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I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw.

Humanoids are becoming a popular form of public entertainment here.

Bosses are convinced Gen Z fakes Wi-Fi outages and sick days to sneak off in summer—but 1 in 2 senior managers are guilty of the same thing

It wasn’t just Gen Z and young millennials sneaking out of work and secretly taking some time off over the summer months. Bosses have been at it too.

Four firms control more than half of the world's seed supply. Italian farmers are fighting back and returning to the bartering system

A farmhouse in the Marche hills doesn’t look like the front line of a fight against four of the world’s biggest agrochemical companies. But that’s what it became on Aug. 7, when a five-year-old Italian farming network gathered there to teach people how to save, trade, and pass down seeds no company can patent. And the stakes are high: Farmers can be sued for replanting patented seeds.

Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 25, 2026

The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 6.764%, according to Mortgage Resource 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.

Home equity loan and HELOC rates: Aug. 25, 2026

A home equity loan and a home equity line of credit both let homeowners borrow against the equity they’ve built up. Because the debt is secured (backed by your house), lenders typically offer lower rates than you’d get with an unsecured loan.

Current ARM Mortgage Rates Report for Aug. 25, 2026

If you’re planning to buy a home and the idea of a mortgage with an interest that fluctuates doesn’t scare you, you might be the target customer base for adjustable-rate mortgages. While fixed-rate mortgages are by far more popular, ARMs can be a smart financing option for folks who intend to rent out or flip the property they’re buying, or who know they’ll move before the ARM’s fixed-rate period ends and adjustment periods begin.

Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they're the 'springboard to success' for the next generation

Jamie Dimon is well-known for his historic career as CEO of JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank, and for his hot takes on the economy, work culture, and geopolitics. Less well known are his philanthropic efforts with his wife through their organization, The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation.

Mortgage rates Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026

The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 6.722%, slightly down from the day before, according to data from Mortgage Research Center.

Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp has professors who never sleep–but that’s because they’re AI clones

The newest Harvard Business School professor never sleeps, can hear the same pitch 50 times and technically isn’t an instructor at all.

What Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Can Learn From the Airline Industry’s Painful Lesson About Marketing and the Concept of Safety

Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei believes AI carries big potential risks, and he keeps talking about them. He also has tried to position Anthropic as the AI company most committed to building AI safely. But that might be part of the problem.

Asia's founders are going global faster, sometimes even before they're sure what their business is, says Stripe's SEA MD

With the rise of AI, Asian tech founders are now thinking about global markets even when they’re still conceptualizing their business. Singapore-based AI firms now enter an average of seven new markets just one year after inception, according to a Stripe survey.

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