We Shouldn’t Be Designing Babies
Coming off the jeans vs. genes non-scandal, the push for comprehensive embryo screening should make alarm bells go off. Source link
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A Visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Fabulous building, good art, and an idiotic hit job on American treasures over slavery, equality, and Columbus Source link
What The Rabbit Club Gets Right
Despite its somewhat extravagant plot, The Rabbit Club offers what My Oxford Year cannot: an authentic portrayal of Oxford. Source link
Are College Students Lying About Being Liberal?
A new study suggests many are simply trying to fit in with the progressive crowd. Source link
How AI is reshaping recalls
A recent letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) encouraged industry leaders to streamline and enhance product recall communications, highlighting the need for industry and…
The Useful Idiots in the Media Abetting Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Less than a fortnight into President Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. by the National Guard and an alphabet soup of federal law enforcement agents, Washingtonians have rendered an…
Zillow’s new ratings reveal whether it’s a buyer’s or seller’s housing market in over 250 metros
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists use an economic model known as the Zillow Market Heat…
Why Gen X investors should keep crypto out of their 401(k) plans
Earlier this month, the president signed an executive order (EO) that could potentially clear the path for 401(k) plans to include alternative investments like cryptocurrency.…
Mark Bittman’s new restaurant doesn’t plan to make money
At a new restaurant in Manhattan, the goal isn’t to make money. Launching as a pilot in September, the project—called Community Kitchen—is designed to show what it looks like when a…
5 ways to use rejection to your advantage
Rejection isn’t just an inevitable part of success—it’s the fastest path to it. Think about it: The most groundbreaking ideas, the most resilient leaders, and the most dominant companies…
Dropbox Passwords is shutting down. Do this before your passwords are deleted for good
It’s been a bad year for password managers. First, Microsoft announced earlier this summer that its popular Microsoft Authenticator app would be discontinuing its password manager feature…
Most students are using AI to enhance learning, not outsource it, research shows
Over 80% of Middlebury College students use generative AI for coursework, according to a recent survey I conducted with my colleague and fellow economist Zara Contractor. This is one of…
It’s easier to be yourself at work when you’re popular
Being yourself is not always an easy task—especially at work. But new research finds the ability to do so comes easier to some than to others, for a surprising reason. The ability to be…
How to successfully pitch an idea during a Zoom meeting
If it feels harder to get people to accept your ideas in virtual meetings it’s not surprising. When so much communication is virtual, reaching and inspiring people with your thinking is…
Apple explores using Google Gemini AI to power revamped Siri
Apple is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant, marking a key potential step towards outsourcing more of its artificial…
Apple claims ex-employee, China’s Oppo stole trade secrets
Apple accused smartphone maker Oppo in a lawsuit of poaching a highly paid member of the Apple Watch team and encouraging him to steal trade secrets for his new job with the Chinese firm.…
Zoom has biggest rally in a year after giving strong forecast
Zoom Communications shares soared as much as 9.8 per cent after the company delivered a stronger-than-expected forecast, suggesting that customers are buying more of its expanded line of…
US Fed’s Alberto Musalem says more data is needed to decide whether a September rate cut is warranted
St Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said on Friday (Aug 22) he will need more data before deciding to support a rate cut at the Fed’s Sep 16 to 17 meeting given that inflation is above…
Trump turns $11.1B in U.S. government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel
President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal that was completed just a couple of weeks after…
US: Dow hits fresh record after Fed chair signals possible rate cut
Wall Street rallied on Friday (Aug 22) after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell opened the door to lowering interest rates – with the Dow closing at a fresh record for the…
Transcript: The Media Should Be Biased—Against Authoritarianism
Forde: My God we couldn’t in this country even get federal anti-lynching legislation passed. That was first passed not too many years ago. It’s extraordinary. But she played this really…
Europe: Shares close at five-month highs after Powell hints at September rate cut
European shares closed at their highest level in more than five months on Friday (Aug 22) after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell pointed to a possible September interest rate cut in…
The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official
The United States government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel, representing a 9.9 percent stake in the company, according to a press release the company published on Friday.…
Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump act inappropriately
Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly told the Justice Department that she never witnessed President Trump in any sexually inappropriate…