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New Car Prices Keep Climbing. These 5 Vehicles Are Still Under $30,000
USA TODAY Network / Reuters New car prices may be sky-high, but you don’t have to break the bank to buy a new car in 2026. There are plenty of new vehicle options that start under $30,000 before taxes and additional fees. If you’re looking for a value-oriented new car, there are sedan and even
Niche brands are finding online reach through Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club wants to become the place where premium local brands go national. The wholesale clubs are primarily a place to load up on big-brand stuff at bargain prices, but they also pepper a few local surprises throughout the aisles. Now, the Walmart-owned chain is taking those smaller offerings…
I was laid off at 50. Instead of looking for another corporate job, I decided to pursue what scared me most.
Edgar Tang, 50, lives in Singapore and was laid off from his job as a video editor at Netflix in March. Rather than immediately looking for another corporate role, he began creating content about rebuilding life after 50. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. When I was laid off at…
Ozempic is causing weird work conversations
As a group of Isabel Haneder’s colleagues sat down for lunch, the conversation quickly turned to saggy breasts and shrinking butts. One person was marveling at how celebrities were able to drop large amounts of weight — due, they assumed, to GLP-1 use. Then, the commentator turned to the…
Hugging Face CEO says AI companies should be required to disclose hacks after OpenAI breach
We need compulsory disclosures for AI cyberattacks, says the CEO of Hugging Face. In an interview with CBS aired on Sunday, Clem Delangue said that preventing releases of powerful AI models is not the way to stop attacks like the OpenAI hack on Hugging Face. “These problems happened on unreleased…
Ukraine hopes to coax back thousands of AWOL troops with their choice of commander and deployment area
Ukraine is giving its missing troops a bonus for rejoining the war: The chance to choose their new area of deployment, commander, and job. Kyiv’s defense ministry said on Friday that it would allow troops who are absent without leave, or AWOL, to choose from over 70 units across its three ground…
Pamela Anderson, 59, says she ‘pigeonholed’ herself early in her career
Pamela Anderson said she is making the most of her second act in Hollywood. In an interview for Vogue Australia’s August cover, the actor said she feels “really fortunate” that “incredible directors” with indie backgrounds want to work with her. “I just feel so lucky, because it has been an…
I juggle 4 side hustles and a full-time job to save for med school. I barely sleep 5 hours daily.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Eeman Farooqui, a 24-year-old clinical coordinator based in Buffalo. It has been edited for length and clarity. I was a pre-med student specializing in neuroscience and psychology at university, planning to pursue a research career. My path…
Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders carving out a slice of the AI cost-saving business
Don’t use Swiss Army knives for surgically precise work; use scalpels. That’s what Manos Koukoumidis and other players in the AI cost-saving business say is the biggest problem with how companies use AI. They’re using the most powerful, versatile, and expensive AI models — from frontier labs like…
I bought a one-way ticket to Shanghai, thinking I’d stay for a year. 12 years later, it feels like home.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Graeme Kennedy, a Canadian photographer based in Shanghai. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in a small town in the Canadian Rockies in the kind of place where you help your neighbor shovel snow off their sidewalk just…