I’m a female breadwinner who moved to Switzerland for my Google job. Our family dynamic is not easy in a conservative culture.
Annalisa Pawlosky is an AI research scientist at Google. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Annalisa Pawlosky, a 40-year-old AI research scientist at Google in Zurich. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Opinions are her own and not those of Google. I did my undergrad in physics, my Ph.D.…
New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program
A Mirage 2000-5F aircraft of the French air force in September. France’s plan for getting Ukraine new Western fighter jets could help it skirt a big issue facing the F-16 program. France is giving Ukraine Mirage jets, and once they arrive, they’ll be the second Western aircraft type that Ukraine has received, after the American-made…
Matthew McConaughey says chasing wealth can leave you lost and alone — and he’d be happy with 1/50th of his fortune
Matthew McConaughey says people shouldn’t devote their whole lives to chasing money. People who spend their whole lives trying to get as rich as possible risk winding up lost and alone, Matthew McConaughey says. The Oscar-winning actor spoke about the downsides of success on an episode of the “Modern Wisdom” podcast released on Monday. McConaughey,…
Martha Stewart says Snoop Dogg taught her how to negotiate contracts better
Martha Stewart says she learned from Snoop Dogg how to negotiate better. Martha Stewart, 83, might have been America’s first self-made female billionaire, but it doesn’t mean that she can’t learn a thing or two about doing business from her good friend, Snoop Dogg, 53. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on…
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says Brian Niccol’s back-to-basics plan will fix slumping sales at the coffee giant
In an interview with Fortune, Howard Schultz (right) said there’s no chance he’ll return to his role as CEO of Starbucks. Instead, he emphasized faith in his successor, Brian Niccol (left). Brian Niccol knew when he took over in September as the new CEO of Starbucks that the company was facing slumping sales, decreased traffic,…
3 CEOs preparing to raise prices if Trump enacts trade restrictions
Some companies are preparing to raise prices in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. Some executives have warned that price hikes are on the way if President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans go into effect. Trump proposed a 60% tariff on goods imported from China on the campaign trail, coupled with a 10% to 20%…
I went back to work 6 weeks after having a baby. My husband had to turn his schedule upside down to support mine.
The author (not pictured) returned to auditioning for acting jobs when her baby was six weeks old. In the days and weeks after my first child was born, I routinely asked myself a question that not every new mother has to ask: when could I tell my agent and manager that I’d be ready to…
Elon Musk is close to breaking his $340 billion wealth record as Tesla stock keeps rising
Elon Musk’s wealth has surged since Donald Trump’s reelection. Elon Musk is close to breaking his wealth record following Tesla’s postelection rally. The world’s richest person gained almost $21 billion on Monday as Tesla stock jumped 9%, boosting his net worth to $335 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Tesla shares rose as much…
Under strain from war, Russia plans a massive layoff in its public sector: report
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill last month to cut staff in some government agencies by 10%. Russia is expected to lay off at least 40,000 government officials next year, according to a report by the Russian Kommersant newspaper. Russian President Vladimir Putin last month ordered regional branches of federal government agencies to cut…
