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Kalshi made headlines last month over allowing people to place wagers on the Iran war. Now the prediction market platform is being sued by the state of Arizona, the first state to file criminal charges against the controversial company. The platform, which allows users to place wagers on happenings, such as sports games or even current events, is being accused of operating an illegal gambling business that violates the state’s laws. In a 20-count document, prosecutors alleged that the platform is mischaracterizing itself to avoid being subject to gambling laws, and is improperly allowing bets on political races. “Kalshi may…

There’s long been debate as to whether coffee is good for you. But this new study suggests that caffeinated coffee, as well as caffeinated tea, could lead to lower incidence of dementia. So if your morning routine involves making a bleary-eyed beeline to the coffee maker immediately upon waking—you may be doing something right. The study comes from researchers at Mass General Brigham and the Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT, and was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The teams studied 131,821 individuals from two cohorts: one group of men and one group of…

Key Takeaways Dell reduced headcount by about 10% in a year, according to its latest federal filing. The tech giant cut costs through “employee reorganizations” and “limitation of external hiring.” By limiting hiring, the company was able to let natural attrition do more of the work and not hire replacements for employees who left voluntarily. Dell has methodically reduced its headcount by about 10% over the past year, relying on hiring freezes and reorganizations rather than mass layoffs.  In its latest federal filing, published this week and viewed by Business Insider, Dell reported that it had about 97,000 employees as…

Last year, when an air quality agency in Southern California proposed a new rule to encourage consumers to buy heat pumps instead of gas heaters, it was flooded with 20,000 comments opposing the idea—many more than usual. “Due to the volume and nature of these submissions, South Coast AQMD had concerns about their authenticity,” says Rainbow Yeung, an agency spokesperson. The agency’s executive director got an email thanking him for his “opposition” to a rule that his own team had drafted. To check the validity of the comments, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reached out to a small…

Key Takeaways Camille K. Manaois, a 25-year-old social media professional, snail-mailed out her resume to six firms. One of those firms sent her resume to a company in the same building, and she landed an interview. Manaois started her new job in December after making it through multiple rounds of interviews and an assessment. Job hunting isn’t getting any easier — recent LinkedIn data shows that the number of U.S. applicants per open role has doubled since spring 2022. Nearly two-thirds of job seekers say their search is tougher now, mostly because they are facing more competition than ever before. …

Steep slopes, harsh weather, and unforgiving terrain make Teton County one of the toughest places in the country to get rescued. But it just got a little easier thanks to this first-response vehicle.Teton County Search and Rescue’s new Bronco®. (Photo: Ford)Published March 18, 2026 06:34PMTeton County was already one of the country’s most unforgiving places for search and rescue. The spectacular alpine terrain comes with sheer cliffs, gaping ravines, and avalanche-prone slopes. But recently, a hard job has gotten even harder. That’s because the number of backcountry accidents is skyrocketing while budgets are shrinking—leaving rescuers without the tools they need…

Introspection? Marc Andreessen has never heard of it.  Speaking on David Senra’s podcast, the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms, said he has “zero” levels of introspection: “As little as possible. Move forward. Go,” adding, “I find that people who dwell on the past get stuck in the past. It’s a problem at work and it’s a problem at home.” In the lengthy interview, the noted AI accelerationist went on to state that introspection is a “manufacture” of the early 1900s. Sigmund Freud and his peers are held responsible, according to Andreessen, for introducing…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Artificial intelligence is not only reshaping workflows and productivity. It is quietly destabilizing how many leaders define their value. This uncertainty triggers subtle reactions. Leaders may become hyper-vigilant, overwork, tighten control or compare themselves to younger talent, as it shifts them into defensive strategy. The leaders who thrive will be the ones who transform their internal operating system first and notice their own patterns before they start driving decisions. They will also be the ones who stay steady when comparison rises and tolerate not being the smartest in the room…

A new case in front of labor regulators could answer a question many workers might have contemplated. Can your employer fire you for speaking out against the CEO? During a hearing this month, the National Labor Relations Board—the federal agency tasked with enforcing labor law—weighed in on a case involving software company Atlassian, which reportedly fired an engineer in 2023 for criticizing the CEO over a restructuring plan that led to job losses. The NLRB argued that Atlassian had illegally fired the employee, Bloomberg reported this week, after obtaining a transcript of the hearing through a Freedom of Information Act…

Imagine opening your work email and reading a sentence that makes your stomach drop:“I was injured because of your product.”“Your driver caused an accident.”“I’m filing a complaint against your business.”In moments like these, most companies improvise. Frontline employees freeze. Managers aren’t sure who to involve. Legal and insurance hear about it too late. And valuable time is lost while everyone reacts instead of executing.Here’s the reality: complaints and potential claims aren’t just legal events — they’re leadership moments.You can’t always control what happens, but you can control how prepared your team is when it does. The difference comes down to…