Everyone’s taking PTO and sick days to play ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’
Folks are lining up for their annual seasonal vaccines. But there’s one contagion that a CVS appointment can’t immunize against. “GTA flu” is sweeping the nation—and many workers anticipate “catching”...
View ArticleTrump still plans on sending $5,000 checks after midterms, but even his fans...
President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can juice Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections — but even some of his devoted fans are doubting that government payouts would...
View Article‘You Can See Everything’ perfectly captures what a decade of post-truth has...
A tech-world documentary may seem an unlikely candidate for one of those movies people claim simply must be experienced in a theater. You Can See Everything makes a strong case all the same. There are...
View ArticleRetail bundle wars: Walmart is offering combined memberships with Sam’s Club....
Walmart Inc. has announced a new membership option—and included a side of shade. We’ll get to the shade in a moment, but first the deal: The big-box retailer is now offering customers a combined...
View ArticleTrader Joe’s is opening 30 new stores: See a full list of locations,...
If there’s any grocery store chain that can be said to have a loyal fanbase, it’s Trader Joe’s. Customers not only go crazy for its food items, but also its branded products, like the $3 Trader Joe’s...
View ArticleThe AI boom’s winners aren’t in AI
We are all learning how to stop paying each other. I build with AI all day long, and even, no kidding, in my sleep. I have an agency, so I build for my own business but mostly for others. Often, a...
View ArticleGen Alpha has a surprisingly optimistic outlook on dating
Gen Z is just about ready to give up on dating. They’re over dating apps. They’re dealing with burnout. They’re not hooking up. Now, the oldest members of Gen Alpha, born between 2010 and 2024, are in...
View ArticleA new at-home HPV test kit is going national through Quest Diagnostics
Patients across the U.S. will soon have access to a new cervical cancer test collected from the comfort of their own home—no stirrups, speculum, or in-person doctor’s visit needed. The life sciences...
View ArticleThe cult of the iPhone mini is alive and thriving
My phone has some existential problems. It’s nearly out of storage, the battery lasts half a day, and every so often, when it thinks a little too hard, it heats up like a brick fresh from the kiln. I...
View Article6 kinds of fear at work—and how to overcome them
When I’m teaching MBA students or executives or when I’m working in my role as an adviser to family-owned enterprises, I spend enormous energy looking for evidence of an emotion people try to hide....
View ArticleAI could make cybersecurity a never-ending process
Over the past few months, it’s become clear that modern AI systems are quite adept at discovering software vulnerabilities and finding ways around cybersecurity defenses. Unintended real-world...
View ArticleThis audio system combines vinyl, tape, and CDs with a sprinkle of Dieter Rams
The Retro Ambient Audio System, from Trettitre, is a device designed to feed every generation’s sense of FOMO. The setup combines a record player, a CD player, and a cassette deck—plus a magnetic base...
View ArticleThis melting Ron DeSantis statue is a perfect metaphor for climate change
The face of a silver-colored statue of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis lasted only about 30 minutes in the Florida sun before it melted away to reveal a skeleton underneath. The 6-foot-tall...
View ArticleDear health insurance CEOs: I’ve been a cancer patient for 22 years, and I’m...
Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Jonathan Gluck. I’m a cancer patient. I have a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma that is treatable but, in all but a small percentage of cases, incurable. I’ve...
View ArticleOvercoming personal branding’s biggest challenges: 148 ideas and insights to...
Ryan DiLazio was a rock star at his job. On paper. It was 2022, and DiLazio was a manager of social marketing and strategy at a global advertising agency, where he was working with such brands as Sour...
View ArticleA massive new study of thousands of kids says this one experience gives them...
I admit: I’ve spent a lot of time since becoming a parent trying to figure out what cutting-edge research and science have to say about raising successful kids. I also admit that my wife and I have...
View ArticleEvery executive needs Jamie Dimon’s mind on tap. Use AI to build this
A senior financial services executive, Ryan Sparks, shared something unexpected with us in a discussion: He had built a “Jamie Dimon.” Earlier in his career, he had access to the JPMorgan Chase CEO,...
View ArticleThis startup died in 2017, but its dream of in-ear computing is everywhere
Few elements of Silicon Valley’s culture are more cherished than its embrace of failure. Nobody looks askance at you for starting a company that doesn’t make it. Indeed, it’s widely regarded as a...
View Article‘From actually doing work’ to ‘babysitting Claudes’: Anthropic employees on...
What’s it really like to work at Anthropic? The AI company made headlines last month when an employee resigned, claiming the company is “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and...
View ArticleNew Elizabeth Holmes documentary scores thousands of sellout showings on its...
North American movie theaters were flooded with new films this weekend, including a video game reboot, a big budget survival thriller and a Jane Austen adaptation.While Paramount’s “Street Fighter”...
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