
Hoping the US egg crisis will end soon? Australia’s example suggests it won’t be over easy.
Some egg shelves at Australian supermarkets have been empty in recent weeks. More than six months after some Australian stores restricted the sale of eggs, some shelves are still empty. As US consumers start to feel the same pinch, Australia’s example could show such shortages don’t end fast. This week, multiple US stores, including Costco,…

I landed my job at Tesla after over a year of job applications and rejection. Being an international student made things especially tough.
Dhruv Loya landed his Tesla job in October 2024. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 22-year-old Dhruv Loya, from Buffalo, New York, about job searching and landing a role at Tesla. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I did over a year of job hunting before I landed…

Sonic boom breakthrough for planemaker trying to build the next Concorde gets Elon Musk’s backing
A rendering of Boom Overture in flight. Commercial flights faster than the speed of sound have taken another step closer to reality. Boom Supersonic announced Monday that its airliner can fly above Mach 1 without producing a sonic boom audible from the ground. As Concorde could only fly supersonic over water, this discovery could lead…

Billionaire couple win refund after paying $40 million for a Notting Hill mansion infested with moths
Horbury Villa is in Notting Hill, west London. A judge ordered a refund for a billionaire couple who paid £32.5 million (about $40 million) for a mansion with a “severe moth infestation.” A UK High Court judge ruled that Iya Patarkatsishvili, daughter of the Georgian billionaire tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili, and her husband Yevhen Hunyak, can…

JD Vance tells Europe: Deregulate or the AI revolution will leave you behind
JD Vance at the Paris AI summit in February 2025. Vice President JD Vance warned that excessive regulation of AI could “kill” its development, criticizing Europe’s regulation-heavy approach on its own turf. Speaking at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Vance warned against Europe’s “self-conscious” and “risk averse” approach to AI. The moment was…

I take care of my mom and my 2 kids. I had to quit my job to fulfill all their needs.
Kate Curtis had to quit her job to take care of her 71-year-old mom. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kate Curtis. It has been edited for length and clarity. Just under three years ago, in June 2021, my mom, who lives next door, came to my house and told me she…

Over 60 PwC partners in China have stepped down as the Big Four firm handles the fallout from the Evergrande scandal
The Chinese government removed PwC’s license to operate in the country for six months following the Evergrande scandal. Over 60 partners have stepped down from their roles at PwC’s China division as the firm handles the aftermath of its involvement in the Evergrande Scandal. The number of partners at the mainland Chinese arm of PwC…

A celebrity’s private jet crashed into a parked plane on the runway, killing one person
The private jet that crashed was a Learjet 35A. A private jet owned by the front man of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe crashed into a parked plane in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, killing one person. Vince Neil, the band’s lead vocalist, was not on the Learjet Aircraft 35A at the time, which veered off…

Breaking my ‘poverty mentality’ to declutter my home feels ruthless, but it saves me money
The author, Laura McCamy. Two years ago, as I decluttered the kitchen and living room of the small condo I share with my wife, I realized I still had a poverty mentality and was holding onto things that were broken or didn’t work well, “just in case” I ever needed them — as if I’d…