Mexico vows to retaliate with its own trade barriers, putting US joint ventures at risk
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said US tariffs would result in Mexico following suit. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her country would go after the US with tariffs of its own if President-elect Donald Trump pushed ahead with new tariffs on goods from the country, which would damage joint venture partnerships. On Monday, Trump…
Maye Musk welcomes Elon’s bromance with Donald Trump and says they ‘just seem to be having fun’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been spending a lot of time with Donald Trump following his election win. Elon Musk and Donald Trump are two of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful men. Musk helped Trump regain the White House and now wants to shake up the federal government. Musk’s mother, Maye, commented on their…
I craved touch after my divorce. I learned to accept casual intimacy from friends.
The author, not pictured, craved physical touch after her divorce. I was in a relationship and married for 19 years. During that time, I got very used to having someone physically around. Something that surprised me when we unexpectedly divorced this year was how much I missed being touched. Humans need physical touch, and the…
Tesla and BYD are gearing up for another round in China’s brutal EV battle
BYD has reported booming sales this year. BYD and Tesla have been playing a game of how-low-can-you-go on EV prices in China for the past year, and they don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The rivals are asking suppliers to cut prices and rolling out discounts as they prepare for another round in…
A Gen Zer who used AI to apply for hundreds of roles says it helped him land a job
A Gen Zer (not pictured) said an AI tool helped him apply to hundreds of jobs and ultimately land a tech role. Applying for jobs can be a time-consuming and frustrating process, and some job seekers are using AI to try to make it more tolerable. Guilherme, a 28-year-old based in Brazil, began looking for…
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ season 2 isn’t out until next year — but the drama is already heating up
The cast of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” season one ended with two cast members potentially quitting the show and rumors of a secret affair involving its most volatile couple. But there will likely be even more drama in season two if the cast’s social media feeds are…
I’ve gone on over 30 safaris in South Africa. Here are 6 things I wish I knew before my first one.
I’ve been on over 30 safaris, and there are a few things I wish I had known before my first one. When I went on my first safari, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect — lots of animals, plenty of sun, and maybe a little dust. But now that…
A dietitian who wrote a book on ultra-processed foods shares how she includes them in her kids’ nutritious diet
Nichola Ludlam-Raine makes snack plates for her children that provide both the snacks they want, and more nutritious foods. As a dietitian who has written a book on ultra-processed foods and a mother of two, Nichola Ludlam-Raine has a few tricks for getting kids to eat a nutritious diet. With “How Not to Eat Ultra-Processed,”…
Marc Andreessen is hopping on the Musk bandwagon and slamming manned fighter jets, saying there won’t be ‘spam in the can’ if pilots aren’t in the plane
“You don’t have to keep a human being alive, which means you can be a lot faster and you can move a lot more quickly,” Marc Andreessen told Joe Rogan on the latter’s podcast. Elon Musk isn’t the only tech executive who thinks drones are way better than fighter jets. Marc Andreessen, a cofounder and…
