Cash-rich AI startups fuel a boom in Manhattan's commercial real estate market; many offices have more vacant desks than workers, as startups prepare to scale (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: Cash-rich AI startups fuel a boom in Manhattan's commercial real estate market; many offices have vacant desks than workers, as startups prepare to scale - AI firms are rushing to grab Manhattan's most coveted office space, but desks outnumber employees. Some grow into them; others just want room to think.