8 in 10 women believe their intuition is a sixth sense—but most still ignore it, study finds
Eight in 10 women feel like they have a sixth sense (77%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 women looked at how strong their intuition is and found…
Crypto CEO safe after being kidnapped and held for $1 million ransom
The head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660, Dean…
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail,’ was paid just $200 for the iconic recording heard by millions
Elwood Edwards, who voiced America Online’s ever-present “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died. He was 74. He died Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina, said his daughter…
AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world
Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately
Polymarket CEO says he founded his company from his bathroom
In today’s world, you can pretty much bet on anything—from whether Taylor Swift will be seen at the next Kansas City Chiefs NFL game to what the next Fed rate…
How the Democratic Party lost American workers: It’s the minimum wage, stupid
The election results are a wake-up call for Democrats. This election wasn’t a fluke, it was a repudiation of a Democratic Party that many Americans clearly feel does not represent…
Trump vs Powell could be first big fight over economy
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s curt but clear response on whether he would step down from his job under pressure could set up President-elect Donald Trump’s first major showdown over his…
The Tyranny of IRR: A Reality Check on Private Market Returns
Asset owners have dramatically increased their allocations to private markets over the past two decades, driven largely by a mistaken belief that private debt and equity deliver returns that are…
Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and researchers warned that a critical lag in…
Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience
A chimpanzee tackling a number test on a touch screenAkiho Muramatsu The pressure of a watching audience can have positive or negative effects on human performance, and it turns out…
