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Data centers are amazing. Everyone hates them.
And as to the jobs they bring to communities. Well, I have some bad news there too. Once construction ends, they tend to employ very few people, especially for...
Something just flipped in the U.S. mortgage market—and it’s not rates coming down
The housing market just crossed an important threshold—one that’s especially good news for anyone who might be planning on buying a home any time soon. The massive wave of...
Why Anthropic’s new ‘Cowork’ could be the first really useful general-purpose AI agent
Anthropic’s Claude Code tool is having a moment: It’s recently become popular among software developers for its use of agents to write code, run tests, call tools, and multitask....
Introducing TNW Council
A private network for founders and executives, limited to 1,000 members The Next Web today announces the launch of TNW Council, a private membership community created for founders and...
Your employees aren’t disengaged. They’re fed up
Quiet quitting. Silent space-out. Faux focus. Call it what you want, a lot of today’s workers are going through the motions on the surface while quietly powering down beneath...
Get in shape at home with these 4 free apps and sites
Another year, another fresh start. And if you’re like me, that fresh start often comes with the best intentions of getting into shape.But then reality hits: It’s January, it’s...
Here’s why TikTok says vegans can eat bacon
If you’ve already given up on your 2026 rebrand because you couldn’t stick to your six gym sessions a week and no-sweet-treats resolutions, adopting a “vegan plus bacon” mindset...
Apple just straight up robbed Google
A few weeks ago, my iPhone woke me up at 3:30am. In a way, it was my fault. I’d technically set the alarm “for three thirty.” In another way,...
‘GRWM as an ICE agent’ videos are trending on Tiktok
“Get ready with me as an absolute piece-of-shit ICE agent,” a TikTok video posted by comedian Adam Macias begins. It’s a comedic skit, however, rather than a post from...
Is Trump’s obsession with Greenland an ‘excuse’? What’s really behind the bizarre land grab
A political showdown over Greenland, and possibly a military one, is looking increasingly possible as President Donald Trump doubles down on his longstanding threat to take over Denmark’s semi-autonomous...
