Warren Buffett hired Todd Combs to take over Berkshire's portfolio one day. Here's what close watchers say about his surprise exit.

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A side-by-side image of Warren Buffett and departing Geico CEO, Todd Combs.
A side-by-side image of Warren Buffett and departing Geico CEO, Todd Combs.

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Meet MacKenzie Scott, who has 'revolutionized philanthropy' and donated at least $26 billion since divorcing Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott finalized their divorce in 2019.

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I went inside Vertical Aerospace's brand new flying taxi, which uses tech from an F-35 fighter to help it hover

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The author inside Vertical Aersopace's Valo, and the exterior.

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AI is giving workers the illusion of expertise — and quietly making them worse at their jobs

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Iranian AI specialists in a Text and Image processing competition during Iran's 2025 Tech Olympics at Pardis Technology Park, east of Tehran, Iran, on October 28, 2025
AI is making workers feel smarter while quietly eroding their real skills, a new report warns.

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Howard Marks says AI is going to have a 'terrifying' impact on employment — and it goes well past lost paychecks

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Howard Marks of Oaktree

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  • Howard Marks warned that AI threatens purpose and structure, not just workers' paychecks.
  • He said UBI can't replace the self-worth and identity people get from work.
  • He called AI's employment outlook "terrifying" as jobs and meaning erode.

"Terrifying."

The US shut down a chip-smuggling ring that involved swapping Nvidia labels with a fake company name

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Two men were arrested for smuggling $160 million worth of Nvidia AI chips to China using fake labels, shell companies, and covert shipping routes, prosecutors say.

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Accenture struck a deal with Anthropic, 8 days after saying it would partner with OpenAI

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Accenture announced deals with both Anthropic and OpenAI in December.

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Berkshire Hathaway is seeing its biggest shake-up in decades. Warren Buffett watchers say it's just the start.

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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

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A British Airways flight to nowhere had to circle 6 times before landing when its wheels got stuck

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A British Airways Airbus A320.

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PwC's AI chief says the tech is 'overwhelming everyone,' but companies moving fast are seeing 3 times the revenue

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Joe Atkinson, PwC head of AI
PwC's global head of AI, Joe Atkinson.

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