Good morning. While sitting in the Rivian R2 electric SUV at the Aspen Ideas Festival this weekend, CEO RJ Scaringe opened a glove box and pointed to the felt lining. “That cost $11,” he said. Is that expensive or cheap?…
The heat is on this week. As Europe sizzles amid another record-breaking heatwave, many American states are preparing for a similar event. A double whammy of heat and humidity is set to drive temperatures over 100°F. But while both sides…
Europe is melting: a record-breaking heat wave has been crushing the continent since late May, with Paris hitting 38°C, London 33°C, and Berlin matching it. Thousands of deaths are projected before it breaks. And while the images of crowded fountains…
Cristiano Ronaldo has long been one of soccer’s (or football’s) greatest goal-scorers, dazzling millions of fans at top European clubs including Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus—as well as the all-time top scorer for the Portuguese national team. But he…
Ray Dalio was a self-professed “below average” student, bringing home grades of C-minus on a good day. However, the billionaire investor is now a household name, and says when he is looking to hire talent, he seeks out people who…
The post-pandemic days of coffee badging and logging in from the couch may be coming to an end. More employers have been rolling out novel ways to keep tabs on workers’ whereabouts. And now, retail giant Target is doubling down…
Strategy is shifting strategies as the Bitcoin behemoth seeks to quell fears over its financial health. On Monday, the company announced that it may sell up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin to build its cash reserves, cover investor payouts, and…
Lots of people know they could be eating more greens, sleeping better, and getting in more cardio. The problem is what to do with all that data now that people have real information about themselves, courtesy of wearable medical and…
The canal mania of the 1830s. The British railway bubble of the 1840s. The dot-com crash of 2000. Each began with a genuine technological breakthrough that attracted more capital than commercial returns could ultimately justify. Each ended in a recession.…
When Brown University Professor Roberto Serrano changed the format of his midterm exam last spring, he was thinking about his students’ mental health, not academic fraud. Two of them had been shot, including Ella Cook, a young woman who had…