Companies are wrestling with AI sprawl as gamed metrics force firms like Amazon and Duolingo to rethink performance measurement — a real headache for marketers chasing automation gains (Business Insider). [P]At the same time Rivian faces a class-action suit after buyers claim they paid $70k+ for cars promised with self-driving hardware that never delivered, a pricey lesson about overpromising in product marketing (Gadget Review). Also worth a chuckle-and-a-note: Icelandair’s viral “worst photographer” stunt proves that unexpected creative gambits can cut through, even while AI scams target creators with fake book-club marketing offers (Digital Camera World, CNET).

Investors and policymakers are circling: Senator Elizabeth Warren pushed higher taxes on billionaires, keeping taxation front-and-center for founders and VCs weighing exits (ZeroHedge). [P]Billionaire disciple Mohnish Pabrai warns entrepreneurs not to quit their day jobs but to validate ideas while employed, echoing data that real-world work experience — not grades — boosts employability per a ZipRecruiter report (247 Wall St, Morningstar/ZipRecruiter). Meanwhile, a documentary following 26 Alabama students turning $1 into $100 spotlights entrepreneurial skills that resist automation, and Goodwill is running free career camps to build those hands-on capabilities (AL.com, WLOS).