YouTube’s global head of top creators left after 12 years. Now, she’s getting into business with her little brother.
Preeya Khanna helped shape YouTube’s creator strategy for over a decade. Now she’s trying her hand at entrepreneurship. The YouTube exec in charge of working with top creators, Preeya Khanna, is hanging up her “golden handcuffs” after 12 years at the company. “I was really craving a return back to what it felt like in…
9 weird recession indicators, from lipstick to snacks
Lipstick sales are one of several supposed nontraditional recession indicators. There are some unusual signs that could suggest we’re headed into a recession. Take lipstick or diaper rashes, for instance. While not as frequently cited as the bond market or household spending, some economists and executives have pointed to such informal indicators as signs that…
Ray Dalio says he had a ‘frank’ discussion with the GOP about US debt and the ‘mechanics behind how countries go broke’
Ray Dalio said the US budget deficit needs to be cut to about 3% of GDP so that debt servicing costs will not “severely squeeze out the government’s ability to spend.” Ray Dalio, the founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said he had a discussion with House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington and other House Republicans…
The history of universal basic income: The concept of UBI has been debated for centuries
The idea of a universal basic income, which is now growing in popularity, has been around for centuries. Over the last few years, as average Americans have wrestled with a growing wealth gap and rising prices, policymakers have been tossing around an audacious idea: What if we just give people money to help them? The…
Elon Musk says it’s ‘very, very hard to start a business and have it succeed’ at Wisconsin town hall
lon Musk held a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Sunday. Elon Musk said it’s “very, very hard to start a business and have it “succeed” in response to a question at a town hall in Wisconsin on Sunday. “It is true that most businesses that start do not succeed,” he told an 18-year-old…
The best movies coming to Netflix in June, from Hitchcock classics to a doc on the OceanGate disaster
OceanGate Expeditions’ Titan submersible. Whether it’s films from the Master of Suspense or must-watch documentaries, there are a lot of movies to stream on Netflix in June. Six Alfred Hitchcock classics (June 1) Alfred Hitchcock. A half-dozen of Hitchcock’s titles are available on the streamer. These include some of the works that would solidify him…
As my 4 children graduate from high school and college, I’m hit with a mix of emotions — both joy and grief
The author (not pictured) is both joyful and sad to watch her kids graduate. I’m not sure how it happened, but once my oldest graduated from high school, time went warp speed on me. Two of my kids have now graduated, and all four of my children will be out of high school in less…
I took myself to the movies alone. I ended up falling in love.
Every year, I try to rewatch dozens of movies, finding comfort in seeing familiar characters and saying aloud what their next lines will be. Around Thanksgiving, I’d prep myself for this tradition with one of my favorites, “When Harry Met Sally” by reading the screenplay for the first time ever, so that when it was…
Musk praises ‘competent and good-hearted’ ally Jared Isaacman after Trump drops him as nominee to head NASA
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman. Elon Musk has praised his close ally Jared Isaacman after President Donald Trump dropped him as his nominee for NASA administrator on Saturday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was withdrawing Isaacman’s nomination after a “thorough review of prior associations” and that he would soon announced a…
