Author: News Room
Take a stroll through London’s financial district on a normal day, and the dress code is predictable: tailored suits, polished shoes, and briefcases. This week, thanks to the relentless heat wave baking Europe, some workers have been arriving in Speedos.While many people working in Canary Wharf — a purpose-built East…
Looking into your peers’ pockets is a bad habit. But good luck telling Blue Origin employees that.For most of us, SpaceX’s eye-popping IPO showed us investors’ eagerness to back Elon Musk and his space and AI ambitions. For employees of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, the other rocket company, it was…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karen Silberman, founder of The Phone Valet. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my son was in 6th grade, he started attending lots of bar and bat mitzvahs. This is such a milestone in our community — really beautiful…
This past Father’s Day, June 21, 2026, I had a choice to make. I could play pickleball from 9am to 12noon at an indoor club called Flyte, a 30-minute drive north. Or I could take my kids 30 minutes south to the Bay Club Redwood Shores for swimming and tennis…
The summer sun can turn your car into what feels like an oven on wheels. If you want to make returning to your parked car a little more bearable on those scorching hot days, use a sunshade. However, not all sunshades are created equal. If you’re using a flimsy one…
Good news, students who have decided to double-major in college: Stripe cofounder John Collison predicts that the late nights, schedule juggling, and meticulous planning will be worth it in the age of AI.Collison, who also serves as Stripe’s president, said he’s “bullish” on double majors and they “will do incredibly…
AI-generated cover letters may be all the rage, but one recruitment veteran says the best way to get noticed is a far more traditional approach.James Reed, the CEO of Reed Recruitment, said generative AI has flooded employers with near-identical applications, making it harder for candidates to stand out. His advice:…
Quick math problem. You pay Amazon $139 a year for a Prime membership. Recently, a JPMorgan analyst touting Amazon stock pegged the real value of that membership at $1,440 — more than 10 times what you’re shelling out. So is Prime the best deal in America, or is something else…
This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Aziz Aslan, 45, the owner of Turquaz, a Turkish restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity.I opened my Turkish restaurant, Turquaz, in San Francisco in February 2025. Typically, most of our customers are…
Many families dream of having a private island to call their own. In Connecticut, a new family just made that a reality.Hay Island, an 18-acre piece of land off the coast of Connecticut, was sold for $26.5 million.The last owners owned it for over 100 years. The Zielgler family acquired…
