David King is the chief engineer at Vertical Aerospace, a British company developing an eVTOL — an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — intended to work like a flying…
No one had ever been this excited about a used Toyota Yaris.That was my thought as my wife and I picked up the keys to the car we found on…
Homer, Alaska, is a beautiful four-and-a-half-hour drive from Anchorage. Although it’s easy enough to travel to, visiting feels like being worlds away.I love wandering the harbor and the “Homer Spit,” a long, thin stretch of land reaching into Kachemak Bay.…
Nvidia has built a nearly $100 billion equity portfolio from virtually scratch in just two years by investing in other tech companies.The AI chipmaker, led by CEO Jensen Huang, held $99 billion in equity investments as of July 26, according…
Since the beginning of the Iran war in late February and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Americans have been feeling the effects at the gas pump.After the conflict started, prices rose sharply across the US. AAA data…
The $850 million Obama Presidential Center opened on Chicago’s South Side in June, honoring the civic legacy of former US President Barack Obama.During the center’s dedication ceremony on June 18, the former president emphasized that the center was a display of deep civic history and encouragement — and “not just…
The job market is tipping in favor of blue-collar and service workers over white-collar fields.The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new jobs report showed August was a promising time to be a job seeker. The US added 162,000 jobs, about three times the expected gain of 55,000. Growth was widely distributed…
Elon Musk is looking for a checkmate in his latest online feud.It began on Thursday, when the billionaire wrote that the number of chess moves that aren’t “utterly stupid” is…
Vinyl and laminate are both manufactured types of flooring that are budget-friendly alternatives to more traditional hardwood flooring. Vinyl is generally considered a higher-end option that has greater durability and…
My youngest son developed a passion for sharks early. By the time he was 18 months old, he could identify at least 150 of the 500 known sharks through photographs in a guidebook. His interest only intensified as he grew.…
A US Army commander wrote in a new opinion article that a recent combat training exercise against Ukrainian soldiers showed that armor like infantry fighting vehicles and tanks can still survive and make a difference on battlefields swarming with drones,…
Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.comIt’s not unusual for people to look for ways to cut housing costs, and it’s especially true of older adults who may be looking for ways to retire early or make living on a fixed income…
At the United States Naval Academy, every midshipman learns to drive.Their driver’s ed curriculum doesn’t involve slow circles in empty parking lots or parallel parking tests. Instead, the future naval leaders learn how to drive, steer, and navigate a ship…
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At this point, there’s hardly any reason to get off the couch.OpenAI released a demonstration video for its new Astra model on Thursday. In the clip, people sit or pace before a large screen, barking orders at the model, which…
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Making bets about Tesla’s launches can get pretty hairy — but Marques Brownlee is confident.Brownlee, the hugely popular tech content creator, better known as MKBHD, said in 2024 that he would shave his head on camera if Tesla sold its…
As summer transitions into fall, nothing says cozy weather quite like a gooey, baked mac and cheese.Celebrity chefs Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, and Ree Drummond…
Choosing the wrong flights is one of the biggest mistakes I see cruisers make. If you’re flying to your departure port, it’s crucial to book…
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Adtech company The Trade Desk is downsizing.In a note late Thursday, The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green informed staff it was laying off 15% of its head count.In the announcement, which was also published on The Trade Desk’s news site,…
For years, privacy on planes was reserved for the wealthiest travelers. Now that’s changing.Emirates unveiled a new premium-economy seat on Thursday, with a unique privacy screen.As well as being more private, the new seat is easier to recline and raise…
In my 30s, my self-worth was still so connected to how much I could accomplish in a day that I named my business “do communications.”Then one night, as I sat reading my 2-year-old daughter a bedtime story while 24 weeks…
Jai Lott, 41, began working in the coffee industry as a teenager in Australia before moving to the US and joining the coffee chain Bluestone Lane. He later became Blank Street’s first employee. After recently leaving Blank Street to move…
Workers will likely find it hard to make ends meet again in 2027 because companies are planning to hold the line on pay raises for a fourth straight year, a recent survey shows. On average, employers plan salary increases of…
The Big Apple is getting more unequal: A new report from New York City Comptroller Mark Levine found that income inequality worsened in the city from 2019 to 2024.That’s not entirely unexpected. The country’s financial capital has long had a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brandon Pedersen, a 41-year-old senior principal engineer at GoTo, based in the Salt Lake City area. The following has been edited for length and clarity.As a senior principal engineer at GoTo,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tolgay Karabulut, the 43-year-old founder of BaklavaStory, a baklava bakery in San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been running a baklava bakery, the thing I’m most passionate…
Caught between two superpowers, Taiwan stands to be the world’s most dangerous flash point.The island democracy of 23.2 million people knows its precarious position. For the last four decades, the global semiconductor hub has conducted annual military drills focused on…
Geopolitical turmoil is pushing central banks to think harder about where they keep their gold reserves.On Wednesday, the Netherlands central bank said it had reallocated about 86 metric tons of gold from New York and Ottawa to London between March…
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