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Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 04:24

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Apartment key on a keyring with three dollar signs; a hand crosses out two of the three signs. — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

A few weeks ago, Marco Bario texted his landlord with an unusual request.

Real Estate, Discourse, economy, real-estate, housing-market, rental-market, Apartments

The guy with a 'killer idea for an app' can finally build it. So can everyone else.

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 04:19

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment

A tech employee visibly looking stressed at a desktop computer — Getty images; Tyler Le/BI

economy, Discourse, Tech, AI, vibe-coding, silicon-valley, Tech

The rise of shadow AI

Mon, 05/11/2026 - 04:17

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

Tech, Discourse, Discourse, tyler-le, bi-illustration, discourse-staff, discourse-daily

Help, I think I'm building an AI tool to lay off my coworkers

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 04:38

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology

An employee sitting next to an empty desk with a box of items and a glitching computer — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Careers, Discourse, Tech, AI, Work, future-of-work, Layoffs

I built an agent to do my job. Then it hung up on my boss.

Fri, 05/01/2026 - 04:07

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Amanda Hoover (left) and a close-up of Robot hands and human hands typing on a laptop. — Amanda Hoover; Alyssa Powell/BI

Rather than wait to find out if AI will replace me, I built my replacement.

Tech, Discourse, Careers, Discourse, Careers, discourse-daily, discourse-staff

Brené Brown would like a word with Silicon Valley

Sun, 04/26/2026 - 04:17

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Not so long ago, Brené Brown's ideas about vulnerability as a leadership virtue were not only uncontroversial, they were embraced in corporate America. No longer.

economy, Discourse, Tech, Discourse, discourse-explainer, discourse-staff, CEOs

Meet the first graduating class of CollegeGPT

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 04:17

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

Tech, Discourse, Careers, job-market, Education, Hiring, higher-ed

Just Fix It: Nike's stock is down 70% — but there's hope for a comeback

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 04:13

Tech Insider : Sports, Business, Economy

Photo collage featuring a Nike running shoe — Edward Berthelot/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

The thing about corporate turnarounds is that they take a minute and then some. In the case of Nike, it's and then some … and then some more. Hopefully.