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New York  —  Warren Buffett became the the world’s most famous investor because of his sage investment wisdom at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway. That wasn’t his only job: He’s also the company’s best pitchman. Take the company’s annual meeting – the place to be if you want financial advice and to network with major…

Think HR, but for AI. Think HR, but for AI. Feb 5, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Managing humans is hard. Managing AI agents is… also hard. That’s why…

Bitcoin BTC$68,713.65 fell below $70,000 as the crypto selloff deepened before the start of equities trading in the U.S. The largest cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $69.917.20 according to CoinDesk data, with sentiment sliding further into “extreme fear.” The Fear and Greed Index sits at 11, a level reached only a handful of times…

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018, Starbucks has given out free,…

Even Americans earning six figures are feeling squeezed as the rising cost of living forces those in top income brackets to cut back on expenses and look for ways to stretch their dollars, according to a survey from the Harris Poll. The findings reveal a surprising sense of economic anxiety, with 64% of six-figure earners…

Meanwhile scientists at the University of Alberta in Canada found that encasing vitamin D within nanoparticles made from pea protein also increased absorption of the vitamin.  McClements’ own research, meanwhile, has shown that swallowing tablets of beta carotenoid – the precursor to vitamin A – with an emulsion of nano-sized fat globules, known as liposomes…