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Inside the manipulative ‘conspiracy’ of consumption
The last few weeks of the year are always a special time—for shopping. According to the National Retail Federation, a U.S. trade group, Americans will spend nearly $1 trillion on clothes,...
View Article3 tech hacks to help you manage your holiday spending this year
Planning ahead for the holiday season will help you stay on budget—but who actually does that? We’re much more likely to white-knuckle our way through December, buying things when we think of them,...
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Giant homebuilders are taking over the housing market—just look at Lennar
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Last week, homebuilding giant Lennar—ranked as the No. 2 homebuilder by number of...
View ArticleWhy Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ could run into roadblocks
President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling and move...
View ArticleAustralia bans social media for children under-16
A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X, and Instagram...
View ArticleAmazon workers in India join Black Friday strike
Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages and working conditions as the company prepares for one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. About 200 warehouse workers...
View ArticleNew Starbucks store lets you observe a North Korean village from South Korea
Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory. Customers have to pass a military checkpoint before...
View ArticleCoffee prices raise to 47-year high with Brazil’s supply concerns
Coffee prices rose on Friday to their highest in nearly half a century, buoyed by tightening supplies as next year’s crop in top grower Brazil struggles to recover fully from this year’s drought....
View ArticleIn the holiday rush, value takes center stage for retailers
Consumers are being more particular with their pennies this holiday season. That means that the holiday shopping spike could fall a little flatter this year, except for the retailers offering the most...
View ArticleHybe shares fall as K-pop sensation NewJeans announces break with the...
Shares in South Korean entertainment giant Hybe plummeted yesterday after members of the company’s preeminent K-pop girl group NewJeans announced they were splitting from the firm. Hybe, which is also...
View ArticleEggs, fruit, and vegetables are being recalled due to Salmonella and Listeria...
There’s never a good time for a food recall, but one of the worst is during a major holiday period like Thanksgiving when families gather en masse over home-cooked meals. Just before this week’s...
View ArticleAn economist swears by this technique for holiday shopping
The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than US$1,000 on gifts for Christmas and other winter holidays this year,...
View ArticleHow waste heat could be captured and converted into green energy
If you’ve ever seen yourself through a thermal imaging camera, you’ll know that your body produces lots of heat. This is in fact a waste product of our metabolism. Every square foot of the human body...
View ArticleWhy collective micro-activism is a powerful force for change
Political chasms, wars, oppression . . . it’s easy to feel hopeless and helpless watching these dark forces play out. Could any of us ever really make a meaningful difference in the face of so much...
View ArticleThe circadian ‘secret’ to a healthy body, sharp mind, and better mood
Lynne Peeples started her career as a biostatistician before shifting to science journalism. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, Nature, and other publications. The human...
View ArticleBefore Apple releases a television, it needs to fix its TV app, and more
Earlier this month, the tech sphere was buzzing following a report that Apple was “evaluating” the idea of releasing a television. Many Apple diehards have longed for an Apple TV set, and I believe...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the dark side of AI marketing
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way companies market their products, enabling them to target consumers in personalized and interactive ways that not long ago seemed like the realm of...
View ArticleHow lifesaving resiliency hubs could end under Trump
In Atlanta’s Cascade neighborhood, a Black church has operated a community center next door for decades. The recently renovated space is simple inside—white walls and gray carpet—but that’s where the...
View ArticleClimate change is impacting hiking on the infamous Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, runs all the way from the U.S. border with Mexico to the border with Canada, crossing more than 2,600 miles of desert, mountains, and forest. And for many people,...
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Why high-speed rail conquered the world everywhere except the U.S.
As advocates assess whether President-elect Trump will support high-speed rail, they have relatively few data points to go off of. Yes, there’s Project 2025, which calls for across-the-board cuts to...
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