You Can Thank Tim Cook for the Large iPhones
Tim Cook reshaped Apple’s flagship line by steadily enlarging the iPhone, culminating in the 6.9‑inch iPhone 17 Pro Max. The move reversed Steve Jobs’s early resistance to phones bigger than 4 inches and aligned with the rise of video streaming. Apple reported $85 billion in iPhone revenue for the holiday quarter, with the Pro Max outselling its siblings in the first two weeks. Cook frames the size increase as part of a broader push for a better overall device, not merely a larger screen.
This Ukrainian Company Is Upgrading Its Battlefield Robots Like Smartphones. Here's How It's Chasing the Edge in Combat.
Ukrainian robotics firm DevDroid is treating its battlefield robots like smartphones, rolling out software patches every few weeks and delivering remote fixes within minutes. The company can prototype, test with a brigade and field a new capability across all units...
Is Elon Musk Building the AI Avengers?
Elon Musk’s AI venture xAI has been in talks with French startup Mistral and U.S. coding platform Cursor about a three‑way partnership, following SpaceX’s recent deal with Cursor. The talks aim to leverage Musk’s massive data‑center footprint, including a $400 million...
AI Is Ratcheting up How Much Your Company Tracks You at Work
Employers are expanding workplace surveillance beyond productivity monitoring to collect detailed user interactions for training AI agents. Meta has rolled out an internal tool that records keystrokes, mouse movements and other digital actions to feed its AI models, sparking employee...
Inside the Dashboards JPMorgan Is Using to Track and Rank Engineers' AI Use
JPMorgan is using internal dashboards to score engineers on AI tool usage, including GitHub Copilot and Anthropic's Claude. The system ranks roughly 70,000 provisioned users, flagging about 24,000 as active, and categorizes them as non‑, light‑, or heavy‑users. Managers have...
NFL Legend and Investor Says Apple's New CEO Should Follow the Advice Steve Jobs Once Gave Tim Cook
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton, an Apple investor since 2015, says incoming CEO John Ternus should heed Steve Jobs' advice to make his own decisions rather than emulate Jobs. Jobs told Tim Cook not to ask what Jobs...
Demi Moore, 63, Says Her 'Life-Changing' Nighttime Routine Helps Her Wind Down
Actress Demi Moore, 63, told Elle that an intentional evening routine has become a "life‑changing" part of her wellness regimen. She starts each day with meditation, journaling, movement, hydration and sleep, and she now treats nighttime skin‑care and a calm...
New AI Lab Core Automation 'Nerdsniped' Researchers From Anthropic, Google DeepMind
Core Automation, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI vice president Jerry Tworek, announced its launch on X, branding itself as "the world's most automated AI lab." The company has quickly attracted top talent, including former Anthropic researcher Rohan Anil...
'Instrumental' Jump Trading Quant Researcher Is Getting Launch Capital From Millennium
Yiming Zhang, a senior quant researcher who spent 17 years at Jump Trading, resigned last week and is set to receive launch capital from hedge fund Millennium Management as an external manager once his non‑compete expires. Jump’s strict non‑compete clauses...
PTO, Parental Leave, Pensions: Even the Most Prized Benefits Are on the Chopping Block
Zoom and Deloitte are cutting flagship employee benefits as cost pressures rise. Zoom reduced paid parental leave to 18 weeks for birthing parents and 10 weeks for non‑birthing parents, down from 22‑24 and 16 weeks respectively. Deloitte will trim parental...
My Parents Opened a Bowling Center when I Was an Infant. Now, I'm a Millionaire Thanks to My Professional Bowling...
Jason Belmonte, raised in his parents' small‑town Australian bowling centre, turned a childhood hobby into a global professional career. A $16,000 bonus at age 16 sparked his ambition, leading to international competition and lucrative travel. Over 18 years he captured...
One of the Most Stressful Jobs in Finance Right Now: Private Credit Sales
The private‑credit boom created a lucrative sales niche that linked boutique credit funds with wealth‑advisor clients, but soaring redemption requests are forcing those professionals onto the defensive. As investors pull back from funds at Blackstone, Blue Owl, Ares and Apollo,...
