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Working mothers are still being left out of career growth. How we can fix that
It’s a tale as old as the modern workplace: In the 1960s, women entered the workforce en masse, ready to compete with their male counterparts for promotions, pay, and...
The Trump administration keeps taking stakes in chipmakers — it may come back to haunt them
The Trump administration is planning to buy a direct stake in yet another chip technology company. Earlier this week, the Commerce Department announced that it had signed a letter of...
Meta hires away Apple’s top design exec
Apple just lost a top design talent. Meta has hired Alan Dye, who was the head of Apple’s human interface design team. The company is filling his position with...
Our brains peak in our early 30s, research says
New research now suggests that our brains are still in the teenage phase until we “peak” in our early thirties. Researchers from the University of Cambridge looked at scans...
After NYC implemented congestion pricing, Chicago became America’s worst city for traffic
If you feel like you spent more time sitting in traffic this year than last, you’re not alone. Across the United States, drivers lost 49 hours to traffic congestion...
Spotify Wrapped’s genius marketing taps into individuality and belonging
Even before this year’s Spotify Wrapped dropped, I had a hunch what mine would reveal. Lo and behold, one of my most-listened-to songs was an obscure 2004 track titled...
Stock market hovers near all-time high on Fed rate cut expectations and retail rally
The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record levels on Wednesday following mixed reactions to profit reports from Macy’s, Marvell Technology, and other companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%...
9 more cookware products could be poisoning your food with lead: FDA expands list of dangerous kitchen ware
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again expanded its warning on certain brands of imported cookware, this time adding nine additional products that may leach significant levels of lead...
Bessent says White House may ‘veto’ Fed presidents under a new residency rule
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve‘s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before...
Anthropic reportedly planning one of the biggest IPOs ever as race with OpenAI heats up
One of the world’s biggest AI startups might be eyeing a massive IPO. According to a new report in the Financial Times, Anthropic has tapped the Palo Alto-based law...
People love this company’s automatic espresso machines. Can these new accessories make it an everything coffee brand?
As the “fourth wave” of coffee begins to take shape, companies that are embracing modern—and, increasingly, automated—coffee making are working to balance their tech with the craft of brewing. Terra...
