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How a Big Law heavyweight is shaping its AI rollout around Palantir's model
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How a Big Law heavyweight is shaping its AI rollout around Palantir's model

Ilona Logvinova, the head of AI at top law firm HSF Kramer, says it's changing the way lawyers use AI by taking a page out of Palantir's playbook.

Melia Russell · 19 Mar, 2026
From bits to atoms: AI is shifting tech's center of gravity
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From bits to atoms: AI is shifting tech's center of gravity

AI's potential to commoditize software and other digital sectors is driving investors to embrace hard assets such as infrastructure and logistics.

Alistair Barr · 19 Mar, 2026
Gen Z's fascination with China is about their disillusionment with capitalism
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Gen Z's fascination with China is about their disillusionment with capitalism

Gen Z is picking and choosing things to appreciate about China's culture and advanced tech at the same time they are questioning US capitalism.

Amanda Yen · 19 Mar, 2026
The rise of the AI knock-off McKinsey consultant
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The rise of the AI knock-off McKinsey consultant

Developers are building AI agents modeled on the work of consultants. We asked a former McKinsey consultant to test it out.

Lakshmi Varanasi · 19 Mar, 2026
From Andreessen to Altman, tech's big dogs know the wildest take wins
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From Andreessen to Altman, tech's big dogs know the wildest take wins

Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Marc Andreessen know the best way to build a modern tech business is to act a little bit insane.

Jacob Silverman · 19 Mar, 2026
Compass declares victory over Zillow in real-estate listing war
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Compass declares victory over Zillow in real-estate listing war

Compass, America's biggest real estate broker, is declaring victory over Zillow as the home search giant tries a new tactic after listings ban.

James Rodriguez · 19 Mar, 2026
Sarah Michelle Gellar says one detail at home has helped her marriage last 23 years
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Sarah Michelle Gellar says one detail at home has helped her marriage last 23 years

Sarah Michelle Gellar says this setup "stops a lot of petty fighting" in her marriage to Freddie Prinze Jr.

Amanda Goh · 19 Mar, 2026
I got tired of the corporate hustle, so I quit my 6-figure banking job and opened a chicken farm in the Philippines
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I got tired of the corporate hustle, so I quit my 6-figure banking job and opened a chicken farm in the Philippines

Andrew Fletcher quit his corporate banking job in Canada and moved to the Philippines to start something of his own.

Aditi Bharade · 19 Mar, 2026
Labubu's wide, toothy grin is coming to the silver screen
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Labubu's wide, toothy grin is coming to the silver screen

Fans can look forward to a "live‑action and CGI hybrid" Labubu movie, produced by big-name Hollywood talent.

Aditi Bharade · 19 Mar, 2026
A senior leader is out at Cubist, Point72's quant division, after months of losses
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A senior leader is out at Cubist, Point72's quant division, after months of losses

The departure of Issam Bazzi comes several months after a leadership shakeup at the top of Cubist.

Alex Morrell · 19 Mar, 2026
Amazon said USPS backed out at the 'eleventh hour' in contract negotiations to increase package volume
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Amazon said USPS backed out at the 'eleventh hour' in contract negotiations to increase package volume

If a deal with USPS falls through, it could dramatically shift how millions of Amazon packages move across the country.

Katherine Li · 18 Mar, 2026
The USPS is nearing a financial breaking point, postmaster general warns: 'We were thrown an anchor'
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The USPS is nearing a financial breaking point, postmaster general warns: 'We were thrown an anchor'

"I like to say that we got thrown overboard and into the water. But, instead of tossing us a life jacket, we were thrown an anchor," the postmaster said.

Ben Shimkus · 18 Mar, 2026