Finance

‘Big back’ and other fatphobic teen slang has body image experts concerned

“I’m so big back!” “We’re being such biggies right now!” Welcome to the latest teen-girl parlance—a TikTok-trend spinoff that’s become…

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Ed Bastian says Olympics is turning tourists off Paris and costing Delta $100 million

Delta Air Lines reports a significant decline in average holidaymakers to Paris this summer, costing the company $100 million. Over…

2 years ago

Ask Andy: Can generative AI solve a startup’s problems?

In this biweekly column, Andy Dunn—the founding CEO of Bonobos and Pie—offers advice on leading teams, building things, and surviving…

2 years ago

Europe faces a summer of diaper and tampon shortages as new EU deforestation laws threaten to disrupt the $3.5 billion industry

US paper makers are warning the European Union that a new law requiring them to trace timber to its origins…

2 years ago

How an ideological war over PrEP threatens preventive services from smoking cessation to contraception to vaccines for half the U.S. population

Healthcare in the United States is notoriously complicated. In the absence of comprehensive national coverage, most Americans have employer-sponsored insurance.…

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Asda scraps physically exhausting 4-day workweek, revealing critical factor in its failure

Asda is scrapping plans to introduce a four-day week as complaints from exhausted staff highlighted a vital misstep in successfully…

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6 foods that age you faster

You know that the foods you eat affect everything from your waistline to your mood. New research shows how your…

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Political podcasting is the hottest career right now: with MPs, journalists, and comedians netting multimillion-dollar deals and sell-out shows

The 2024 General Election marked a milestone for political podcasts in the U.K. Once a niche on the fringes of…

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Concerts, LPs, CDs, print: Gen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents

Generation Z has unexpectedly become the primary driver behind the rapidly growing analog music and print book economies in the…

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French billionaire Xavier Niel is building a ChatGPT competitor with a ‘thick French accent’

A French artificial intelligence research lab backed by billionaire Xavier Niel showed off a new voice assistant with a variety…

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