The class of 2025 just made history—in the worst way
Math and reading scores for U.S. high school seniors are plummeting, according to new federal data released on Tuesday. Reading skills in particular have suffered, with test results…
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X has been CEO-less for months. Oddsmakers don’t think that’s changing
Linda Yaccarino’s departure as CEO of X on July 9 caught many by surprise. While reportedly in the works for weeks, the absence of leaks and the timing of her announcement—one day after…
Stephen Shore’s Precocious Adolescent Eye
How did this happen? To begin with, Shore had an uncommonly encouraging and generous family. His uncle Leo, a naval engineer, noticed that his nephew was a budding tinkerer and gave him a…
Ford recalls nearly 1.5 million vehicles over faulty rear-view camera
Ford is recalling almost 1.5 million vehicles in the United States because the rear view camera may show a blank or distorted image on the center display screen while the vehicle is in…
Pandora pioneered streaming music. Then it blew its massive lead
When Pandora launched its music service in late summer 2005, it came with a straightforward pitch: ten free hours of music a month before users had to subscribe. “We didn’t have much money…
Inside the Man vs. Machine Hackathon
Then there’s Eric Chong, a 37-year-old who has a background in dentistry and previously cofounded a startup that simplifies medical billing for dentists. He was placed on the “machine”…
Backpage executives face sentencing after testifying against founder about sex ads
Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage.com are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Phoenix for conspiring to facilitate prostitution by selling sex ads. A…
Adapting to new threats with proactive risk management
Unplanned downtime poses a major challenge for organizations, and is estimated to cost Global 2000 companies on average $200 million per year. Beyond the financial impact, it can also…
How this Home Depot in Southern California became a hotbed for ICE raids
At a Home Depot parking lot, a man patrols on a bicycle for federal immigration agents, toting a megaphone on his hip so he can blast a warning to day laborers waiting to land a…
Why the next great sports movie might be created by a brand
We’ve had branded entertainment since Proctor and Gamble invented soap operas back in the 1930s. But as media fragmentation has gone into hyperdrive over the past two decades, brands have…
Stocks on Wall Street are up ahead of revisions to U.S. jobs numbers
Wall Street inched higher early Tuesday ahead of a government data revision that economists expect will reveal that the U.S. labor market was sputtering well before President Donald Trump…
The United Arab Emirates Releases a Tiny But Powerful AI Model
The United Arab Emirates has released an open source model that performs advanced reasoning as well as the best offerings from both the United States and China—one of the strongest signs…
The 2025 National Book Awards Longlist
This week, The New Yorker is announcing the longlists for the 2025 National Book Awards, including Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction. Check…
The Download: meet our AI innovators, and what happens when therapists use AI covertly
In Silicon Valley’s imagined future, AI models are so empathetic that we’ll use them as therapists. They’ll provide mental-health care for millions, unimpeded by the pesky requirements for…
Apple iPhone 17 event: How to watch live in every time zone, iOS 26 release date, iPhone Air, watches, and more
Today is the day that many of Apple’s legions of iPhone fans look forward to most. It’s Apple’s annual iPhone event, in which the company unveils its new lineup of its iconic smartphone…
Trump wants to rename the Defense Department. Is he ready for the branding backlash?
In an era of quiet, subtle brand refreshes, Trump is embracing a full-on rebrand with an executive order that seeks to rename the single largest U.S. government agency. Trump’s 200th…
From a Pentagon partnership to a formaldehyde mishap: 3 things you probably don’t know about Patagonia
You think you know Patagonia, the apparel brand beloved by crunchy hikers and finance bros alike. But the company is more than half a century old, and it has taken many unconventional…
Help! My therapist is secretly using ChatGPT
It’s my favorite AI story as of late, probably because it captures so well the chaos that can unfold when people actually use AI the way tech companies have all but told them to. As the…
What to do when your managers lose motivation
When Stephen, the SVP of sales at a SaaS company, sat down with his top-performing manager, he expected a routine check-in. Instead, Todd admitted that he felt disengaged and unsupported.…
Why job seekers need an AI-powered human recruiter in their corner
“I think models will be better at interviewing than people,” said Victor Lazarte, the founder of mobile games company Wildlife Studio, on venture capital podcast The Twenty Minute VC in…
Why your startup needs a fractional leader
Every founder wants top-tier talent. But when your company is young, two obstacles loom. The first one is that no one knows you. The second one is that, likely, you can’t afford a…
Trader Joe’s wins appeal to sue an employee union over trademarks
A federal appeals court on Monday revived a Trader Joe’s lawsuit accusing a fledgling employee union of trademark infringement for selling t-shirts, buttons, mugs and reusable tote bags…
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member for now
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump on Monday to keep a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission away from her post for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that…
‘The horse guys hate to see me coming’: Viral TikTokers are taking on Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages
For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been a fixture in Manhattan’s Central Park. Now, a growing online movement is trying to push them out. “Pure joy—the feeling I have when…