Steve Jobs gave Jony Ive an ‘impossible task’ the first time they met. It saved Apple from bankruptcy.
Steve Jobs asked Jony Ive to help save Apple the first day they met. After Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he looked to designer Jony Ive to help save it from going under. The first time they met, the late cofounder asked Ive to create a network computer with internet connectivity “literally days”…
I lived with my parents, wife, and our kids for many years. Multigenerational living brought us together, but there were also challenges.
Shawn Robertson (not pictured) lived with three generations of his family for many years. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shawn Robertson, a 55-year-old from Tsawwassen, British Columbia. It has been edited for length and clarity. When my folks were still alive, they lived with us for many years. Multigenerational living had…
Ukraine says it’s taken the top spot in the race to make combat drones
A Ukrainian soldier with a drone in Donetsk Oblast on February 19, 2025. Ukraine has become the world’s largest producer of key military-use drones, the country’s defense minister said. “We’ve become the biggest drone manufacturer in the world, drones of tactical and strategic level,” Rustem Umerov said during a Sunday press conference at Ukraine’s “Year…
Verizon to rival AT&T employees: Come work here if you don’t like 5 days in office
A memo from Verizon’s talent team refers to “changing RTO policies across the industry” and invites recipients to apply for hybrid and remote roles. The rivalry between two of telecom’s biggest players has taken a decidedly modern twist. Seemingly looking to capitalize on AT&T’s full-time return-to-office mandate, Verizon reached out to AT&T employees who may…
Delta passengers took a 10-minute flight to nowhere after a pilot reported smoke in the cabin
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 like the one involved in the incident in Atlanta. A Delta Air Lines flight was evacuated after the pilot reported smoke in the cabin on Monday morning. The Boeing 717 was set to fly from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Columbia, South Carolina, operating as Flight 876. But data…
Entry-level job openings are shrinking. That’s not just a problem for Gen Z.
A lot of entry-level jobs aren’t entry-level anymore. Plenty of entry-level jobs are no longer entry-level. Mona Mourshed, the CEO of the employment nonprofit Generation, said many employers are now looking for two to three years of work experience for such roles. “Job vacancies are down for entry-level roles, and that’s true across the world,”…
Mining the moon for minerals could be worth billions, but astronomers warn it’s bad news for science
Mining the moon could be a huge money-making industry in the future. Mining the moon for water, helium-3, and rare earth elements could become a multibillion-dollar industry in the near future, but astronomers warn it risks coming at the expense of scientific discovery. The NASA-sponsored Jet Propulsion Laboratory estimates that the moon holds untapped resources…
Tesla sales almost halved in Europe last month and were surpassed by a Chinese rival
Tesla’s German factory is on the outskirts of Berlin. Tesla sales in Europe plunged in January, falling 45% compared with the same month last year, while overall sales of electric vehicles increased. Elon Musk’s automaker sold 9,945 vehicles last month in the European Union and UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, figures from European Automotive…
Home Depot beats on revenue, but says customers are still putting off big renovation projects
Home Depot has beat Wall Street estimates, reporting revenue of $39.7 billion in its fourth quarter. Home Depot beat Wall Street estimates in the fourth quarter of 2024, but said that customers were still putting off bigger home improvement projects amid higher interest rates. Revenue climbed 14% compared to the same period in 2023. On…
