Saving for College Once Felt Essential. Some Parents Are Rethinking Their Plans.
Generations of parents have opened 529 plans to save for their children’s educations. Now some are reconsidering the value of college and looking into other options.
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A Grim Anniversary in Canada’s Fight Against Guns
Firearms smuggled in from the United States are flooding Canada’s streets, but the topic is largely absent from border security discussions amid the U.S. trade war.
Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead
Early-stage founders just can’t get away from TAM — the concept of having a total addressable market for their startup to disrupt and conquer. But Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders worried about finding TAM for their product or service: Many startups have emerged from markets that, at the…
How the WNBA’s expansion Valkyries have exceeded expectations
SAN FRANCISCO — Kayla Thornton grabbed the rebound and sprinted downcourt. The Golden State Valkyries forward Euro-stepped around the lone defender between her and the basket, reached the rim and hit a reverse layup. The crowd erupted, sensing the second-half comeback against the Chicago Sky was nearly complete. Thornton retreated along the sideline, where Golden…
Nicole Kidman is joined by daughter Faith Margaret in new beauty campaign for Clé de Peau Beauté
Nicole Kidman is joined by a special guest – her rarely-seen youngest daughter – in adverts for a beauty brand. The Australian actress and Hollywood heavyweight, 58, is the new global brand ambassador for Japanese company Clé de Peau Beauté. She joined by daughter Faith Margaret in the ad. Kidman poses while the song At…
Can My Boss Bring His ‘Situationship’ to Hang Out All Day at the Office?
Plus, what to do when someone’s taking a leisurely lunch in the pumping room.
Little Victories
We tend to confine our parties to milestones and cultural events, but there are countless micro-occasions worthy of commemorating.
Fictional female robots have a long history, and it’s often quite dark
Alex Garland’s 2015 film Ex Machina and Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot (pictured below) follow a long tradition of female robots Maximum Film/Alamy This year’s Arthur C. Clarke award for the year’s best science fiction novel was awarded last month to Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot. Over the course of the novel, Annie, a sentient sex robot…
ChatGPT isn’t hurting Google Search like people feared it would
This week, I take a look at the surprisingly strong state of Google, Meta gets a new chief AI researcher, and more. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out this week’s Decoder episode about deepfakes and where they are headed. Also, do you use an AI coding tool like Cursor or GitHub Copilot?…
Top 2026 women’s basketball recruit Saniyah Hall picks USC Trojans over South Carolina
Lindsay Gottlieb has done it again. For the third time in four years, the USC coach has landed the No. 1 ranked women’s basketball recruit in the nation. In 2023, she signed JuJu Watkins — now the reigning national player of the year. This season, she’s bringing in top 2025 recruit Jazzy Davidson. And in…