BUSINESS NEWS
- ‘I had to take 60 meetings’: Jeff Bezos says ‘the hardest thing I’ve ever done’ was raising the first million dollars of seed capital for Amazon
by Dave Smith on December 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm"The whole enterprise could've been extinguished then," Bezos recalled.
- What happens to old AI chips? They’re still put to good use and don’t depreciate that fast, analyst says
by Jason Ma on December 15, 2025 at 5:03 pm"For inference, the latest hardware helps but is often not essential, so chip quantity can substitute for cutting-edge quality."
- Google cofounder Sergey Brin said he was ‘spiraling’ before returning to work on Gemini—and staying retired ‘would’ve been a big mistake’
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on December 15, 2025 at 4:44 pmBrin said he planned to study physics at cafés following his retirement in 2019.
- Gen Z grads are now being given ‘resilience’ training at PwC U.K. to toughen up for the job—like taking criticisms on the chin
by Emma Burleigh on December 15, 2025 at 4:25 pmPwC U.K.’s chief people officer described resilience as the ability to handle day-to-day work dynamics—especially pressure, criticism, or sticky situations—as it offers training to Gen Z new hires.
- Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns
by Eva Roytburg on December 15, 2025 at 4:08 pmOne of the world's foremost economists, Lant Pritchett, has a plan.
- Trump could announce a new Fed chair before Christmas: Here’s what you need to know about the leading candidates
by Eleanor Pringle on December 15, 2025 at 4:08 pmWhat to know about Fed candidates Kevin Hassett, Kevin Warsh, Chris Waller and Rick Rieder.
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he went to ‘night school’ for an hour every day with Barack Obama and even turned in homework
by Preston Fore on December 15, 2025 at 2:53 pmThe billionaire founder admits a weekly mentorship call with the former president came with assignments like being more intentional with his friendships.
- Sorry, six-figure earners: Elon Musk says that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant
by Orianna Rosa Royle on December 15, 2025 at 1:59 pmIf Elon Musk is right, your six-figure salary—and any savings and investments you’ve built—could be irrelevant within a few decades.
- Crypto wallets, long a painful experience, now feel a lot more like Venmo
by Jeff John Roberts on December 15, 2025 at 12:38 pmWallet makers hope they can achieve ‘super app’ status—but that may be a long way off.
- Chess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a ‘requirement for every successful entrepreneur’
by Emma Burleigh on December 14, 2025 at 11:03 amChess.com cofounder Danny Rensch says that “necessity breeds genius.” An onslaught of life crises and a dash of self-delusion pushed him to create the platform beloved by 235 million users.
