AI might kill me, but first it’s going to get me a hell of a deal on a new insurance policy.That’s been the vibe in the tech world over the…
In December 2025, the Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board of trustees voted to rename the center. Signage soon followed, reading “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center…
Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.comYou may feel ready to retire and leave the 40-hour workweek behind you, but you’re not exactly looking for a couch-potato lifestyle. There’s still a drive in you to be active and productive, and having a little…
The US Navy has a new system that translates human battle plans into instructions that autonomous aircraft can understand and follow.The system’s purpose is to make mission planning simpler for human operators by allowing them to communicate more easily. It…
Paper goods can be expensive at my local supermarket, but at Costco, I find they’re a great deal.Although I pay a little more to buy name-brand paper towels, I do purchase Kirkland Signature toilet paper.As a household of two people…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Rober. It has been edited for length and clarity.I still have the same crazy, zany ideas I had as a kid. But after becoming a mechanical engineer, I have this skill set that allows me to bring those ideas to…
Most grocery price stories tell you the same useless thing: Prices are going up. Thanks. This one’s different, because for once we’ve got names and a date. Over the past two weeks, the biggest packaged-food companies in America stood up at an investor conference in Boston and told Wall Street…
This story is based on an interview with Katie Rosier, 48, who is on disability after leaving her procurement job. It has been edited for length and clarity.Four years ago,…
Ask a chatbot to write the same kind of work email in two different ways, and you may get strikingly different results. One response might sound crisp and corporate. The…
Aldi is expanding into prepared foods with seven fresh, never-frozen meals designed for quick dinners. The grocery chain told USA TODAY on Sept. 22 that its first lineup includes five single-serve options and two family-size meals. The dishes feature “protein-forward,…
There’s only one Amtrak train with first-class seating. I’ve ridden it twice.The train line’s first-class cars are exclusive to the Acela, a Northeast express service that has business and first-class cars (no coach).In 2022, I took a $270 first-class Acela…
A leaked document has provided the clearest picture yet of how Oracle’s latest layoffs have reorganized its vitally important cloud business.Oracle began a new round of layoffs last week as the tech giant continues to cut costs amid an expensive…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Boldin. Watching your balances shrink during a market downturn isn’t easy. But there’s a lesser-known upside: It creates a good opportunity to do a Roth conversion at a lower tax cost. This is…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rhiannon Wood, a 26-year-old travel micro influencer who runs a social media business and leads group tours around the world. It has been edited for length and clarity.After graduating from the…
Jinyoung Oh, 23, recently received an offer to work as a software engineer after about a year of searching. He lives in Seattle. The following…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Parul Somani, a working mother and the author of The Path of Least Regret. It has been edited for length and clarity.After giving birth to my second child in 2014, I…
A Ukrainian unit used heavy bomber drones to drop war robots behind Russian lines as part of a secretive operation that it says has helped…
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The first cold snap is weeks away, but your heating bill is already written. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), the group that runs the states’ heating-aid programs, put out its winter forecast in mid-September. The average household will…
I’ve been investing in stocks for 45 years. In that time I’ve watched Wall Street repackage the same product about a dozen different ways, always with the same promise: This time it’s faster, cheaper, and finally fair to the little…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Gudiño Prestamo, a 41-year-old human resources manager at a major footwear company in Mississippi. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m the distribution center human resources manager at…
There’s infighting among Silicon Valley insiders and elites about whether AI could kill us all and if frontier companies should slow down because of it.How do the normies feel, though? You know, the everyday people whose lives AI leaders say…
You entered your profession because you wanted to teach, code, write, create, or design. But thanks to AI — and the immense pressure to use it — you now spend less time practicing your craft and more time managing the…
LAS VEGAS – What happens in Vegas is now on sale. Amid ongoing tourism headwinds, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced the return of its “5-Day Sale” on Sept. 22 in a bid to lure visitors back…
AI agents have quickly become Silicon Valley’s latest obsession. Now comes the harder part of figuring out how they’ll make money.The attention comes amid Meta’s recent launch of Muse, which has brought fresh attention to a new generation of AI…
Meta’s Alexandr Wang says using his new AI agent can almost instantly “make you $1,000.”Or rather, save you $1,000. Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, and his team have been posting on X over the past week about how users can…
Def Jam cofounder Rick Rubin said he sees AI as a tool that could help people who don’t consider themselves artists make art, including those who can’t draw or play instruments.On Monday’s episode of “Diary of a CEO,” Rubin shared…
A top engineer for Big Tech asked for a demotion at the peak of his career.Philip Su, who reached the prestigious “distinguished engineer” or IC9 level at Meta and OpenAI, said on “The Peterman Pod” podcast that promotions lost some…
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British Columbia is taking OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman to court over the company’s alleged role in a mass shooting that shattered a small Canadian community.Niki Sharma, the Deputy Premier…
Often used as shorthand for two opposing sides of America, California and Texas have finally found common ground — on data centers breaking ground.The two most populous US states announced limits…
In-N-Out store managers now earn over $200,000 a year on average, the company’s chief operating officer, Denny Warnick, confirmed to USA TODAY. “Our founders, Harry and Esther Snyder, believed not only in taking great care of our customers, but also in taking really great…
