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As businesses reinvent workflows and products with AI, many such initiatives have stalled or failed to reach production. It can be really hard to...
Artificial intelligence isn’t creative in the same way that people are. It doesn’t understand inspiration. But that doesn’t mean real UX...
In the wake of hurricanes striking across the Southeast this fall, nonprofit organizations played a vital role in delivering much needed aid to...
The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts immigrants in annual estimates by including more people who were admitted for humanitarian, and...
Shares in major healthcare companies fell yesterday after president-elect Donald Trump made comments that he wanted to “knock out” prescription...
President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in...
Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100...
Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be...
TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the...
This year has been pretty good for tech stocks, including well-known tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. However, 2024 has...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using...
College grads are on pace to hold nearly twice the number of jobs over their careers compared to 15 years ago, according to LinkedIn’s new Work...
On October 25, Tonjanika Webster joined a line of nurses on Canal Street, outside of New Orleans’s University Medical Center. Some, like Webster,...
Sandisk Corporation, the maker of flash drives and memory cards, debuted a new logo today, and it’s based on a single pixel. “It all started with...
The internet feels like it’s falling apart. Not literally. Structurally, it’s sound. There are plenty of fiber optic cables lining ocean floors,...
The quail parfait glistens on my plate, smeared across a disc of fried heirloom masa. At first glance, it looks like the kind of fine-dining fare...
Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but some are hailing him as a hero. Others, however, worry...
What a difference a year can make. After amassing $185.3 million in NFT sales revenue in 2023, within three years of operation, Nike is rolling up...
Whether you know it or not, whether you’re worried or not, there could be a deadly medical issue hiding inside your body. One way to find out is...
The failure to build more housing and drive down costs has been a pernicious issue across the country—and in cities in particular. Driven by a...
“Nobody can be dizzy for two years.” With long COVID, many are. “Oh, come on. Adults don’t need naps.” With long COVID, many do. And some...
Get ready for cowboy boots. The color purple. And proportion play. From year to year, fashion sensibilities change in subtle ways. But across the...
High rises are heavy, and that can cause the ground below them to slowly sink and settle, especially right after they’re constructed. But in...
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Economic forecasting has...
Swedish influencer Matilda Djerf has been embroiled in a string of recent controversies. Djerf is facing backlash following an investigative...
Homelessness has been a challenge in the United States since before it was a country, as the early colonies struggled to address the “wandering...
In an interview with Fast Company, Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan envisioned investors as “bodhisattva” helping startups reach the “promised...
More than 165 years ago, the literary greats of American writing—including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry...
Bitcoin hit a record high above $107,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump reiterated plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve,...
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden released a long-awaited study on the economic and environmental impacts of liquefied natural gas...
If you want to spoil a pet lover for the holidays, spoil their pets. Ever since I adopted my senior pup, Poppy, from Muttville in San Francisco,...
This week, the MTA announced plans to order 435 more of the high-tech R211 trains—the ones with security cameras, brighter lights, more standing...
With 2024 tracking to set a new global temperature record—surpassing the high reached just last year—and with an obvious uptick in human suffering...
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have frequently expressed frustration with the lack of respect digital currency gets from many traditional investors....
After the busy Black Friday holiday weekend, Kristen Tarnol, owner of Emerald Forest Gifts in Studio City, California, is already asking her...
For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there’s a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. The return to power...
Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered...
Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The...
If you’re an investor in Palo Alto Networks who woke up this morning only to have your jaw drop when you saw the stock price (Nasdaq: PANW),...
MicroStrategy shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Monday as the software company and bitcoin buyer was set to join the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100...
The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses...
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging...
As wildfires get bigger and more destructive in California, more insurance companies are pulling out of the state—or sharply limiting the number...
Powerful weight-loss drugs are expanding use of U.S. healthcare as patients starting prescriptions are diagnosed with obesity-related conditions or...
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas is certainly a holiday special of our time. After all, the Netflix special features sketches about...
The tech industry was recently abuzz with a post from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham on “founder mode.” In a nutshell, his concept explores the...
In a dark auditorium at the Arizona Biltmore Luxury Resort in Phoenix, Paris Hilton is holding a microphone bedazzled with rhinestones and speaking...
