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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…
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson are married.The couple tied the knot on a private island in the Bahamas over Memorial Day weekend.Trump Jr., 48, and Anderson, 39, made their public debut as a couple at President Donald Trump’s inauguration following months of speculation about the nature of their relationship.Since…
HBO’s once-beloved teen drama “Euphoria” has transformed into a violent, Quentin Tarantino-style crime thriller in its third season — a mutation now complete with a gruesome death for one of its main characters.In the season’s seventh and penultimate episode, titled “Rain or Shine,” Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) is buried alive in…
Who doesn’t love ’90s tech?For millennials, the decade’s most-loved gadgets came with particular rituals: rewinding VHS tapes before returning them to Blockbuster, burning CDs for road trips, or blowing into a Nintendo cartridge before reinserting it.Today, as younger consumers seek alternatives to modern digital life — and constant notifications —…
