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Bill to reopen the government passes in the Senate, and now goes to the House
The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with...
The Download: surviving extreme temperatures, and the big whale-wind turbine conspiracy
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The quest to find out how our...
5 questions with Ikea’s new CEO, who explains why he’s happy with revenue being flat
Ikea’s new CEO Juvencio Maeztu is calling to tell me about the Ingka Group’s latest earnings (that’s the parent company behind Ikea). As it turns out, there are worse...
Exclusive: The most important browser designer of the past 25 years explains how he topped himself again
Darin Fisher is a little older than the fresh-faced, newly minted PhD types you see roaming the well-appointed floors at OpenAI’s second location in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district....
What’s open and closed on Veterans Day 2025? Stock markets, banks, post office, pharmacies, stores, and more
One of the many ways Americans practice gratitude in the month of November is by honoring those who have served in the U.S. military. This federal holiday is always...
How to deal with grief at work
In September, my mom died after a short battle with colon cancer. She was 83 and lived a full life in which she had a fulfilling career in education,...
This TikTok trend captures the delight of intergenerational work friends
For the first time in history, five generations are sharing the workplace. But grouping different generations under one roof doesn’t have to cause friction. Sometimes it means unlikely friendships...
How AI became the scapegoat for the current wave of mass layoffs
With a new season of mass layoffs upon us, it seems corporate America has found a new scapegoat. When Amazon recently disclosed that upcoming layoffs would impact 14,000 corporate...
5 free Windows apps that outperform the built-in ones
It’s not the coolest phrase in the world to utter, but here goes: I love Windows. Maybe you do too. Maybe you don’t, but you’re forced to use it...
It’s time to reimagine farming as an innovative career path
American agriculture is facing a crisis. The average U.S. farmer is nearly 60, and according to American Farmland Trust research, we are losing farmland at a rate of more...
Warren Buffett warns ‘Father Time’ is catching up and reflects on his life in a letter to shareholders
Billionaire Warren Buffett warned shareholders Monday that many companies will fare better than his Berkshire Hathaway in the decades ahead because of its massive size, though others might say the company’s...
