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On nearly every day of the World Cup, Google has debuted a new custom doodle--and, to do it, the brand's designers became full-on soccer historians. To celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Google is debuting 69 unique doodles, including 28 unique ...

What's your number? This is the first question I ask when considering a new hire. I expect those I ask to know what it costs for them to live--not just to survive, but to thrive. I start with this question because it gives me a chance to understand a ...

The United States is in the middle of a defining conversation about AI infrastructure. But, years in, we are still asking the wrong questions. The infrastructure conversation starts and stops at chips, models, and computing power--and rarely arrives ...

A shampoo manufacturer has initiated a nationwide recall of two of its products due to concerns that the shampoos may be contaminated with a drug-resistant bacterium that could harm users. Here's what you need to know about the shampoo recall and the ...

There is a line in almost every graduation speech: The future is yours. This year, it lands differently. For many graduates, the future does not feel like a clear horizon. It feels unclear, unstable, and harder to predict than in years past. That ...

It's been a long time coming. Physical editions of console games have steadily lost ground to digital versions, and more than one in four PlayStation 5 consoles sold in the United States since launch are now digital-only models, up from 18% in ...

The NBA recently posted that its 2026 playoffs are "delivering their highest viewership through the Conference Semifinals in 29 years, with an average of 4.5 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video." That is ...

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I'm Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the ...

In the recent hit horror movie Obsession, the main character's search for a birthday present takes him to an occult-focused shop, where he buys a novelty wish-granting talisman that turns out to be very real. The scene was filmed at The Green Man, a ...

The web is increasingly submerged in AI slop, the cheap, disposable material created with generative AI tools. But while would-be digital opportunists are tipping trashy content onto platforms by the bucketload, early signs suggest audiences are not ...