U.K. workers gain new rights for sick pay, parental leave, and more
Britain’s new Labour government unveiled Thursday a slew of new rights for millions of workers, including more generous rules for sick pay and parental leave and major restrictions on certain...
View ArticleThere’s a name for why social media posts about the election are so toxic
Have you ever found yourself outraged on social media by political posts about the U.S. election—and before you know it, you’re angrily clicking or commenting in disagreement? Well, there’s a name for...
View ArticleBacon prices are a hot topic this election. Here’s what you need to know
She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration‘s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on one thing: Tapping into sour consumer sentiment about...
View ArticleWhy Ozempic, Zepbound, and other weight-loss drug dupes carry risks
In just a few years, brand-name injectable drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have rocketed to fame as billion-dollar annual sellers for weight loss as well as to control blood...
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What designers can learn from a misunderstood modernist
Paul Rudolph (1917-1997) is what you might call an acquired taste. While the modernist architect dabbled in elegant international style beach houses, swanky townhouses for the glitterati, and dizzying...
View Article5 things to know if Hurricane Milton ruined your flight
Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida—causing many airports in the storm’s path to...
View ArticleElon Musk is hampering hurricane relief efforts—and using X to do it
When Federal Emergency Management Agency first responders raced to western North Carolina in the days after Hurricane Helene, they expected much of the devastation they found in its wake: totaled...
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Robinhood cofounder Baiju Bhatt wants to create the Starlink of solar power
It’s been seven months since Robinhood cofounder Baiju Bhatt entered stealth mode. Last March, he left his CCO perch at the online brokerage valued at $23 billion to quietly shift gears. This week, he...
View Article2024 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japan’s atomic bomb survivors
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Below are some...
View ArticleCeriBell IPO: Stock price soars as AI brain-monitoring headband maker debuts...
CeriBell, a neurodiagnostic startup known for its brain-monitoring headband that can detect seizure activity, made its market debut on Friday in an IPO that is expected to generate $180.3 million in...
View ArticleTikTok just laid off hundreds from its global workforce. Here’s why
Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday, as it shifts focus towards a...
View Article‘She’s using our chat as her personal emotional support hotline’: What to do...
There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what...
View ArticleZillow’s new climate risk insights may spur the next big shift in the housing...
With hurricanes dominating the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason, homeowners and potential buyers are likely thinking more carefully about the threats that extreme weather and climate...
View ArticleHow Latin American holidays shifted away from colonial legacies
This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and...
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Why Elon Musk’s Cybercab promises leave plenty of room for doubt
Tesla introduced the long-awaited Cybercab Robotaxi at its flashy We, Robot event on October 10—which was aptly set in Hollywood, California. The two-scissor-door, two-passenger vehicle features no...
View ArticleFisher-Price issues massive recall of infant swings following five fatalities
Fisher-Price is recalling more than 2 million infant swings due to safety concerns. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the recall on the company’s Snuga Swings this week due to...
View Article7-Eleven will close more than 400 stores as the list of struggling retailers...
7-Eleven is closing 444 of its “underperforming” convenience-store locations across North America, as a result of decreased traffic and slower sales, including cigarette purchases. Reached by Fast...
View ArticleHurricanes Helene and Milton demonstrate why employers need to have natural...
Shortly after the devastation of Hurricane Helene—which killed hundreds of people across the Southeast—Florida residents are now reeling from the impact of yet another deadly storm. Millions are still...
View Article‘I’ve never been more excited about anything’: Why Marc Benioff is all in on AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says that Microsoft has done the AI industry a “tremendous disservice” by overhyping the capabilities of products like Copilot. Benioff argues that Agentforce, Salesforce’s...
View ArticleAnne Hathaway just apologized for an old ‘awful’ interview. She shouldn’t...
Entertainment reporters tend to quickly learn a lot of harsh truths when they start interviewing celebrities for a living. For instance, when a glamorous movie star says, “That’s a great question,”...
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