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There’s been endless discussion about AI changing the workplace. One job has felt it to the core: coding.Business Insider set out to understand exactly how deep this transformation was, for better and worse — and often both.We wanted to talk with engineers about their feelings and experiences: the excitement and trepidation, their day-to-day work, and career outlook. Was AI making them more productive? Were their skills still relevant? And how was the new tech changing their relationships with bosses and coworkers?The result was “The Great Coding Reset,” a six-part series chronicling this transformational moment, as AI coding tools reshape daily…

LeBron James, 41, said he doesn’t see why athletes should retire if they’re still performing at a high level.In a video released Monday from a live “The Shop” podcast panel at Fanatics Fest, the NBA star spoke about what keeps him playing after 23 seasons and why he’s not ready to stop.”One of the deciding factors, of many, is the younger generation and the kids that have been following my career,” James said.Seeing young fans who still look to him as “their superhero,” along with inspiring his own children, are among his biggest motivations for continuing to play basketball, he…

A recent OpenAI job listing hints that the AI giant is laying the groundwork for an ad network.So far, OpenAI’s nascent ad business has been a platform for advertisers looking to reach ChatGPT users. Now, there’s evidence that the AI giant might want to jump into a new side of the market — helping publishers and other companies sell their own ad space to marketers, CMO Insider can exclusively report.The OpenAI job ad, posted last week, called for a “support delivery lead” in its ads division. The job posting, which OpenAI modified after CMO Insider asked about it, referenced building…

The Nike flagship store in Nanjing Road Walkway in Shanghai, Nov. 4, 2025.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesNike is planning to cut off thousands of online distributors in China beginning in January as the sneaker giant looks to clean up what’s become a messy digital marketplace and get the region back to growth, the company said Tuesday. Starting next year, Nike’s online footprint will shift primarily to the retailer’s official website and app, and the storefronts it operates on Tmall, JD.com and Douyin, some of China’s largest online marketplaces and social platforms. Currently, consumers can shop Nike through all of those…

Employees at Paramount Skydance are wrestling with whether the planned mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would put them on the chopping block or help save their jobs.”I’m definitely worried about impending layoffs post-merger,” a Paramount research staffer said. “But I’m worried about the company as a whole if it doesn’t go through.”Paramount’s $110 billion deal with WBD is on pause after a judge issued a temporary order in response to a lawsuit from 12 states. In the coming weeks, David Ellison’s company could get the green light to team up with WBD — or have to dig in for a…

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during a press conference at the Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 23, 2026.Nathan Howard | ReutersHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said that the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis is “under control.””We’ve identified the source of the outbreak, and the companies that are involved have implemented a recall,” Kennedy said, responding to questions during a news briefing about health care fraud. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both under Kennedy’s purview as HHS…

A Spacex Flacon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 on June 08, 2026 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs has created a new platform to expand its offerings for wealthy clients and family offices who increasingly want direct stakes in fast-growing private companies, CNBC has learned.The new group, called the alternative investments platform, combines Goldman’s existing alternatives business with two newly established teams, according to a memo seen first by CNBC.The new teams focus on direct investments in individual private companies, rather than broader private equity funds, and on helping clients…

Finding a really good restaurant or bar takes effort.Corner, a startup looking to make that process easier, has raised more capital to stake its claim in the map game.Corner, which was founded in 2022, is a social-mapping app targeting Gen Z users who want to meet up in real life. In the app, users can leave reviews, share photos, and curate lists. Locations are added to Corner’s map only when a user saves it.The platform has more than 250,000 users — primarily in New York and Europe — across 425 cities, the company said.The startup has nearly doubled its total funding since…

Usually, schools do the grading, but a new WalletHub study put public school systems nationwide to the test.To determine the states with the best and worst school systems, WalletHub evaluated public school systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia using 32 weighted metrics falling into two categories: quality, which accounted for 80% of the overall score, and safety, which accounted for 20%.Factors such as graduation rates, standardized test scores, and pupil-teacher ratios were examined to determine the quality rank. For the safety rank, WalletHub looked at statistics regarding rates of drug use, bullying, school shootings, and disciplinary…

Jamie Dimon doesn’t often give hourlong interviews, but when he does, he covers a lot of ground.The JPMorgan CEO appeared on “The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost” on Monday, days after reporting the bank’s highest-ever quarterly profit of $21.2 billion, and describing an environment that’s “almost as good as it gets” for banks.In his interview with Frost, Dimon — who has run JPMorgan for 20 years, through the financial crisis, COVID, and the 2023 banking turmoil — covered everything from the bond markets to Iran to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Here are four key takeaways that stood out.He wouldn’t…