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Amazon's AI capacity crunch and performance issues pushed customers to rivals including Google

AWS CEO Matt GarmanNoah Berger/Noah BergerAmazon Web Services lost some AI customers to competitors due to capacity issues.Some clients shifted projects after AWS Bedrock didn't meet capacity deman...

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Big pay, bigger influence: How Wall Street's war for AI talent is shaping new power dynamics

Getty Images; BITechnologists who specialize in AI are now Wall Street's most in-demand workers.The scramble is fueling a talent war with Big Tech and other sectors.Recruiters explain what banks an...

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'It was like magic': how 4 people with no coding background used AI to build apps

With AI-assisted coding tools, people with no technical background are building real projects in their free time.Carolyn Fong for BIFor non-technical people, vibe coding is opening doors.When vibe ...

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Trump is floating a few risky ways to make your mortgage cheaper

Alternative financing options, like 50-year mortgages, assumable loans, and seller financing, come with risks.Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has floated options to make mortgages c...

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Wait until you see what Nvidia just did to your money

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's victory lap after the company's latest earnings report didn't simply assuage anxieties about the AI bubble; it also discreetly converted SPY, VOO, and QQQ into high-stakes...

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How to get hired at hedge funds like Citadel, Point72, and Millennium

D.E. Shaw interns.D. E. ShawThe largest hedge funds are competing to attract and retain top talent and outperform their peers.Business Insider has spoken with elite hedge funds to get a peek into t...

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McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte's new competition is small, fast, and driven by AI

There's a new set of consulting firms leveraging AI to compete with the giants.Shannon Fagan/Getty ImagesSmaller, boutique consulting firms are leveraging AI to compete with established players.Man...

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Low Inflation Does Not Mean Americans are Fine

High prices persist – making life less affordable – and further increases are on the horizon This year’s elections confirmed the hollowness of arguing that low inflation means that American...

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You don't have to 'just Google it': AI chatbots, TikTok, and Reddit are redefining how we search online

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIGoogle's dominance is facing new challenges as search habits shift.Social apps like TikTok and AI chatbots like ChatGPT are changing how we look for information.This story ...

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As Canadians living in the U.K., should we keep paying taxes in Canada?

Q. We are Canadian citizens fr...

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Gen Z is making old-school finance cool again — and older investors want the 'cool new thing,' Robinhood CEO says

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says Gen Z is reviving old-school finance while boomers chase what's new.Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/NurPhoto via Reuters ConnectGen Z loves old-school finance while o...

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From buy-the-dip to ETFs, here are the 3 trends that have defined day traders in 2025

Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the First Trade newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily markets newsletter here.It may not feel like it, but 2025 has been...

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The failed Sonder-Marriott partnership doesn't mean these types of deals are ending

SOPA Images/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Breakups can feel sudden. Bu...

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Sonder had years of red flags before Marriott made a deal — and travelers got left in the lurch

SOPA Images/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIThe warning signs were there.Long before guests found themselves abruptly kicked out of their "Sonder by Marriott" stays this month, Sonder, the Airbnb rival, w...

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Is Middle Eastern oil money going to finance a blockbuster Hollywood bid?

President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House this week — a sign that America is eager to do business with the Saudis.Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post...

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry takes aim at Nvidia after its earnings blowout

A side-by-side image of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and famed short-seller Michael Burry.Ezra Acayan/Getty Images; Jim Spellman/WireImageMichael Burry of "The Big Short" once again took aim at Nvidia a...

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The list of major companies laying off staff this year includes Verizon, IBM Amazon, Starbucks, American Airlines, and more

Verizon is one of the latest companies to cut jobs in 2025.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesCompanies such as Verizon, Starbucks, Meta, Microsoft, and UPS have trimmed staff this year.Amazon joined the ...

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CRA clawed back deceased taxpayer’s COVID benefits. The same could happen with OAS

It’s been nearly six years since ...

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I got an AI internship in college by posting a coding fix to a company's Facebook. Now I'm a full-time engineer at a startup.

Felix Wallis, 23, is a research engineer for an AI startup.Courtesy of Felix WallisFelix Wallis landed a research engineer job at an AI startup right after graduating from college.Instead of mass-a...

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Advice from a Canadian billionaire: 'If you have money, give it away'

The Philanthropists is a new Financial Post series profiling business leaders who are helping to build Canada by giving back. There’s a tray of food in front of Hal Jackman — a quiche, co...

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The hidden math of survival: What colon cancer really costs in your 30s

Callaghan O'Hare for BIForty-five thousand dollars: That's our best estimate of what the first year of cancer costs in your mid-30s. It's the equivalent of a first-time down payment on a house, a m...

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