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Airline satisfaction soars: Travelers are happier with fewer fellow passengers clogging up flights
One of the worst parts about flying might just be, well, the fellow passengers. In fact, a 2023 Fast Company-Harris poll even found that 62% of airline customers are...
2025 ‘stimulus checks’ from New York state are coming: Am I getting an inflation refund from the government?
At a time of skyrocketing costs in the U.S., looming tariffs, and fears of a recession, New Yorkers are finally getting some good news: This year more than 8...
Novo Nordisk posts strong Q1 as weight-loss revolution claims another victim: WeightWatchers
One day after WeightWatchers said that it would file for bankruptcy, weight loss drug giant Novo Nordisk’s outlook is brightening. Novo Nordisk, the Danish company that produces semaglutide drugs...
Apple eyes AI-powered search as Safari usage declines
Apple is considering reworking its Safari web browser across its devices to place a greater emphasis on AI-powered search engines, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The disclosure came from Eddy Cue,...
Disney heads to Abu Dhabi with new park as earnings beat expectations
The Walt Disney Company’s stock price soared on Wednesday, up by 10% at the time of publishing, as the company surpassed earnings expectations and unveiled its first new theme...
Your Netflix app is about to get a “For You” page
The vertical video feed is coming to the Netflix app. The streaming service announced Tuesday that in the coming weeks it will pilot the new feature, which it will...
‘The school has to be evacuated’: Connecticut students are setting their Chromebooks on fire for TikTok
The latest TikTok trend is leading to fire evacuations at schools across Connecticut. As part of the trend, students are filming themselves inserting items such as pencils, paper clips,...
These are the fastest growing industries for Gen Z
LinkedIn just released its 2025 Grad Guide highlighting the fastest-growing cities, industries, and job titles for new workers with and without a bachelor’s degree.  A variety of industries and...
Why the Fed will likely ignore Trump’s calls for interest rate cuts
The Federal Reserve could keep its key rate unchanged for several more months as it evaluates the impact of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs on hiring and inflation, some...
New TNW Backstage podcast explores privacy tensions and Meta’s model
Have you heard of the privacy paradox? It’s the contradiction between our claims to care about privacy — and our refusal to protect it. The paradox came to mind...
The U.S. measles outbreak has now reached an 11th state
North Dakota is the 11th state in the U.S. with a measles outbreak, logging its first cases since 2011.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s confirmed measles case...
Listen to the ‘world’s first’ song made by a quantum computer and AI
The beat just dropped on a new era of music, and it’s coming not from a recording studio but from the weird and wonderful realm of quantum physics. UK-based...