Amber Scorah knows only too well that powerful stories can change society—and that powerful organizations will try to undermine those who tell them. In 2015, her 3-month-old son Karl died on his first day of day care. Heartbroken and furious that she hadn’t been with him, Scorah wrote an op-ed about the poor provision for…
Michael Calore: This is genius. Katie Drummond: Thank you. Lauren Goode: This is the reality TV of the future. Katie Drummond: It’s incredible. Lauren Goode: It has arrived. Katie Drummond: And you know what? And I just did their job for them, because it’s marketing for their company. They got me. Michael Calore: All right,…
After telehealth startups recently lost the ability to sell exact copies of patented GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, some firms have begun turning to a different, less effective medication that has been on the market in the United States since 2010. Often considered a precursor to blockbuster products like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, liraglutide…
Chesky explains that historically, people used Airbnb only once or twice a year, so its design had to be exceptionally simple. Now the company is retooling for more frequent access. Open the app, and you see a trio of icons that act as gateways to the expanded functions. Within minutes Chesky and his lieutenants are…
Ten days from now, 220 crypto investors will sit down to a lavish three-course dinner and enjoy “stunning views of the Potomac river” with US president Donald Trump at his 600-acre golf club in Washington, DC. To earn an invitation, all they had to do was buy a boatload of the president’s personal crypto coin….
As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.
Buying something before you absolutely need it isn’t always affordable. But if there were ever a time to consider making an early investment, this would be it. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are beginning to nudge prices higher on products from high-end strollers to cheap smartphone chargers. The Trump administration has suggested the tariffs are a…
Is Trump selling access to the administration in exchange for cryptocoins? On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about the ethical concerns associated with TRUMP coin.
Few foods are more American than apple pie, but the truth is, some of the country’s favorite apple products aren’t actually made in the United States. Apple juice, a perennial lunchroom staple, is a prime example. The vast majority of the apple juice Americans drink is imported from countries like China, and the Trump’s administration’s…
We have been talking to US retailers who don’t sell on ecommerce websites, meaning they have their own stores or are suppliers to Walmart, Target, etc. These companies are also freaking out because many of them have complex supply chains in China and can’t easily move their manufacturing operations to other countries. From what we’ve…