Posts by Sophie Clearwater
RFK Jr. Doubles Down on Vaccine Skepticism in Contentious Hearing
[ad_1] It’s been a tumultuous week for U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He and the Trump Administration fired Susan Monarez, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just a month after she was confirmed, which triggered a series of high-profile resignations within the agency. Days later,…
Read MoreElon Musk’s xAI Faces High Exec Turnover as CFO and Key Leaders Step Down
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s A.I. firm is best known for its Grok chatbot. Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Mike Liberatore, chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s xAI, has left the company after just three months, the Wall Street Journal first reported. His exit adds to a wave of high-profile turnover at the startup.…
Read MoreThe Dangerous Myth of Digital Transformation
[ad_1] Data-driven flywheels, not digital transformations, define tomorrow’s winners. Unsplash+ Every decade in business brings a new buzzword. The 1980s had “re-engineering.” The 1990s, “synergy.” The 2000s, “disruption.” The 2010s gave us “digital transformation.” Today the phrase still lingers in boardrooms and consultant decks, often sprinkled with “AI-native” promises that legacy companies can somehow shed…
Read MoreTexans Could Soon Be Able to Sue Abortion Pill Providers
[ad_1] Private citizens may soon be able to sue people who send abortion pills to patients in Texas, under a recently passed bill that furthers the state’s effort to crack down on abortion. HB 7 passed both chambers of the Republican-controlled state legislature in recent days, and the bill now heads to the desk of…
Read MoreMartin Sheen to Join Nicole Wallace for The Best People Live-Taping
[ad_1] 34. Even down to the unlikely ending, it turned out. With former chief of staff and party elder Leo McGarry as his running mate, Santos was still meant to lose out to likable California senator Vinick. Then Spencer died midway through the season in December 2005. “Up until his death, the Republican was going to…
Read MoreStartup Founders Embrace Bootstrapping as Venture Capital Loses Its Shine
[ad_1] Kikoff founder Cynthia Chen (L) and Stacker founder Noah Greenberg (R). Courtesy Kikoff and Stacker As venture capital slows outside of A.I. and a handful of oversized deals that skew averages (like OpenAI’s latest $40 billion round), startup founders are increasingly turning to the good old art of bootstrapping—growing a company without outside capital.…
Read MoreSelena Gomez’s Mom Mandy Teefey Denies Snorting Drugs at Work
[ad_1] When concerns about Wondermind not paying employees came to the forefront in May, the company told Forbes that it had “rectified” the situation. “Like many startups, Wondermind has been working through its own set of growing pains,” a spokesperson told the outlet. “In the coming days, we will be transitioning into a new chapter…
Read MoreWeighted Vests Are the Latest Fitness Trend. Do They Work?
[ad_1] When the fitness company Peloton added weighted-vest classes to its streaming exercise offerings in May 2025, its members rejoiced, says instructor Rebecca Kennedy. “They were like, ‘Finally! You answered my prayers’!” she laughs. “The appetite has been really wild.” Strapping extra weight to your body while working out is nothing new; the practice of…
Read MoreMade in Bologna: Uovo Will Bring Traditional Italian Pasta to New York in 2026
[ad_1] Uovo is coming to New York. Eddie Sanchez Uovo, a precision-focused Italian restaurant that makes pasta in Bologna and flies the hand-crafted noodles in a temperature-controlled compartment to the United States, will open in New York next year. Uovo, which launched in Santa Monica in 2017 and now has five Los Angeles locations, plans…
Read MoreThe Truth About Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon’s Enduring 37-Year Marriage
[ad_1] More than three decades deep into marriage with fellow actor Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick really has nothing to offer by way of guidance. Asked about the key to their 37-year union, she quipped to… [ad_2] Source link
Read MorePutin and Xi Ponder Immortality: What to Know
[ad_1] “In the past, we used to say that very rarely people lived to 70, but these days at 70 years old you’re still a child,” a Russian translator of Xi could be heard telling Putin. “In a few years, with the development of biotechnology, human organs can be constantly transplanted so that people can…
Read MoreTexas House sends bill to replace STAAR test to Gov. Abbott
[ad_1] AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Texas House lawmakers gave final approval to a plan to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and replace it with a series of shorter exams. House members concurred with amendments made in the Senate, clearing the way for the bill to move to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk.…
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