This company is turning empty offices across America into farms
Many of the office buildings emptied by the pandemic are still sitting vacant. A recent report from Moody’s Analytics found that in the second quarter of 2025 office vacancy rates were…
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Whiskey missed its summer moment. Can it still win over Gen Z?
Whiskey has always carried weight. Think crystal tumblers, low-lit bars, Don Draper pouring a glass after a big win, or Sinatra crooning with a dram in hand. These rituals and symbols have…
Memecoins Are Coming to the Stock Market
Before the approval of bitcoin ETFs in 2024, proponents argued that they would create a valuable avenue for both laypeople and financial institutions to invest through a regulated vehicle…
A Children’s Book That Actually Feels Like Childhood
One of the perks of parenthood, it is often said, is to relive the joys of one’s youth, to share with your child everything you once loved—especially books. Before I was a parent, I was…
How to build real rest and recovery into your next work trip
Business travel is often seen as glamorous—whether that’s new destinations, exciting opportunities, or packed itineraries of fun and adventure. I was certainly looking forward to all of…
Fusion power plants don’t exist yet, but they’re making money anyway
And yet, the money pours in. Commonwealth raised over $800 million in funding earlier this year. And now it’s got two big customers signed on to buy electricity from this future power…
More non-execs are hiring assistants. Should you get one?
Hiring an executive assistant (EA) to delegate work tasks and life admin to has long been something reserved for celebrities and Fortune 500 executives. But that belief might now be…
How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral
Iwuala, who now works as a professional translator between English and Igbo, said the users doing the most damage are inexperienced and see AI translations as a way to quickly increase the…
The work benefits of Mitfreude: Schadenfreude’s benign cousin
A few years ago, I received some news I’d been longing to hear: The first book I’d ever written received an offer from a publisher. My childhood dream of becoming an author looked set to…
SXSW attendees share the worst work advice they’ve ever received
From “fake it till you make it” to “stay in your lane,” SXSW festival goers reveal the worst career advice they’ve ever been given and why it stuck with them. Source link
This interactive AI-generated podcast app from ex-Googlers blew my mind
Let’s be honest: No matter your perspective, taking in news these days tends to be a pretty tiring experience. At best, it’s a bit boring. At worst, it’s anxiety-inducing and mind-melting,…
Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab
Mark Zuckerberg has poached a high-ranking OpenAI researcher to be the research principal of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at…
The new brand growth engine for the AI era
Of all the things we’ve used ChatGPT for in 2025, one of the most specific was: “What should we drink on a Dalston dive bar expedition on a Thursday night with cooler, younger clients, to…
Work doesn’t have to suck: A new vision for leadership
America is at a generational tipping point. The next five years will usher in a whole new class of leaders as powerful positions shift from one generation to the next. Leadership roles are…
Why consumers are demanding more than just “sustainable”
Sustainability once sounded like the pinnacle of progress—a badge brands wore proudly to signal responsibility on climate, health, and the environment. But for today’s consumers,…
Day trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and more could get easier thanks to this rule change—here’s how
It appears that day trading could get easier. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, known as FINRA, on Tuesday announced it had approved amendments that will replace the current day…
Drug-resistant “superbugs” see alarming rise in U.S.
A new study from CDC scientists shows that a dangerous strain of what some researchers have nicknamed a “superbug” is on the rise. The study, published on September 22 in the Annals of…
Roundtables: The Future of Birth Control
Conversations around birth control usually focus on women, but Kevin Eisenfrats, one of the MIT Technology Review 2025 Innovators Under 35, is working to change that. His company,…
New study shows hybrid work is here to stay—whether bosses like it or not
Lately, the conversation about office policy has been dominated by reports of return-to-office mandates, with many employers aiming to get all of their workers back in-person by the end of…
Senators push Match to act against dating scams on its apps
Two U.S. senators sent a letter to Tinder parent Match on September 24 pushing for action against dating scams on the company’s platforms and asking for information about its efforts to…
Refi boomlet starts in housing market as mortgage rates slide from highs
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Heading into the fall last year, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate…
YouTube to reinstate accounts banned for COVID-19 and election misinformation
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its parent…
Charting progress on inclusivity despite corporate America’s retreat from DEI policies
While dozens of companies have suddenly retreated from DEI efforts this year, leaders in inclusivity say there’s reason to be hopeful that this work is continuing—albeit more quietly than…
Trump’s strength was the economy. New polling shows Americans aren’t buying it anymore
President Donald Trump’s second-term strengths look different from his first, according to recent polling. Once strengthened by economic issues, Trump’s approval rating is now relatively…