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What smart people are saying about Scott Pelley being fired from ’60 Minutes’

Scott Pelley was fired from CBS News on Tuesday.Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from CBS News.Pelley strongly criticized the broadcaster's editor in chief, Bari Weiss, according to reports.Here's what smart people are saying about Pelley's dismissal.Scott Pelley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent, was fired from CBS News on Tuesday.It …

Trump wants to make a complicated process for millions of student-loan borrowers easier

President Donald Trump's Education Department is planning to streamline the process for defaulted student-loan borrowers.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Education Department is streamlining the repayment process for defaulted student-loan borrowers.It will transition the debt resolution website into Federal Student Aid's main website.It's intended to make the repayment process for millions of defaulted borrowers easier to navigate.President Donald …

Jensen Huang called a California chipmaker the ‘next trillion-dollar’ company, and its shares spiked 20%

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (L) speaks alongside Marvell Technology CEO Matthew Murphy (R).Cheng Chia Huang/Getty ImagesShares in semiconductor producer Marvell Technology spiked in premarket trade on Tuesday.The surge comes after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called Marvell the "next trillion-dollar company."The AI boom has minted a new set of mega-cap firms, with rampant demand pushing share …

I transferred from my small college to a larger university. I transferred back just a semester later.

The author transferred from his small Connecticut college to a large university.Courtesy of Teddy RainvilleI transferred from Central Connecticut State University to the larger University of Connecticut.I quickly realized that at the new school, I had already been right where I belonged.Transferring back was hard but worth it.During my sophomore year at Central Connecticut State …

Sam Altman says companies embracing AI the most are actually hiring

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he regrets an older press release's claim about that its AI "outperforms industry professionals."Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSam Altman said that he's seeing a more complicated relationship between AI adoption and layoffs.The comments come as public sentiment toward AI sours.OpenAI just broke ground on a massive data center project in Michigan.Sam Altman …

Tech investor Bill Gurley says AI doomers are ignoring a lesson from the Industrial Revolution

Bill Gurley, during the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in April 2026, in Phoenix.Astrida Valigorsky/Getty ImagesBill Gurley said AI job fears mirror the warnings of the Industrial Revolution.The tech investor says innovation has historically created prosperity, and he believes AI will too.As layoffs mount, economists and CEOs are increasingly challenging AI job-loss narratives.As the debate …

Zelenskyy makes a pitch to Silicon Valley’s defense startups: Bring your AI, we’ll bring the battle experience

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping to build stronger ties with Silicon Valley.Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to partner with Silicon Valley.Zelenskyy said the tech hub's AI skills and Ukraine's wartime drone experience could be "powerful."Ukraine has built a drone arsenal that's captivated the world as it fights Russia's …