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Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images 2026-02-08T01:10:03.875Z 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. The Washington Post’s CEO, Will Lewis, departed the paper on Saturday following sweeping layoffs. The Post’s union, in a statement, called Lewis’ exit “overdue.” The union also called for Jeff Bezos, who owns The Post, to sell the publication. Unionized staffers from…

Will Lewis, the former CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, had a terrible tenure at the paper. The two years he spent there, which ended Saturday with a two-paragraph memo, are chiefly notable for a series of cuts and layoffs, culminating in a 30% bloodletting days ago.But let’s be clear: This one is on Jeff Bezos.Most obviously, that’s because Bezos owns the Post, and Bezos was the one who hired Lewis to run the business for him.Bezos was also the one signing off on Lewis’s actions at the paper, which mostly amounted to making the paper smaller while telling…

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón poses for a portrait at an apartment on Feb. 4, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Mark Vancleave/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Vancleave/AP MINNEAPOLIS — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain. He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on…

Will Lewis’ two-year tenure as publisher of the Washington Post is over.His time leading the nearly 150-year-old newspaper, which was bought by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2013, was marked by buyouts and shrinking coverage. Most recently, on Wednesday, the Post laid off hundreds of journalists, many of them covering foreign affairs.”Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus,” Bezos said in a statement on Saturday, his first public comments since the layoffs. “Jeff, along with Matt and Adam, are positioned to lead The Post into…

2026-02-07T23:26:02.028Z 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. The Washington Post’s chief executive, Will Lewis, announced his departure on Saturday. Jeff D’Onofrio will serve as the interim CEO and publisher, effective February 7. Lewis’ departure comes days after sweeping layoffs at the legacy publication. Will Lewis, the CEO and publisher of The Washington Post, announced his departure…

While most of the sports world is still figuring out how to navigate the prediction market boom, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo is going all-in.The Milwaukee Bucks player announced he’s a shareholder in Kalshi in an X post on Friday.”The internet is full of opinions. I decided it was time to make some of my own,” Antetokounmpo wrote.Kalshi said Antetokounmpo will partner with the company on marketing, live events, and other activities. Other shareholders include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Coinbase Ventures.”I love the Kalshi markets and have been checking them often recently,” Antetokounmpo said in a press release. “I like…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Senada Greca, founder of WeRise and cofounder of Aonic. It has been edited for length and clarity.At least four times a week, I meet with Kim Kardashian for a personal training session. Today, we’re focused on the upper body and core. Over our hour-and-a-half session, we’ll do assisted pull-ups, hollow-body chest presses, face-pulls, and more. Kim likes to end most training sessions with a dead hang on the bar.I’ve been training Kim for three years now. I also help millions of other people (mostly women) through my training platform WeRise, and…

A snow removal machine is seen working while a Boeing 737 American Airlines passenger aircraft is parked at gate on the tarmac of LaGuardia airport in New York on January 25, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines’ promised turnaround is off to a rocky start this year.Pilot and flight attendant unions have called CEO Robert Isom’s leadership into question as the airline’s performance has trailed its rivals by a wide margin, a trend that has translated to lower profit-sharing for American’s more than 130,000 employees. Adding to employee frustration, the airline struggled to recover from major winter…

Volkswagen is one of three automakers expected to advertise during the Super Bowl in 2026.Courtesy VWDETROIT — Automakers are largely sitting on the advertising sidelines during this year’s Super Bowl amid uncertainty in the U.S. automotive industry involving sales, tariffs and regulations.Carmakers — historically major buyers of ads during the big game — have been inconsistent with advertising during the Super Bowl in recent years, with only a handful putting out spots each year.”It’s definitely been on the decline,” said Sean Muller, CEO of ad data company iSpot. “Autos are tightening their belts, and they’re probably pulling back on their…

AI is no longer optional at banks. The road map, and showing how it pays off, is the hard part. Alexandra Mousavizadeh, the cofounder and co-CEO of Evident, which tracks AI use in the financial industry, said some AI capabilities are “table stakes” for banks at this point — think back-office functions like reviewing legal documents and routine onboarding tasks. Beyond that, though, Mousavizadeh banks need to double down on their “competitive edge.””If you’ve got a big chunk of your business in a certain area, the banks will double down on AI there,” she said. For firms with a big wealth…