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Xbox is putting monthly time limits on cloud gaming
Don’t forget to watch the clock while you play! Beginning in November, Microsoft’s Xbox will put monthly cloud-gaming limits on its Game Pass plans, the company announced in a blog post. Right now, eligible subscribers can stream games without a monthly hour limit. “We recognize that introducing…
A Labor Day Salute to You — the American Worker
Unlike virtually every other holiday our nation celebrates, Labor Day isn’t about any single American, religious event or group of heroes. Labor Day is about all of us. It’s a celebration of, for and by the people who made America the most prosperous nation on Earth: American workers and the…
The largest college by enrollment in every state
The country’s largest colleges aren’t always a single enormous campus packed with students. From giant historic flagships to statewide community colleges, the biggest school in each state can look very different. But those who prefer larger colleges gain access to more majors, extracurriculars, and…
Burning Man showed Sam Altman what the future could be. Here are the famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended.
Sam Altman hasn’t always been a fan of Burning Man. There was a time when the OpenAI CEO wanted nothing to do with whatever went down in Black Rock City. “That is a ridiculous, escapism, crazy party,” Altman said about his previous views on Burning Man on the “Life in Seven Songs” podcast in 2024.
7 Quick and Easy Ways Ordinary AI Chatbots Can Help You Save Money
Financial apps have never been smarter. They track your spending, predict your habits, and automatically flag unusual charges. They have also never been more complicated to set up, sync, and actually trust with your data. Here is the irony: The most powerful financial tool most people already have…
I was just laid off from Uber for the second time. As a boomerang employee, it’s everything I feared coming true.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kori X, who is based in Phoenix. They were originally laid off from Uber in 2023, returned this year as an evaluations specialist on the GenAI team, and were laid off again. Their words have been edited for length and clarity. I was first laid…
Oura takes step toward IPO with S-1 filing, revealing $1.4 billion in revenue
Oura just got one step closer to becoming a public company. The smart-ring maker filed its S-1 paperwork on Thursday, a required step on the road to an initial public offering. The filing said Oura pulled in $1.4 billion in revenue and $59 million in net income in the one-year period that ended in…
18 of the Best Labor Day Sales of 2026
Week after week, you invest long hours at work, which is why getting a break on Labor Day is well deserved. You also deserve to save some of the money you toil so hard to earn. During this Labor Day weekend, look for deals on clothes from Gap, Target and others, home furnishings from Pottery
Stella Lefty’s billionaire dad is helping her music career — just not in the way you think
The first time I heard Stella Lefty’s name, the very next thing I learned was that her father is a billionaire. It’s true: The rising pop-country star is the daughter of Eric Lefkofsky, who cofounded Groupon in the aughts and is the CEO of the biotech company Tempus AI. He’s worth an estimated $5.4…
Volkswagen plans 50,000 more job cuts amid biggest overhaul in its history
Volkswagen plans to cut roughly 50,000 more jobs worldwide. On Thursday, the company’s supervisory board approved its “Future Plan 2030,” a 12-part restructuring effort that Volkswagen calls the “most extensive transformation program” in its history. Volkswagen said a “fundamental adjustment” of…