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Dallas Dolen, a PwC leader in San Jose who oversees 7,500 employees, told Business Insider that responsiveness is the top behavior separating promoted employees from the rest. He said this means being willing to answer urgent calls or messages and pitch in when needed, citing his own habit of showing up when problems arose during his 20-plus years at the firm.
Treasury Department data shows foreign official holdings of US Treasuries fell to $3.77 trillion in July, roughly the same level as 2012, even though total Treasury debt outstanding has tripled since then. Their share of marketable Treasuries has dropped to 12.8%, the lowest since 1993, while overall foreign holdings—including private investors—still hit $9.25 trillion, buoyed by activity in offshore financial centers like the Cayman Islands.
Computer Reset, a used-computer store and warehouse founded by Richard Byron in the mid-1980s in northeast Dallas, was a major source for vintage IBM hardware including PCjr units and PS/2 systems. The business shut down in 2019, and its reputation grew afterward when several well-known YouTubers filmed videos exploring its overstuffed inventory.
A writer previewing Apple's overhauled Siri AI, arriving with iOS 27 next week, shared three real-world tests that impressed them. Siri successfully added an entire NFL team's schedule to a calendar with streaming details, located a license plate number buried in an old email, and helped with an Apple Watch band sizing question.
Investor Brad Feld shares a personal reflection on Labor Day weekend, noting that at 60 he's increasingly focused on what truly matters. He shares a list his partner Amy texted him identifying life's real luxuries, including time, health, rest, and meaningful relationships, rather than material wealth.
Following Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's move to remove Flock license plate readers from state roads, sheriff's offices in several Florida counties followed suit. Dallas police shut down over 300 Flock cameras after Governor Greg Abbott cut state funding, while a dozen Wisconsin agencies suspended their contracts, joining cities like Appleton, Oshkosh and Kenosha that had already dropped Flock.
Dallas has fitted 50 bulk-waste collection trucks with 100 AI-powered cameras that photograph properties along their routes and assign each one a 'blight score' from 1 to 4 based on detected issues like overgrown grass, litter and structural damage. Since testing began in April, the system has flagged possible violations at more than 21,000 properties, with some homeowners receiving code enforcement notices that could lead to fines. The cameras are run by a company called City Detect, which says it blurs faces and license plates but has no control over how the city enforces the data.