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More of your Uber fare is going to the company than the driver, according to a new study.Uber’s “take rate,” or the percentage of each fare that the company hangs on to, has risen above 50% this year in some cities, according to an analysis by Len Sherman, an executive…
Sixteen years ago, David Fincher wowed audiences with the dorm-room origin story of Facebook with “The Social Network.”The movie would go on to earn eight Oscar nominations and three wins and make stars out of Jesse Eisenberg as its creator, Mark Zuckerberg, and Andrew Garfield as Zuck’s former friend and…
AI might mean the end of the frantic 2 a.m. email from the boss.Orlando Bravo, the billionaire founder of software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo, said that AI is changing how much he relies on junior associates to perform the rote tasks that have historically kept them glued to their…
progressman / Shutterstock.comOur time is valuable. That’s why we’re willing to pay for fast and reliable delivery. Amazon Prime has dominated the online shopping space for well over a decade. Retail giant Walmart introduced a competing service, Walmart+, in 2020. While both offer similar online shopping experiences and free shipping…
Last month, I was opening a cardboard box full of graduation robes. It was a normal service day of mothers helping out for the upcoming event. The room was filled with women making sure life goes as planned.And then there was me, suddenly drenched in sweat as I tried to…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Wednesday is sitting before a congressional panel to testify about his relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a prepared statement to the House Oversight Committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files, Gates expressed regret for his association with Epstein and…
Animated movies have always been big box office earners. From Disney classics like “The Lion King” to a slew of Pixar titles, animated movies have wide appeal, often making ideal outings for the whole family.This was evident in a post-pandemic world, as titles like “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and…
Outback Steakhouse’s website felt extremely easy to navigate.Once I selected my nearest location, I just clicked the “Bloomin’ Bundle Meals” section of the menu to get started. (Notably, these meals are not available at all Outback locations.)I chose the center-cut 6-ounce sirloin meal for four, declined paying extra to upgrade…
We’re living in a new Gilded Age. So why not travel in style like it’s the turn of the century?In 1913, Du Pont Company executive Pierre S. du Pont built a hotel within the company’s headquarters to impress the wealthy business leaders flocking to Delaware and to cater to their…
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 people, and the US Army’s Caisson Detachment supports up to 10 funerals each week for select service members.Until recently, however, a key part of these funerals had been missing — the horses.For 75 years, horse-drawn caissons were one…
