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Every drink has its trade-offs: Plastic bottles are lightweight and leak-proof, but they come at a cost to the environment. Cans are convenient and recyclable, but are prone to spilling. A new can design marries the best of both. ReLid USA designed a fully recyclable aluminum can that’s resealable, thanks to a patented tab that opens and closes using a built-in sliding mechanism. You lift the tab end and slide it open to drink; when you want to reseal it, you slide the tab back to its original position. According to ReLid, the tabs work for at least 14 reseals. The design and development of the cans began in 2020 by Re-Lid Engineering AG, a Liechtenstein-based pac…

Affordability concerns continue to reshape the American housing market, upending expectations about home ownership and forcing buyers to get creative to make ends meet. According to a new report from Realtor.com, the high cost of living is bringing multiple generations of family members together under the same roof—making homes that can accommodate them a hot commodity. In its report, Realtor.com revealed that multigenerational homes come with a 65% higher median asking price than traditional family homes. But apparently that premium hasn’t deterred motivated buyers. A multigenerational living situation involves two or more adult generations of family members—ofte…

Artificial intelligence is helping knowledge workers do things that weren’t previously possible, according to a new report from Microsoft. In the company’s 2026 Work Trend Index report, which includes results from a survey of 20,000 knowledge workers who use AI at work, 66% of the AI users surveyed say that AI allows them to spend more time on high-value work, and 58% reveal that they’re producing work they couldn’t have produced just one year ago. That number rises to 80% among a category of AI power users Microsoft dubs “frontier professionals.” “Instead of just automating away what people used to do, and that’s an efficiency gain, what we’re seeing is much more…

Motivation can come in the form of a little treat to help you get through a long work day. Today (Tuesday, May 5, 2026) is Cinco de Mayo, meaning tacos, tequila, and guacamole are happy to help. This Mexican holiday has found a strong foothold in American culture despite it being not as popular in its homeland. It’s a good excuse for a margarita at the company happy hour. Before you indulge, let’s take a look at the history of this day so you can regale your coworkers. Impress them even more by knowing which deals will get you the most bang for your buck. The history of Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo literally translates to “the fifth of May” and marks the da…

The expectation to respond instantly to every message is burning out professionals across industries. But how can you move away from being “always available” without harming your reputation? Here, experts offer practical strategies to reclaim control of your time and attention, so you can establish clear boundaries while maintaining professional effectiveness and trust. Make Communication Predictable One effective way professionals can move away from being “always available” is by creating clarity and predictability in how they communicate, rather than trying to respond to everything instantly. Most professionals think they need to respond faster to reduce pressure…

As successful as OpenAI has been since the launch of ChatGPT, the company is operating in an extraordinarily expensive and risky corner of tech, building frontier AI models at massive scale. Its future, even its survival, is far from certain. OpenAI is burning billions on top-tier AI research talent, carefully curated training data, and increasingly scarce computing power. Footing the bill is a growing cap table of VC and strategic partners, all betting on outsize returns within a few years. Compute is the biggest cost. AI companies must lock in capacity years—not months—in advance. Data centers take years to build and bring online. That forces companies to foreca…

Growing up, graphic designer, editor, and author Chip Kidd was about as artsy as he could be in 1970s suburban Reading, Pennsylvania. “I glommed onto comic books very early on,” he says. “I loved to draw. I loved to write. I took up the drums and joined the marching band; all of this typical artsy-gay-kid-that-can’t-come-out stuff.” Still, he says, he knew he wasn’t the most talented in drawing. “There’s always that other kid that draws better than you who gets the gig to draw everything for the yearbook; It’s not tragic. It’s like, alright, I’ve got to figure something else out.” That something else, as it happens, worked out pretty well. Today, Kidd is app…