I Built an AI App with a Tiny Team. We Scaled It to Millions and Sold It to MyFitnessPal in...
Cal AI, an AI‑powered calorie‑tracking app founded by Jake Castillo and three teammates in April 2024, grew to millions in monthly revenue and was acquired by MyFitnessPal in under two years. The startup’s growth hinged on aggressive influencer marketing, signing...
A Talent CEO Says Data Centers Are a 'Massive Opportunity' For Office Workers to Pivot Mid-Career
Broadstaff CEO Carrie Charles says the surge in AI‑driven data center construction is creating a hiring boom for technicians and electricians. Listings for data‑center roles jumped 64% between 2023 and 2025, and the firm’s phone has never rung louder in...
I Was Tired of My Kids Having All the Fun on Sleepovers. I Started Planning All-Nighters for Us at Home.
After a planned kids' sleepover fell through, a mother invited her children to a family all‑night gathering, creating a new tradition. The home sleepovers feature pizza, board games, movies, and occasional backyard fire‑pit sessions, with relaxed rules around candy and...
We Left the US and Moved to Spain Almost a Year Ago. My Young Kids Handled It Better than I...
Rebecca Cretella and her husband relocated their family from Connecticut to a Madrid suburb in 2025, bringing their 10‑ and 7‑year‑old sons along. By involving the boys in the planning process, exposing them to Spanish language media, and arranging pre‑move...
Steve Bannon Says Anthropic 'Had It Right' In Rejecting Deal with the Pentagon
Steve Bannon praised Anthropic’s decision to reject a Pentagon proposal to run its Claude model without robust safeguards, calling the move "right." The Pentagon responded by blacklisting Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk, while quickly striking a deal with OpenAI. Anthropic’s...
Citadel's Chief People Officer Leaves the Firm as Hedge Funds Battle for Talent
Citadel's chief people officer, Sjoerd Gehring, has left the $67 billion hedge fund after less than two years in the role. Gehring, who arrived from Apple in late 2024 after stints at Johnson & Johnson and Accenture, oversaw talent acquisition, development,...
Ramp Is Telling Investors It Is About to Hit $1.4 Billion in Revenue a Year, as the Company Prepares to...
Fintech startup Ramp says it will hit a $1.4 billion annual recurring revenue run rate this quarter, up from the $1 billion announced in September. The company, which offers a corporate charge card and expense‑management software, reports a 70% year‑over‑year increase in...
Read the Memo ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro Sent Staff About the Disney Layoffs
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro sent a memo to staff confirming that employees impacted by Disney's recent layoffs have already been notified. The cuts, announced on Tuesday, are the first round of reductions under Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took...
Bryan Johnson Gives Advice to Founders in 'Monk Mode'
Serial entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, the founder of Kernel and OS Fund, released a guide urging startup founders to enter a "monk mode" of extreme focus and health optimization. He recommends strict time‑blocking, daily digital detoxes, and a biometric‑driven routine that...
It only Took 7 Minutes to Create an AI-Generated Val Kilmer for a Scene in His New Movie
Director Coerte Voorhees and producer John Voorhees announced that their 1920s drama "As Deep as the Grave" will feature an AI‑generated performance of the late Val Kilmer. After Kilmer’s death, the filmmakers used archival footage and artificial intelligence to recreate...
Here's the Severance Package Disney Is Giving to Laid-Off Employees
Disney announced its first round of layoffs under new CEO Josh D'Amaro, outlining severance packages that vary by employee level and tenure. Non‑managers receive up to a year of pay, while directors and VPs can earn up to 52 weeks...
Sydney Sweeney's New American Eagle Ad Addresses Last Year's 'Great Jeans' Controversy in the Most Sydney Sweeney Way
Sydney Sweeney returns as the face of American Eagle’s new denim‑shorts campaign, "Syd for Short," a cheeky follow‑up to the 2025 "Great Jeans" controversy. In the short video she delivers a playful line, "What brand am I wearing? Yeah, that...
3 Tips From Bryan Johnson on Lowering Your Heart Rate
Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur turned longevity advocate, outlines three practical ways to lower resting heart rate, a metric he says is closely tied to lifespan. He recommends consistent aerobic exercise, daily breath‑work or meditation, and optimizing sleep and nutrition...
