My mother and I both love Trader Joe’s. It’s the one thing that keeps us connected after I moved out.
The author feels connected to his mother when he shops at Trader Joe’s. Seeking adventure runs in my blood. My father met my mother after he asked his friend if he knew a girl who scuba dives and rides motorcycles. My parents have been diving and riding together for more than 30 years now. This…
Internal Meta documents show some of the teams that were hit the hardest in ‘low performer’ cuts
Newly obtained internal documents show some of the teams that were hit the hardest in Meta’s recent job cuts. The tech giant began cutting thousands of jobs last week, which has affected roughly 5% of its workforce. B-17 obtained 30 records sent to impacted workers along with their separation agreements, which offered a picture of…
I’ve lived in Boston for 18 years. Here are 7 underrated activities and attractions I recommend to first-time visitors.
As someone who’s lived in the city for 18 years, I know a lot of the best things to do in Boston. Google “best things to do in Boston” and there’s a good chance you’ll find some pretty redundant recommendations — see a ballgame at Fenway Park, go on a duck tour, and visit Faneuil…
If my teens have no obligations, I let them sleep as much as they want. They have such packed schedules, they need time to relax.
The author (not pictured) lets her teens sleep in late when they don’t have any obligations. Last week, here in Michigan, my children had three “cold days” in a row — with temperatures falling below -20 degrees Fahrenheit, our school district canceled school. And on those days, as any day that they don’t have school…
AI bosses are feeling the high-stakes pressure
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis said there’s “probably too much” pressure on AI leaders. When asked if he ever worried about “ending up like Robert Oppenheimer,” Google DeepMind’s CEO Demis Hassabis said that he loses sleep over the idea. “I worry about those kinds of scenarios all the time. That’s why I don’t sleep very…
A billionaire paid $26.5 million for an Aspen compound. Now he’s trying to sell it for a record-setting $125 million.
Billionaire William “Bill” Koch is trying to offload his Aspen compound for $125 million. Winters in Colorado are cold, but real estate in the Centennial State is anything but. One of the billionaire Koch brothers is trying again to sell his lavish Aspen compound — this time for its highest-ever price: $125 million. If the…
Warren Buffett hails Berkshire Hathaway’s record $26.8 billion tax payment and tells the government to ‘spend it wisely’
Warren Buffett, 94, is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett underlined the massive scale of Berkshire Hathaway’s tax payments, urged the government to spend the money wisely, and hailed two of his successors in his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday. The 94-year-old investing icon wrote that his conglomerate paid zero income tax in…
We got our daughter a phone at 14. I was tired of being her social coordinator, and she didn’t like getting left out of group plans.
The author, not pictured, didn’t think her daughter was ready to have a cell phone. Because of this, she got stuck being her social coordinator. Several years ago, my husband and I found ourselves facing a big parenting decision: At what age should we get our oldest child, who was 11 at the time, her…
The threat to American homes not enough people are talking about
Hail damage is becoming increasingly common, adding extra strain on homeowners and insurance companies. Almost everything related to hail has gotten bigger over Said Ahmad’s 18 years in the Denver roofing business. Denver is in the most hail-prone swath of the US, which includes Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. “We are getting storms right now every…
