“Hire somebody.” That was our developer’s answer when I asked what he’d do if we took away his AI code review tool tomorrow. He didn’t hesitate. I hadn’t expected that, and it told me everything about where this technology actually stands right now. Using AI for code reviews has become indispensable to our team and a real benefit to our clients. It makes us more productive, improves quality, and saves money. And our developers love it. Over the past two years, we have had a front-row seat to an amazing transformation in the digital product space. Many tools to aid…
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As the scales tip in favor of homebuyers, more sellers are finding themselves unhappy with their prospects—and yanking their homes off the market. In April, 5.8% of all home listings in the U.S. were taken off the market, according to a new analysis from Redfin. That rate matches the record high number of delistings in March 2020, when uncertainty about the pandemic shuttered businesses and slowed real estate deals to a crawl. Delisting rates were also this high in December of last year, a trend that points to a shifting market in which buyers now wield more power than sellers.…
Oil prices rose Wednesday following the latest flare-up in fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 466 points, or 0.9%, with an hour remaining in trading, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% lower. Weighing on the market was a climb of 1.9% for the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, which brought it back to $97.81. It rose after both the United States and Iran said they launched retaliations for earlier attacks or attempted ones. Palo Alto Networks…
Gwyneth Paltrow is back making headlines. But this time, instead of a questionably scented candle or overpriced piece of home decor, it’s a surprising superfood that’s flooding social media. The actress and founder of lifestyle brand Goop recently appeared on Today to promote her “delivery first” restaurant concept Goop Kitchen. In a cooking segment with Savannah Guthrie and Carson Daly, Paltrow shared she likes using arugula as a replacement for dairy in recipes—specifically as a textural substitute for cheese in the meatballs she was making. “It sounds weird,” Paltrow said, “but it kind of adds a nice texture to it,…
Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips off tonight as the San Antonio Spurs host the New York Knicks at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET. The first two games take place in Texas, before Knicks fans get their first NBA Finals’ courtside experience in 27 years for Game 3, on Monday, June 8 at Madison Square Garden. (We’re looking at you, Spike Lee.) Let’s recap some team history and developments before we dive into how to watch the big game live. Knicks vs. Spurs: How did we get here? As the…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,667,89 points or 2.50% to 68,402.13 • Shanghai increased 8.872 points or 0.22% to 4,083.974 • Hang Seng decreased 405.11 points or -1.56% to 25,633.21 • ASX 200 increased 61.30 points or 0.70% to 8,785.70 • SENSEX decreased 303.67 points or -0.41% to 74,346.17 • Nifty50 decreased 77.95 points or -0.33% to 23,405.60 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.0049 or -0.68% to 0.71314 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00609 or -1.03% to 0.58631 • USDJPY increased 0.122 or 0.08%…
Uber is cutting 23% of jobs in its recruitment and human resources divisions, Bloomberg reported Wednesday morning. While Uber didn’t specify the number of employees impacted, the cuts account for less than 1% of the company’s workforce of 34,000. Other HR employees who were approved to work remotely were asked to return to the office to comply with Uber’s year-old hybrid work policy. In a memo to company leaders, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that the “changes are necessary to maximize the effectiveness of the People team and the enormous potential ahead of us.” The news arrives just three weeks…
For most of the internet era, online shopping has started with a product in mind. A shopper has an idea of what she wants, types in keywords, opens a dozen tabs, and compares specs and prices while slogging toward a decision. AI is now changing that, not only speeding up the research, but also creating a new consumer behavior. That’s because we don’t naturally think in terms of products. We think in pain points, goals, and constraints: “I need to look alive for my 9 a.m. meeting after my red-eye flight.” “I need ideas to get my toddler to eat…
By all accounts, the new RuPaul Charles-led movie Stop! That! Train! is meant to be nothing more than a stupid good time. The movie from Hairspray director Adam Shankman is a spiritual successor to disaster comedies like Airplane!, just with the queerness turned up to 11. Drag icon Charles stars as President Judy Gagwell, who’s tasked with stopping a runaway train—the Glamazonian Express—that’s headed straight for a deadly “Stormaganza.” The movie stars several RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni, and early reviews say that Stop! That! Train! features the same camp comedy the reality show is known for. But among those pre-release…
Earlier this year, Jeremy Watt was on a call with Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady, executive producers of Crave’s Heated Rivalry. For Watt, cofounder of the Toronto-based lifestyle and apparel brand Province of Canada, it was the culmination of a crazy run of events that occurred after his company found itself sucked into the viral vortex of social media chatter around the hit show. In episode 2, one of the main characters, Shane Hollander (played by Hudson Williams), wore a Team Canada fleece jacket, seen just for a few moments on-screen. But it was enough to make fans start clamoring…