TikTok Challenger Triller Makes a Surprising Revenue Reveal: $0 From Its Media Businesses
Triller disclosed that it generated zero revenue from its social‑media and streaming operations in 2025, with the entire $22 million of revenue coming from a financial‑services business linked to its 2024 merger with a Hong Kong firm. The company incurred $22.7 million...
Saturdays Are for Claude: How AI Limits Are Quietly Reshaping the Workday
AI usage caps on Anthropic's Claude are reshaping daily workflows for entrepreneurs and developers. Recent five‑hour session limits have forced users like Briix co‑founder Max Johnson to break projects into bite‑size prompts and switch to individual subscriptions, with a potential...
Citi Is Stepping up Its Data Center Financing Push — and Aiming to Close the Gap with Wall Street Rivals
Citi has launched a dedicated AI Infrastructure financing group to capture the $3 trillion data‑center build‑out projected through 2030. Since March 2025 the bank has arranged more than $75 billion of construction financing, supporting roughly 6.1 GW of IT capacity and a high‑profile...
I'm a 6-Time Surrogate Who Wasn't Fulfilled in My Finance Career. I Quit to Start a Surrogacy Agency and Make...
Angela Richardson-Mook left senior finance and consulting roles, including a vice‑president position at Bank of America, to launch Alcea Surrogacy in 2019. The agency now employs 23 staff, generates roughly $5 million in annual revenue, and pays her more than her...
The Ultimate Do-Nothing Side Hustle: Selling Courses
The online course market is booming, with the global digital education sector projected to reach $134 billion by 2030. Low barriers to entry let anyone—from seasoned creators to novices—package and sell instructional content on platforms such as Kajabi, Squarespace, and Beehiiv....
I'm a Chinese Product Manager Who Created 6 AI Employees on OpenClaw. I'm Working More than Ever and Am Way...
Chinese AI product manager Vivi Mengjie Xiao built six OpenClaw agents—three for work and three for personal tasks—to automate routine activities. The agents now handle 60‑70% of her operational workload, freeing her to focus on creative and strategic output. While...
IMF Director Says Shock From US-Iran War Is Already 'Baked' Into the Economy
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told CBS that the economic fallout from the U.S.-Iran war is already "baked" into global markets. She highlighted disruptions to oil tankers, Gulf energy infrastructure and attacks on Qatari gas fields as sources...
I Took a Break From Being the 'Planner Friend.' Stepping Back Helped Me Learn Which Friendships I Should Prioritize.
Sukhman Rekhi, a self‑described "planner friend," paused her habit of always organizing get‑togethers for a few months to protect her well‑being. During the break, most of her circle failed to initiate plans, leaving her feeling isolated. When she resumed reaching...
I Started Letting My Son Bike with His Friends when He Was 8. It Gives Me Anxiety, but I See...
A parent began allowing her eight‑year‑old son to bike with neighborhood friends, initially limiting trips to one block and insisting they stay together. Over two years the informal "bike gang" expanded to up to seven kids, with rides extending half...
I Love Having My 20-Year-Old Daughter Visit Home From College. I Also Love It when She Leaves, and I Have...
A father reflects on the bittersweet rhythm of his 20‑year‑old daughter’s college visits, savoring the connection while also welcoming the quiet when she returns to her off‑campus flat. He observes her growing independence—budgeting, time‑management, and problem‑solving—as she navigates student life....
This TikTok Vigilante Is Calling Out What He Says Are Obnoxious Influencers — and Getting Legal Threats
Jay, the face behind Daadi Snacks’ TikTok account, has turned spontaneous influencer takedowns into a viral side‑hustle, amassing over a million followers and millions of views. His deadpan critiques target food and travel creators, often prompting blocks, cease‑and‑desist letters, and...
Companies Don't Want Your Résumé. You'll Have to Show up Instead.
The traditional résumé is fading as AI churns out endless polished, keyword‑rich documents, overwhelming recruiters. Hiring managers are increasingly ignoring résumés, favoring LinkedIn networks and employee referrals to find candidates. Companies now run short‑term work trials, letting applicants prove technical...
