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OpenAI signs chip supply deal with AMD to build AI infrastructure

Shares of AMD spiked 25% before the opening bell Monday.

Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building AI infrastructure, the companies said Monday.

7 items under $40 that’ll make a world of difference in your home office

You don’t need a bonus check to improve your work life.

Let’s be honest: When you first started working from home, your “office” was probably a shaky card table and a chair that had a personal vendetta against your lower back.

Why ending childhood hunger is a business imperative

The hidden cost of not ensuring kids have enough to eat.

Back-to-school season is in full swing, and with it comes the excitement of new teachers, new friends, and fresh beginnings. But for millions of children, this time of year also brings relief—because for the first time in months, they once again have consistent access to the food they need to concentrate, participate, and succeed.

Housing market power shift: 15 states where buyers are winning back power

Since the Pandemic Housing Boom fizzled out in 2022, the national power dynamic has slowly been shifting from sellers to buyers.

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States are rethinking student cellphone use, but digital devices are still essential in classrooms

These technologies hold great educational potential.

Across the U.S., more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health, and academic performance rise.

You control hidden markets at work—it’s time to start acting like it

A Wharton professor explains how to think about allocating time and opportunities.

Your inbox is brimming with new emails, and you need to decide which to reply to quickly and which to ignore. You try to schedule something for next week, but your calendar is already packed with recurring meetings. So many employees have asked for a particular day off—or requested a particular shift schedule—that you can’t grant all their requests. You post a job listing for a single position and get 250 applications.

Treasury mulls $1 Trump coin to celebrate America’s 250th birthday—and Trump

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach shared a first draft of the coin on social media on Friday.

The U.S. Treasury Department is considering a $1 commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness in honor of America’s 250th birthday—and to celebrate the president, too.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins $714 million in upcoming Pentagon launches as Blue Origin races to keep up

The awards highlight the company’s continued dominance over Pentagon space contracts, despite Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump’s public falling out earlier this year. 

The U.S. Space Force on Friday announced it will assign five of seven critical military missions for the coming fiscal year to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The awards are a $714 million boon to SpaceX, underscoring the company’s continued dominance over Pentagon space contracts, despite Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump’s public falling out earlier this year. 

OpenAI’s Sam Altman drops major new Sora updates as AI video app soars to number one in U.S.

OpenAI’s new video generation app Sora is barely a week old, and changes are already coming. 

OpenAI’s new video generation app Sora is barely a week old, but CEO Sam Altman is already dropping updates to address some major potential issues with the app. 

This week in business: Taylor Swift, Tesla, and some cleaner Walmart snacks

FICO is cutting out the middleman, Walmart is cutting artificial dyes, Starbucks is cutting stores, and Taylor Swift is cutting a new deal with theaters.

This week brought a mix of serious headlines and splashy moves.