Business

Elon Musk fails to deliver on his Cybercab and Optimus promises—again
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk just admitted what we have been saying since he first made his grand promises about the company’s Cybercab robotaxi and Optimus humanoid robot: His target...
How the Australian Open became a tech incubator
[ad_1] Every year, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley issues a challenge to his team that would make most executives—and their teams—break into a cold sweat: Reinvent 50% of the Australian...
The Trump administration has a new mascot: A literal hunk of coal
[ad_1] Mascots are currently enjoying a renaissance. From McDonald’s Grimace to the WNBA’s Ellie the Elephant and Pop-Tarts’ Pop-Tart guy, companies everywhere are leaning on characters to represent their brand...
Why everyone on TikTok is pretending to be an owl
[ad_1] Over the past couple of days, TikTok has been flooded with owl impressions—albeit ones in which the birds sound like various celebrities, have regional accents, or find themselves in...
5 quick ways to make your iPhone act more like it used to, before Apple’s iOS 26 update
[ad_1] Apple’s iOS 26 has been available for nearly six months now, but it’s still one of the company’s least well-received software updates for the iPhone. Primarily, people have criticized...
Don’t reply ‘STOP’ to unsolicited text messages. Do this instead
[ad_1] Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the...
Windows, Mac, Android, or iPhone: Save this keyboard cheat sheet now
[ad_1] If you’re an old-school writer like me, usually the words alone are all you need. But once in a while, you need something extra. I’m referring to all the...
Neuroscience just discovered a weird way to tell when someone is really listening to you
[ad_1] Is there an easy way to tell when someone is really listening to what you say? New research just uncovered one unexpected sign: They may blink less. That’s the finding of...
Why everything you think about yourself could be an illusion
[ad_1] Below, J. Eric Oliver shares five key insights from his new book, How To Know Your Self: The Art & Science of Discovering Who You Really Are. Eric has been...
Stop tracking employee engagement. Try this instead
[ad_1] Companies have never had more tools to measure engagement, yet employees have never reported feeling more disconnected. It’s one of the defining paradoxes of modern work: Engagement scores are...
How childcare workers in Minnesota are protesting ICE
[ad_1] Since the Trump administration deployed 2,000 immigration officers to Minneapolis a few weeks ago, childcare workers have been on high alert. Immigration officers have shown up at childcare centers...
Dr Pepper used a TikTok creator’s jingle. Now everyone wants to get in on the act
[ad_1] For the first time in Dr Pepper’s 140-year history, the brand is the second-most-popular soda in America. Now it has a shiny new jingle to match.  In late December,...