Why fruit-themed decor is trending in home design
Interior designer and stylist Jonny Carmack has a “Fruit Room” in his Danbury, Connecticut, home. Colorful faux produce bedecks every inch, from the cherry-shaped ceiling fixture to a…
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How evictions force students to miss school and fall behind
Since her birth 10 years ago, Mackenzie Holmes has rarely called one place home for long. There was the house in Houston owned by her grandmother, Crystal Holmes. Then, after Crystal lost…
‘Forever chemicals’ were about to be more tightly regulated—now Trump will decide whether to loosen the rules
In pain so bad he couldn’t stand, Chris Meek was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening ruptured gallbladder. When he emerged from surgery, he learned he had kidney cancer that…
UPS layoffs: 20,000 jobs cut, 73 locations to close as company cites less Amazon business amid tariff uncertainty
United Parcel Service (UPS) said on Tuesday it will slash 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities to lower costs as it braces for less Amazon shipments, due to global economic…
In his first 100 days, Trump’s tariffs are already threatening the AI boom
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, many in the tech world hoped his promises to champion artificial intelligence and cut regulation would outweigh the risks of his…
3 tips to balance your short-term and long-term savings goals
You shouldn’t have to cross your fingers and hope for a strong stock market to coincide with your short-term goals. And right now, you probably wouldn’t want to. Because you’re working…
This company built an entire rail terminal in Queens to avoid relying on trucks
It’s been more than half a century since it became more common to ship freight in trucks than by train. But when one company decided to start selling its product in the New York City…
How AI is disrupting the VC and startup ecosystem
The startup playbook that built Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash is becoming obsolete in real-time. As AI compresses jobs that once required hundreds of employees into algorithms, we’re…
Big Lots stores reopening update: Here’s the full list of locations that will open this week
Fans of the discount retail chain Big Lots will be happy to know that the company is just days away from making the second phase of its comeback. On Thursday, May 1, Big Lots will reopen…
The Download: the AI Hype Index, and “normal” AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The AI Hype Index: AI agent cyberattacks, racing…
Turns out AI is really bad at picking up on social cues
Ernest Hemingway had an influential theory about fiction that might explain a lot about a particular weakness of artificial intelligence, or AI. In Hemingway’s opinion, the best stories…
How learning like a gamer helped this high-school dropout succeed
There are so many ways to die. You could fall off a cliff. A monk could light you on fire. A bat the size of a yacht could kick your head in. You’ve only just begun the game, and yet here…
Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?
A couple of years ago, my wife bought my then four-year-old son a supercool set of wooden ramps, which could be combined with our furniture to create courses through which little balls…
The AI Hype Index: AI agent cyberattacks, racing robots, and musical models
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of…
How DOGE used AI to reshape the government in just 100 days
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has torn through Washington at breakneck speed. During the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, DOGE has played a central…
We need to start thinking of AI as “normal”
Instead, according to the researchers, AI is a general-purpose technology whose application might be better compared to the drawn-out adoption of electricity or the internet than to…
Signal is the unlikely star of Trump’s first 100 days
The first 100 days of Trump’s second presidential term have included a surprising player that doesn’t seem likely to go away anytime soon: Signal. The encrypted messaging platform wasn’t…
For Watchers of “The Clock,” Time Is Running Out
“The Clock,” the addictive film masterpiece by the Swiss artist Christian Marclay, has been showing continually at MOMA since November, and some of us have become transfixed Clockwatchers,…
A TikTok ‘Fantasy Pope League’ lets you bet on who will become the next pope
After Pope Francis’ funeral was held over the weekend, attention has now turned to the papal conclave to choose the next Pope. If you’re Catholic—or if you recently watched Conclave—you…
Apple juice recall: More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s impacted by fears of potential mold-based toxin
Martinelli’s, the apple juice brand that has previously gone viral for its apple-shaped packaging, has issued a voluntary recall of more than 170,000 bottles of juice. The recall comes due…
Deliveroo shares surge following DoorDash’s $3.6 billion proposed takeover
Shares of Deliveroo, the food delivery service based in London, are hitting three-year highs on Monday after it received a $3.6 billion proposed takeover offer from DoorDash. Deliveroo…
How the U.S.-China trade war is forcing countries to pick sides
One went to the United States. The other went to China. It was a sign of the times. While the Swiss president was in Washington last week to lobby U.S. officials over President Donald…
IBM is supercharging its quantum computer efforts as part of a major 5-year investment in U.S. tech
IBM plans to invest $150 billion in tech manufacturing, research, and development in the United States over the next five years. The technology giant announced this commitment in a news…
The kerning on the pope’s tomb is a travesty
Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of worshippers lined the streets of Rome and Vatican City as Pope Francis was laid to rest. As a pope, he will be remembered for modernizing Catholicism…