How do you build excitement among 8.5 million New Yorkers (and 1.2 million tourists) for the World Cup? You start with deep research on the city’s beloved colors and symbols and then turn that into something like the joyful, nostalgic, and vividly hued bus shelter posters, subway signs, souvenir cups, and jerseys the 34-year-old creative director Arsh Raziuddin designed for the citywide tourism campaign that the Mayor’s Office launched this week. 

Think back to the last really bad argument you had with your significant other. You know the one. It included multiple Olympic-worthy eye rolls, gratuitous mentions of mothers and/or best friends, and at least one callback to something only one of you remembers.

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Wikipedia may be the last good website—a volunteer-driven service that isn’t flooded by advertisements or completely captured by corporate interests.

On Monday, Apple held its annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, where it showcased the next versions of the operating systems that power its devices, including iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27. The thing is—and I say this as an Apple fan—unless you’re a parent or really care about artificial intelligence, the keynote was pretty meh.

In 1994, the last time U.S. stadiums hosted the World Cup, an average ticket cost US$58. The most expensive ticket for the final could be grabbed for $475.

Below, Leidy Klotz shares five key insights from his new book, In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive.

A common supplement ingredient may have some unwanted side effects. While many high performers use L-tyrosine to manage stress and improve their memory, new data suggests that they may be harming their long-term health by doing so.

If you’re feeling stuck in your job, you’re in good company. Unfortunately, there are a significant number of people who say they feel like their role isn’t progressing or as if they have nowhere to go in their career. And a report from Glassdoor found that 65% of employees felt stuck.

Kalshi’s latest ad is betting on star power, but fans are not buying it.

Pregnant women are drinking more, according to a newly published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

When you’ve worked in the food industry for as long as I have, you start to recognize when an ingredient stops being a supporting actor and becomes the main character.

Somewhere in your inbox, there’s a tedious cybersecurity training course that you clicked through during your onboarding process and have likely forgotten about.

For foreigners, American life is often viewed through the eyes of Hollywood. But as tourists flood American cities for the World Cup, many are turning to social media to show everyday America from a fresh perspective.

Below, John Richardson and Attia Qureshi share five key insights from their new book, Never Settle: Persuasion and Negotiation Skills to Get What You Want.

If you’ve applied for countless jobs and rarely hear back, chances are you’ve encountered a phenomenon that has grown increasingly common: “ghost jobs.” 

Companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually for stadium naming rights, and for good reason. It’s an opportunity like none other for brands to become associated with lasting memories and big cultural moments, like games and concerts.

When generative AI was new, the issue of how it worked with copyright law was poorly understood. Over the previous two decades it was generally taken as a given that the mass indexing done by search engines like Google was a necessary part of being on the internet. Google wasn’t reproducing the content—just showing users a headline and a link—so it always functioned more like a distributor than a republisher.

SpaceX finally went public on Friday, marking one of the most profitable stock market debuts ever. The move stands to make Elon Musk, already the world’s wealthiest person, even wealthier, while turning many employees and early investors into millionaires and billionaires overnight.