How to spot a lie on a candidate’s résumé
Does your résumé include a little fiction? An exaggeration or two? What about an outright lie? According to a survey of 1,000 job seekers by the online résumé builder Resume Genius, nearly half of job...
View ArticleHow shaving my head bald is impacting my career and life
In a few days, I will be a bald woman. Not by choice, but by necessity. I have been slowly losing my hair for a couple of decades. So now, days away from “the shave,” I feel mostly ready (whatever...
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The surprisingly corporate retail origin story behind ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed...
Thanks to a many versions of books, a catchy Christmas song, multiple TV specials, and countless products, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer certainly is the most famous reindeer of all. His origin...
View ArticleMonarch butterfly may get federal protections as a threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects that has pushed...
View ArticleWhy Thrive Capital’s Vince Hankes is betting big on OpenAI
“We’re in this massive paradigm shift,” says Vince Hankes, the venture capitalist leading Thrive Capital’s investment in OpenAI. “And when that happens, historically, there have been new companies...
View ArticleHow to plan a holiday party that employees don’t dread
Ah, the office holiday party. Some employees love the opportunity to celebrate—or view it as a chance to gather intel from coworkers and debrief on office politics. But for some workers, the year-end...
View Article70,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled in Wisconsin. Here’s what caused it
Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said.The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers)...
View ArticleWhy MicroStrategy tech stock is rallying as it joins the Nasdaq
MicroStrategy shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Monday as the software company and bitcoin buyer was set to join the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index that could further strengthen a rally in the...
View ArticleWhy the Fed is likely to slow its rate cuts in 2025
Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed’s policymakers are likely to signal fewer interest...
View ArticleWhat’s in store for crypto in 2025? Experts weigh in
The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to...
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How Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’ channeled the spirit of...
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas is certainly a holiday special of our time. After all, the Netflix special features sketches about “ghosting” internet dates and Santa’s open...
View ArticleWeight-loss drugs are sending Americans back to their doctors. And it’s not...
Powerful weight-loss drugs are expanding use of U.S. healthcare as patients starting prescriptions are diagnosed with obesity-related conditions or take the drugs to become eligible for other...
View ArticleThis street in Milan has the world’s most upscale shopping
Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada, and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods...
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Rooftop revolution: Where homeowners are adopting solar panels
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. While more homeowners are adding solar panels to their homes in hopes of reducing...
View ArticleThe Montana-based mapping company turning hikers into confident explorers
Paper maps may have made a bit of a comeback lately, but let’s face it: for most of us, they’re no match for the convenience of Google Maps or Apple Maps. That convenience, however, tends to disappear...
View ArticleOpenAI vs. Musk: How their legal battle aims to prevent an AI ‘dictatorship’
A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to...
View ArticleHow ride-hailing apps are replacing school buses
Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her...
View ArticleNew Jersey’s mysterious drone sightings are inspiring swarms of memes and...
The devil works hard, but Amazon merch sellers work harder. Over the past several weeks, reports of large drone sightings over New Jersey have been accumulating on Facebook pages, Reddit threads, and...
View ArticleBank of America makes its 2025 housing market predictions
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. U.S. home prices will continue to tick up next year, according to Bank of America’s...
View ArticleThe Amazon holiday strike is perfectly timed. It’s the latest example of...
In a bold move aimed at hitting the company where it hurts most, Amazon workers are striking just in time for Christmas, its busiest, most profitable time of year. On Friday, thousands of workers at...
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