In late April, indoor golf and entertainment brand Five Iron Golf launched its first location in Saudi Arabia after nearly three years of coordination with Golf Saudi, an affiliate of the country’s massive sovereign wealth fund. The golf center, located on the ground floor of the Public Investment Fund Tower—the fund’s headquarters and the tallest building in Riyadh—offers a similar mix of simulators, leagues and lessons, and food and music as other Five Iron locations both in the U.S. and abroad, says Jared Solomon, cofounder and CEO of the brand. “People are hitting golf balls, they’re having fun, they’re eating food,” he says. “They’re not drinking, because the…

Another major food brand is voluntarily recalling products after potential salmonella contamination linked to milk powder. Utz Quality Foods LLC, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands Inc, recalled some varieties of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips. The impacted chips’ seasoning contained dry milk powder manufactured by food producer California Dairies, which might be contaminated with salmonella. That’s according to a recall notice posted Monday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The affected seasoning batches tested negative for Salmonella prior to use; however, out of an abundance of caution, Utz is recalling the limited varieties of Zapp’…

Bose is rethinking its approach to smart speakers. While the company has released plenty of Wi-Fi-connected speakers over the years, its new Lifestyle Ultra line is a strategic reset, with a new platform that Bose spent the last few years building. (The name is also a nod to Bose’s original Lifestyle systems from the 1990s.) The new Bose offerings include a $299 standalone speaker, a $1,099 soundbar, and an $899 subwoofer, which can also be combined into a surround system. Raza Haider, Bose’s president of premium consumer audio, says these are the first of many speakers that it will launch on the new technology stack. “It’s a completely brand new platform, whe…

I have a very conflicted relationship with my jute rug. I love the organic, textured aesthetic that makes my dining room feel earthy and relaxed. But over time, I’ve come to resent how scratchy it feels underfoot, how the fibers shed and splinter, and how if my toddler spills yogurt on it, there’s no way to get it out of the nooks and crannies, so it becomes part of the rug forever. Ruggable, the company that launched nearly a decade ago on the premise that rugs should be washable, has been on a mission to reimagine the jute rug. And after nearly two years of development, it is launching a machine-washable rug called Performance Weave that mimics jute so convincingly, yo…

When markets swing, plans break, inboxes explode, and everyone starts saying the situation is “unprecedented” again, most teams do what humans have always done under pressure: they grip tighter. They add meetings. Escalate more decisions. Demand more updates. Work longer hours. And mistake motion for control. That response is understandable. It is also exactly how teams get slower, more political, and more exhausted at the moment they most need clarity. What’s the big idea? The teams that perform best in chaos rely less on heroics and more on habits. They do not magically become unflappable; they build simple, repeatable ways of working that reduce confusion, s…

Alysa Liu surveyed the glittery crowd arrayed in front of her, sipping cocktails and chatting. It was her first Met Gala, and she hesitated for a second, searching for a word to describe it. “It’s … BIG,” the Olympic skater finally said with a grin. But what Liu, dressed in a blood-red custom Louis Vuitton gown with a full skirt and huge ruffles, couldn’t quite get was how big SHE had become. Even at a party full of very, very famous people, everyone wanted to greet her. Some Met Gala guests have been famous for many years. Others have achieved fame with dizzying speed. For Liu, all it took was a gold-medal performance that charmed the whole world. “Everybody recogniz…

Finding qualified talent locally is harder than it was a year ago, according to 60% of U.S. leaders who responded to Remote’s 2025 Global Workforce Report. More than 3,600 HR and business leaders around the world responded to the survey. On the surface, it looks like a cooler hiring market because overall hiring in the U.S. has slowed. But that is not the full picture. When some industries are cutting roles, others are still competing for specialized talent. Companies are struggling to find the specific skills they need locally. At the same time, immigration pathways have tightened and AI is reshaping job requirements faster than many workers can reskill, adding to hi…

The biggest misconception about small business growth? That it’s a solo sport. The small business owners who navigate complexity and capture opportunity are rarely doing it alone. They’re learning from peers by leaning into community and investing in their own growth. Running a business today means extraordinary opportunity as well as real complexity. The demands have never been greater, but neither have the tools, communities, and resources available to help you rise to them. Today’s small business owners are expected to be operators, marketers, analysts, and customer service reps, all while delivering the craft and expertise that makes their business so special.…