I Let My Kids Swear at Home. It Has Improved Our Communication, and They Are More Open with Me.
A mother of three stopped policing her kids' occasional swearing, treating curse words as emotional releases rather than misbehavior. By shifting focus from language to feelings, she reduced daily arguments and created calmer household dynamics. Flexible boundaries—no swearing at school,...
How OpenAI's Codex Figured Out How to Use Adobe Software
OpenAI's Codex was used to batch‑denoise 50 images in Adobe Lightroom without any official API or plugin. Engineer Peter Gostev prompted Codex to discover a way to automate the task, and the model successfully interfaced directly with the desktop application....
I Ran a Successful Brick-and-Mortar Business for Decades. I Shut It Down in My 50s to Reinvent Myself and My...
After two decades of running a six‑figure photography studio, the author shut the doors at age 55, citing market saturation and personal burnout. The closure freed her to pursue a new purpose centered on coaching menopausal women and public speaking....
OpenAI's Chief Scientist Says AI Is Getting Close to Being as Good as a Human Research Intern
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki announced that the company is on track to develop an "AI research intern" by September 2026 and a fully autonomous researcher by March 2028. He highlighted recent breakthroughs in coding agents, math reasoning, and physics...
United Airlines CEO Said He Uses This Hiring Tactic to Vibe Check Job Candidates
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby unveiled a new hiring process that enlists well‑liked pilots to evaluate job candidates for cultural fit. The selected pilots spend time with interviewees, deciding if they’d enjoy a four‑day trip together and holding a veto...
Walmart's H-1B Filings Fell by More than Half in the Wake of Trump's Visa Shake-Up
Walmart filed 312 certified H‑1B visa applications in Q1 2025, a drop of more than half from the same period a year earlier and 40% below its 2023 level. The decline mirrors a broader pullback by major tech firms after...
H-1B Petitions Fall at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan and Rise at Citi After Trump's Visa Crackdown
Wall Street H‑1B filings fell sharply in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 after President Trump’s visa fee increase, with Goldman Sachs seeing a 60% drop to 101 certified petitions and JPMorgan down 29% to 516. In contrast, Citi’s...
Meta's Muse Spark Sent Its AI App Soaring up the App Store Rankings
Meta’s new Muse Spark model, the first release from its Superintelligence Labs, sparked a dramatic surge in downloads of the company’s AI app. Sensor Tower reports an 87% day‑over‑day increase in the US, lifting the app to No. 6 among free iOS...
I Burned Out at My VC Job, so I Opened a Pilates Studio. I Work More Now — but It...
Anna Noelle Rinke, a former chief of staff at a major Austin venture firm, left a high‑pressure VC role after experiencing burnout and founded Homebody Studios, a Pilates brand. Leveraging her engineering and startup background, she partnered with a marketing...
EV Bloodbath: US Sales Plunge as Tesla Tightens Its Grip
U.S. electric‑vehicle sales plunged 27% year‑over‑year in Q1 2026, falling to roughly 216,000 units, as federal subsidies expired. Tesla remained the clear leader, delivering 117,300 EVs and holding a 54% market share, driven by a 23% jump in Model Y sales...
In-N-Out's Owner Explains Why the Chain Is Not Chasing Private Equity, Delivery, or Mobile Orders
In a March conversation at Pepperdine University, Lynsi Snyder‑Ellingson reaffirmed In‑N‑Out’s commitment to its traditional model, rejecting private‑equity investment, delivery platforms, and mobile ordering. The chain continues its deliberate, slow expansion, recently opening stores in Tennessee—the 10th state—while keeping locations...
XAI Reorganizes Its Engineering Team Ahead of SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk’s xAI announced a sweeping reorganization of its engineering organization as it merges more closely with SpaceX ahead of the aerospace firm’s anticipated IPO. SpaceX senior vice president of Starlink Michael Nicolls has taken the title of xAI president...
I Had an Identity Crisis After Becoming a Mom. Hiring a Career Coach Helped.
After giving birth, the author experienced a sudden identity crisis and turned to a career coach for guidance. The coaching process uncovered hidden strengths, a shift in her Myers‑Briggs type, and a newfound love for public speaking and psychology. Armed...