Holiday dinner used to be a meal. Now it’s a full-stack deployment: procurement, last-mile logistics, kitchen hardware and (inevitably) one device that “just needs to reconnect.” The turkey is still traditional, sure — but in 2025 the supporting cast includes sensors, apps, subscriptions and at...
If the Dodgers and Blue Jays keep playing like they did in that 18-inning fever dream last Monday in Los Angeles, the World Series might need a server upgrade. Between Shohei Ohtani’s video‑game night and Freddie Freeman’s walk‑off in Game 3, the ballpark screens felt...
You used to stop for unleaded. Now you stop for unctuous. Somewhere between the windshield squeegee and the air pump, America’s pit stops quietly swapped day-old hot dogs for black‑truffle chips, balsamic jam burgers, and, yes, charcuterie you’d actually serve to friends. Your road trip...
If you feel like the connected economy has crept from your living room to your litter box, you’re not wrong. The smart home has gone from “lights that turn on when you clap” to “a toilet that makes better nutrition choices than you.” Somewhere between...
Alert your bank app and open up your bracelet‑making kit: Taylor Swift is back to stress‑test the payments rails. With “The Life of a Showgirl” having landed Friday (Oct. 3), the Swift economy is spinning up a retail carnival: vinyl colorways, midnight big‑box runs, neighborhood listening parties...
Move over, FOMO. Make way for FOMP, or fear of missing a payment, that grips college-bound students and their slightly pale parents in 2025. The only thing steeper than the learning curve on a freshman chemistry final is the price tag on, well, just about...
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Ever since he was a child, Alex Kachkine has been fascinated by paintings. He would visit museums and was drawn in by the visual art depicted in landscapes, historical figures and religious scenes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Welcome to the Weekender, where we trade balance sheets for belly laughs and let our hair down — figuratively, of course — on the wild frontier of AI in finance. This week, we’re taking a look at how senior executives are wielding artificial intelligence, from the...