The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it. Iran’s powerful parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, accused the U.S. of undermining regional security with the effort to end Iran’s stranglehold on the strait and warned that Tehran will respond. The U.S. military said two American-flagged merchant ships successfully transited the strait on Monday, the first day of the effort, and that it fired on Iranian forces, sinking six small boats that were target…

The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your daily habits. Colin Angle unveiled a four-legged prototype of that artificial pet, called the Familiar, on Monday. Imagine a creature the size of a bulldog with doe-like eyes and bear cub ears and paws, extending itself into a greeting stretch that invites you to pat its touch-sensitive fake fur. “We chose a form factor that’s not a human, not a dog, not a cat, because we wanted to steer away from all of those preconceptions,” said Angle, who leads the startup Familiar Mach…

An aging brain’s sad, slow decline may not be as inevitable as everyone thinks. A new scientific study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has come to the startling conclusion that a single protein is the catalyst for cognitive dysfunction—and the damage it causes can be reversed. Scientists at UCSF’s Bakar Aging Research Institute examined activity in the hippocampus, the brain’s command center for learning and memory. Comparing young and old mice, the researchers discovered that older brains, unlike younger ones, were flooded with the FTL1 protein. To figure out whether the protein was actually the culprit or just another byproduct of the a…

May is kicking off with another brutal round of tech layoffs that have been affecting the industry for much of the year. Today, the U.S.’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN), announced it was laying off a staggering 14% of its staff. The company’s CEO says one of the main drivers of those layoffs is AI adoption at the company. Here’s what you need to know. Coinbase cuts hundreds of jobs in ‘AI-native’ restructuring This morning, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted a letter on X that he sent to the company’s nearly 4,700-strong workforce. In the letter, Armstrong announced that Coinbase was letting go of around 14% of its staff…

When influencer and entrepreneur Emma Chamberlain stepped out on the carpet at the 2026 Met Gala, it was in a swirl of acrylic ink and thick, glossy paint. She looked like a painting come to life—as if, with each next step, a prismatic smear of color might follow in her wake. Chamberlain was wearing a custom-made Mugler gown by creative director Miguel Castro Freitas. But what laid on top of the dress’ expert construction is what turned it into a head-turning spectacle: The entire piece was painstakingly handpainted, from hem to neckline, by artist Anna Deller-Yee. She relied entirely on real fine art supplies to achieve the final look, a process that took 40 hours o…

Imagine you launched a product in November 2025. Within four months, Jensen Huang had spotlighted it from the NVIDIA GTC stage, 188k (and counting) developers starred it on GitHub, and hundreds of fans show up to a lobster-themed conference dressed for the occasion. The last point, I admit, is only relevant to OpenClaw. What this agent software has achieved in just a few months has astounded and unsettled the AI world. Open source, freely available and community-built, is undoubtedly the weightier part of that story. But spend any time in the online chatter around OpenClaw and another theme surfaces: it runs on-device. No cloud subscription required and no dat…

At First Women’s Bank, we’ve spent a lot of time analyzing the care economy. What we have observed is that the healthcare sector has emerged as more than just a category; it is a cornerstone of the modern, mission-based women’s economy. We see the immense value women physicians contribute to their communities, while also recognizing the challenges that can come with traditional employment models. While studies estimate female physicians earn $2 million less than male physicians throughout their respective careers, we consider both the social impact of this gap and where economic improvement is possible. The surge of women starting their own practices signals that …

Shares of Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) stock rose over 13% Tuesday on news that Apple is considering using the chipmaker, along with Samsung Electronics Co, to produce processors for its devices in the U.S., Bloomberg reported. The previously ailing stock has made a turnaround in the last few months, and hit an all-time high on Tuesday, above $100 a share. Apple (AAPL) shares were up just over 1% as of this writing midday on Tuesday, following that report and after last week’s strong second quarter earnings results, which were fueled by “extraordinary demand” for the iPhone 17 lineup. Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook called it the company’s “best March quarter ever…