Microsoft CFO Amy HoodJASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty ImagesMicrosoft reported quarterly results on Wednesday.The company said it expects headcount to decrease in its next fiscal year.Microsoft stock suffered its worst quarterly stock performance since 2008 earlier this year.Microsoft expects headcount to decrease in coming quarters, CFO Amy Hood said during an earnings conference call with analysts …
The Instagram account "Emy Adventure" first appeared in November and has gained over a million followers.Courtesy of Sachin RaoulEmy Adventure is Gen Z and Gen Alpha's new Instagram obsession.Emy, the plush toy, has been taken on wild adventures and gained over a million followers since November.The creator behind Emy said the idea is to inspire …
Jerome Powell's term as central bank chair ends in May.Sophie Park/Getty ImagesIt's the fourth Fed day of the year — and it's set to be Jerome Powell's swan song.The Federal Open Market Committee will announce its April interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET. Powell's term ends on May 15, making this meeting his last, …
A former Microsoft engineer shared the question he asked himself to decide whether to leave.Maskot/Getty ImagesKun Chen, an engineer, said he used a test to decide to leave Microsoft for Meta.To see if he was still growing, he asked himself what he did this month that he couldn't do the month prior.He said workers don't …
Starbucks is quietly becoming an energy drink company as it rolls out an expanded "Refreshers" menu, with customizable caffeine levels.Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesStarbucks is pushing customizable caffeine beyond coffee with its new Energy Refreshers line.The launch is part of a broader industry trend toward customizable functional beverages.Starbucks reported strong Q2 earnings, signaling its strategy …
The author's kids attended a Montessori school.Courtesy of the authorWe planned to homeschool our son to give him a hands-on childhood.Running our own business made balancing work and full-time caregiving unsustainable.He thrived socially in a nature preschool, which changed our perspective.Before our son was born, my husband and I were confident about one thing: we …
Wizz is Europe's third-largest budget airline behind Ryanair and easyJet.Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPeople are booking summer vacations later due to uncertainty from the Iran war."What we see is the trend is 'wait and see,'" an exec from airline Wizz Air told Business Insider.The budget carrier's CEO also said he doesn't expect widely feared jet …
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesElon Musk boosted a New Yorker profile questioning OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's trustworthiness on X.The article appeared on X feeds on Monday, the same day Musk and Altman's trial kicked off in Oakland.Musk's lawsuit claims Altman deceived him on OpenAI's mission as a nonprofit.A New Yorker magazine investigation detailing concerns about …
Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty ImagesThe annual press dinner was canceled after a shooting on Saturday night.It was initially unclear what happened to the 2,600 unserved meals of lobster and steak.The host said Monday that the hotel donated them to two shelters for abused women.The lobster and steak dinners that went uneaten after a …
The author (right) and her father (left) both plan on working well beyond retirement.Courtesy of Phillippe DiederichMy father is 87 and still works as a writer and teacher.At 62, I'm a content creator and writer with no plans to retire.We both want to work for many more years because it gives us so much more …
