On average, the public’s awareness of markets begins and ends with stocks. Something really notable has to happen for bonds to enter the conversation. We appear to have finally reached that point. The fact that soaring bond yields have hit the market mainstream shows just how critical the situation is. Investors and market-watchers know the
When Mackenzie Scott got divorced from Jeff Bezos in 2019, she became one of the richest people in the world overnight. Their divorce settlement was among the largest in history, granting her assets that included 4% of Amazon’s stock — roughly $38 billion. She wasted little time before starting to give her fortune away, handing
I don’t think of myself as an overprotective parent. I began letting my kids stay home alone for short stints when they were around 10. I let them wander our neighborhood alone starting when they were 11 or 12. I don’t heavily monitor their social lives or phone usage, nor do I check their grades
US lawmakers may have only about a year to put meaningful guardrails around artificial intelligence before AI advances to the point where it could become “out of control,” warned the “Godfather of AI.” Speaking after a briefing with members of Congress on Wednesday, Geoffrey Hinton said the window for regulating advanced AI has narrowed dramatically
In an industry full of identical black slabs, Nothing continues to be one of the few brands actually having fun with smartphone design. With the new Phone (4b), they are expanding their lineup to introduce a dedicated b-series, built specifically to lower the barrier of entry for younger buyers, students, or anyone who wants a
Business leaders can’t predict their way through today’s turbulent environment—and should stop trying. “Instead of trying to predict the future, it’s probably better off to really enhance the muscle of adaptability,” Carol Liao, chair of BCG Greater China, said at the Fortune Leaders Forum on Sept. 8. And in an era when AI is commoditizing
