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While sites like eBay can help you turn old gadgets into cash, they’re also kind of a hassle. You’ve got to create a listing with photos and a description, figure out a competitive sale price, and pay for shipping. Selling locally on Facebook Marketplace, meanwhile, means dealing with flaky buyers and awkward meetup locations. You’d be forgiven for just leaving your old phones or tablets in a drawer instead. Fortunately, there are easier ways to offload your used tech gear while still fetching fair prices in return. This tip originally appeared in the free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence.…
Using AI to build AI is the latest hot topic.gettyIn today’s column, I examine the belief that AI will ultimately end up building AI for us, rather than software developers and engineers doing so. This point was heralded in a recent blog posting by Anthropic. The AI researchers at Anthropic assert that the method underlying this effort will most likely be based on recursive self-improvement (RSI).Let’s talk about it.This analysis of AI breakthroughs is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here). Aiming For…
When I became a mother, I closed my office door. Not dramatically—no manifesto, no announcement. I just needed to get more work done in less time, and open doors invite conversations that consume minutes I no longer had. Before my daughter was born, I was a tenure-track business school professor who kept that door ajar as a matter of professional faith. Hallway talk is where ideas happen, where goodwill accumulates, where careers get built. After she arrived, with daycare pickup hardwired into my schedule, I became a practitioner of what I would later hear a research participant describe as “ruthless…
Science and education concept. AI (Artificial Intelligence).gettyThere’s an interesting book on AI about to come out, and if you’re looking for deep insights into how the technologies in play are impacting business, you might want to check it out. Satish Viswanathan has written “The Weight of Intelligence,” a weighty tome with a table of contents that looks like an indexed survey on LLMs in enterprise.Viswanathan has AI bonafides, as former Managing Director at Accenture, and MIT ties, with a history of working with our academic labs in Boston. Now he’s scrutinizing the landscape of AI, and coming up with some…
Most leaders approach layoffs as a messaging problem. What do we say? How do we say it? How do we avoid panic, legal risk, or reputational damage? But that framing misses what’s actually at stake. Layoffs are moments when employees decide whether leadership can still be trusted. And in 2026, that evaluation is nearly immediate. There’s no version of layoffs that feels good. But there’s a meaningful difference between a necessary business decision handled with clarity and care and an avoidable breach of trust created by how it’s done. The better question isn’t whether there’s a “right” way to lay…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 06: (L-R) Gabriel Bonfim of Brazil punches Belal Muhammad in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on June 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCGabriel Bonfim dismantled Belal Muhammad in the main event of the UFC Fight Night from the Apex on Saturday night. Bonfim took the unanimous-decision victory 50-45 on all three judges’ scorecards and will likely snatch Muhammad’s No. 5 ranking later this week.Key Facts at a GlanceEvent: UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim (UFC Vegas 118), Meta Apex, Las VegasDate: June…
Every June, the school year ends, and the framework that kept us afloat all year vanishes. If you’re lucky, your child is in camp. If you’re very lucky, camp goes past 3 p.m. And if you’re really lucky, it doesn’t cost as much as a mortgage payment. A time that signifies fun and freedom for our kids is a three-month scheduling nightmare for adults. And the strange part is everyone knows it’s coming, yet many workplaces expect parents to function as though nothing in their daily life has changed. After talking to dozens of parents about this, coupled with my…
An employee restocks eggs at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) suggests that rising fuel prices may be beginning to weigh on wholesale margins, as ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to strain global energy markets. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFrom his Florida office, Jason Herring, founder and CEO of hydrogen technology company VIVIFY Technology, is closely watching the escalating crisis in the Middle East and assessing its implications for global energy markets and food systems.”The latest shock to food prices didn’t start on a farm…
As a freelance writer, I have it easy. When someone asks for samples of my work, I can send them a link. My skills are right there on the page, with my name on it. But a lot of the solopreneurs in my network don’t have the same experience. Take a marketing strategist, for example. They put a lot of thought into a detailed quarterly plan for an existing client, but there’s no way to share that work with a prospective client. The challenge for consultants, strategists, coaches, and other service providers is that the work sits inside someone else’s…
Customers experience the Apple MacBook Neo at an Apple store (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesCan Apple turn the MacBook Neo from a 2026 success story into an ongoing epic spanning multiple years? If it is going to do that, it will face some key challenges.The MacBook Neo Returns To ProductionApple Inc. has expanded the manufacturing run of its entry-level MacBook Neo laptop by five million units to address sustained market demand.Apple has decided to meet the market demand as quickly as possible. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo notes that the first production run of five million units is…