Timef 02/27/2026

Burger King is rolling out new technology to track employee politeness.

David Ellison's Paramount is poised to buy the studio for $111 billion.

Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.

The race for AI leadership is reshaping how the industry values water.

The company fired 6% of its staff just days after spending $1.2 billion to acquire Depop from Etsy.

The core producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December.

The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers.

The provisional application of the agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is intended to diversify Europe’s trading relationships.

During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said tariffs could someday "substantially replace" the federal income tax system.

The media company controlled by the Ellisons out-dueled Netflix for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. The next step is making the combined media empires work.

Building a company from scratch is one thing, but leading it into the future takes an all-new mindset.

India has grown rapidly despite its slow industrialization, and its economy is now nearly as big as Japan’s.

Norges Bank Investment Management manages the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.

Two recent reports predict further declines in the smartphone market in 2026, as dwindling memory supplies continue to drive up prices of consumer electronics.

Block, Jack Dorsey's payments company, will cut 6,000 of its 10,000 workers as it embraces AI. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick says it's the biggest story of the week.

Russian forces have controlled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since early 2022, shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The world's fastest-growing major economy expanded by 7.8% in the December quarter.

Paramount’s apparent victory over Netflix in securing Warner Bros. Discovery has led to concerns within the CNN newsroom.

If Paramount can close its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Larry and David Ellison will influence nearly every corner of news, entertainment and tech.

The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need and people do not have to work, in what has become his latest slogan.

In mapping out Elon Musk’s wealth, our investigation found that Mr. Musk is behind more than 90 companies in Texas. Kirsten Grind, a New York Times Investigations reporter, explains what her team found.

Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionize manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn.

The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.

Hawaii is expensive, but basing yourself in the capital, where local culture and nature are within easy reach, can save you money on lodgings and food, leaving funds for a few splurges.

The result in a seat that Labour has dominated for nearly a century represents an embarrassing setback for the prime minister.

European markets opened mixed as more earnings reports and economic data were in focus.

South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional.

Nintendo is betting on nostalgia and new gamers to drive sales of its flagship Switch 2 console and key games.

Yotta Data Services, which controls up to 70% of India’s GPU capacity, said surging demand from local AI startups and global tech firms is tightening supply.

Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his way.

Natural gas production in Germany has fallen about 80 percent in the past two decades even as the country seeks to replace flows from Russia.

Iran's nuclear program, enrichment of uranium and its ballistic-missle development program have been at the crux of the negotiations.

Netflix on Thursday stateside said it declined to raise a counteroffer for Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly lower Friday, after U.S. stocks declined overnight as Nvidia shares tumbled despite a quarterly earnings beat.

The audience was roughly on par with former President Biden’s final State of the Union address in 2024.

Anthropic said its negotiations with the DoD are still ongoing.

About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.

The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.

Trump's DOJ has until Friday to decide on moving a tariff refund case to the Court of International Trade, the first deadline since the Supreme Court decision.

Warner Bros.’ determination is a new chapter in the bidding war for the studio and now Netflix has four business days to decide whether it wants to counter Paramount’s offer.

A powerful but overlooked marketing tool quietly amplifies reach, trust and long-term visibility — here's why it matters more than ever.

WBD has valued Paramount Skydance's latest takeover offer as superior to a deal with Netflix, another twist in the ongoing battle for the legacy media assets.

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its headcount.

CoreWeave is now sitting on a backlog of nearly $67 billion in revenue, with business from Meta and OpenAI.

Netflix now has four business days to decide whether it wants to counter Paramount’s offer.

As white-collar opportunities shrink, young workers are betting on hands-on careers that offer real security.

Jobs possessed an “insatiable” curiosity and willingness to keep learning, according to Apple’s former chief design officer Jony Ive.

Everyone has access to the same AI models; the real advantage belongs to those who know how to iterate past the first draft.

Here's how leaders can design systems, priorities and workflows that enable them to scale in ways that create clarity, focus and resilience, rather than breaking the people behind it.

He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.

The company sued the administration days after the Supreme Court ruled against the president’s duties.

The company sued the administration days after the Supreme Court ruled against the president’s duties.

A practical framework for founders and business leaders to scale smarter by combining freemium access, marketplace participation and partner ecosystems into a cohesive growth model.

Are you curious about how to start a niche consulting business with low upfront cost by choosing the right niche? Here is a guide for you.

Krissy Cela, co-founder and creative director of Oner Active, turned her frustration with costly, ill-fitting workout clothes into a business that's taking on Lululemon and Alo.

The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.

I used to think networking was about being memorable. But real growth happened when I stopped performing and started building genuine, human connections.

The president has commanded a massive military buildup in the region, as he negotiates a new nuclear deal with Iran.

Major corporations like Costco, FedEx, and Goodyear are attempting to recover money paid on duties ruled illegal by the high court.

Changing attitudes around menopause treatment have driven up demand for hormone therapy.

A recent report reveals that the format is finally inching ahead of its predecessor.

Researchers found artificial intelligence can predict 71% of mutual fund trades with stunning accuracy.

The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”