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Elon Musk will have to sit for a deposition over what he did at DOGE, judge rules

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 00:02

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Elon Musk is in a black suit jacket and a black graphic t-shirt on stage. He is looking to the top left corner of the image. — Elon Musk is a science nerd. His latest memo is another glaring example.
Marc Piasecki/Getty Images

economy, elon-musk, doge, usaid

Rent-a-Human wants AI Agents to hire humans as gig workers

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 18:48

Mashable : Crypto, Economy

Based on the weekend’s viral hype around AI agents, you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re inching closer to a Cyberpunk future once reserved for sci-fi books and video games. And while that trajectory may be real, we’re also nowhere near full-blown cyber-dystopia just yet.

The long line for Kalshi's free groceries taught me people care more about affordability than prediction markets

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:14

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Crypto

Henry Chandonnet is pictured in Kalshi's grocery store. — Excuse my beet-red face. It just braved almost two hours waiting in a freezing cold line.
Henry Chandonnet/Business Insider

economy, Tech, Retail, kalshi, Affordability, Groceries, marketing

Ben Horowitz says fears of an AI-fueled job apocalypse are based on a flawed assumption

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 07:52

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology

AI, AI, artificial-intelligence, ben-horowitz, job-loss, trending-uk, changing-workplace-big-bet

The 10 best cities to buy a home in 2026

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 07:05

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Real Estate, Homebuyers, home-sellers, Florida, Homeowners, mortgage-rates

I sold my business to take care of my mother for a decade. Now I'm 72 and have to work to play catch-up.

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Susan Freeman with her husband. — Susan Freeman works at 72 after years of caring for her mother.
Susan Freeman

economy, as-told-to, Family, Careers, Retirement, personal-finance, long-game-big-bet

Airbnb hosts in World Cup cities are going big to squeeze every dollar out of their homes

Wed, 02/04/2026 - 04:27

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports, Business

Myriam Totta and her husband spent $55,000 on their Kansas City-area home to enhance its rental appeal ahead of the World Cup this summer.
Chase Castor for BI

Real Estate, Discourse, economy, housing-market, real-estate, AirBnB, short-term-rentals

Chipotle is targeting the top of the K-shaped economy

Tue, 02/03/2026 - 19:41

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics

illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images

Retail, Food, chipotle, k-shaped-recovery

The rise and fall of American vinyl manufacturers

Tue, 02/03/2026 - 17:59

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Vinyl has made a record-breaking comeback, with sales now outpacing those of CDs and mp3 downloads. It is now the music industry's highest-grossing physical format.