These were the top 10 fastest growing jobs of 2024
In 2024, the job market slowed. Tech layoffs continued: an estimated 100,000 jobs were lost according to Crunchbase News. While the unemployment remained low at 4.2% (for context, unemployment rates...
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Idris Elba is ServiceNow’s secret agent man
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
View ArticleLoneliness is at an all-time high: Can the office save us?
With smartphones and social apps taking over, the way we connect with each other has totally changed. We’re always “on” and somehow still feeling alone. On top of that, with more of us working...
View Article‘The Container Store is here to stay,’ vows CEO in Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Two weeks after its stock was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), The Container Store has become the latest embattled retailer to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Here’s the...
View ArticleHow a Nissan and Honda merger affects the auto industry
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels....
View ArticleIRS is sending some taxpayers up to $1,400. Here’s what to know
Approximately one million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank...
View ArticleHow digital transformation is reshaping energy systems
A balanced planet requires more energy with less carbon. The energy transition to a lower carbon future is arguably the largest and most significant challenge ever contemplated or attempted in the...
View ArticleRumble stock price soars to fresh highs after Tether invests in the YouTube...
Traders look like they’re ready to rumble today. Rumble, the YouTube alternative video-streaming platform that has become popular in right-wing circles, said on Friday that it has secured a $775...
View ArticleAmazon and Starbucks strikes: Trump’s return puts pressure on unions
Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet...
View ArticleFederal workers’ jobs are safe for now. What about under Trump?
Johnny Zuagar said he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighed how much to spend on Christmas presents. “I’ve got to keep a poker face,”...
View ArticleBanning Chinese-made drones could hurt some Americans
Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader. As a...
View ArticleFake AI-generated reviews are all over the internet, research shows
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and...
View ArticleCrypto industry eyes Trump’s executive orders
The cryptocurrency industry is pushing President-elect Donald Trump‘s team to kick start his promised crypto policy overhaul when he takes office next month with executive orders that would help push...
View ArticleWhat investors expect to see in 2025 under Trump
U.S. investors are preparing for a swathe of changes in 2025, from tariffs and deregulation to tax policy, that will ripple through markets as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House,...
View ArticleSouth Side of Chicago gets funding for a transit project before Trump takeover
Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city’s famous elevated train doesn’t run. And it can take her...
View ArticleSouthern farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene
Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. An irrigation sprinkler system...
View ArticleBluesky users report AI bots, disinformation, and copycat accounts
Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its...
View ArticleU.S. wins dispute with Mexico over banning genetically modified corn imports
The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption. U.S. growers, who had worried about the...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Capitol has hundreds of antique clocks designed a century ago
Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence. The seat of government, they tend to be elegant and stately — and frequently capped by a dome. Visitors to Pennsylvania‘s Capitol in...
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The greatest keyboard never sold
Even as the latest phones and wearables tout speech recognition with unprecedented accuracy and spatial computing products flirt with replacing tablets and laptops, physical keyboards remain beloved...
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