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A harsh economic reality for famers
Before war in the Middle East, roughly one-third of the world’s fertilizer shipped by sea moved through the Strait of Hormuz. In the last three month…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Should federal workers be bound by NDAs?
The Office of Personnel Management is proposing a strict new non-disclosure agreement for federal workers, which would bar them from disclosing “non-…
4 weeks ago
Younger consumers are stressed — but resilient
Consumers have grown increasingly worried about inflation, and many are delaying major purchases, according to J.D. Power. That's especially true for…
4 weeks ago
Disillusioned and doomspending
Heard of "doomspending"? It refers to a feeling of hopelessness about your financial future and spending more freely now than you maybe should. From …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
So maybe no AI-induced job apocalypse?
At a recent conference, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman toned down his talk of mass worker displacement caused by AI. He said he thought AI would have had more…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
A different type of college counselor
Last month, four high school seniors participated in an experiment. A Stanford economist was given a list of colleges they were accepted to, what the…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Worries about water out West
A new U.S. Department of the Interior report confirms what many already feared: The Colorado River system, which pumps out water to 40 million people…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
When an algorithm tells you how to do your job
HotSOS Housekeeping is an app that uses real-time data to help hotel housekeepers speed up room turnover. But the constant monitoring means the track…
1 month ago
The cost of that Memorial Day travel
Memorial Day weekend is here, kicking off the summer travel season. More Americans are expected to hit the roads this year, but it comes at a time wh…
1 month ago
Big Tech's big IPOs
Some of the biggest names in tech are making moves to go public this week. SpaceX — Elon Musk’s rocket, social media, and AI company — filed for an i…
1 month ago