A guide to end-of-life planning that doesn’t suck
A few years ago, when a friend learned that we share a love for Warren Zevon, he told me that he wanted Zevon’s songs “I Have to Leave,” “My Ride’s Here,” and “Keep Me in Your Heart” played at his...
View ArticleFrom rent control to property taxes, here’s how state housing ballot measures...
Over the past five years, single-family home prices have risen roughly 54% nationally. This is pushing property tax bills higher for homeowners, as local governments often fail to offset these...
View ArticleWhat happened when I stopped drinking caffeine for a month
I love coffee. Maybe too much. I used to drink up to four cups of Nespresso a morning—the darkest roast I could find. I looked forward to my first cup, and by the third, I knew I shouldn’t head to the...
View ArticleHow leaders can create a culture where people see work as its own reward
A new manager has hit the ground running. He lurks around every corner, catching employees whenever they stop to chat, talk on their phones, or take a moment to scroll through social media posts....
View ArticleWhat Spotify has learned from its ‘work from anywhere’ policy
In the years since the pandemic upended how we all work, many employers have returned to the office, often opting for a hybrid model that grants their employees some flexibility to work from home. But...
View ArticleThe hidden truth behind job market numbers and how they influenced the vote
The 2024 election results have laid bare a stark reality: Americans aren’t buying the rosy economic picture painted by recent job market numbers. Despite headlines touting low unemployment and...
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This instant privacy inspector exposes the web’s tracking secrets
A blacklight can reveal all sorts of secrets that are invisible to the naked eye. So what if you had a virtual blacklight for the web—a way to shine an illuminating glow on the sites you visit and...
View ArticleWhy bad bosses think they are doing a great job
Google “bad bosses,” and most of what pops up are survival guides for employees—like how to “survive a bad boss,” as if bad leadership is just another natural disaster we need to ride out. We...
View Article3 ways to create a more useful to-do list
As we approach the holiday season, your calendar is probably filling up. And undoubtedly your to-do list is as well. If you’re nearing the point of overwhelm, it might be time for a to-do list...
View ArticleTeens learn a new conspiracy theory every week on social media yet most...
How often do you come in contact with a conspiracy theory? Maybe on occasion, when you flip through TV channels and land on an episode of “Ancient Aliens.” Or perhaps when a friend from high school...
View ArticleCrypto and meme coin prices keep surging after Donald Trump’s election...
In the nearly week since Donald Trump decisively won the 2024 presidential election, crypto prices have surged. In the past five days alone, many popular cryptocurrencies have jumped by anywhere from...
View ArticleHow Trump’s 2nd term might handle U.S. policy on Mexico
Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send...
View ArticleNew York and New Jersey battle wildfires as historically dry conditions hit...
Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that...
View ArticleCan AI therapists save us from the global mental health crisis?
The global mental health crisis is deepening, exacerbated by a chronic shortage of qualified professionals. Per a report by the World Health Organization, mental health disorders affect one in four...
View ArticleCarvana’s CEO is optimistic about the used car market. Here’s why
Since it started selling cars in 2013, Carvana has disrupted the U.S. used vehicle market with no-haggle pricing and an online buying process that cuts out the often-dreaded salesman.The Tempe,...
View ArticleHow Trump’s war on woke could impact the Pentagon
During his campaign for reelection, Donald Trump vowed to purge the military of so-called “woke” generals. Now that he is president-elect, the question in the halls of the Pentagon is whether he would...
View ArticleHow the U.S. drought is impacting Tyson Foods and other meatpackers
The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers’ plans to expand production after the nation’s herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said....
View ArticleThe Fed has been prepared for Trump’s plans since 2016. Here’s how 2024 is...
Within weeks of Donald Trump’s 2016 election, U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers began mulling the impact of expected tax cuts and tariffs on the economy, penciling in rough estimates of what was to...
View ArticleAfghanistan’s Taliban to attend UN climate conference for the first time
The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country’s national environment agency said Sunday. The conference, known as COP29,...
View ArticleHow OpenAI and rivals are overcoming limitations of current AI models
Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by developing training techniques that use...
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