Business
Laid off? Start building up your personal brand
This year alone, companies have announced over 740,000 job cuts so far, a high since 2020. And that’s just in the US. But for a growing number of professionals...
The Trump administration might overhaul the U.S. patent system
Holding a patent could be a lot costlier for businesses and founders in the years to come. The Trump administration is reportedly considering a substantial change to the patent...
4 Steps for a success scale-up
If you’ve proven your product on a pilot line, and it’s time to turn up real-world production, beware because many companies stumble on their first large-scale build. Before you...
Recycled batteries contain critical minerals
Critical minerals underpin our country’s transition to energy dominance. These minerals are found in everything from battery storage to geothermal technology, nuclear energy, transportation, and more.Without critical minerals we...
Water scarcity is the first signal of a warming planet
Climate change has many signals—rising sea levels, melting glaciers, stronger storms—but the first and most immediate sign for most people on the planet is water. Not too much of...
Will your next CEO be AI?
It’s 3:16 a.m., in a Mumbai hotel room and I’m wide awake. Not because of jet lag, but because somewhere, an AI CEO is making a better decision than...
How a growing demand for drought-tolerant, local plants is changing the landscaping industry
As the Western U.S. faces more damaging droughts, local governments—as well as an increasing number of homeowners—have been successfully promoting landscaping practices that eschew the stereotypical water-hungry grass lawn...
IMF raises 2025 growth forecast and warns against global trade tensions
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its global growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 slightly, citing stronger-than-expected purchases ahead of an August 1 jump in U.S. tariffs and...
The simple way American Eagle could have avoided the Sydney Sweeney situation
A big American brand partners with a young, beautiful celebrity in what it thinks is a clever and iconic piece of advertising. But as soon as the ad drops,...
From Lincoln’s dream to an $85 billion merger, the transcontinental railroad is back
Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California, and...
