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Yesterday, two of the biggest tech giants in the AI boom reported their latest earnings. Google parent company Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) posted Q1 2026 results with some striking similarities, including a surge in capital expenditures (capex) and strong revenue growth. But this morning, Meta’s stock is plunging, while Google’s is jumping. Here’s why.Google’s Q1 results give investors confidence in its AI strategyThe way investors are reacting so differently to the two AI giants’ earnings results this morning makes the quarterly reports feel like A Tale of Two Cities, sorry, Tech Giants. For…

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the marketing for The Devil Wears Prada 2, whether it’s a glamorous outfit from Anne Hathaway or Meryl Streep all over social media or a Diet Coke can plastered with the signature double-spiked red heel. The global press tour, which spanned cities such as Mexico City, Tokyo, Seoul, and Shanghai, culminated at the movie’s star-studded world premiere at New York City’s Lincoln Center earlier this month with Hathaway, Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci present. As studios promote trailers for upcoming releases, it’s no surprise that they’re also using premieres as…

In the music video for “Runway,” Lady Gaga’s collaboration with Doechii for The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack, the wardrobes are high fashion and the musicians and their dancers serve, pose, and vogue. Colorful and camp, it’s everything you’d expect considering the subject matter of the song is about turning dance floors into runways.For some viewers, though, it just looks like a Target commercial. The post activity for Popcrave’s tweet about the “Runway” music video is filled with commenters pejoratively comparing the clip to a Target ad. It’s not hard to see why. Swap out the black-and-white lines on the…

A new wave of adaptive-inspired design is ditching complicated features and difficult setups for gear that’s better for everyone.Published April 30, 2026 03:55AMFor years, outdoor gear has asked people to adapt themselves to the product. Figure out the tent setup. Fight the sleeping bag zipper in the dark. Wrestle your foot into the shoe. Adjust your body to the harness. Accept the friction. But across the outdoor industry, that thinking is changing. More brands are starting with a different question: What if the gear adapted to the user instead? That shift, toward universal design, is one of the most important…

For the uninitiated, “looksmaxxing” is an internet term that originated on incel message boards in the 2010s. It’s a practice that encapsulates various extreme methods, such as jaw surgery, that some men go through to improve their looks. (Or, in the language of masculinity-coded productivity culture: to achieve peak optimization.) “Looksmaxxing” entered the zeitgeist in earnest after it seemingly started when its patron saint, the 20-year-old influencer Clavicular, appeared at New York Fashion Week last month, with profiles in The New York Times and GQ.The term “looksmaxxing” and the goal of “optimization” are closely associated with what’s become known as…

Published April 30, 2026 03:06AMReduced muscle mass, aka sarcopenia, is a common side effect of weight loss induced by GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. However, muscle loss often results from rapid weight loss, regardless of the method.A 2024 article published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology found that, on average, 25 percent to 39 percent of the total weight people lose while taking these medications is muscle loss. “Building or even preserving muscle as you lose weight is challenging,” says Dr. Yuval Pinto, an obesity medicine specialist at Johns Hopkins Medicine with expertise in weight management…

We are living through the most rapid and sweeping digitalization in history. The average adult touches their phone hundreds if not thousands of times a day. And yet, at this moment of peak digital saturation, a countermovement is taking shape in schools, governments, and research institutions. More and more people have reached the conclusion that for human beings to think well, learn deeply, and stay mentally healthy, we may need significantly less technology. Consider what’s happening in education. Australia passed legislation banning children under 16 from social media entirely. Sweden, having spent a decade rolling tablets into every classroom and…

There’s nothing to see here. Salesforce has laid off employees twice in the past year — around 1,000 in February 2025 and fewer than 1,000 in early February 2026. Now CEO Marc Benioff says he wants to hire 1,000 new grads to prove AI isn’t killing entry-level jobs. Benioff took to X to announce that Salesforce is hiring 1,000 new graduates and interns to work on AI projects, including Agentforce and Headless 360. I’m locked on, @DavidSacks! We’re hiring 1,000 new grads & interns right now to ride the AI exponential. You are right they said AI would kill entry-level…

Update, April 29 at 2:30 p.m.:Pershing Square opened down 16% in its IPO on Wednesday. PSUS shares were priced at $50 each, and opened around $42 per share.Original story:Bill Ackman has made a lot of noise in recent years. On Wednesday, that noise came in the form of ringing the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange, in honor of the initial public offering of his hedge fund, Pershing Square.Here’s what you need to know about Ackman’s latest move and the Pershing Square IPO.What is Pershing Square?Pershing Square Inc. is the parent company for Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square…

I have spent decades in the high-stakes world of finance, in rooms with CEOs, politicians, and men who run major organizations. On paper, these men have everything figured out. But when the doors close and the room gets quiet, a surprising truth tends to surface: They feel profoundly alone. They have golf partners, colleagues, and acquaintances. They can debate politics or dissect a balance sheet for hours. And they know who to rely on when it comes to resolving an issue in the business they know so well. But when life fractures, as it always does, these same capable men don’t…