BUSINESS NEWS
- The hidden cost of your AI rollout: burning out the high performers running it
by Mikaela Cohen, HR Brew on June 23, 2026 at 9:02 pmCompanies are leaning on their best people to lead the AI charge. A Wellhub executive explains why that strategy could backfire—and what HR is doing about it.
- FEMA told these families they weren’t in a flood zone. Then ice came through the windows
by Tammy Webber, M.K. Wildeman, The Associated Press on June 23, 2026 at 8:41 pmFEMA hasn't developed or updated proper flood zone maps in less-populated areas, meaning families didn't know they were in updated flood zones.
- After the Knicks and World Cup, New York is ready for another challenge: the Olympics
by The Associated Press on June 23, 2026 at 8:30 pm“The time is now to return the Olympic flame back to New York,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
- Quantum computing stocks surge after Trump signed executive orders backing the sector
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on June 23, 2026 at 8:15 pmWhile the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell more than 2%, some quantum computing stocks surged by double digits.
- UPS is shelling out nearly $50 million on temperature-controlled facilities to meet the booming demand for GLP-1 deliveries
by Sasha Rogelberg on June 23, 2026 at 7:55 pmFreight giants have pivoted to healthcare logistics, which they see as recession-proof.
- The U.S. cut cancer deaths by 34% since 1991—but not in 458 rural counties
by Arthur Cosby, The Conversation on June 23, 2026 at 6:07 pmThe richest counties improved at 7x the rate of the poorest. Cancer mortality is actually up in the countryside.
- Polymarket allegedly faked trades. Chances are slim Trump admin investigates, says sports-betting attorney
by Camila Grigera Naón on June 23, 2026 at 2:44 pmA recent Wall Street Journal investigation found that the prediction market allegedly hired influencers to stage fake trades as part of its marketing campaign to attract U.S. users.
- Anthropic engineering head says Claude Code made employees’ work a ‘lonely experience’—and it could hint at Big Tech’s bigger morale problem
by Sasha Rogelberg on June 23, 2026 at 2:37 pmTech workers are some of AI’s biggest users and supporters, but the people using the tech the most may also be experiencing the most anxiety about it.
- Gen Z: if you want to succeed at work, you need to start friction-maxxing
by Michelle Sobel on June 23, 2026 at 11:00 amIt’s going to feel awkward. Let it. Lean into that discomfort, get your training reps in, and watch how fast you outpace everyone else in the room.
- Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo to cochair joint venture between NYSE owner and crypto exchange OKX
by Ben Weiss on June 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm“This blockchain has potential that we have not even realized,” said Cuomo, who has advised OKX since 2023.