The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port. […]
New AI tools can dig up skeletons in politicians’ social media histories—and yours, too
Character, as they say, is what you do when no one’s watching. What’s been hard to ignore during the current election, however, is that character also seems to be what you do when only certain people are watching. Or when you think only certain people are watching, anyway. Ever since JD Vance became Donald Trump’s […]
Michael Keaton is one of many famous actors who changed his name for professional reasons. Why does that SAG rule exist?
People assign labels to other humans to help organize and personalize everyday life. Recent studies even show that we are not the only species on this planet to do so. Marmoset monkeys, bottlenose dolphins, and African elephants act in a similar manner. Things get hairy, though, when names are similar. In Hollywood, the Screen Actors […]
Boeing strike: Why 94% of its union workers rejected a ‘historic’ deal
Boeing bosses are staring down the barrel. The twists and turns of the past week paint a picture of managers badly wrong-footed by the depth of fury among workers who tossed out a 25% pay rise deal and launched strike action. “They probably didn’t think that we had enough people for the strike,” Kushal Varma, […]
Is the Kroger-Albertsons merger really doomed? The deal’s chances, and what it means for consumers, explained
A weekslong court battle is playing out in Oregon right now that could determine the future of your grocery shopping—with one side arguing the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history will drive up prices, and the other side assuring it will benefit consumers. Next month marks two years since Kroger announced it would acquire […]
Financial paranoia is your best protection against bogus financial influencers on TikTok
Financial influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms claim to have the secrets that “they” (professional money advisors) don’t want you to know. These videos go viral because we all want to believe that The Man is keeping financial secrets from us little people. Unfortunately, the most popular FinTok videos typically offer terrible advice, […]
How Frank McCourt wants to fix TikTok
Next week, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, goes to court as the U.S. government pushes to force the sale or shutdown of the popular app. One potential buyer, Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and former LA Dodgers owner, wants a different experience for TikTok’s 170 million users. For McCourt, the surveillance in tech has […]
The future of construction is innovation and sustainability
In a world that produces “57 million tons of plastic waste every year” and in a nation with worsening home affordability for the past 20 years, millions of families are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve the dream of homeownership. Rising housing costs, coupled with high interest rates and limited inventory, have created an urgent […]
Intel is in trouble. Here are 5 things tech companies can learn to avoid the same struggles
For nearly 30 years, Intel was the world’s biggest chipmaker. A decade ago, things began to shift, though—and these days, the company’s very future is at a crossroads. Financials for the past two quarters have fallen far, far short of expectations. In the most recent quarter, Intel reported earnings of just 2 cents per share, […]
Transform your nonprofit from direct impact to systemic change
When you’re committed to fostering positive social change, it’s natural to strive for a broader reach of those who can benefit from your efforts. This necessitates moving beyond the idea that your organization must always be the direct agent of impact. When I cofounded a nonprofit educational tech company, we started by directly helping students […]