Why microshifting, the hot new flexible work trend, is a problem

A new report says employees love microshifting, but research suggests they should be careful what they ask for.

Why multitasking is sabotaging your career—and how to stop

In a nutshell, multitasking scatters attention; having a focused and reliable system restores it. When we clear the noise and ...
Futurism

Sora 2 Has a Huge Financial Problem

It didn’t take long for OpenAI’s text-to-video-and-audio AI generator app, Sora 2, to melt down into a messy pile of potentially copyright-infringing AI slop. The app’s prominent use of recognizable ...

Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste

Damaging as it is, food waste has an end point: it decomposes, breaks down, and returns to the soil. Plastic packaging ...
Seattle Times

Why brittle bones aren’t just a women’s problem

Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was going too slow — I didn’t have enough momentum,” he recalled. As the bike ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

K-shaped economy: Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and ...
AOL

Why your 'small' monthly subscriptions are a big budget problem (and how to stop the creep)

You try to spend your money intentionally. You meal prep on Sundays. You resist the latest iPhone upgrades. And then — bam! — a random $9.99 charge hits your ...
The New Yorker

Footnotes on the Popular Song

The great advantage of this kind of song is that it can mean whatever the singer or the listener may prefer. Miss Kane introduced her method in a song called “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” in the course ...
The New York Times

London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why.

About 80,000 phones were stolen in the British capital last year. The police are finally discovering where many of them went. By Lizzie Dearden and Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Sirens ...
CNN

Fall of yet another premier will make it hard for France to fix its finances. What’s behind its debt problem?

France lost its fifth prime minister in less than two years this week, just before the 2026 budget was due to be sent to parliament. Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday after announcing a cabinet that ...
The New York Times

Why are Liverpool struggling? Opponents wise to Gravenberch, Salah gamble backfiring

Curtis Jones, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah react to late defeat at Chelsea (Jacques Feeney/Offside) Liverpool enter the October international break having lost three successive matches across all ...
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'There's a problem:' Gilbert Mayor discusses potential reasons why residents' water bills have jumped

Gilbert Mayor Scott Anderson is promising answers as frustration mounts among residents over soaring water bills—some jumping by hundreds, and in a few cases, thousands of dollars. RELATED: Gilbert ...