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Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings - TechCrunch

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings - TechCrunch

The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.

Cool or Cringe? Readers Sound Off on the State of Midcentury Modern Design - WSJ

Cool or Cringe? Readers Sound Off on the State of Midcentury Modern Design - WSJ

Hundreds of you weighed in after I wrote that the style is in decline. Here’s what you had to say.

Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast - The Verge

Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast - The Verge

Mercedes-AMG announced the new GT SUV, its first electric SUV built in-house, from the ground up.

US debt interest costs hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in 2026—faster than spending, revenue, GDP - Fortune

US debt interest costs hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in 2026—faster than spending, revenue, GDP - Fortune

Net interest payments rose 8% to $1.05 trillion in fiscal year 2026, while revenue increased 3% to $5.4 trillion and spending grew 6% to $7.4 trillion.

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites - The Verge

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites - The Verge

Language that experts say allowed the scraping of news sites to train its AI has been removed from Meta’s terms.

'Dead money’ for a decade: Why this hedge fund approach may deliver an advantage over bonds - CNBC

'Dead money’ for a decade: Why this hedge fund approach may deliver an advantage over bonds - CNBC

Investors may want to rethink their bond allocation and opt for managed futures exposure.

CoreWeave Woes Risk Shutting Down AI Junk Market: Credit Weekly - Bloomberg.com

CoreWeave Woes Risk Shutting Down AI Junk Market: Credit Weekly - Bloomberg.com

Junk bond buyers are increasingly freezing out tech startups looking for financing, as CoreWeave Inc.’s pain raises bigger questions about how artificial intelligence companies will fund themselves.

'Everyone laughed' when he started a pumpkin farm—now it brings in $2 million a year - CNBC

'Everyone laughed' when he started a pumpkin farm—now it brings in $2 million a year - CNBC

Kelly Schultz bought a pumpkin farm in 1996. He transformed it into a seasonal attraction that draws in 100,000 visitors each fall.

Websites are closing their doors to AI agents - The Verge

Websites are closing their doors to AI agents - The Verge

OpenAI, Meta, Google, and others are positioning AI agents as personal assistants that can perform a range of tasks online. But the web is becoming increasingly unfriendly toward agents, undermining their usefulness.