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What are Amazon’s layoffs really about?
Last week, Amazon became the latest company to announce massive layoffs. In a memo, senior vice president of people experience and technology, Beth Galetti, revealed that the company would...
Thousands of Redditors are dreaming of one uncanny shopping mall
“I always dream of the same mall.” So begins a recent post on the popular subreddit r/The MallWorld. The subreddit was first created in 2021, and currently has 10,000...
Housing affordability is so stretched that D.R. Horton is leaning even harder on 3.99% mortgage rate buydowns
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. D.R. Horton, America’s largest homebuilder, is doubling down on mortgage rate buydowns to keep its sales volumes...
After the Dodgers’ World Series win, what’s next for Major League Baseball?
The $500 million Los Angeles Dodgers’ thrilling World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays attracted record international attention for Major League Baseball, affirmed LA’s status as the sport’s...
The framework that helped us turn impossible projects into breakthrough work.
How do you say yes when you have no idea how to deliver? My cofounders and I built Moment Factory by saying yes to projects most people thought were...
The timing of elections greatly affects voter turnout. This year, NYC could vote to change it
In addition to voting on the highly anticipated mayoral race this November, New Yorkers will make another consequential decision this election day. They’ll also decide whether the city will...
This AI authorship protocol aims to keep humans connected to thinking
The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is sharper and smoother, producing polished text with fewer errors and hallucinations. As a philosophy professor, I have a growing fear: When...
Stop choosing between being a friend or a leader. The best executives do both
In the C-suite, relationships can make or break your effectiveness, and too often, we’ve been taught that you must choose to be either a friend or a colleague, but...
Forget skincare and tequila—Novak Djokovic just joined the celebrity popcorn boom
This weekend, tennis star Novak Djokovic is serving snackers something a little different: a new sorghum-based, corn-free “popcorn” brand called Cob, which will compete in the same aisle as...
This week in business: Netflix shakes up Wall Street, Amazon trims down, and shoppers gear up
If you blinked this week, you might’ve missed a few major moves. Netflix decided it’s time for a stock split, Amazon trimmed thousands of jobs, and Walmart is already...
