‘I Could Not Believe My Eyes’: 75-Year-Old Woman Battling Cancer Wins $5 Million Scratch-Off Game
How a frustrating day at the airport led to a windfall for a great-grandmother in Pennsylvania.
Moltbook was peak AI theater
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht,…
Gen Z Employees Lack Enthusiasm About Work. Here’s Why — Plus 3 Ways to Start Motivating Them.
Many leaders are still viewing the workplace like a photographer with only one lens, but younger generations grew up with an entirely different worldview.
Starbucks Is Giving Away a Free Gift Today
Starbucks is giving customers in search of a cool treat a little something extra for one day only.
CEO of Tesla Rival Drops Salary to $1 to Cover Bankruptcy Costs
Henrik Fisker and his wife will both take a hit to their paychecks.
Don’t Be Coy With Your Employees — Here’s What Healthy Transparency Looks Like
Organizations need to stop being coy about building relationships with future talent and retaining the talent they already have.
McDonald’s Is Turning Jobs into Degrees By Helping Employees Earn College Credits Just for Working
The fast-food chain is working with community colleges to translate job skills into academic credits.
How These 5 Beloved Restaurant Chains Are Making a Comeback After Nearly Disappearing. Is Your Former Favorite on the List?
Through innovative business models, strategic partnerships and rebranding efforts, these iconic chains are poised to reclaim their positions in the market.
The Download: defining AI, and China’s driverless ambitions
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What is AI? AI is sexy, AI is cool. AI is entrenching inequality, upending the job market, and wrecking education. The AI boom will boost the economy, the AI bubble is about to…
Watch the Pitch That Landed $10K in 60 Seconds
On this family-focused episode of ‘Elevator Pitch,’ see which entrepreneur scores an unexpected payday.
Housetraining robot dogs: How generative AI might change consumer IoT
As technology goes, the internet of things (IoT) is old: internet-connected devices outnumbered people on Earth around 2008 or 2009, according to a contemporary Cisco report. Since then, IoT has grown rapidly. Researchers say that by the early 2020s, estimates of the number of devices ranged anywhere from the low tens of billions to over…