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How Warren Buffett Did It
The most successful investor of all time is retiring. Here’s what made him an American role model.
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
Resilience is a skill that’s just as important as tech know-how
Amid significant changes to how people work and live, the ability to persevere is critical.
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
Anthropic’s Claude ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI agents. Thanks Kimberly!
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
Americans Can’t Believe How Rich They Are
The misguided temptation to exaggerate poverty
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
Meet the High School Kids Cutting $25,000 Venture Checks in Silicon Valley
The Harker School, a magnet for the children of tech luminaries, has a venture pool for students. ‘It’s always a little weird when you’re pitching a 17-year-old,’ says one founder.
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
His Grandfather’s Funeral Felt So…Cold. So He Came Up With a New Business.
Justin Crowe started a company that turns a loved one’s ashes into something meaningful
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
CEOs Are Learning to Live With U.S. Turn to State Capitalism
Some businesses have figured out how to take advantage of an expanded government presence in their boardrooms
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
Why ‘shift sulking’ may be 2026’s next big work trend
This phenomenon afflicting hourly employees is only expected to grow in today’s 24/7 gig economy, according to experts.
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
Decoding the AI Bubble: Tulips, Dot-Coms, or Something Else
Professors from Wharton and UCLA break down the latest research on generative AI and what it tells us about a potential AI bubble.
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
‘Commuting Is Bad’—Particularly for Women
A growing body of research shows how longer travel times affect moms’ ability to work.
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Dec 17, 20251 min read
The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation
Almost all survey respondents say their organizations are using AI, and many have begun to use AI agents. But most are still in the early stages of scaling AI and capturing enterprise-level value. Related Also related: AWS CEO says replacing young employees with AI is ‘one of the dumbest ideas’—and bad for business: ‘At some point the whole thing explodes on itself’
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Is AI About to Empty Madison Avenue?
Smart advertisements from Google, Meta, and Amazon sideline agencies and creative workers.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
‘Imperfect Oracle’ Review: A Question of Autonomy
Humans tend to trust their intuitions over rational calculation. Can artificial intelligence help us overcome cognitive biases?
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Why Everyone Got Trump’s Tariffs Wrong
Predictions of the duties’ impact on the economy were buoyant or dire. Here’s the reality.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Become excellent. Be unreasonable!
Explore Will Guidara’s approach to a hospitality mindset that engenders customer loyalty in this week's Big Think Class.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
The Entry-Level Hiring Process Is Breaking Down
Grade inflation and the rise of AI are making it impossible for employers to evaluate recent graduates.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Working for workers?
The union movement’s problem isn’t that workers don’t want to fight; it’s that they don’t want to lose.
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Dec 15, 20251 min read
Best (work) friends: Weighing the worth of workplace besties
As worker loneliness increases, workplace friendships may be more important than ever, and a key driver of retaining staff
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Dec 15, 20251 min read
Ideas Aren’t Getting Harder to Find
For half a decade we’ve been worrying that ideas are getting harder to find. In fact, they might just be harder to sell. Excerpt : "However if ideas remain as discoverable as ever, but their economic impact is fading, then we need to look downstream from the laboratory. The decline in allocative efficiency should be more of a main focus — we need to throw more of our intellectual capital at understanding how to increase competitiveness and the market potential for innovative
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Dec 15, 20251 min read
Four New Work Roles That May Be in Our AI Future
There will be, no doubt, many occupations that we can’t even imagine today. But here are four that seem possible.
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Dec 15, 20251 min read
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