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Teachers in one of San Francisco's richest suburbs are so underpaid that a philanthropist just gave each of them $9,161

It’s no secret teachers in the U.S. are widely underpaid. Despite putting in far more work hours than other adults each week, teachers in many states make less than the U.S. median salary of about $64,220.

Companies are spending trillions on AI. The C-suite doesn’t know who is in charge of it.

Everyone agrees that someone is calling the shots on a corporate AI strategy. It’s just that a lot of executives aren’t clear on who that is.

Home equity loan and HELOC rates: Aug. 20, 2026

Both home equity loans and HELOCs give homeowners a way to borrow against equity accumulated through mortgage paydown or an outright home purchase. These loans use your property as collateral, which generally results in lower rates compared with unsecured borrowing options.

Current ARM Mortgage Rates Report for Aug. 20, 2026

Homeowners with some tolerance for uncertainty might find that an adjustable-rate mortgage is worth considering as a way to get a low introductory rate before the adjustments kick in. This loan type can be a particularly good choice if you’re aiming to rent out for flip the property, or when you know you intend to move before the loan’s fixed-rate period ends.

Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 20, 2026

The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 6.716%, according to Mortgage Research Center data. If you’re a homeowner hoping to refinance your mortgage for a lower rate or perhaps to tap home equity, read on to see average refi interest rates for a variety of loan types and terms. You can also see the prior day’s report here.

In this economy, millennials and Gen Z would rather break up than date someone in debt: 'There's a pretty big divide'

Checking a partner’s credit score used to be something people joked about before a third date. Now it’s closer to standard practice. According to TD Bank’s 2026 Love & Money Survey, which polled 2,000 adults, 46% of Americans say someone’s debt or financial habits would influence whether they pursue a serious relationship with them—and Millennials (51%) and Gen Z (49%) are more likely to say so than Gen X or Baby Boomers (39% each).

‘Buyers Aren't Yet Opening Their Wallets’: AI-Generated Assets Are Flooding Online Marketplaces, But Consumers Are Snubbing AI for Human-Made Products

Consumers are getting fed up with AI slop found on online marketplaces, and companies are beginning to take note.

Stripe didn't really buy OpenRouter because of the 'singularity'

What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it's because of "the singularity" but it's really for a far more real and powerful reason.

Amazon isn't giving up on Jeff Bezos' drone deliveries dream—and after 13 years of turbulence, the momentum is finally shifting

Thirteen years ago, Jeff Bezos strode into a room on the set of CBS’ 60 Minutes and revealed Amazon’s first delivery drone, predicting 30-minute drop-offs of airborne packages within the next four to five years. Ever since, the e-commerce giant has struggled to live up to that promise.

Bitcoin posts surprise rally as currency nears $70,000 for the first time since June

Bitcoin has found some relief after months of selling pressure. On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency jumped nearly 6% to over $69,000, reclaiming a level it had not touched since early June. The jump came right after the Treasury Department announced that it would double purchases of older long-term government bonds.

Google and the UK think changing flights paths could cut down on climate change

Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s climate impact.

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

A competition is developing between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can provide the best privacy protections for enterprise customer data.