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It’s the time of year when Microsoft employees start finding out about pay raises and bonuses, and hundreds of them are sharing information about their compensation in a spreadsheet viewed by Business Insider.The document has more than 850 self-submitted entries and counting, and includes how much these Microsoft employees report making in salary, bonus, and stock awards.The competitiveness of Microsoft’s pay is particularly important now as it tries to lure top AI engineers and researchers to keep up the momentum that’s fueling its record earnings.Microsoft is going after Meta’s AI talent with multimillion-dollar offers and released new pay guidelines this…

Prices are expected to go up this year as many companies signal plans to raise them in response to President Donald Trump’s slew of tariffs.While firms raise prices for many reasons, some were blaming price hikes on tariffs long before Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” on April 2. That’s when he announced a 10% baseline tariff on imports from most countries, except Canada and Mexico, and a host of “reciprocal” tariffs on top of that.The situation is fluid, as various countries continue to negotiate potential trade deals with the US.Some economists have said that Trump’s tariffs — and the uncertainty with…

A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that’s killed at least five people and sickened dozens more, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday.The Harlem outbreak has been traced back to July 26 with clusters in upper Manhattan ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039, officials said.”This medical tragedy that led to the deaths of five citizens from Harlem, that we know about, was a completely preventable outbreak,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Ben Crump, told reporters.”It was completely preventable. And so when corporations cut corners, tragedies like this happen,…

Anthropic on Wednesday announced a new subscription offering that will incorporate Claude Code into Claude for Enterprise. Previously available only through individual accounts, Anthropic’s command-line coding tool can now be purchased as part of a broader enterprise suite, allowing for more sophisticated integrations and more powerful admin tools. “This is the most requested feature from our business team and enterprise customers,” Anthropic product lead Scott White told TechCrunch. The integration positions Anthropic to better compete with command-line tools from Google and GitHub, both of which included enterprise integrations on launch. Launched in June, Claude Code has quickly become one of…

For 30 years, vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have aligned closely with those from the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP. But on Aug. 19, 2025, the AAP published new vaccine recommendations that diverge from those of the CDC.The pediatrician association’s move comes on the heels of unprecedented changes made earlier this year by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, in how the government approves and issues guidance on vaccines.The biggest difference is in the AAP’s guidance around COVID-19 vaccines for children. This new guidance comes as…

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — José Mourinho and Fenerbahce were left Wednesday with a difficult final test in their quest to return to the Champions League, which looks sure to be heading inside the Arctic Circle next month.Fenerbahce drew 0-0 at home against Benfica in the first leg of their qualifying playoff, despite the Portuguese team having a player sent off in the 71st minute.In the north of Norway, Bodo/Glimt’s fairytale rise in European soccer continued with a 5-0 rout of Sturm Graz in their playoff first leg.Celtic failed to take home advantage in a 0-0 draw with Kairat Almaty, which…

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — This week, as usual, sports bettors can get action on MLB games from U.S.-based gambling sites. Meanwhile, at least a couple of offshore bookmakers are offering odds on games at the Little League World Series.Team managers, and Little League itself, are not pleased.“I’m not a fan,” said South Carolina’s manager Dave Bogan, noting he goes to Las Vegas twice a year. “It’s just not appropriate, it feels dirty, quite honestly.”In news conferences throughout the Little League World Series, U.S. team managers have voiced their displeasure with gambling on their games — players at the tournament…

ATLANTA (AP) — YouTuber-turned-cruiserweight boxer Jake Paul and undefeated WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis have agreed to fight on Nov. 14 at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena.Paul’s promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions, and Netflix announced the highly unusual matchup Wednesday. Netflix will stream the fight worldwide to its more than 300 million subscribers.The 30-year-old Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs), a three-division world champion, would be the first star near his ostensible prime to face Paul (12-1, 7 KOs), the online celebrity who has become one of the world’s highest-paid combat sports athletes despite never fighting an elite boxer.Netflix and Nakisa Bidarian,…

Though it may still be summer, the holiday season will be here before you know it.For most small businesses, the holidays are a make-or-break time. In fact, one survey showed that holiday sales can account for more than 25% of a small business’s yearly revenue. That’s why it’s important to start planning long before the first Christmas decorations hit the stores, which seems to happen earlier and earlier every year.Taking small steps now can make the difference in having a successful and stress-free holiday season. Here are some areas small businesses can focus on to be ready.Use historical data to…

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed lawsuits against two construction companies over what he called a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed five people and sickened more than 100 others in New York City.Legionnaires’ disease is a severe pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella, which grows in warm or hot water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An outbreak of the disease, which began on July 25, has been clustered across five zip codes in Central Harlem.The city health department said the outbreak is linked to cooling towers, heat exchangers that use fans…