Ann Arbor, Michigan is one of many US cities piloting guaranteed basic-income for some low-income residents. pawel.gaul / Getty Images Ann Arbor is providing 24 monthly payments of $528 to low-income residents.The guaranteed basic-income program focused on entrepreneurs, small business owners, and gig workers.Past GBI participants reported using th...

New Bank of America Institute data reveals gig driving continues to get more popular. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Gig work, in particular ride-hailing for companies like Uber and Lyft, is getting more popular.Some Americans are turning to it as cost-of-living pressures persist and the job market slows.It might not be t...

A Florida Gen Xer who made over $300,000 last year secretly working multiple remote jobs says he's "far from rich." The subject of the story is not pictured. howtogoto/Getty Images A Florida-based Gen Xer made over $300,000 in 2023 secretly working multiple remote tech jobs.  While the extra income has allowed him to travel more, he still feels "fa...

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Kevin Scott is chief technology officer of Microsoft. Microsoft Kevin Scott said Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI was a strategic "bet" on Sam Altman's company. The Microsoft CTO gave insight into its investment in the ChatGPT maker on the "Possible" podcast.Scott said Microsoft thought working with OpenAI would "push us to build better infrastr...

The snakes and bag that were found in a passenger's pants at Miami International Airport. Courtesy of TSA Gulf A passenger was caught with a bag of snakes in their pants at Miami International Airport.The Daily Mail reported the passenger's flight ticket was subsequently canceled.Incidents of wildlife smuggling through airports are more common in A...

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI In 2017, Blackstone — the world's largest private-equity firm, which usually caters to big institutions and the very wealthy — decided to give ordinary investors an opportunity to get in on the firm's magic. It created BREIT, a private fund that buys commercial real estate like warehouses and apartment buildings, and ...

The planned design for The Line in Neom. Neom Conflict in the Middle East is a threat to Saudi Arabia's ambitious Vision 2030 plans.Some Neom projects are located along the Red Sea coast, where tensions have been escalating.The renewed conflict in the region has left Saudi officials walking a difficult political line. Escalating tensions in the Mid...

Some AI-controlled F-16 fighter jets (not pictured) are already outperforming human pilots in dogfights. US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young Some AI-controlled fighter jets are outperforming human pilots in dogfights, per the AP.The outlet witnessed an hourlong experimental flight at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.The Air Force i...

Nintendo expects sales to fall 19.3% and earnings to fall 38.9% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.Read More

Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp at a US Senate AI forum in Washington, DC, in 2023. Stefani Reynolds for AFP via Getty Images Palantir's first quarter revenue jumped 21% from last year, mostly from US customers.International earnings dropped due to "headwinds in Europe," the chief financial officer said.CEO Alex Karp maintained his support for...

One of Katy Perry's most iconic Met Gala looks: a real photo from the 2019 event. Charles Sykes/AP Images Katy Perry was falsely depicted attending the Met Gala via AI images that gained traction on social media.AI photos made it look like Rihanna was there, too — except she was home with the flu.Welcome to the year of the semi-decent deepfake. Kat...

Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023. YEKATERINA SHTUKINA/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Dmitry Medvedev is at it again, threatening Western leaders with nuclear attacks if they c...

Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023. JULIETTE MICHEL/AFP via Getty Images The FAA said on Monday that it's probing Boeing amid reports of employees not completing 787 checks.An internal memo from Boeing said some workers recorded themselves finishing a test they...

The "Shark Tank" host and investor Kevin O'Leary. Roy Rochlin via Getty Images Kevin O'Leary said he would've fired the Hims & Hers CEO for backing the pro-Palestinian protests.Andrew Dudum initially told student protesters to "keep going" because "it's working."O'Leary said he thought Dudum's remarks were self-serving and foolish. Hims & Hers CEO ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the 27th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on May 6, 2024. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX "basically uses no AI."The SpaceX CEO said that although he's open to using it, he hasn't found a use for it yet."There's still a long way to go,"...

Pamela Anderson ditched her no-makeup look for her first Met Gala appearance. Theo Wargo/GA Pamela Anderson broke her no-makeup streak at the 2024 Met Gala.She dazzled in an off-shoulder Oscar de la Renta gown with light makeup by Pat McGrath.Anna Wintour's acceptance meant a lot to Anderson: "I can imagine that in the past I was not someone she wo...

Mustafa Suleyman, previously a founder of Google's DeepMind AI lab, posted on social media about why his first month at Microsoft has been "one of the most exciting and fulfilling times I've ever experienced." Inflection Mustafa Suleyman, a founder of Google's DeepMind AI lab, has worked for Microsoft for about a month.He said his short tenure is "...

Cardi B attends the 2024 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Celebrities attended the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" Met Gala on Monday.The "Garden of Time" dress code inspired many floral and Earth-inspired looks.Cardi B, Lana Del Rey, and Colman Domingo were among the best-dressed of the night. The 2024 Met Gala was held at the M...

Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala. James Devaney/GC Images Rihanna had to drop out of the Met Gala at the last minute on Monday night.Her representative confirmed to E! News that she had the flu.Rihanna has become the undisputed queen of Met Gala for her showstopping looks over the years. There was one major figure missing from the Met Gala. Rihanna — w...