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A new wave of phishing scams is targeting iPhone users with alarming messages warning that their iCloud storage is full—and experts say users should proceed carefully. How the iCloud Storage Phishing Scam Works “Social engineering attackers use impersonation and manipulation to first gain your confidence and trust,” Apple warns. “Then, they trick you into handing over sensitive data or providing them with access to your account information. They use a variety of tactics to impersonate a trusted company, entity, or someone that you know.” According to Consumer Affairs, the scam typically arrives via text or email disguised as an official Apple notification, warn…

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: A big-budget blockbuster World Cup ad from a footwear giant features a laundry list of star players, celebrities, and a storyline that revolves around a big game in an unexpected place or with unexpected characters. This could describe Nike’s classic 2002 “Cage” ad, Adidas’s 2006 “José” ad, Nike’s 2014 “Winner Stays” spot . . . You get the idea. But it’s also a broad summary of Adidas’s newest World Cup commercial, “Backyard Legends,” which launched on May 7 via star Timothée Chalamet’s Instagram. The five-minute advertising epic opens with Oscar-nominated actor Chalamet trying to put together the greatest street socc…

In the United States, we recognize a separation between church and state, but does that delineation apply to work, too? That’s an earnest question from a self-identifying choirboy—literally, I grew up in church and I direct the choir—who has been asked throughout my career to leave religion out of my work. Do we need the Jesus reference in the deck? Do I have to use Bible scripture in that essay? Is the religious example in the class lecture necessary? It’s almost always polite but definitely unambiguous: ease up on the religious stuff because it likely doesn’t have a place here because the workplace is neutral. But is that really so? The entire global workweek struct…

The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter, something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental café in Stockholm. San Francisco-based startup Andon Labs has put an artificial intelligence agent nicknamed “Mona” in charge at the eponymous Andon Café in the Swedish capital. While human baristas still brew the coffee and serve the orders, the AI agent—powered by Google’s Gemini—oversees almost every other aspect of the business, from hiring staff to managing inventory. It is not clear how long the experiment will last, but the AI agent appears to be struggling to turn a profit in Stockholm’s competitive coffee trade. The ca…

Prebiotic soda brand Poppi has come a long way since it first appeared on Shark Tank under its original name, “Mother Beverage,” in 2018. Allison Ellsworth cofounded Poppi with her husband Stephen Ellsworth—but before becoming multimillionaires, though, the Ellsworths were maxing out their credit cards to launch Poppi. “My husband told me I was absolutely crazy, but he trusted the vision,” Ellsworth said. “So we maxed out our credit cards, sold one of our cars to buy bottles [and] opened our own manufacturing facility.” The pair invested $90,000 into the business in the first year, while her husband worked various gigs to cover their mortgage. In 18 months of…

For decades, the conversation around gender equality at work has been dominated by one glittering metaphor: the glass ceiling. We count women in boardrooms, track female CEOs, and debate the glass cliff awaiting women promoted during crises. But for millions of women over 45, the problem isn’t getting to the top. It’s getting unstuck from the bottom. While elite professional careers dominate headlines, the reality for much of the female workforce is the sticky floor: a structural trap that keeps women concentrated in low-paid, low-mobility jobs America depends on but refuses to properly value. And with age, the glue hardens. The intersection of sexism, ageism, and unp…

AI is changing the job hunt for candidates and employers, but also the recruiters caught in the middle. From AI-screened video interviews to platforms like Paraform that reward recruiters for smart matches, the hiring industry is evolving fast. But as these tools get smarter, one question remains: Will human recruiters still have a seat at the table? View the full article

A few weeks ago, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak managed to mention AI in his commencement speech to the Grand Valley State University class of 2026—without receiving a wave of boos from the crowd. “You all have AI—actual intelligence,” Wozniak said, eliciting applause from the audience. “My entire life in the technical world, I’ve been following people that were trying to figure out how to make a brain.” “I was at a company where the engineers figured out how to make a brain,” he continued, saying it “takes nine months.” For new college grads who are entering an unsteady job market with fewer openings for entry-level positions, Wozniak’s words probably felt lik…

I’ve never been good at asking people for help. Then I lost my job, decided to start a solo business the next day, and needed clients . . . fast. I turned to my network to ask for both referrals and recommendations to jump-start my business. Asking for referrals is uncomfortable. Most solopreneurs would rather wait for business to come to them than put someone on the spot. But referrals are one of the most effective ways to grow a solo business. A warm introduction from someone who knows your work carries more weight than any cold pitch or LinkedIn message. Now, a few years later, most of my business comes from referrals. The trick is knowing who to ask, when to…

BTS has turned sold-out stadium tours, albums, and merch drops into global events. Now, the group is taking on another challenge: reinventing the Oreo cookie. Oreo is teaming up with the Korean supergroup on a limited-edition cookie that blends Korean street food inspiration with fan-focused collectible packaging and custom cookie designs. The new Limited Edition Oreo & BTS Cookies feature a creme flavor inspired by the hotteok, the sweet Korean brown sugar pancake sold at street markets. The cookies also introduce Oreo’s first-ever purple wafers, a nod to BTS’s globally devoted fanbase, ARMY. A collaboration rooted in nostalgia According to Matt Foley,…