Influencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason
If influencer Jimmy Darts got any of this outdoor furniture for free, the IRS would probably see it as income.
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A potential $110B economic hit: How Trump’s tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states
A worker at a steel company in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on Feb. 11, 2025.
Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers
Mike Bloomberg speaks at the Global Renewables Summit in September 2024. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Bloomberg PhilanthropiesThe 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2024 committed US$16.2 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more.
How the risk of AI weapons could spiral out of control
marina.rodrigues/ShutterstockSometimes AI isn’t as clever as we think it is. Researchers training an algorithm to identify skin cancer thought they had succeeded until they discovered that it was using the presence of a ruler to help it make predictions. Specifically, their data set consisted of images where a pathologist had put in a ruler to measure the size of malignant lesions.
‘I’ve never paid myself’: why the reality for female entrepreneurs doesn’t always match the rhetoric
BongkarnGraphic/ShutterstockInspiring stories of female entrepreneurs are a familiar part of International Women’s Day. Typically, these portraits follow a narrative arc of adversity, resilience, passion and success. The message is that women are skilled, resourceful and successful entrepreneurs.
How Trump’s second term might affect the market and your finances
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, stock market expectations have been volatile – driven in part by a healthy dose of motivated reasoning.
How Trump’s second term might affect the market and your finances
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, stock market expectations have been volatile – driven in part by a healthy dose of motivated reasoning.
Women’s annual salaries are narrowing the gap. But men still out-earn women by an average $547 a week
Hyejin Kang/ShutterstockWomen’s annual earnings are closing in on men’s, with the gender pay gap in Australia’s private sector shrinking from 14.5% to 13.6% in the past year.
It’s a steady improvement, down from a 15.4% gap two years ago.
Governments can keep raiding takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants
hxdbzxy/ShutterstockThe UK is far from the only country to be caught in a heated debate over its migration system and border security. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to get its response right, because the UK debate ignores a fundamental truth: migration trends largely follow economic cycles and labour demand.
Microsoft cuts data centre plans and hikes prices in push to make users carry AI costs
After a year of shoehorning generative AI into its flagship products, Microsoft is trying to recoup the costs by raising prices, putting ads in products, and cancelling data centre leases.
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