November 07, 2024 The economy has been good—but not in the way voters wanted Rampant inflation helped sink VP Kamala Harris’s chances to win. BY Scott Nover Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race on Tuesday in large part because Americans are dissatisfied with the economy. According to an NBC News exit poll, 31% … Continue reading The economy has been good—but not in the way voters wanted
October 21, 2024 Relax, you haven’t been fired. How to get better at accepting negative feedback If you find yourself panicking every time your manager gives you feedback, here’s what you can do. BY Art Markman Criticism is never fun to get, because it reflects something that you could have done better. Even the people who … Continue reading Relax, you haven’t been fired. How to get better at accepting negative feedback
Here’s what a TV show based on Untitled Goose Game could have been like A proof-of-concept video captures the chaos and humor of that delightful game so very well. kris holt Fri, Sep 20, 2024 Cast your mind back to 2019, when many people were captivated by the idea of terrorizing … Continue reading Here’s what a TV show based on Untitled Goose Game could have been like
August 26, 2024 The tech CEO of this popular platform has been arrested on allegations of sexual exploitation and drug trafficking Following the arrest, Elon Musk posted “#freePavel” in support of Durov on X. BY Associated Press The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant … Continue reading The tech CEO of this popular platform has been arrested on allegations of sexual exploitation and drug trafficking
Slack has been using data from your chats to train its machine learning models The only way to opt out is by asking your company’s workspace owner to send Slack an email. will shanklin Updated Sun, May 19, 2024 Slack Slack trains machine-learning models on user messages, files and other content without explicit permission. … Continue reading Yuck: Slack has been scanning your messages to train its AI models
April 24, 2024 Overtime pay eligibility has been extended for millions more salaried workers, thanks to new Biden ruling The eligibility cap for salaried employees will go up to $58,656 in 2025. BY Associated Press The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in … Continue reading Overtime pay eligibility has been extended for millions more salaried workers, thanks to new Biden ruling
By Sarah Friar October 06, 2023 My greatest mistake was thinking success looked like a specific thing. For me, that was making partner at Goldman Sachs. When I didn’t, it set me free. I’m going to go back to the moment when things shifted for me. One morning in 2011—after 11 years on the partner … Continue reading ‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion
By Sarah Bregel September 01, 2023 Labor Day—the holiday celebrating the American worker—is just around the corner. But while employees may be happy about hot dogs, brewskis, and the federally mandated day off, chances are, they aren’t happy about their pay. According to a new poll of nearly 2,000 adults by the market research … Continue reading Labor Day poll: Here’s how long it’s been since the average worker has gotten a pay raise
By Blaire Briody July 18, 2023 This article is the second in a series about gatekeepers in the professional world taking a chance on those with nontraditional backgrounds. Read the full series here. The series is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. In early 2015, Daisy Magnus-Aryitey was 32 years old … Continue reading ‘Most importantly, I don’t give up’: How a mom who had been out of the workforce for a decade talked her way into a career opportunity
By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, and Michael Balsamo—Associated Press June 08, 2023 Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White … Continue reading Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Department yet to confirm
