Sarah Sherman Is Grosser Than You Think
Once Sherman began her set, though, storming onstage with her middle fingers raised and immediately insulting the audience (“Shut up! Fuck you!”), I realized that I was in for a more…
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Empathy and reasoning aren’t rivals, research shows
For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too…
15 tech gifts that older people will actually use
Ask friends what kind of tech gift you should get for your parent, grandparent, or another older person in your life, and chances are you’ll get the same generic suggestions, like a…
Whatnot’s CEO on the rise of live shopping.
While digital live shopping has been popular for years in Asia, the phenomenon has only recently begun to take off in the U.S., thanks in large part to the rise of retail disruptor…
How fit are you? 3 simple tests to evaluate your strength, endurance, and cardiovascular fitness
Most entrepreneurs are familiar with diminishing returns: how, when other variables stay constant, at some point putting in additional time and effort results in increasingly smaller…
How entrepreneurs can stay motivated when the competition is relentless
Entrepreneurs face more stress, fear, and anxiety in a single day than most people experience in a year. When building something in a crowded market, motivation doesn’t just dip—it can…
AI widens vision. But without insight, it narrows it
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. It fuels boardroom debates, guides priorities, defines access to information, and nudges consumer experiences. But while AI promises sharper insights…
Market segmentation, AI and everything in between
When it comes to market segmentation, I don’t see truly well-documented cases often. At a more simplistic level, we think of classic matrices such as BCG or McKinsey’s. But the real…
The CEO of Chief on how the business world can better support women executives
A recent New York Times headline—“Did Women Ruin the Workplace?”—sparked a firestorm across social media. Alison Moore, CEO of Chief, the prestigious network for senior women executives,…
CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide
A powerful advisory group within the CDC voted Friday to overturn a longstanding precaution designed to protect newborn babies. If the change is approved by the acting director of the…
Science says these Christmas songs tank productivity at work
It’s the first week of December. If you don’t already have the Christmas tunes blasting in the office, what are you waiting for? The debate over listening to music while at work, however,…
Frank Gehry, world-renowned architect, dies at 96
Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96. Gehry died…
Urban mining is a smarter path to mineral independence
In South Korea several weeks ago, the U.S. and China came to a temporary agreement, in which they’ll kick a rare-earth can down the road. The agreement took the form of a one-year pause in…
AI readiness: Philanthropy’s hidden multiplier
When film cameras were invented, people didn’t become filmmakers overnight. We pointed cameras at theater stages, digitizing what already existed. It took us a while to reimagine what film…
An influential article that called Monsanto’s Roundup safe for humans has been retracted 25 years later
In April 2000, Elsevier published an article in the journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, which claimed that the herbicide Roundup (glyphosate) from the Monsanto Company didn’t…
Fed’s favorite inflation indicator stayed elevated in September as spending weakened
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation changed little in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the central bank next week. Prices rose…
Trump administration to expand travel ban to more than 30 countries
The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, in the latest restriction to…
Stock market nears an all-time high
The U.S. stock market is flirting with its all-time high on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and was on track earlier in the day to squeak past its record closing level, which was set in…
BTC price: Bitcoin is seeing a trend that hasn’t happened since 2014. Here’s why crypto markets are so unusual right now
It is a relatively rare phenomenon: While the stock market continues to experience record gains (the S&P 500 is up over 16% this year), Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to…
Treasury fines N.Y. property management firm $7.1 million over ties to Putin’s ally
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed a $7.1 million fine on a New York-based property management firm Thursday, accusing it of violating sanctions by managing luxury real estate properties…
I thought I was tired. Turns out, I was burnt out
Being tired is practically a personality trait in corporate America — especially in 2025. Everybody is exhausted, it seems. Folks are doing fiftyleven jobs. You’re always juggling tasks,…
Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup
Julie Bornstein thought it would be a cinch to implement her idea for an AI startup. Her résumé in digital commerce is impeccable: VP of ecommerce at Nordstrom, COO of the startup Stitch…
European Union slams Elon Musk’s X with a $140 million fine. Here’s why
European Union regulators on Friday fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations that they said could leave…
Harnessing human-AI collaboration for an AI roadmap that moves beyond pilots
The central challenge, then, lies in rethinking how people, processes, and technology work together. Across industries as different as customer experience and agricultural equipment, the…