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As top students are starting their college applications this summer, parents are asking me: Should my teenager use AI to write their college essay?As a college admissions expert, I tell most parents that the honest answer depends entirely on how and when AI is used.For starters, a student producing a…
Rivian’s future may ride on a five-seat SUV with animatronic-looking headlights.The R2 — Rivian’s new midsize SUV that launched to customers on June 9 — hits the sweet spot on paper: It (eventually) starts at $44,990, delivers around 300 miles of range across trims, and competes in America’s best-selling new-vehicle…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert and former professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Farid also co-founded GetReal, a digital forensics and cybersecurity startup. It has been edited for length and clarity.The average person on the internet today cannot tell…
You’ve been hearing about the K-shaped economy and the shrinking middle class, but what does it actually mean to be in the middle class at all in the US today?For many, the label can describe a suburban, non-excessive way of life, but the actual income it implies can span a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tony Latham, the 53-year-old President of Bacardi North America, based in Miami. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m from Australia, and I’ve worked in consumer goods at well-known companies such as SC Johnson, Danone, and Unilever.The US is the eighth…
When the email arrived that I’d won the FIFA lottery, I felt like I’d beaten the system.I had scored tickets to the 2026 World Cup, which were widely predicted to cost a fortune. My plan was simple: I’d pay a reasonable price for two tickets to the first group stage…
Sixteen years ago, David Fincher wowed audiences with the dorm-room origin story of Facebook with “The Social Network.”The movie would go on to earn eight Oscar nominations and three wins and make stars out of Jesse Eisenberg as its creator, Mark Zuckerberg, and Andrew Garfield as Zuck’s former friend and…
The next battle in AI will have less to do with model quality and more to do with customer lock-in.For the past few years, OpenAI and Anthropic have competed relentlessly on model performance. But according to Samuel Colvin, CEO of AI startup Pydantic, the economics are changing.”A year ago, what…
I’ve never been much of a numbers guy. Until recently, my approach to money was what I’d call vibes-based accounting: save a bit each month, contribute to my 401(k), try to cook at home instead of ordering in, and occasionally ignore my better judgment in favor of martinis and Cos…
A nearly new Spirit Airlines jet was shredded by the claws of a heavy-duty excavator in a video that transfixed audiences this weekend.The four-year-old A320neo met an end as ugly as the iconic budget carrier that collapsed three weeks before, and N950NK isn’t the only former Spirit aircraft being dismantled…
