Elizabeth Warren on Her Proposal to Bring Back IRS Direct File: ‘For Just One Day of Bombing Iran, We Could...
Senator Elizabeth Warren is re‑introducing the Direct File Act to restore the IRS’s short‑lived free filing service, arguing that a single day of military action could fund two decades of the program. Her push follows a 2024 pilot that served over 140,000 taxpayers, generated $90 million in refunds and earned a 90% satisfaction rating. Lobbying by Intuit and H&R Block, which has exceeded $103 million over two decades and $7.1 million in the last year alone, is credited with ending the pilot and blocking broader rollout. Warren frames the issue as a clash between corporate profit motives and taxpayer rights.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Lies on His Office Floor and Takes 20-Minute Naps—And He Says It Doesn’t Mean He’s...
United Airlines chief Scott Kirby says a daily 20‑minute floor nap keeps him sharp and fuels his decision‑making at the $30.1 billion carrier. He caps his calendar at four hours of meetings, using the freed time to think and read roughly...
Nava Raises $8.3 Million in Seed Funding to Keep AI Financial Agents From Going Off the Rails
Nava, a startup focused on securing autonomous AI-driven payments, closed an $8.3 million seed round led by Polychain and Archetype. The company proposes an escrow‑based verification layer that holds funds until an AI agent’s proposed transaction aligns with the user’s intent,...
$12 Billion Crypto Company Boss Says Gen Z ‘Create an Absurd Amount of Chaos’ and Make Him Want to Pull...
Matt Huang, co‑founder of the $12 billion crypto venture firm Paradigm, admits Gen Z employees can be chaotic but says their talent is indispensable. He points to early hires like Charlie Noyes—who joined at 19, later led Paradigm’s investment in Flashbots, a...
I Grew up in a Family of Entrepreneurs. Here’s What I Had to Unlearn to Build a $1 Billion Business
The founder of Swiss‑based Scandit reflects on how his family‑business upbringing both helped and hindered the company’s rise to a $1 billion enterprise. Early lessons in resilience, cash‑flow discipline and local focus enabled bootstrapping, but scaling required unlearning those instincts. By...
America Is Not Ready for Its Own Longevity Crisis — and 2026 Is the Wake-Up Call
America faces a looming longevity crisis as the oldest baby boomers turn 80 in 2026. Roughly 80% of households with adults over 60 lack resources for long‑term care, and fewer than 5% of homes are equipped for aging in place....
These Cofounders Quit Corporate Jobs, Took on $100K in Credit Card Debt, and Slept in a Denny’s—Now Their $1.2B Company...
Esusu, a fintech platform that reports on‑time rent payments to credit bureaus, was launched by co‑founders Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel after they quit stable corporate jobs, racked up $100,000 in credit‑card debt and even slept in a Denny’s. Their...
The Middle Manager Cuts Saving You Millions Today Will Cost You Everything in 2028
Gartner forecasts that one in five companies will eliminate more than half of their middle‑manager workforce by year‑end, chasing short‑term efficiency gains. While cuts can save millions—such as a tech firm’s $3.2 M and a logistics firm’s $2.3 M—they also strip away...
Boeing’s Moon Rocket Faces Uncertain Future Under Trump’s NASA
NASA’s $24 billion Space Launch System (SLS) propelled Artemis II crew around the Moon, yet the Trump administration is already soliciting commercial alternatives, casting doubt on the rocket’s future. The White House budget request and a direct outreach to rivals aim to...
U.S. Navy Ships Crossed Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Axios Says
On Saturday, U.S. Navy ships attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz, the first such movement since the conflict began. Axios reported the transit was uncoordinated with Iran, while an intelligence source said two Arleigh Burke‑class destroyers were forced to...
Former Tesla President Reveals the ‘Single Most Important Thing’ You Can Do for Your Career—It’s a Habit Elon Musk and...
Former Tesla president Jon McNeill says daily reading is the single most important habit for career growth, a practice shared by Elon Musk and Warren Buffett. He devotes 90 minutes each morning to books, crediting the habit for his rise...
Ingersoll Rand CEO: Here’s How Employee Ownership Helped Drive More than 8x Enterprise Value Growth
Ingersoll Rand’s CEO credits a company‑wide shared‑ownership plan, launched in 2017 at Gardner Denver, with driving an eight‑fold increase in enterprise value. The program gave every employee equity, aligning incentives and fostering a culture where frontline ideas translate into cost savings...
Palantir CEO Says AI ‘Will Destroy’ Humanities Jobs but There Will Be ‘More than Enough Jobs’ for People with Vocational...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp warned at Davos that AI will devastate humanities‑focused jobs, arguing that elite liberal‑arts education will become hard to market. He contrasted this with vocational training and neurodivergent talent, which he believes will thrive in the AI...
Data Centers and Gas Demand Make Boring Pipelines Great Again
Williams Companies will break ground on the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline on April 14, marking the first new gas pipe in New York in over a decade. The project reflects a broader resurgence in U.S. natural‑gas pipeline construction driven by...
Eva Longoria Says She Refused to Be a ‘Struggling Actor’—So She Worked Part Time as a Headhunter, Closing Deals From...
Eva Longoria refused to endure the typical starving‑actor grind and instead took a temp‑agency headhunting job the day she arrived in Los Angeles. The commission‑based role quickly out‑earned her early acting gigs, allowing her to negotiate salaries, place candidates, and close...
