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- Warner Bros. officially deems Paramount’s bid ‘superior’ and Netflix withdraws
by Nick Lichtenberg on February 26, 2026 at 10:35 pmNetflix investors are sending the stock up as it gets outbid for Warner Bros., so what will the big red streamer do next?
- Medicare spending set to nearly double in 10 years and Medicaid and ACA spending up a third, CBO says, just as Trump’s tax cut shortens its lifespan
by Tristan Bove on February 26, 2026 at 10:17 pmHealth spending is eating up a growing share of the government’s shrinking budget.
- Citadel Securities demolishes viral doomsday AI essay, arguing the real ‘Global Intelligence Crisis’ is ignorance of macro fundamentals
by Nick Lichtenberg on February 26, 2026 at 8:35 pmSo you're spooked by a viral essay. How about, I don't know, looking at the data?
- Remote employees have quietly unlocked one major workplace perk: Getting paid 12% more than their in-office colleagues, Fed study finds
by Sasha Rogelberg on February 26, 2026 at 7:15 pmThe biggest remote-work winners in France are already high-paid senior employees able to persuade their bosses to let them stay home, new research reveals.
- Anthropic’s Dario Amodei says he spends up to 40% of his time on company culture, not products, because it’s the only thing that will win the AI race
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on February 26, 2026 at 7:00 pmAmodei said constant communication and avoiding “corpo speak” are key to his method.
- Trump claims America is ‘winning so much.’ The IMF agrees, adding that Trump’s trade policies are the only thing holding it back from even more
by Tristan Bove on February 26, 2026 at 6:55 pmThe best time to chip away at the national debt and balance the budget is now, when the economy is strong, says the IMF. Trump’s trade tariffs are making that difficult.
- Forget the STEM safety net. Peter Thiel warns AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers
by Jake Angelo on February 26, 2026 at 5:52 pmA new LinkedIn report supports some of the billionaire’s predictions, showing that job postings mentioning “storytellers” doubled over the past year.
- Despite the constant ‘job apocalypse’ warnings, computer science graduates are actually on track to earn $81,000 right out of college
by Preston Fore on February 26, 2026 at 5:15 pmNew data suggests that fears about the demise of computer science majors may be overblown—with demand outpacing MBAs and starting salaries growing year over year.
- MacKenzie Scott gave away $7.2 billion in just one year. That’s more than Jeff Bezos and most other billionaires have donated in their lifetimes
by Sydney Lake on February 26, 2026 at 5:04 pmJeff Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest man, has donated only one-fifth of what his ex-wife has. Her giving last year is more than his over his lifetime.
- Rolex has just opened a trade school for watchmakers in Texas. Already competition is as fierce as Harvard’s, and students could walk out with $95,000 jobs
by Emma Burleigh on February 26, 2026 at 4:40 pmRolex is training college dropouts and disillusioned office workers to become watchmakers. More than 560 people applied for just 27 spots in 2024—a 4.82% acceptance rate, close to Harvard’s.