Finance
I spent a year living in a beach house with 7 friends. Splitting the bills was surprisingly easy — other things weren’t.
There really is a difference between knowing your friends and knowing their shower schedules. I found that out, among many other things — like how one of my friends watches the same 30 minutes of “Legally Blonde” on mute before bed, or how another likes to call unofficial dibs on the washing…
NATO needs to learn from Ukraine without copying its acts of desperation, commander says
Western militaries are learning lessons on modern warfare through the training they provide Ukrainian troops, but one NATO commander says they need to distinguish between what Ukraine does because it works and what it does because it didn’t have a better choice. Norway is leading Operation Legio, a…
The ‘OG’ online map platform, MapQuest, says it won’t change the name of Lake Ontario
The first-ever mapping website is adamant: It won’t change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” despite President Donald Trump’s executive order. MapQuest’s X account shared a screenshot of the body of water on Thursday, saying: “We’re not changing it.” The post received over 70,000 likes…
Why your boss doesn’t seem to care about your tech career anymore
If you work in tech, your manager might still care about your career. They just might not have enough time to do much about it. Across tech, the Great Flattening has meant fewer managers overseeing larger teams and racing to keep up as the industry remakes itself around AI. The result can be less…
I started making $10,000 a month from user-generated content in 5 months. I didn’t need to pitch or do any outreach.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cara Torchia, a 25-year-old actor and UGC creator based in New York City. The following has been edited for length and clarity. In four months, I went from earning nothing from freelance user-generated content (UGC) work to fully supporting…
I gave up on getting an H-1B visa because of the $100k fee. I’m optimistic about my future outside the US.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shreya Mishra Reddy, 34, an Indian national currently staying in Toronto on a tourist visa. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I moved to the US from India to do my master’s in engineering management at Duke University in…
40 movie sequels have hit $1 billion or more at the box office — here they all are
At one time, sequels were expected to have diminishing returns — but not anymore. Now, if a sequel doesn’t outgross its predecessor, it can be considered something of a failure. Perhaps that’s why, among the 64 films released by US studios that have made $1 billion at the box office, a whopping 40…
We could all learn something from Olympic champion Alysa Liu’s commitment to rest
Alysa Liu is taking a break from competitive figure skating, but not because she’s burned out. The 21-year-old Olympic champion wrote on Instagram that she will be sitting out next year’s season to focus on personal growth and fine-tune her skating and artistry. She told NBC Sports on Tuesday: “I…
Ukraine says Russia used its upgraded, longer-range ‘Iskander-1000’ missile in a bombardment of Kyiv
Russia fired an upgraded version of its Iskander short-range ballistic missile for the first time in a summer strike on the Ukrainian capital city, the country’s military intelligence agency shared this week. Russian forces have significantly ramped up their ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine…
A former NFL player says Warren Buffett taught him 2 lessons about success that he still follows years later
Ndamukong Suh wasn’t taking any chances before his first meeting with Warren Buffett. While still a college student, the soon-to-be NFL star arrived at Buffett’s office two to three hours early because he refused to risk being late, he said. The wait paid off, though. Suh said he and Buffett hit it…