As the AI tsunami sweeps across the white-collar working world and fundamentally disrupts hundreds of millions of jobs, nearly 1 billion knowledge workers worldwide will be affected, and 14 million jobs will be wiped out. Disruption from artificial…

A tidal wave is about to crash into the global economy. The rise of artificial intelligence has captured our imagination for decades, in whimsical movies and sober academic texts. Despite this speculation, the emergence of public, easy-to-use AI…

The sun is shining bright on Florida. The population of the aptly named Sunshine State exploded over the coronavirus pandemic: Roughly 752,000 residents moved to Florida from July 2019 to July 2022 and it is now the fastest-growing state in the US…

Deserted downtowns have been haunting US cities since the beginning of the pandemic. Before the pandemic, 95% of offices were occupied. Today that number is closer to 47%. Employees' not returning to downtown offices has had a domino effect: Less…

Even before Russian troops rolled into Ukraine’s border, a hastily self-organized group had come together to fundraise for Ukraine and provide financial support. It organized itself as a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, with a…

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. The music is always too loud in Miami, but tech workers seem to love it anyway. As the tech industry fanned out across the US over the past two…

Like Rome, the metaverse will not be built in a day, but it’s not for lack of trying. In a single year, the number of active metaverse users increased 10x, from roughly 5,000 users to over 50,000 in 2021 and more than a $500 billion market. By 2030,…

Over 200 years ago, the “Gerrymander,” a salamander-like legislative district, was mocked in a newspaper cartoon. The Massachusetts governor at the time, Elbridge Gerry, had put his signature on a plan to redistrict a state senate in 1812 in order to…

The boulevards of Bitcoin are being built along Broadway and Biscayne Bay, in New York and Miami. Bitcoin and the Web3 world built on the blockchain are in a cyclical bull run, and consequently, they are attracting many more portfolio managers,…

The ultra-wealthy avoid paying taxes by using stock as collateral for loans and deferring the sale of assets. Fair and effective tax policy would treat large personal loans for the wealthy similar to realized income. Tax policy should target…

Remote work has caused tech workers to disperse across the country. VC funding has gone remote as well. Samantha Lee/Business Insider Remote work has fundamentally changed the geography of labor and venture capital. Venture capital firms are pursuing…

The space race of the 1960s began during an era not unlike today’s. A political and cultural revolution was afoot in the United States and abroad during a period of economic expansion globally. Poverty, however, afflicted close to half the world’s…

Selina The shift to remote work has affected where people live and has given workers more options. Small and midsize cities are changing their approach to economic development by luring remote workers. Cities should work to ensure a low cost of…

Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. American malls have faced bankruptcy as a result of growing online spending and the…

FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Restaurants, bars, and brick-and-mortar small businesses have been unequally impacted by the pandemic as US consumers stay home or spend more online. Past stimulus contributed to higher rates of savings among US…

John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The geographic divides in America have split the country politically and economically. The tech sector has been a major driver of the economy since the last recession, but has grown…

After two years and more than three million safe rides on Revels — New York’s only rideshare electric mopeds — two riders were victims of tragically fatal accidents in the span of a few days. The scooter company has agreed to turn off the ignition…

With hurricane-like force, the pandemic arrived in the city in March, shuttering schools, businesses and offices. For the first time in living memory, the city came to an abrupt halt. Many residents––nearly 420,000 of them––fled, hoping to avoid the…

It’s a constellation of bad events occurring at the same time that could disrupt upcoming elections through to November. It reads like a dystopian thriller novel where everything that can potentially go wrong, does. A pandemic hits the U.S. during…

Last summer when this year’s budget was passed, the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonprofit fiscal monitor, pushed City Hall to prepare for a downturn by provisioning funds for a fiscal storm. They estimated a recession would reduce revenues by $20…