Why hyper-independence is undermining your best people
Hyper-independence looks like your best employee. The one who never says no, stays late, and carries the team on their back. Leaders often interpret it as strength, but researchers and…
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New York voted for a new digital, citywide map. Here’s what it will do
There are many, many maps of New York City. There are the decor maps, sold on Amazon, and the tourist maps, which mostly focus, erroneously, only on Manhattan. There’s the iconic subway…
NYC mayoral election: How to track the race between Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa in real time
Voters are filling in their ballots today to choose who will lead America’s largest city for the next four years. New York being a center of global finance and business means that its…
USDA email warns stores: discounts for SNAP users could violate federal law
Restaurants, food banks, nonprofits, and other organizations have stepped up to offer assistance to the 41 million Americans who have been thrust into limbo this month regarding SNAP…
Chrysler recalls 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrids over battery fire risk
Chrysler is recalling more than 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles due to a faulty battery that can fail and lead to a fire, U.S. traffic safety regulators said. Chrysler, which is owned…
Transportation secretary warns of ‘mass chaos’ in the skies if government shutdown continues
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second…
Big Tesla investor will reject Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Tesla’s biggest investors, said Tuesday that it will vote against a proposed compensation package that could pay CEO Elon Musk as much as $1 trillion…
Pizza Hut’s parent company weighs sale of the chain
Pizza Hut could soon be up for sale. Yum Brands, Pizza Hut’s parent company, said on November 4 that it’s conducting a formal review of options for the brand, which has struggled to…
After the FDA crackdown, here’s how some companies are still selling GLP-1s
Microdosing isn’t just about mushrooms any more. While taking tiny non-psychedelic doses of hallucinogens was once the health craze du jour, small, sub-clinical doses of weight loss drugs…
Boeing faces its first civil trial for deadly Ethiopia crash
More than six years after a Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashed in Ethiopia, the first civil trial stemming from the disaster that killed all 157 people on board the plane appears poised to…
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports $26.9 billion profit in third quarter, beating expectations
Saudi oil giant Aramco reported Tuesday a $26.9 billion profit in the third quarter, down slightly from last year as global energy prices remain depressed over concerns of too much oil…
What’s changed the most for strategy in the past 44 years
When I think about the changes in the context for strategy across my career, my view contrasts starkly with the consensus view. Most obsess about rising VUCA (the combination of…
Here are the best mobile AI apps
Here’s a guide to the most notable features of the top AI chat apps. ChatGPT: Your Conversationalist 🗣️ iOS & Android Advanced Voice Mode is the ChatGPT app’s most distinctive feature.…
Stability AI largely wins U.K. court battle against Getty Images
Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability…
Hot AI stocks Nvidia and Palantir are falling today. Here’s why
Shares in two closely watched AI-adjacent companies, Nvidia Corporation and Palantir Technologies, are falling this morning. Currently, Nvidia shares are down more than 2.2% and Palantir…
Don’t eat these peaches or peach products: Listeria contamination fears spark nationwide recalls
A second food recall has been initiated after a California-based fruit supplier discovered that some of its yellow and white peaches might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,…
Why the for-profit race into solar geoengineering is bad for science and public trust
Many people already distrust the idea of engineering the atmosphere—at whichever scale—to address climate change, fearing negative side effects, inequitable impacts on different parts of…
‘De-extinction’ startup Colossal Biosciences makes its first acquisition: a company that clones pets
The cloning industry is contracting—ironically, perhaps. On Tuesday, Colossal Biosciences announced that it has acquired ViaGen Pets and Equine, an animal cloning firm, marking Colossal’s…
Paul Allen’s AI nonprofit unveils satellite data platform
A new open AI platform from the nonprofit created by the late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen aims to make satellite imagery and other data about the earth more available and useful. The…
The Download: the AGI myth, and US/China AI competition
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. How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy…
Andrew Cuomo’s run for NYC mayor was him at his Trumpiest: Using AI to bring politics to new lows
After a double-digit loss in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo launched his independent bid for the office in June with a video mimicking the style of his…
With Zohran Mamdani, have progressives found their counter to MAGA branding?
Amid a crowded field of candidates, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has managed to cut through the clutter—with a campaign poster that challenged every convention of visual…
Kara Swisher Would Rather Work for Sam Altman Than Mark Zuckerberg
Kara Swisher is the epitome of a multi-hyphenate: a podcast host, journalist, author, and CEO agitator. Swisher has also, in her way, turned IDGAF into her personal brand. Deeply sourced…
Do We Need Hobbies?
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