Here’s how to spot 4 common investment scams
Recently, I was telling a friend about a marketing pitch I’d received that ended with a hard sell. I mentioned to my friend that I was still thinking about the pitch, which promised to generate
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Shopify’s user experience will soon ‘feel like sci-fi’
“Imagine an interface where you can quickly shift between talking, typing, clicking, and even drawing to instruct software, like moving around a whiteboard in a dynamic conversation,” Carl Rivera tells me. An experience in which
Why Trump’s ‘little problem’ with Apple could be a big challenge
Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Donald Trump has added a fresh punching bag to his ever-widening rotation of opponents: Apple. The president has, as he’s put
‘Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings is hosting a miniseries about the history of public transit
In September 2024, Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings took a brief interlude from taping one of America’s most iconic game shows to film another series: a YouTube show about the history of public transit, set in
An American Airlines flight turned around after a passenger tried to drag a flight attendant down the aisle, an affidavit says
An American Airlines Embraer 175. Kevin Carter/Getty Images American Airlines passengers experienced a flight-to-nowhere on Tuesday. An affidavit said a 24-year-old assaulted a flight attendant and tried to drag them down the aisle. The captain
The AI search wave is real. Can media survive it?
People like to say that change happens gradually, then all at once. That pattern seems to be holding with respect to AI in search, and we may be at the beginning of the “all at
Why McDonald’s ‘otherworldly’ spin-off restaurant failed to launch
CosMc’s, the glimmering, retro, space-agey concept restaurant from McDonald’s, is no more. In 2023, McDonald’s announced the spin-off—billed as the next frontier for the fast-food chain to test its most “otherworldly” specialty beverage ideas—to a
The CEO of a multibillion-dollar company says there’s one mistake kids make that closes off an entire career path
Judy Marks, CEO and president of transport company Otis, advised school students to stick with math and science. Javi Colmenero/Europa Press via Getty Images Judy Marks, CEO of elevator giant Otis, has urged students to
I make more money than my husband. We make financial decisions together, and he supports me in my career.
The author (not pictured) is the breadwinner of her household. miniseries/Getty Images My husband had a traditional upbringing, but it’s never bothered him that I’m the breadwinner. We make financial decisions together for our family.
The best leaders hire people who are smarter than they are
Early in my career, I was a loan underwriter at a bank. I was responsible for training a new employee, one with very little banking experience. During the training, she caught something I had missed
U.S. solar energy growth may collide with uncertain trade policies
U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high
5 reasons that towns lose their local newspapers
Why did your hometown newspaper vanish while the next town over kept theirs? This isn’t bad luck—it’s a systemic pattern. Since 2005, the United States has lost over one-third of its local newspapers, creating “news
If the Amazon rainforest dried out, here’s what would happen
A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what 24
Tariffs are making wedding planning even more expensive and stressful
Krista Vasquez had her heart set on getting married in a body-hugging, halter-style gown from Spain. In April, the Atlanta paramedic learned her dream dress would cost nearly $300 more because of new U.S. tariffs
The best leaders know how to inspire. Here’s how
The goal for any leader is to build strong and productive relationships with their team and other stakeholders. And the best way to do this is by inspiring their audience every time they speak. This
Maternal mental health needs more peer-reviewed research—not RFK’s journal ban
This week, JAMA Internal Medicine published the results of a large new study that tracked mothers’ health from 2016 to 2023. It found that maternal mental health declined significantly over the past seven years. The
Can AI solve the loneliness epidemic? Here’s what Aristotle would say
Mark Zuckerberg recently suggested that AI chatbots could combat social isolation by serving as “friends” for people experiencing loneliness. He cited statistics that the average American has fewer than 3 friends but yearns for as
The ‘Daniel Tiger’ effect: How quality kids’ TV impacts teen mental health—and why cuts to PBS could be disastrous
Parents used to be freaked out when kids were reading romance novels or Horatio Alger books. It seems quaint now, when so many parents (and teens!) are concerned about the effects of social media and
Amazon’s secret ‘Bend the Curve’ project purges billions of product listings from the Everything Store
Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI Amazon’s “Bend the Curve” program removes “unproductive” listings from its online marketplace. The initiative aims to clean up inactive or poor-selling items, while still growing product selection. These moves help control
Nvidia’s most important number doesn’t have a dollar sign in front of it: Token growth
Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, makes a keynote speech at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan Ann Wang/REUTERS Nvidia’s revenue climbs as token generation by AI giants like Microsoft surges. Tokens, the base unit for AI outputs,