A Delta flight flipped upside down while landing at Toronto’s main airport
On Tuesday, Delta said that of the 21 people injured in the crash, 19 had been released from hospital. A Delta Air Lines jet flipped with 80 people on board as it landed at a Toronto airport Monday, leaving emergency crews scrambling to reach the upside-down aircraft. All passengers and crew were “accounted for,” Toronto…
A boomer made $47,000 last year from his remote side hustle answering questions about art and antiques
David C. Bond made $47,000 last year answering questions about art and antiques on JustAnswer. While David C. Bond develops a longer-term career project, he’s doing gig work that taps his expertise in art. Since early 2023, Bond has worked for JustAnswer, a platform that connects users with questions to experts who can try to…
Trump and Musk froze USAID funding to put Americans first. US citizens are feeling the impact.
A worker removing the sign at the US Agency for International Development’s Washington, DC, headquarters on February 7, after President Donald Trump and Elon Musk abruptly froze the agency. They have chosen to delay discretionary spending for new furniture and subscription services. They worry about being able to afford groceries for their families. And they…
WFH has made everyone NSFW. After years of remote work, everyone has forgotten how to behave in the office
There are a lot of perks of working from home: the skipped commute, the chance of a quick midday workout, the lack of formal workwear. Many people say it makes them more productive, or at least just as productive as when they’re in the office. But there are also some drawbacks when your office becomes…
The revolt of the ‘low performers’. Mark Zuckerberg dissed their work. Now they’re fighting back on LinkedIn.
At this point, it’s become so common it’s a social media cliché: the post-layoff note on LinkedIn. Overly polite and awkwardly upbeat, the freshly unemployed thank their ex-employer for a great few years and highlight all the great things they did there. I’m looking forward to the next challenge, they write, adding the #opentowork hashtag.…
‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry cut 2 China tech bets before the DeepSeek rally — and piled into Temu’s owner
Michael Burry runs Scion Asset Management. Michael Burry trimmed two of his three big wagers on Chinese technology in the quarter ending December 31, before DeepSeek’s release in January sparked a massive rally in the country’s stock market. The investor of “The Big Short” fame also bet on a fourth Chinese tech titan last quarter,…
I’m a hot sauce CEO who bulk-ordered glass bottles to get ahead of tariffs. Storage proved too much of a headache.
I’m a hot sauce CEO who bulk-ordered glass bottles to get ahead of tariffs. Storage proved too much of a headache. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Claire Georges, CEO of Butterfly Bakery, a seed-to-shelf natural foods producer in Vermont. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. I started Butterfly…
I run a non-profit that relies heavily on federal funding. The industry is experiencing pandemic-level trauma right now — here’s how I’m coping.
Executive director Brie Franklin said DEI and funding restrictions have left her uncertain about how her nonprofit will continue to support sexual assault survivors. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brie Franklin, a nonprofit executive director based in Denver. It’s been edited for length and clarity. The nonprofit space is experiencing a…
I had kids in my 40s. As my friends become empty nesters, being an older mom actually makes me feel younger.
The author says being an older parent makes her feel younger than her actual age. People were overwhelmingly kind when I had my first son at 42, in part because I’d had three previous miscarriages and motherhood felt like a miracle. But when I had my second at 44 — two under 2! — there…
