These brands are getting the most social media buzz, from Spotify and Netflix to fast-growing Fenty Hair
Ulta Beauty carries Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty products. Streaming and fashion brands are dominating the conversation among influencers on social platforms, new data shows. Influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ ranked the top brands that creators posted about in 2024 in a new report. These brands generated the most conversation and impact in creator marketing, based on CreatorIQ’s…
An advanced degree was once viewed as the best path toward job security. It’s now proving to be a liability.
What did you do last week? Sorry to be so blunt, but federal workers are grappling with that question. DOGE sent an email this weekend asking government employees to list their recent accomplishments before midnight tonight. Many told B-17 they feel frustrated by the request. The Department of Defense, meanwhile, instructed staff not to respond.…
A healthy aging scientist who has met hundreds of centenarians shares 4 things she does to live longer
Stacy Andersen has studied how centenarians live for 20 years. A scientist who has studied centenarians for over 20 years shared four things she does to live a long, healthy life. Stacy Andersen, a behavioral neuroscientist at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, is the co-director of the New England Centenarian Study, which…
Stock of the Day: Domino’s Pizza slides 6% as US spending slowdown bites
A delivery worker outside Domino’s in Washington Heights, New York. The move: Domino’s Pizza stock dropped by as much as 6% on Monday, to $435.50, and was down by about 20% from its 52-week high. The chart: Why: The pizza chain’s stock sold off after it reported fourth-quarter earnings results that missed analysts’ revenue and…
The agency that regulates vehicle safety — and Elon Musk’s Tesla — is another target of DOGE layoffs
Elon Musk brandishes a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The agency responsible for regulating vehicle safety and is investigating Tesla has cut staff as Elon Musk’s DOGE continues to make sweeping changes to the federal workforce. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fired 4% of its workers on February 14, an individual with…
‘An opportunity’: How one federal agency is advising employees to respond to DOGE’s work productivity email
Elon Musk directed federal workers to outline their accomplishments in an email. One federal agency’s advice to workers who received Elon Musk’s email on productivity: treat it like an opportunity to highlight your accomplishments. After the Office of Personnel Management sent an email to all federal employees over the weekend requesting five bullet points on…
I was a prosecutor for ICE despite my mom coming into the US undocumented. I quit because I was tired of people not being treated humanely.
Veronica Cardenas went from working for ICE to starting her own private practice. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Veronica Cardenas, founder of Humanigration. It has been edited for length and clarity. I grew up feeling pressure to succeed, so that everything my parents went through would be worth it. My dad…
Don’t expect to see robotaxis on Uber any time soon, Dara Khosrowshahi says
Dara Khosrowshahi said he would “love” to partner with Tesla. Uber’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, said he wants to work with Tesla on robotaxis — even though the electric vehicle maker isn’t interested. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Miami on Friday, Khosrowshahi said he has discussed the topic with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.…
Alibaba is going all in on developing AI that can reason like a human being
E-commerce giant Alibaba is now focused on AGI — AI that can think like a human. Hot stock Alibaba has set its sights beyond AI to focus on artificial general intelligence, or AGI. “We aim to continue to develop models that extend the boundaries of intelligence,” said Eddie Wu, Alibaba’s CEO, on Thursday. He called…
