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Your parents will want to know about these new Uber options for seniors
The seniors in your family don’t have to ask for help getting a ride on Uber anymore. The ride-hailing service now lets users create senior accounts on their own, it said on Tuesday. The company is also adding features that it says will make using its service easier for older users, from adding…
The world’s richest man says he’s living in a trailer
When your net worth is almost $1 trillion, you can choose to live wherever you want, and right now, for Elon Musk, that’s a trailer. Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Monday that he’s currently calling an Airstream trailer home while overseeing xAI’s Macrohard data center buildout in…
Welcome to the era of stability stacking
Millennials are feeling insecure about their jobs, and they’re piling on alternatives to traditional careers to build their own safety nets. They’re the largest generation in the workforce and are taking on multiple income streams, skills training, and other jobs outside their primary work to feel…
Kara Swisher says ‘hugely successful’ businesses have these 3 things
Starting a business is a feat in itself — but building one that lasts is even harder. Kara Swisher built her reputation as a reporter covering Silicon Valley and investigating billionaires at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal before launching the media brand Recode, and writing “Burn…
Consulting’s Trump-era DEI bill hits $63 million as Accenture joins Deloitte and IBM in settling discrimination claims
Accenture is the latest company to pay up for President Donald Trump’s DEI policies. The technology and consulting firm agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it failed to comply with antidiscrimination requirements in federal contracts, the Department of Justice announced on Monday…
Montana’s experimental treatment law hands a VC the keys
Investors on the libertarian fringe of the biotech industry are making their dream of wide-ranging access to experimental drugs a reality in Montana. Last year, they helped draft a state law to expand access to drugs that no regulator has deemed safe and effective. Now, Montana is relying on a…
Ford is bringing hands-free driving to people towing boats and campers
Ford’s trucks learned a new skill: towing on the highway (sometimes). For 2027, the F-150 — America’s best-selling vehicle — will introduce a version of its BlueCruise hands-free driver-assistance system that will be available while towing a boat, camper, or trailer on compatible highways…
OpenAI has tapped a startup to make its AI work for lawyers
OpenAI has been signaling for months that it wants a bigger foothold in the legal industry. A new partnership offers a clue as to how it plans to get there: not just by selling models and software, but by sending people to help customers actually use them. Telon, a London startup, is one of the
I grew up being afraid to make mistakes and show my emotions. I’m raising my children differently.
Children should be seen, not heard. Don’t be rude, give grandma a hug and a kiss. And at the top of the list, stop crying, or I’ll give you something to cry about. These were constant rules I lived by growing up. Not that my parents were crazy strict, but they certainly lived by this
Why becoming a LinkedIn lunatic might save your career
As the pressure to post on LinkedIn grows, more workers are flinging themselves into the breaches of Professional Posting, without the training on how to post. Some are using AI to guide them through writer’s block, and some are getting flagged for sounding like AI slop. In an employers’ market…