Nick Lichtenberg
- Business
- August 24, 2025
- 155 views
Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating one critic’s warnings
First it was the release of GPT-5 that OpenAI “totally screwed up,” according to Sam Altman. Then Altman followed that up by saying the B-word at a dinner with reporters.…
- Business
- August 23, 2025
- 137 views
BofA sees the replacement of people with process solving the ‘productivity paradox,’ because ‘A process is almost free and it’s replicable for eternity’
The late plays by William Shakespeare are alternately called his “romances” or his “problem plays,” because of their ambiguity in tone, as they alternate from passages of magical realism to…
- Business
- August 15, 2025
- 116 views
Days after Intel CEO meets with Trump, the federal government is reportedly negotiating a stake in the chips champion
In a potentially dramatic shift for corporate America and U.S. industrial policy, the Trump administration is actively considering a plan to buy a direct stake in Intel, one of the…
- Business
- August 7, 2025
- 101 views
Stunning new data reveals 140% layoff spike in July, with surge in AI and ‘technological updates’ increasingly apparent
Not only did payrolls grow by just 73,000 in July, below Wall Street estimates, but the revisions also showed that the spring had two consecutive months of growth below 20,000.…
- Business
- August 2, 2025
- 136 views
Top economist Brad DeLong to recent college grads: Don’t blame AI for job struggles—blame the sputtering economy
As recent college graduates face one of the toughest job markets in years, Berkeley economist and voluble Substacker Brad DeLong has a message for those struggling to land their first…
- Business
- July 29, 2025
- 113 views
‘The rise of the CEO gig economy’: Turnover in the corner office is the highest in decades, report finds
In 2025, CEO turnover in the United States is shattering prior records and shifting the very nature of executive leadership. According to fresh data from executive placement firm Challenger, Gray…
- Business
- July 28, 2025
- 158 views
Warren Buffett’s longtime Social Security warning is coming to fruition, with retirees facing an $18,000 annual cut
In just seven years, Social Security will reach a fiscal cliff that could leave millions of American retirees with drastically reduced benefits, according to a recent analysis by the Committee…
- Business
- July 23, 2025
- 98 views
Millennials are officially the majority of managers—so get ready for a combination of burnout, buddy vibes, and boundary issues
Millennials have officially overtaken Generation X as the largest cohort of managers in the American workforce in 2025. This generational handoff marks more than a demographic curiosity—it’s potentially a major…