Last week, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Amazon held its biggest-ever holiday shopping event. To meet the demand and maintain the ultrafast...
In a bold move aimed at hitting the company where it hurts most, Amazon workers are striking just in time for Christmas, its busiest, most...
If you have a tween girl in your life, she’s very likely obsessed with a dainty necklace with an oval pendant. The Elisa necklace, made by the...
If empty offices were some of the lemons produced by the pandemic, office conversions are the lemonade. Savvy developers and city officials have...
As a father of three, I’ve seen firsthand that people are naturally empathetic—my kids, for example, can’t help but get upset when they see...
If you’ve been waiting for a Betty White postage stamp, 2025 is your year. The U.S. Postal Service has announced its first slate of...
Imagine you’re walking down the street in New York City, bundled up to enjoy a glorious December morning. A passing Uber sends a rush of air over...
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...
If you’re like, well, just about everyone, you probably use Google Maps to get from Point A to Point B and that’s it. But this venerable route...
Some people like to have a rigid schedule. They like to know where to go and what to do at every minute of the day. They like to have their tasks...
Despite growing public scrutiny and legal challenges over its use of plastic, Coca-Cola appears to be moving backward on packaging sustainability....
Heating bills can get expensive, especially in poorly insulated homes with inefficient heating systems, drafty windows and doors, and little...
HR has undergone a seismic shift recently, confronting unprecedented challenges and emerging opportunities. As businesses adapt to shifting...
You’ve probably heard “Don’t go outside in the winter with your hair wet or without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.” That’s not exactly true....
Do you still make a holiday wish list? For those past the Santa Claus phase but still spending the holidays in their childhood bedroom, this debate...
Falon Fatemi first met Mark Cuban in 2011 at South By Southwest, where the two bonded over ideas about untapped opportunities in the tech industry....
It’s gift-giving season, which means making long shopping lists, wondering if anyone will care about receiving scented candles two years in a row,...
If you think the world is changing faster than ever before, you’re probably right. According to Accenture, the rate of change in businesses has...
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. While more homeowners are...
Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada, and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street,...
A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence...
Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-...
The devil works hard, but Amazon merch sellers work harder. Over the past several weeks, reports of large drone sightings over New Jersey have...
“Dinner w an exhausted overstimulated 19y old teen mom who hates cooking,” wrote MariClare MacLamroc over a video of herself cooking pasta and...
Paper maps may have made a bit of a comeback lately, but let’s face it: for most of us, they’re no match for the convenience of Google Maps or...
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. U.S. home prices will...
Lego recently released a new kit: a Marvel logo that’s selling for $100. And the reaction from most people has been: “Lego, are you crazy?”...
As she was finishing up her undergraduate degree at Princeton University, Rebecca Portnoff was trying to figure out what was next: more school, or...
The job market has seen some major pendulum swings in the past few years, from an abundance of jobs during the Great Reshuffle to what feels like...
Does your résumé include a little fiction? An exaggeration or two? What about an outright lie? According to a survey of 1,000 job seekers by the...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in...
In some areas of the U.S., solar and wind farms generate a large percentage of the electricity on the grid. But in other areas, the grid remains...
Ah, the office holiday party. Some employees love the opportunity to celebrate—or view it as a chance to gather intel from coworkers and debrief...
Thanks to a many versions of books, a catchy Christmas song, multiple TV specials, and countless products, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer certainly...
If you haven’t seen the movie Groundhog Day, you’re either very old, very young, or completely detached from contemporary culture. Upon its...
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname “forever chemicals” from their extraordinary ability to stick...
“We’re in this massive paradigm shift,” says Vince Hankes, the venture capitalist leading Thrive Capital’s investment in OpenAI. “And when...
In a few days, I will be a bald woman. Not by choice, but by necessity. I have been slowly losing my hair for a couple of decades. So now, days...
With the pace of technology increasing, building a strong and effective company culture becomes more critical. Rapidly shifting markets and...
Supermarket fridges and freezers are a significant source of global warming pollution. And according to the Climate-Friendly Supermarket Scorecard,...
This week, Apple rolled out its first significant update to its Apple Intelligence platform since it was launched in October. The initial Apple...
Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting...
Some recent developments suggest the beleaguered software group of stocks may be coming back into favor, as I noted a couple weeks ago following...