SEC sues ISS as Trump admin ramps up scrutiny of proxy advisers
A person on a scooter leaves the entrance to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building on May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Institutional Shareholder Services,…
Artist’s AI secrets project collects hundreds of anonymous confessions
In September 2025, Olivia Tai trekked to Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco with a makeshift box, blank notecards and a cardboard sign with a message scrawled in Sharpie: «Confessions Box: Tell Me Your AI Secret.» She set up her DIY confessions booth…
Sugar is outperforming the stock market this year. What’s driving it
ATU Images | The Image Bank | Getty Images Sugar is getting a lot less sweet for buyers. Sugar prices surged 21.5% in August, marking its strongest monthly gain since October 2010, when it rose 24%. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture…
‘Model fatigue’ sets in AI labs roll out new versions at dizzying pace
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, center, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images First, Anthropic updated Fable and Mythos. Then came…
White House has vetted candidates for key CFTC vacancies, sources tell CNBC
Signage is seen outside of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington, Aug. 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The White House has vetted candidates for the four open commissioner positions at the Commodity Futures Trading…
Meet the CISO: A new front line star in the AI cybersecurity war
Mustafau | Istock | Getty Images The stakes have never been higher for senior cybersecurity leaders at top companies. «It feels like my job has doubled or quadrupled,» said Wally Dalrymple, chief security officer at global education and talent solutions…
GM vs. Ford: U.S. defense, energy add to Detroit automakers rivalry
The GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle was engineered to meet U.S. military specifications. It is based on the automaker’s off-road Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize truck architecture. GM Defense DETROIT — General Motors and Ford Motor have rivaled…
Fervo Energy’s enhanced geothermal project aims to power data center boom
A drill rig stands at a Fervo Energy geothermal site under construction near Milford, Utah, Nov. 26, 2023. Ellen Schmidt | AP MILFORD, Utah — Deep in the Utah desert, down miles of gravel roads and hours from a major city, Fervo Energy bets it can…
Why Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem worked until they died
I and many others looked forward to a luncheon with Dress for Success, a women’s workforce development organization, at the end of September. Gloria Steinem was scheduled to be the keynote speaker sharing her insights on «the importance of…
Nutritionist from Japan: 7 ‘essential’ anti-inflammatory foods I swear by
Feeling off physically can make it harder to do everything else in life that matters to you. Relationships and work can suffer, and your goals can get put on the back burner while you put yourself to rights. We often don’t realize the influence…