ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 647.26 points or -0.94% to 68,309.46 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng decreased 640.98 points or -2.60% to 23,972.29 • ASX 200 increased 67.70 points or 0.79% to 8,682.10 • SENSEX closed • Nifty50 closed The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00203 or 0.29% to 0.69509 • NZDUSD increased 0.00065 or 0.12% to 0.56105 • USDJPY decreased 0.27 or -0.17% to 157.821 • USDCNY decreased 0.00764 or -0.11% to 6.70660 The above data was collected around 14:14 EST.…
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Add one more thing to the list of devices collecting data on you: your car. A new Northeastern University study conducted with Consumer Reports tested 21 vehicles from 19 brands, along with 30 companion apps. Every vehicle sent data to at least one third-party domain, and more than half contacted advertising, tracking or analytics companies. Seven apps transmitted identifying details like phone numbers, VINs and precise locations. The findings come months after the FTC finalized an order barring General Motors from sharing drivers’ location and driving data with consumer reporting agencies for five years. California regulators have also fined Ford…
Roughly 50 graduating high school seniors may soon be lining up for an AI-powered gap year — tuition-free. Andreessen Horowitz is leading a $42 million investment in the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a for-profit San Francisco school the venture firm incubated. Backers also include Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan. The academy plans to welcome the students in September 2027 for a one-year fellowship, Fox Business reports. Coursework will revolve around projects and lectures from tech leaders, with traditional tests and homework taking a backseat. Each student will receive more than $50,000 in computing credits and other…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways PR can raise a company’s visibility and credibility, but it works best as a long-term trust-building tool—not a shortcut to immediate sales. Entrepreneurs get more value from PR when they consistently provide real news, insights, milestones and stories that give journalists a reason to pay attention. When entrepreneurs come to me looking for PR, many have the same expectation: Get me featured in the media and my business will grow. I understand where that expectation comes from. We see founders on magazine covers, companies announcing funding rounds and products appearing…
Key Takeaways Joe Jordan became Domino’s CEO on October 1 after nearly 15 years with the company. Jordan says he has done nearly every major job at Domino’s. He plans to simplify the company’s leadership structure and keep innovating. Domino’s new CEO, Joe Jordan, stepped into the leadership role on October 1 after taking on nearly every major job within the franchise over the past 15 years. Jordan arrived at Domino’s in 2011 as vice president of innovation and rose through the company’s marketing, operations and technology ranks before taking the CEO role. According to The Wall Street Journal, many…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Buying a smarter tool doesn’t automatically make you better at your job, no matter how good the tool is. A governance policy is just words on a page if nobody in the room is willing to push back on what the machine spits out. The more AI starts doing your writing, your analysis, your first draft of everything, the more it matters whether you’d actually notice when it’s wrong. Businesses are investing heavily in artificial intelligence: new platforms, new agents, new automations, new promises of productivity. But there is a…
When I was on the executive team at a tech company, I was used to setting annual goals. It was an exercise the company went through every January, with monthly and quarterly comparisons against what had been planned. Running a solo business is very different. January’s goals might be obsolete by March because there are simply so many variables. As a solopreneur, I realized I had to be much more fluid. A single client’s decision can drastically alter the course of your business, and so can a change in the market. I stopped planning in years and started planning in…
Jane Doe. Across social media, people are posting in solidarity with the young woman implicated in a sexual assault case that has horrified the country. The details of the case are chilling: In 2024, seven men, students and members of Cornell University’s Chi Pi fraternity, allegedly drugged and assaulted a 20-year-old woman. In the aftermath, reportedly two of the men were expelled; others had to write an essay as punishment. Two years after the alleged events, the young woman filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell University, the fraternity, and her own sorority. In the filings she is anonymously identified as…
Last month, a recall was initiated for select lots of a pasta product sold at Walmart stores nationwide. The recall stemmed from concerns that the product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious infection and even death. Now, the Walmart pasta recall has expanded. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On October 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a recall notice about a pasta product. The product was made by Gias Foods of New York City and sold under Walmart’s Bettergoods brand. However, this is not the first recall notice…
Our oceans are incredibly hot, and that heat stress is a major threat to coral reefs. To truly protect corals, we need to address climate change as a whole. But in the meantime, scientists say they can give reefs a bit of relief simply by providing them with some shade. Researchers recently tested this concept in the Florida Keys with underwater “umbrellas” made out of shade cloths—the same textiles used on farms or in home gardens to protect plants from the harsh sun. Those umbrellas floated above individual corals. Though heat stress during the summer of the study was the…