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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julie Zhu, a China market strategist for global creators based in Shenzhen. She has helped creators like Khaby Lame and Pamela Reif tour the country. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In the pandemic, we had a…
A British airline is calling for a database to help ban disruptive passengers from flying. Loading audio narration… “We are lobbying for the creation of a national database so that as well as being banned from flying with us, disruptive passengers will also be banned from flying with other UK…
While product managers are spinning up prototypes with AI-assisted coding tools, engineers are left to make them production-ready. Loading audio narration… Eric Zakariasson, an engineer at Cursor who focuses on developer experience and product, said at the AI Engineer Europe 2026 conference in a recording published Tuesday that setting “clear…
This ‘as-told-to’ essay is based on a conversation with Juli Ford, a 57-year-old real estate agent and certified senior advisor based in Massachusetts. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my children were young, we saw my parents all the time.We lived very close to each other in South…
Humanoid robots rather than flesh-and-blood soldiers could one day take on some of the most dangerous jobs in war — and one startup is already testing that idea in Ukraine. Loading audio narration… Sankaet Pathak, cofounder and CEO of Foundation, said there’s a “moral imperative” to put humanoid robots on…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elaine Yang, a strategic area and infrastructure planner based in Irvine, California, who installed a Samara ADU, short for accessory dwelling unit, in her backyard. Yang, 42, said the decision was not a financial one but was instead a small way…
Since childhood, James McMillian has learned the value of slowly getting stronger. Loading audio narration… McMillian said he was diagnosed with asthma when he was born, and doctors advised his parents against letting him play sports like youth tackle football. “It made me tell myself that I need to train…
I’m a former first-grade teacher and early childhood literacy specialist. I’ve spent years studying and putting into practice what helps young children learn to read. Loading audio narration… But I’ll admit, now that I have a toddler of my own, it’s incredibly tempting to want to expose him to letters…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Fong, 25, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In March 2025, he was laid off from a tech startup. After about nine months of searching for a job, he started a content-creation business. The following has been edited…
I drifted to the coffee machine and chatted with a few fellow vibe coders. Then I stood there for a while, latte in hand, staring into space.My app was building itself — I didn’t even need to look at it.That was the refrain instructors repeated at a vibe-coding workshop in…
