How Trump could replace JD Vance if the Ohioan’s terrible polling continues
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly praised his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, even as polls show Vance’s unpopularity is historic Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has had a rough week and a half since he was announced as former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential candidate. While Trump insists he’s sticking with Vance,…
Why athletes at Olympic Village are finding some Grindr features disabled
Grindr is disabling location-based features in the Olympic Village. While Olympians are known to participate in other athletic activities in their downtime, athletes in Paris might find their Grindr more restricted than usual. And no, it’s not about preventing the athletes from having sex — it’s actually a safety precaution. “If athletes are not out…
Credit-card rewards are tearing friends apart
Our obsession with points is turning brunch into a social minefield. Pam’s circle of parent friends likes to split the financial load when it makes sense, whether it’s ordering pickup or delivery, going out for a group meal, or getting tickets to a theme park or a movie. But there’s one dad who has recently…
One of MrBeast’s oldest friends quit his operation in a scandal. It could hurt him too.
MrBeast’s friend Ava Tyson (right) has been accused of messaging a minor when she was 20. One of MrBeast’s oldest friends quit working with him after allegations were made about her messaging a child. YouTube superstar MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been adept at dodging criticism and controversy in his career. This…
Who Kamala Harris picks for her running mate will show where her campaign sees its path to victory
Vice President Kamala Harris is vetting candidates to be her running mate. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is choosing her running mate, and her pick will provide insight into her battle plan for November. Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, and Andy Beshear of Kentucky, as well as Sen. Mark Kelly…
The US economy grew way faster than expected this spring
A new Bureau of Economic Analysis report said the advance estimate for US GDP growth in the second quarter was 2.8% at an annualized rate. That’s way more than the 2% forecast from Investing.com and the 1.4% growth in the first quarter. “This is a perfect report for the Fed, growth during the first half…
‘I just wanted to take a break’: Some early-stage founders are putting their startup dreams on hold in the tech downturn to try corporate life
Mehak Vohra has been a startup founder ever since she dropped out of college in 2016. She started Jamocha Media, a media and personal-branding company, and then SkillBank, an online marketing training program. But earlier this year she shut down SkillBank and joined a bigger tech company as its head of marketing. It’s the first…
Mark Zuckerberg says his weird tan is just a tan — not a hint about a new product.
Mark Zuckerberg seemed to get quite a bit of sun before speaking to Rundown AI CEO Rowan Cheung. When is a tan line just a tan line? And when is it something else? This is, admittedly, not one of the most important questions facing the country at this particular moment. But it was one I…
Gen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the door
It looks like time is ticking on the final days of the boomer era of power. A vibe shift has been in the making for some time, but the leaders born from the 1940s to the mid-1960s who still remain at the helm of the global order look set to relinquish long-held positions to their…
