Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Astronomer, the company behind the Apache Airflow-powered data orchestration platform Astro, has secured $93 million in Series D funding as enterprises increasingly seek to operationalize AI initiatives through better management of their data pipelines. The funding…
Princess Charlotte’s tenth birthday is on May 2nd. I expect that we’ll get at least one new photo, probably not taken by the Princess of Wales. In some ways, Charlotte is the classic middle child, constantly overshadowed by her two brothers – George, the heir’s heir, and Louis, “the clown” of the family and the…
Left-handed pitcher Mike Erspamer of San Clemente High completed Sea View League competition by throwing 27-2/3 scoreless innings in helping the Tritons clinch the league championship. The Stanford commit has established himself among the best pitchers in coach David Gellatly’s 31 seasons, ranking in the same breath as Andre Pallante, Michael McGreevy and Kolby Allard,…
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to for years as John XXIV. He owes the nickname to his physical resemblance to the stocky, amiable former church leader, Pope John XXIII, who was a hero to many liberal Catholics for his efforts…
Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice, as his sparring partner. In chess, a player can choose from one of 20 opening moves, including moving a knight in the back row to one of four possible spots or any of the pawns in the front…
At The Candy Shop, we’re all about bringing bold ideas to life — and we’re not just talking about the campaigns we create for our clients. Since opening our doors in 2022, we’ve built a company culture that values creativity, fun, and, of course, a little bit of sweetness. From quirky office traditions to groundbreaking…
HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy—case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of doing business. Ever heard of the Failure Museum? It’s home to more than one thousand relics of failed business ventures—like the Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cookbook, Bic’s pencil just for women,…
A slow-moving storm brought deadly flooding to Oklahoma on Wednesday, shutting down roadways and sweeping away cars. Parts of Oklahoma and Texas were expected to see more rain on Thursday that could cause more flash flooding, the National Weather Service warned, after several inches of rain fell in both states. One man was killed in…
The Brainwashing Campaign That Is Measles Misinformation A shameful mass propaganda campaign is unfolding in the U.S., one that will make millions of kids needlessly sick with measles By Dan Vergano Fake gravestones to signify victims of the measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019 sit in the grass outside the U.S. Capitol as concerned doctors,…
Spain shut down for almost an entire day. It was chaos. It was terrible. It was beautiful. The end of civilization will be weird when it comes, at least in this part of the world. “The apocalypse will start having vermouths and tapas,” a friend told me yesterday.
