Inside the Airbus plan to cut near-misses at airports — and reduce delays too
Airbus is testing its self-driving technology in a “cockpit on wheels.” Self-driving planes might be closer than you think. Airbus sees autonomous technology as a way to relieve airport congestion — at a time when near-misses have been getting more common and air traffic control is under increasing pressure. At a summit hosted by the…
Shoppers’ answer to tariffs: Go to Costco
Some shoppers appeared to have gravitated toward Costco in the days before Donald Trump’s latest tariffs were set to take effect. American shoppers are flocking to stores like Costco and Walmart’s Sam’s Club for refuge from tariffs. Foot traffic at those sorts of stores — known in the retail industry as “warehouse clubs” — spiked…
I was tired of seeing WNBA stars promote basketball shoes named after men. So I created my own.
Natalie White is the CEO and Founder of Moolah Kicks. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalie White, the founder of Moolah Kicks, which makes women’s basketball sneakers. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I started playing basketball when I was five years old. I’m from New York City,…
My Gen Z daughter and I approach our careers differently. She values flexibility in the workplace, and I value loyalty.
The author is Gen X and his daughter is Gen Z. As a Gen X dad, I get along well with my Gen Z daughter, but occasionally we butt heads across the generational divide. While we have a lot of things in common, we also have some different perspectives on life. We communicate differently My…
‘This is when money is made’: Why UBS is still bullish on US stocks, despite rising recession risk and stagflation signs
Top minds at UBS Global Wealth Management say the US still has a path to avoid a recession, even though it’s more like a tightrope than a four-lane highway. President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy has led to fears that a downturn is imminent, which spooked markets. Most economists believe tariffs hurt growth and lead…
All about Blue Origin: How Jeff Bezos launched a rocket company that’s competing with SpaceX
Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin and flew on its first rocket launch with passengers. Blue Origin’s rockets are making a name for themselves in the private space race. Jeff Bezos founded the aerospace company in 2000 with the idea of moving heavy, polluting industries off our planet and into space, where millions of people would…
Growing up in the military taught me resilience. I used it to launch a successful health startup at 35.
Lindsey Williams used her military mindset to help her launch a successful health startup. As a child of the military, I learned early that change wasn’t just a possibility — it was an inevitability. Logging in two countries and four moves before the age of 5 will teach you that. Attending a different elementary school…
US special operators are going all in on drones so that a human never has to make ‘first contact’ with the enemy
Special forces are at the forefront of working with drones. FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — I play a lot of video games, and the simulator in front of me looked familiar enough: a handheld controller hooked up to a laptop. Picking up the controller with confidence, I figured my years of gaming would give me…
I ended a 10-year relationship just before turning 31. It was heartbreaking, but I learned so much about myself in the aftermath.
The author made the decision to end a 10-year relationship. Last year, I ended my relationship a few days short of my 31st birthday after spending months on end considering what the best thing to do was and how we could salvage what was left of our decadelong partnership. In the end, as heartbreaking as…
