Alex Harman was on the last stretch of his trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania when he stopped on a steep part of the mountain. He had…
We went behind the scenes to see how Ferrero, an Italian company is building a confectionery empire in the US, from spending billions on buying iconic American brands, to investing…
Claude agents are killing rival agents, gaming the system to hide their tracks, and expressing moral concerns.That’s according to Anthropic’s latest risk report, a summary of the dangers posed by the products the company is building and releasing to the…
Somewhere between “when you have a job, you can buy whatever you want” and “you’ll never have to worry about money” are the money lessons every child needs to hear to build their own money skills.As a certified public accountant,…
Chili’s is hot.The restaurant chain continues to reap the rewards of its turnaround: Same-store sales grew 6% during the company’s fourth quarter, parent company Brinker International reported on Wednesday. That marks the 21st consecutive quarter that Chili’s reported same-store sales…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is rolling out his city-run grocery stores — and New York City has a lot to learn from metros that have done the same thing.The five NYC stores, which the city says will open by 2029, plan to offer shoppers a 30% discount on core goods like…
On any given week, the halls of New York City’s Javits Center might belong to comic-book devotees dressed as superheroes, carmakers unveiling their newest models, or dog lovers sizing up dozens of breeds.Then the booths come down, the floors are cleaned, and the sprawling, 3.4 million-square-foot Manhattan convention center starts…
My husband looked at the towels spread across our back porch. “Why paper making?”My 13-year-old didn’t even hesitate. “Paper is so cheap,” he said.I had spent nearly two hours on…
Brain injuries are among the military’s most pressing health problems, making advancements in treatment critical. To that end, the Pentagon’s research arm is exploring ways to help an injured brain…
One of the oldest rules in tech pay still looks like one of the smartest.Levels.fyi, a company that tracks compensation across the industry, recently analyzed what would have happened to the same senior Microsoft software engineer pay package in two…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lawrence Guerguis, a 24-year-old based in Orange County, California, who started investing in real estate in the Midwest while still in college. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I…
As a kid growing up in West Virginia, living in Florida felt like a sunshine-filled dream. So when I finally secured a job down here after graduating from college in 2017, I was ready to move.Over the years, I’ve lived…
This story is based on an interview with George Crabtree, 65, a retiree who also works for a commercial printing firm from Seattle. It has been edited for length and clarity.I retired from my job as a commercial printer on…
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For the first time in 2026, EV prices are rising.In July, the average transaction price for a new fully electric vehicle jumped to $56,126, per Kelley Blue Book. That’s a 1.6% increase compared to the same month in 2025, and…
It’s tempting to order take-out or make a frozen pizza for dinner, but making a restaurant-quality dish at home isn’t as much of a hassle as you might think.Just ask chef and Food Network star Alex Guarnaschelli.When I interviewed her…
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Anthropic’s move to watermark Claude-generated text is driving some users away from its AI assistant.The AI lab said this week that some versions of Claude will embed an “imperceptible watermark” directly into their text output. It will travel with the…
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I loved the colorful, artsy town of Kinsale.Nishtha ChaudharyI spent a year living in Dublin and traveling across Ireland as a student.During that time, four spots — including Howth and Kinsale — stood out to me as must-visit places.However, I…
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