Tesla's new Roadster turns in air with SpaceX thrusters

Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters on Thursday and said it would start production in 2028, more than a decade after it first showed a next-generation version of its electric sports car.

The white two-seater vehicle, developed in collaboration with CEO Elon Musk's ‌rocket company SpaceX, drove upside down on a ramp using a suction system, turned in the air and landed using built-in thrusters. Later in the event it used the ‌thrusters to jump over a truck and other vehicles, twisting in the air during the maneuver. READ MORE

AI’s Most Active Startups Are Becoming Serial Acquirers

Some of the AI industry’s fastest-growing startups are becoming serial acquirers, buying smaller companies to fill product gaps, enter new markets and bring specialized teams in-house, a review of Crunchbase data shows. While AI giant OpenAI is by far the busiest of these buyers, well-funded startups in legal tech, customer service and software development have also made multiple acquisitions this year.

The buying spree has pushed acquisitions of AI startups by other venture-backed AI companies to 195 through Sept. 29, according to Crunchbase data — 14% more than in all of 2025. Yet the number of buyers grew just 2%, indicating that increasingly active acquirers are driving much of the increase. READ MORE

7 reflections to build culture at a startup

In my first week at a startup, I found myself sitting with a 22-year-old graphic designer getting ready to run to FedEx to pick up some printing, then take the printout to Whole Foods to see how it looked on the shelf.

Not long before, I’d been surrounded by a team of 20 graphic designers, several supporting departments, and an ad agency to back me up. The culture shift from corporate to startup life is transformative. READ MORE

Who are salaried workers indebted to? How much of their monthly salary will be taken away by AI every month?

Recently OpenAI pulled a bold move: the $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro keeps its original price, but the available usage quota has been cut, which immediately sparked widespread outrage on overseas social platforms. Even more outrageous, it also launched a new tier priced at $500 per month, which essentially means the former "unlimited access version" has been downgraded to a "trial version". If you want to keep enjoying full features, you have to pay more!

The first reaction of many people after seeing this is not anger, but a sense of unease. These days, AI tools are "getting higher and higher pay" at an increasingly fast pace. As their "bosses", shouldn't we also consider cutting unnecessary costs and improving efficiency? READ MORE

Men are losing ground in the labor market. Here’s why

Friday’s weaker-than-expected jobs report may feel especially lousy for men.

Women outnumbered men in the workforce for eight straight months as of September, according to an analysis of government data by Indeed. That’s the longest stretch since 2010, the job search platform found.

“Back then, the gap emerged because men were losing jobs,” said Cory Stahle, senior economist at Indeed. “This time, it’s because women are gaining them.” READ MORE

AI: Full Speed Ahead in a Dark Unknown

Kristen Welker asked Bill Gates last weekend on “Meet the Press” whether artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humanity. Mr. Gates replied that if weaponized, AI is powerful enough to “drive events that cause a billion deaths.” “It’s pretty hard to get to 100%,” he said, almost comfortingly. Relying on AI companies to police themselves is insufficient: “No one thinks self-regulation is enough.” A failure to mandate safeguards is “completely irresponsible.” “We have created an intelligent species that in many respects is already smarter than we are.” In the next few years it will be “insanely smarter than we are.” READ MORE

Why candidates are burning out before they apply

Indeed found that 40% of job seekers feel unprepared to manage today's job hunt. The conclusion comes from a survey of 1,501 people who were actively either applying for jobs or casually looking. So, how many potential applicants decide the process is not worth starting?

A confusing job market

Applicants face a job market that often requires them to invest time without knowing whether a role is actively being filled or when a decision may come, according to Indeed. That experience can determine whether they apply at all. "In other words, hiring is limited, and it's straining workers," wrote the researchers. READ MORE

Auditor RSM explores IPO to ward off private equity-backed rivals

RSM, one of the world’s largest accounting firms, is exploring a possible initial public offering as a wave of consolidation transforms the audit sector and disrupts the traditional partnership model. The 100-year-old partnership, which held out against selling to private equity during the deal boom of the past five years, has been sounding out bankers and revamping internal systems to give itself the option of a stock market flotation instead, according to people familiar with the matter. READ MORE

This is how AI could kill us all (and we won’t see it coming)

For the majority of people, artificial intelligence (AI) feels more like a moderately useful assistant than an existential threat. It can summarise a legal document, diagnose a toddler rash, suggest ways of saving a dying rose bush and compose an obsequious email. It can also make up facts and quotes, overuse irritating phrases and get confused by planning a simple train journey.

As a result, few of us felt a bolt of actual terror when Evan Hubinger, who leads alignment science at Anthropic, wrote earlier this month that he believed that there was a 10 per cent chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade. READ MORE

AI Pioneers Warn of a Looming Threat: A Governance Warning Enterprises Can’t Ignore

A report co-authored by Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, two of the “godfathers” of modern AI, published on September 28, warns governments to prepare for what the authors call an AI “intelligence explosion,” according to a report by The Guardian.

The authors are concerned that AI systems could soon begin improving themselves without human intervention, accelerating development faster than governments can respond. READ MORE

Employer ghosting: Candidates are frustrated

HR professionals are all too familiar with the concept of job candidates ghosting them during the hiring process,but the same behavior from employers can be just as disruptive and impact the long-term employer brand.

A new report from Aerotek—a provider of workplace solutions for manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance—asked job seekers which factors have had the biggest impact on their job search over the past year. The top factor, cited by 44%, was employer ghosting, far outpacing others like a lack of human interaction, AI tools and application fatigue. READ MORE

CEO reveals the 'six-figure jobs' young Americans are overlooking amid labor shortage

America's shortage of skilled trades workers is straining homebuilding, infrastructure and a growing wave of commercial projects, as the industry struggles to bring younger workers into careers such as plumbing, electrical work and HVAC.

Home Builders Institute (HBI) President and CEO Ed Brady joined FOX Business’ Cheryl Casone on "Mornings with FOX Business" to discuss the skilled labor shortage and the need to expand training opportunities for young people and transitioning service members. READ MORE

This AI startup has 14 employees and a $10B valuation

Instinct has managed to turn a tiny team into a huge AI company, reaching a $10B valuation while still in early access and building an agent designed to handle the messy, mundane tasks of everyday life.

The company said Monday it raised an additional $1B from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue. Instinct has just 14 employees, making the size of its valuation particularly striking relative to its workforce. READ MORE

Workplace friendship starts to fade after coworker gets promoted

A promotion brings greater responsibility, higher expectations from upper management, and the need to demonstrate your ability to handle a new role. You earn opportunities for professional development and career growth, which are some of its biggest advantages. Still, it can mean increased stress, more pressure, less freedom to act casually, and the challenge of earning respect while maintaining fairness. And sometimes, relationships with colleagues start to change. That's exactly what happened to the employee in today's story. His coworker's rise to team lead didn't just change their workplace dynamic; it also transformed a friendship he thought would last. READ MORE

Mark Zuckerberg Might Have Finally Made Something That’s Actually Useful

The people have spoken, and they're curious about A.I. agents. Meta's new app, Muse, is No. 1 on the App Store. There's a shift at play. Most of the people using ChatGPT are asking it to do things that remain right in front of them. Answer this question, draft this text, or do something else right here in the app. Muse is meant as something different: a robot that performs tasks for you across the internet. Book a haircut, order DoorDash, get a bunch of supplies for my party. Muse does it on your behalf. It's a mass-marketed, mobile-friendly version of the machine-as-person work that power users are already doing with Claude and ChatGPT on computers. READ MORE