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Workday is doing another round of layoffs
Workday is conducting layoffs for the second time this year, this time affecting around 500 workers. It also trimmed its fiscal third-quarter earnings forecast. The software-as-a-service giant said in a securities filing Tuesday that it’s cutting approximately 2.5% of its workforce, mainly within…
‘Threshing Day’ answers questions ‘Fourth Wing’ fans have about Rebecca Yarros’ series. Here’s what you might’ve missed.
Happy Threshing Day! OK, it’s not actually Threshing Day, but Tuesday is the day Rebecca Yarros released her new “Fourth Wing” book titled “Threshing Day.” No, it’s not book four in the “Empyrean” series, which readers have been anxiously awaiting since “Onyx Storm” was released in 2025. It’s a…
2 more Good Good leaders are out in the wake of the YouTube group’s ad blow-up
Two more leaders have left Good Good as the YouTube golf collective works through the aftermath of an ad scandal that cost it major partnerships. Logan Spence, the group’s head of content, posted that he was leaving “after an incredible year” at the company. Spence was a high-level producer who…
I flew Iraqi Airways, an airline few Americans have experienced and is banned in the EU. Here were the 4 biggest surprises.
I’m an American college student with a passion for flying airlines that most people have never heard of. When I found a $123 economy ticket on Iraqi Airways, I booked it without a second thought. When I started telling people, the reaction was always the same. Nobody I spoke to knew Iraq’s national…
A woman in her 30s noticed her period was irregular. It turns out, she had ovarian cancer.
In front of a crowd of about a thousand people, Natalie May stepped onstage to talk about something she’d barely even spoken to close friends about — her vagina. Her husband was mortified. But by 2018, May had gotten used to being known as “the vagina lady” to audiences ranging from 12 to 200…
I’m a New Yorker who went to Salt Lake City for the first time. These 9 things surprised me.
As snow-topped mountains and frozen streams gave way to red canyons and flowing brooks on the train from Colorado to Utah, I knew Salt Lake City must be close. In January 2025, I traveled from my home in New York City to the American Southwest, where I spent three days in Salt Lake City for
Student-loan borrowers now have 3 more months to enroll in a temporary repayment benefit
Student-loan borrowers have more time to receive a lower interest rate on their payments. The Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it is extending the deadline for borrowers to enroll in autopay, and thus receive a 1-percentage-point interest rate reduction, to December 31, 2026. The…
I’ve been to all 50 states. I’m not in a rush to return to these 5, even though I liked visiting them.
I've been to all 50 US states as a solo traveler. Emily Hart As a frequent solo traveler, I’ve been lucky enough to visit all 50 US states. Though I’ve loved aspects of every state, there are some places I’m not in a rush to return to. Indiana, North Dakota, and Kansas are some of
From the ‘Amityville Horror’ house to the former Versace mansion, 12 notorious homes that have gone up for sale
Al Capone's former Miami Beach mansion and the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum. Joe Raedle/ Donna Hageman/Chicago Tribune/Getty Images Despite their sorrid pasts, many homes linked to famous crimes return to the real estate market. Some homes change hands often, while others remain with the…
I was laid off from Meta in May. I have a family to support, but I felt prepared — here’s my advice to be ready for layoffs.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adekunle Ayodele, 45, who lives in Georgia. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Working at Meta, I knew getting laid off was a possibility. In recent years, layoffs have been happening rapidly in tech, and traditional ideas…