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Monday holidays, like today’s double feature of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, can be confusing. When you layer in the observance’s controversy, it gets even muddier. Does the federal government recognize Columbus Day, or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, or both?
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“I don’t know if I came across super harsh or not. At some point, I lost sense of how I was showing up.” That was my client after having a hard conversation with one of her leaders about getting the resources she needed in her role.
This holiday season, you can give your child an actual Golden Ticket. It comes tucked inside a new special edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of a slew of deluxe editions of books Penguin Young Readers is releasing this fall. The new volume is full of little surprises.
In early October, California state and city authorities reached a landmark settlement with the rideshare company Lyft over the state’s allegations that the company misclassified its drivers as independent contractors instead of employees, denying them wages and benefits they would have otherwise…
You have probably noticed it on a hot summer day: A basement feels cool even when the air outside is baking. The ground does not heat up and cool down as fast as the air does.
Emily Foran, a creative director and graphic designer, has not been asked by clients to come up with an original idea from scratch in a year. “That’s kind of killing my soul,” Foran says.
Jobs are always evolving, particularly in the age of artificial intelligence. But if the work you’re doing bears little resemblance to the role you were promised, and especially if no one has explained or discussed the change with you, you might be experiencing a career “bait-and-switch.” When…
Thanks to Siri AI and Shortcuts in iOS 27, I’ve finally created a better version of Shazam. Shazam is great for identifying songs you hear in the wild, but not so great at revisiting them later.
Since World War II, the United States has dominated science and technology. With more than 400 Nobel Prizes, it dwarfs every other country. Major breakthroughs like nuclear energy, genetic engineering, and the internet were all led by researchers and engineers in the U.S.
Return-to-office reruns are all too common. In 2024, 38% of employees had been through multiple RTOs and 6% had endured more than five. Often, these reboots reflect failures of the initial policy; when attendance falls short, companies double down by mandating more in-office days.
Spam calls and text scams have evolved from a mild nuisance into a relentless daily tax on our attention. Scammers use neighborhood-spoofing to mimic local area codes and automated text bots to blast out thousands of phony messages all day and night.
Last week, OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigned from the company, becoming the latest to join what is, in his words, a “parade of former colleagues” who have left roles at AI companies amid concerns about the tech or its use.
Pope Leo XIV and one of the world’s leading AI companies recently found themselves on opposite sides of a thorny question: Can a chatbot have a conscience?
In late August, the estate of Paul G. Allen sold the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise to an ownership group led by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla for $9.6 billion.
Activities that keep you visible and connected benefit your career, such as keeping in touch with your professional network, posting about your work, speaking on panels, and mentoring.
I feel like such a failure: Nothing ever goes according to how I plan, and no matter how hard I try, I can never get everything done that I want to do. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone.
When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations in late September, he said the word “artificial” in “artificial intelligence” made the technology sound fake.
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