When America’s Top Spies Were Academics and LibrariansHow scholars achieved some of the most consequential intelligence victories of the twentieth century
Try the ‘Work Backwards’ Method to Work Smarter and Live BetterInstead of thinking about work-money-life, we need to flip so it’s life-money-work in that order, and anyone can do that by following three steps.
The Right Way to Look for a New JobBeing miserable at work is definitely a good reason for change. But how you go about it really matters for a happy outcome.
33-Year-Old Went From Working in a Warehouse to Earning Over $100,000 Working in Tech Without a Bachelor’s Degree—Here’s HowShanelle Gibson has been working in tech since 2016. At 33, she’s a lead scrum master at a small health-care firm, working from home in Georgia.
What’s the Secret to Denmark’s Happy Work-Life Balance?The Nordic nation doesn’t require staff to work long hours and has a generous welfare system.
5 Books for Building Lasting Professional RelationshipsFor the better part of 20 years, workplace productivity has grown at rates below the long-term average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The forces behind this trend are complex and wide-ranging.
Sebastian Mallaby on Finance’s Intellectual Adventure StoriesSebastian Mallaby is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of five books, including, most recently, “The Power Law,” an account of the venture-capital industry.
The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the DayThis is proving to be a monumental week on the tech and politics beat. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it would be ending its third-party fact-checking program and cutting down its rules barring hate speech in a move clearly targeted at appeasing one person—incoming president Donald Trump.
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence steps down after disastrous app launchSonos CEO Patrick Spence is resigning from the job today, effective immediately, with board member Tom Conrad filling the role of interim CEO. It’s the most dramatic development yet in an eight-month saga that has proven to be the most challenging time in Sonos’ history.
Holding On to a Middle-Class Home in a Burning Los AngelesLess than a month before fires began to ravage my hometown, State Farm sent me a bill. The oracles of risk foresaw an apocalypse in Los Angeles’s future.
Steve Jobs Used the 2-Hour Rule to Come Up With Some of His Greatest Ideas. So Can YouHow did Apple go from a struggling computer maker to a global behemoth? In a word, the iPod. Introducing the sleek MP3 player in 2001 skyrocketed the company’s profile, revolutionized the music industry, and paved the way for the iPhone.
The 15 Shows We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2025Though 2023 may feel like a lifetime ago to many, the effects of that year’s dual writers’ and actors’ strikes are still being felt in Hollywood—as well as by fans eagerly anticipating the premiere (or return) of their favorite TV series.
Why CEO Matt Garman is willing to bet AWS on AIToday, I’m talking with Matt Garman, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, or AWS. Matt took over as CEO last June — you might recall that we had his predecessor, Adam Selipsky, on the show just over a year ago.
‘Everything we were taught about success is wrong’: how to find true fulfilment in your life and careerAuthor Annie Dillard wrote that “how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives”.
The LeperBefore I knocked, I took a moment to calm my breathing. But even a couple of deep breaths did nothing to lessen my anxiety, and, to the sound of voices on the other side, I carefully pushed open the thick door. A female clerk sat at a desk just inside. “How may I help you?” she asked.