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When Jeremy Spiegel was looking for work in 2009, it was clear why finding a job might be difficult: it was the depths of the Great Recession.But when he lost his director role at a publishing company in 2024, there was no recession to blame. Spiegel, who’s in his 40s…
AI data centers have a branding problem, according to venture capitalist Gavin Baker.Baker is a longtime tech investor. He serves as managing partner and chief investment officer at the hedge fund Atreides Management, which has invested in multiple data center-related companies, such as Crusoe. On “The A16z Show,” he made…
A majority of Americans hear themselves in Dolly Parton’s “9-to-5.”Sixty percent of Americans identify as working class, according to a Pew Research analysis of a January 2026 survey. That’s up from 54% in 2024.And the label, historically applied to lower-earning workers, resonates across earnings levels. Middle-income families, who make between…
Some tech types believe that China has duped Americans into hating AI data centers.Now those voices believe they have proof: A report from Elon Musk’s X, posted Thursday night, that said it found 200 accounts “posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy…
From seat-reclining disputes to disagreements over when it’s OK to switch seats, many Americans say airline etiquette has gotten worse over the past five years, according to a new survey from the travel website The Points Guy (TPG).Among the respondents’ biggest pet peeves were people listening to audio without headphones,…
Years before moving to France, I went to Paris for the first time with my wife, who had always dreamed of visiting the City of Light. Back then, I bought into some of the stereotypes about the French, but I was pleasantly surprised by my encounters with locals.About eight months…
