Many people think a bachelor’s degree is the key to a high-paying career. In fact, one of the most common concerns among job seekers without a four-year degree is that they’re unqualified to apply to roles calling for degree requirements. Past surveys have even revealed that respondents without a four-year degree tend to be the least satisfied with their professional life.
But hiring has changed significantly over the past several years, and while education is still im
When Mark Zuckerberg turned up at a Senate hearing to address the parents of children exploited, bullied, or driven to self-harm via social media, it felt like a time-worn convention had sprung back to life.
“I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” the Meta CEO said Wednesday. “No one should go through what you and your families have suffered.” Then he returned to corporate mode, noting Meta’s continued investments in “i
The jokes arrived almost immediately after the announcement. On Tuesday, February 6, Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled plans to pool their resources into a brand-new mega-streamer, the most robust one-stop-shop for sports on the market. By the end of the day, social media users were snarking about how the trio had just reinvented cable.
Of course, the difference between the forthcoming streamer and cable is that people demonstrably want cable. Or at least they used to
Almost everything that gets onto a commercial plane—fuel, checked-in baggage, cargo, and meals—is weighed. For passengers and their cabin bags, most airlines use average data.
But Finnair, Finland’s national carrier, said Friday that it started asking passengers this week to voluntarily and anonymously hop onto a scale with their hand luggage at the country’s main airport in Helsinki. The airline said its aim is to get its own figures.
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Delta Air Lines is leaning into luxury. The Atlanta-based carrier has announced plans to open a series of “premium” airport lounges for passengers later this year in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles, and Boston.
The move follows a controversial decision last September by the airline to change its access policies to existing lounges, barring passengers in basic economy and no longer letting holders of American Express’s Delta S
Pinterest dropped over 10% on Friday after its first-quarter revenue forecast came in a touch below investor expectations, in a sign that smaller social media platforms could be losing the battle to bigger players for ad dollars.
The image sharing platform’s numbers come on the heels of strong advertising sales from Meta and Alphabet’s Google, which have a greater ability to seize on the ad bounce back and the willingness of companies to spend more.
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Ahead of Taylor Swift’s presumed Super Bowl appearance, the spotlight isn’t on her relationship with Travis Kelce—it’s on how she’s getting to the game. Her most devoted fans are so eager to deflect criticism of Swift’s excessive private jet usage that they fail to understand the root of the backlash, and spread inaccurate information along the way.
Her carbon footprint is no secret: She’s already under scrutiny for her flights after
The Biden administration on Friday will announce the investment of $5 billion in a public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips.
The National Semiconductor Technology Center is being funded through the CHIPS and Science Act. That 2022 law aims to reinvigorate the computer chip sector within the United States through targeted government support.
“We need to be building for the future and that means making inve
One state lawmaker wants Nebraska to take measures to protect it from cyberattacks. His answer? Hire its own hacker.
State Sen. Loren Lippincott presented a bill Thursday to the Legislature’s government committee that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.” The hacker would spend his or her days trying to break into the state’s computer network, as well as election equipment and software, to find any vulnerabilities in t
It may sound like a cliché, but every strong relationship is founded on good communication, especially meaningful and engaging conversations. This is true in our personal and professional lives, and it’s just as true when it comes to building better relationships with customers. With romance—and, let’s face it, consumerism—in the air for Valentine’s Day, it’s worth taking in some love lessons to ensure your customers stay with you for the long ha