
- 1,000-year-old massive textile factory unearthed in Denmark—and it belonged to the Vikings
by James Brooks, The Associated Press on June 24, 2026 at 9:19 pmArchaeologists found a huge textile site in Denmark that gives them a new look into Viking society.
- ‘Godmother of AI’ and tech entrepreneurs draw investors by pivoting from chatbots to ‘world models’ saying AI has to read the room, not just books
by The Associated Press on June 24, 2026 at 9:18 pmWorld models that react to the physical environment are "one of the most important" concepts in AI today as scientists shift away from chatbots.
- Trump’s Iran war provoked the Senate enough to get it to symbolically vote to curb his war powers for the first time
by The Associated Press on June 24, 2026 at 9:17 pmIt was the 10th time the Senate tried to stop the war and comes as Republicans are disgruntled with Trump's deal with Iran to end the war.
- ‘We are in agony’: Today Show host Savannah Guthrie begs public for help as reports surface her missing 84-year-old mom might be dead
by The Associated Press on June 24, 2026 at 9:17 pmGuthrie pleaded with viewers for tips a day after repots that she received a ransom note that her mom Nancy, 84, was dead.
- Asia’s defense boom is rewiring the global arms supply chain
by Chris Oberoi on June 24, 2026 at 9:00 pmChris Oberoi is the head of Asia-Pacific research at Bank of America Global Research.
- ‘Wipe out and change are different’: Amazon exec slams AI job apocalypse fears as he hires thousands of Gen Z grads
by Preston Fore on June 24, 2026 at 3:14 pmMatt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, is rejecting predictions of an entry-level job bloodbath, as he hires thousands of Gen Z talent.
- Amazon’s record Prime Day masks a darker truth: Americans are spending more and getting less
by Nick Lichtenberg on June 24, 2026 at 2:56 pmThe world's biggest shopping event is breaking records—but shrinking cart sizes, debt-fueled checkouts and a bid for younger customers tell another story.
- Ray Dalio just finished a 10-day trip to China. He says global leaders know America ‘doesn’t have what it takes to fight to maintain its empire’
by Nick Lichtenberg on June 24, 2026 at 1:13 pm“Over the past few months there has been a big shift in the world order,” the hedge fund billionaire wrote. He sees a “tribute” system rising in the East.