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U.S. streamgages cover less than 1% of waterways. Expansion is key for faster...

Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year. In 2024 alone, floods destroyed homes in over a dozen states and claimed...

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Job search 2025: 3 key ways AI will make an impact on recruitment

Logging onto LinkedIn, your feed is likely full of “Open to Work” profiles and posts about the struggle of finding a job in today’s market. Your LinkedIn inbox is probably a lot quieter with fewer...

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How to handle these unpopular tactics used by health insurers

The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from 18% before the ACA to 9.5%...

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This new AI chatbot is your personal present-finding wizard

Finding the perfect present isn’t always easy—especially if the people in your life are, let’s say, challenging to shop for. And while gift guides can be a great resource for certain purposes, they...

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How Bob Dylan’s genre-bending transformed modern music

The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter. As...

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4 hours, 100 artists, and one 26-minute flute song: This epic new album is in...

In 2024, the singer Sade released her first song in six years, “Andre 3000” debuted a 26-minute flute song, and Sam Smith covered Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)”—and it was all for the...

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Colleges’ career outcome stats often omit the knowledge rate. Here’s what to...

When high school students and their families investigate which college is the best fit, they will inevitably be inundated with various facts and figures. Brochures and websites might highlight the...

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This investor made a fortune during the 2008 housing crash. Here’s his take...

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Michael Zuber began building his rental property portfolio in Fresno, starting with...

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3 workplace trends that will define 2025

Coffee badging. The Great Stay. Revenge quitting.  This year has seen no shortage of terms to describe the new ways we work. As 2024 comes to a close, Fast Company’s Work Life team has been thinking...

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How (and why) to start using an RSS reader for news again

Imagine having a single app to keep up with your favorite news sources, YouTube channels, newsletters, and blogs, all in an easy-to-read format with no social media algorithms deciding what you see....

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These were the top 10 fastest growing jobs of 2024

In 2024, the job market slowed. Tech layoffs continued: an estimated 100,000 jobs were lost according to Crunchbase News. While the unemployment remained low at 4.2% (for context, unemployment rates...

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Idris Elba is ServiceNow’s secret agent man

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...

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Loneliness is at an all-time high: Can the office save us?

With smartphones and social apps taking over, the way we connect with each other has totally changed. We’re always “on” and somehow still feeling alone. On top of that, with more of us working...

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‘The Container Store is here to stay,’ vows CEO in Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Two weeks after its stock was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), The Container Store has become the latest embattled retailer to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Here’s the...

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How a Nissan and Honda merger affects the auto industry

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels....

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IRS is sending some taxpayers up to $1,400. Here’s what to know

Approximately one million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank...

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How digital transformation is reshaping energy systems

A balanced planet requires more energy with less carbon. The energy transition to a lower carbon future is arguably the largest and most significant challenge ever contemplated or attempted in the...

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Rumble stock price soars to fresh highs after Tether invests in the YouTube...

Traders look like they’re ready to rumble today. Rumble, the YouTube alternative video-streaming platform that has become popular in right-wing circles, said on Friday that it has secured a $775...

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Amazon and Starbucks strikes: Trump’s return puts pressure on unions

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet...

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Federal workers’ jobs are safe for now. What about under Trump?

Johnny Zuagar said he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighed how much to spend on Christmas presents. “I’ve got to keep a poker face,”...

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