A Musical Indictment of the Harris County Jail in “Criminal”
From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown Houston. But the windows are fake, and the…
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5 signs that you’re working with under-performers (and they know it)
Move over quiet quitting, bare minimum Mondays, and career cushioning. A new workplace behavior is on the rise: the self-aware underperformer. Contrary to hustle culture, these workers are…
This fancy portable mattress is the only way you’ll get me to camp
Camping. Why anyone would put themselves through an odyssey of gross insects and pooping in holes is beyond me, but you do you, Steve. I’ll do me. However, if I were forced to go sleep in…
Return-to-office policies: Layoffs in sheep’s clothing?
The return-to-office debate sees no end in sight. Workers still want flexible work—and drag their feet complying with RTO, it was reported this week. Some workers have suspected such…
How to figure out if an executive is AI fluent
AI fluency is quickly becoming the new leadership divide: Some executives are already embedding it into strategy, while others are still asking what it means. The gap is widening—and it’s…
The Real Battle of “One Battle After Another”
A first viewing of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” mainly sets up the pleasure of seeing it again. The movie, which runs two hours and forty-one minutes, is stuffed with…
Lack of AI readiness leads to lackluster results
In early 2023, a couple of months after ChatGPT launched and became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, I remember feeling both excited but also a bit overwhelmed by the…
Commit, learn and love the next shot
One thing I genuinely love about my job is mentoring young professionals who are just getting started in their careers. Gaining a foothold in the tech industry is tough, especially in the…
The next big business metric? Your AI footprint.
Artificial intelligence is changing everything: how we work, build, create, and grow. It’s unlocking opportunities daily. At Grove Collaborative, we’ve seen it firsthand. AI helps us move…
People do well if they can
There’s a line I heard recently from Mel Robbins that’s been echoing in my head ever since: “People do well if they can.” It’s deceptively simple. The kind of phrase you nod at, maybe even…
I built an AI notetaker to capture every meeting
Last week, I walked into a meeting where AI notetakers outnumbered humans three to one. The irony wasn’t lost on me—I built one of them. As CEO of Fireflies, I’ve helped put AI in millions…
What accessible bathrooms can teach every entrepreneur
When most people hear the word luxury, they think of exclusivity: high-end materials, bespoke finishes, and designs tailored for the few. But a quiet revolution is underway. The true…
Tesla now has cheaper Model Y and 3 cars, but are they still too expensive?
Tesla rolled out “affordable” versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990 struck some as too high to attract a new class…
Listeria fears spread to HelloFresh pasta and turkey meals: USDA warning joins list of recent recalls
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on Monday for FreshRealm’s ready-to-eat meals—shipped directly to consumers by…
The New York Stock Exchange owner wants in on election betting—what that means for the industry
The New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) said on Tuesday it will invest up to $2 billion into the crypto-based betting platform Polymarket. The…
Sanders: AI may take 100 million jobs in the next 10 years
Bernie Sanders says in a new ChatGPT-assisted report released Monday that AI and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million jobs over the next decade. Titled “Big Tech Oligarchs’ War…
Did a Reddit moderator pirate Nintendo games? A $4.5 million lawsuit says he did
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against an individual it says is a moderator on Reddit, accusing him of piracy and facilitating a network of websites that offered pirated Nintendo Switch…
Snapchat users are going to have to pay to keep their memories
First came the burning of the Library of Alexandria. Then came the news that Snapchat is constructing a paywall around Memories. The company announced last week that it is capping users’…
The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air-capture plants
The list features a "latest status" column, which includes the word "terminate" next to the roughly $50 million award amounts for each project. Those line up with the initial tranche of…
Toyota recalls nearly 400,000 Tundra and Sequoia hybrids over rearview camera issue
Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera may not display when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash, federal traffic safety regulators said. Included in…
AI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US too
But Chinese AI toy companies have their sights set beyond the nation’s borders. BubblePal was launched in the US in December 2024 and is now also available in Canada and the UK. And…
No one wants to drink U.S. spirits anymore—including Americans
There’s a double whammy hitting the U.S. alcohol industry lately: Americans are drinking less, while foreigners have soured on our exported spirits amid higher tariffs. Those dynamics have…
OpenAI Sneezes, and Software Firms Catch a Cold
Allan Thygesen, the CEO of Docusign, was not particularly concerned when he saw the news last week that OpenAI had created an internal tool called DocuGPT. He might have preferred that…
How unthinkable ideas can reshape our cities for the better
Normalizing good urbanism requires culture change, and culture change requires an advocacy long game that makes space for ideas that seem impossible today. Political scientist Joseph…