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Leaders at the software company Canva used to wonder whether job candidates were secretly using AI during technical interviews.By early last year, that concern gave way to a bigger question: How good are they with AI?Managers saw the company’s engineers getting more done with the technology, so they needed to ensure new hires could do the same.”We just flipped the script and went, ‘OK, we’re going to invite you to use AI,'” Brendan Humphreys, Canva’s chief technology officer, told Business Insider.The result, he said, has been stronger hires better equipped to wield powerful AI tools to help write code and solve…

The CEO of cybersecurity company Cato Networks believes we’re experiencing an AI bubble — but he’s still writing checks.Serial entrepreneur, Shlomo Kramer, told Business Insider that although the promise of AI is “happening at a pace that is much slower” than expected, he still believes in its ability to deliver results in the long-term.He compared the current moment to the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, which led to the demise of many companies.”There was a lot of devastation,” said Kramer, who runs the company aimed at securing organizations’ digital and AI transformation. “But e-commerce is obviously a major part…

Even as Anthropic has tried to clamp down on a popular investment vehicle, Business Insider found multiple examples of SPVs, or special purpose vehicles, being used to market Anthropic shares.SPVs, which let investors pool their funds for a single, one-off deal, are generally considered less desirable for hot startups because most companies prefer a direct relationship with investors. While Anthropic permitted SPVs in earlier rounds, as its leverage with investors increased, it started disallowing them last summer, as Business Insider previously reported. The company continued to ban them in its latest $30 billion fundraising round announced Thursday, according to a…

Even Valentine’s Day might not be immune to the economy’s uneven tilt this year. Take it from the beloved Valentine’s candy hearts: In addition to traditional messages like “KISS ME” and “LOVE BUG,” the treats are now imploring you to be financially responsible and “SPLIT RENT” or “COOK FOR 2.”Those looking to pamper their paramours might have good reason to worry about a costly holiday. A new report from Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation, using January data from consumer data-tracking firm NIQ, showed the prices of common Valentine’s Day items, including roses and chocolates, have surged from a year…

Dario Amodei has a novel analogy to describe how AI and humans are working together.On an episode of the “Interesting Times with Ross Douthat” podcast published on Thursday, the Anthropic CEO compared human engineers and AI working together to the mythical horse-and-human combination known as the centaur.He used chess as an example: 15 to 20 years ago, a human checking AI’s output could beat an AI or a human playing alone. Now, AI can beat people without that layer of human supervision.Amodei, who cofounded AI lab Anthropic in 2021, added that the same transition would happen in software engineering.”We’re already…

Shutting Waymo robotaxi doors is now a potential gig for DoorDash delivery riders.The companies said in a joint statement to Business Insider on Thursday that this was part of a pilot program Waymo is running in Atlanta.The statement said that if a Waymo car door is left ajar and prevents the car from departing, nearby DoorDash workers will be notified to close the door and allow the car to get back on the road quickly.It added that Waymo’s future vehicles will have an automatic door-closing function, but did not specify when this would be available.The statement comes a few days…

2026-02-12T16:59:16.696Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Software engineers have voiced burnout concerns in a world of vibe coding and frequent model launches. Engineers say AI is making them more productive, but ultimately draining them. Do you use AI tools at work and feel AI fatigue? Take our survey. Software engineers are in the AI hot…

Don’t bet on it; COVID come-uppance; mine the gap; and other highlights of recent tax cases.Processing ContentLakeland, Florida: Tax preparer Jeffrey Dixon of Lakeland pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the filing of false and fraudulent tax returns.Dixon falsified his tax returns in addition to clients’ returns he prepared between January 2019 through July 2023. During that time he completed 458 false and fraudulent tax returns for 319 taxpayers, including himself. The tax returns reportedly contained fraudulent W-2G forms, among other falsified documents.The returns had fabricated figures for gambling winnings and losses, and…

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department plan to propose regulations on a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act restricting certain energy-related tax credits when so-called “prohibited foreign entities” have provided any material assistance.Processing ContentIn Notice 2026-15, the IRS and the Treasury provided guidance Thursday ahead of the proposed regulations in determining whether electricity-producing qualified facilities, energy storage technologies, or eligible components are receiving material assistance from a prohibited foreign entity and would be ineligible for those energy tax credits.The OBBBA added new restrictions to clean electricity credits under Sections 45Y and 48E of the Tax Code,…

Small business owners are losing the equivalent of 33 working days a year due to financial stress, according to a report released Thursday by small business accounting software maker Xero.Processing ContentThe company’s Emotional Tax Return 2026 Report polled a group of 300 U.S. small business owners with fewer than 200 employees and found that 81% of them said their work has been more stressful than in previous years. The main contributors to their financial stress were rising costs (44%) and unpredictable demand (28%). On average, the business owners who responded to the survey spend eight hours a week consumed by…