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By Georgia Wells, Erin Woo and Meghan Bobrowsky Oct. 15, 2026 At a San Francisco playground, a stranger tried to befriend an OpenAI employee who was there with their child. The stranger also regularly showed up with a child, and, in the process of making small talk, asked the OpenAI employee questions about their work. It was no idle curiosity: The stranger was a spy.

Tony Julianelle, Contributor Oct. 13, 2026 The rental market looks soft today, but investors looking toward 2027 should be careful not to mistake current conditions for what comes next. National apartment asking rents rose just 0.4% over the past year according to Yardi Matrix, while the Census Bureau puts the rental vacancy rate at 7.3%.

Jon Kirchner Oct. 9, 2026 Key Takeaways Pressure to move fast can lead to costly decisions and unnecessary course corrections. Brief pauses help leaders challenge assumptions and distinguish urgency from importance. Reflection should sharpen decisions, not become an excuse to delay them. Getty Images How many times over the past year have leaders been told to “move fast or get left behind”? The race to keep up with AI has created a powerful sense of urgency inside many companies.

William Arruda, Senior Contributor Oct. 8, 2026 getty We’ve heard enough about the bad news. For the past few years, the career conversation around AI has been dominated by fear. AI will eliminate jobs. AI will replace knowledge workers. AI will make your skills obsolete. And let’s not forget, AI will end civilization. Hopefully, enough safeguards are being put in place to keep that last prediction firmly in the realm of science fiction.

By Laura Saunders Oct. 8, 2026 Happy is the family whose members—parents, grandparents and grown children—trust each other enough to cooperate on shared goals, especially financial ones. When that is truly the case, Uncle Sam’s tax rules can help as well. iStock-1167881584 This matters especially now that mortgage rates are above 7%, and many families are looking for ways to help younger members.

Paula Span Oct. 8, 2026 Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday, completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a nursing home in Austin, Texas. Next, she drove to meet an 85-year-old and her daughter, who had come in from out of town.

One way to think about AI note-takers is as a productivity tool for humans. You might be unable to attend a gathering but you can still find out what happened by reading a summary later. You can receive a set of specific action points rather than operating on the vague assumption that Doris will follow up on something or other. iStock-2209665035 But another way to think about AI note-takers is as a data-gathering exercise for other machines.

By Noah Sheidlower Oct. 7, 2026 Gen Z is afraid. AI will take over their job. They'll never buy a house. They'll go bankrupt caring for their parents. They're being left behind by their peers. They'll never retire. Gen Z is also in pretty good shape. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI They're investing earlier than previous generations, starting at 19 on average and six years earlier than millennials.

Rick Ellis, Contributor Oct. 5, 2026 Randy and Nick Beaulieu, from the documentary "My Omaha" PBS, 2026 For filmmaker Nick Beaulieu, My Omaha began as one kind of documentary and gradually became something much more personal. What started as a journalistic exploration of his hometown evolved into an intimate examination of family, politics, race, community and his complicated relationship with his father.

By Daniel Liberto Oct. 2, 2026 Inflation-adjusted spending by retirees age 65 and older has climbed 38% since 1990, led by housing, transportation, and healthcare. Housing accounts for nearly half of the increase, with especially sharp growth among the oldest retirees. Spending has fallen in a few categories, including apparel, tobacco, and reading. Today’s retirees are spending more, especially on housing and other major household costs.