Adobe’s HR chief tells staff: We’re done with DEI hiring goals
Adobe’s human resources chief, Gloria Chen. Another tech giant — Adobe — is scaling back its diversity hiring goals. At an internal all-hands meeting on Monday, Adobe’s chief people officer, Gloria Chen, said Adobe would no longer have diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring targets, internally dubbed “Aspirational Goals,” according to a recording of the meeting…
Cambridge’s housing solution Building more high-density apartment buildings can lower home prices across a city. The home of Harvard is doing just that.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, may seem like an unlikely site for a YIMBY revolution. The historic Boston suburb is home to both Harvard University and a bevy of affluent homeowners opposed to any new development. The city even features prominently in the book “Neighborhood Defenders,” a seminal work about anti-building, not-in-my-backyarders. Despite all that, the city recently…
Luigi Mangione lawyer says feds are defending ‘murderous healthcare industry’ by seeking death penalty
US Attorney General Pam Bondi wants Luigi Mangione dead. An attorney for Luigi Mangione accused the Justice Department of backing a “murderous healthcare industry that continues to terrorize the American people.” The comment came after Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the accused killer. “While claiming to protect against…
The pain Trump said Americans will feel is already here
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are already straining Americans’ finances. Companies have warned of rising prices. Markets have plunged. Bad vibes are back. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans might not be in full force yet — but Americans are feeling the strain. Ahead of Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” on April 2, when he plans to unveil…
My name is Ariel, but I wasn’t named after the Disney character. I don’t even like swimming, and I’m allergic to fish.
Lots of people associate my name with a popular Disney movie. I wasn’t named after a mermaid though. I was born a little more than a year after the world’s favorite human-loving sea creature made a splash in movie theaters throughout the US. Yes, my name is Ariel, but I was not named after the…
An active couple in their 80s shared their tips for staying healthy and happy, including pilates and the Mediterranean diet
Bill and Jackie Friedewald have been married for 57 years. When two employees of the National Institutes of Health met at a work party in 1965, it was love at first sight. “We talked about cars. I told him I drove a Mustang and I didn’t care what kind of car he had, I just…
Mark Cuban says he’d have to pass on potential tariff costs to pharmacy customers
Cost Plus Drugs could get more expensive. Cost Plus Drugs shoppers could feel the effects of future tariffs in their wallets. Although the pharmaceutical company is safe from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, cofounder Mark Cuban said any potential tariff on goods imported from India would force Cost Plus Drugs to raise the price…
I used to dread turning 40, but I don’t anymore. I’m more comfortable than ever in my own skin, wrinkles and all.
The author is looking forward to turning 40. I used to think that 40 was old. My mom had me when she was 36, so some of my earliest memories of her were when she was in her 40s. She would talk about things like “hot flashes” and “heavy periods,” and most days, she’d need…
I’m a single mom with 4 sons. For my 50th birthday, I took a solo road trip to rediscover who I was before them.
Jennifer McGuire gifted herself with a solo road trip for her 50th birthday. To celebrate my 50th birthday, my four sons — now, all in their 20s — threw me a beach picnic party with friends, music, and a bonfire. It was the perfect party for who I am now. A few months later, in…
