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Dr. Doom sounds more like Dr. Boom these days, but Nouriel Roubini still sees plenty of risks looming over the US economy.The economist, who’s often referred to as “Dr. Doom” for his bombastic and frequently bearish predictions in markets, laid out his top fears about the macro environment speaking to Bloomberg this week.Roubini, who rose to fame calling the 2008 financial crisis, said he remains optimistic on the investment landscape overall. That’s largely due to his positive outlook on the AI boom, he said, pointing to the billions tech giants are spending on AI infrastructure and the expected productivity payoff…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tim Allen, whose family opened Holy Tacos in Rayville, Louisiana, in April 2025. Construction for Meta’s largest-ever AI data center is underway in Holly Ridge, an unincorporated community about 10 miles from Rayville.Rayville has been a small community my whole life, and it’s been in decline over the last several years.We have a lot of people whose children are moving out, and they usually don’t come back. Growing up, downtown Rayville had multiple businesses, hardware stores, and clothing stores. One by one, they shut down until only a couple of stores…

Employers have a new message for workers using AI to write: Stop the slop.Fed up with bloated and confusing content, from project proposals to status updates, bosses are instituting policies that outline where reasonable internal AI use ends, and overreliance begins. They say merely urging workers to curb the behavior hasn’t been enough.A formal policy creates a shared “touchpoint” rather than requiring leaders to repeatedly explain what is expected, said Clare Jones, CEO of the travel-app maker Polarsteps.The Amsterdam-based company, founded in 2015, released a set of principles earlier this year on when and how its roughly 100 employees should…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carla Bacon, 69, who is caring for her 70-year-old husband while working a full-time job in Oklahoma. Bacon’s husband has slowly been recovering from a stroke, and they’ve had to go into medical debt to make ends meet. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.I worked for much of my career as a public health director, and I was working on my doctorate until the pandemic hit.I am also a stroke survivor. Four and a half years ago, I experienced a pontine hemorrhage while at work. Thankfully, the hospital…

Before the chicken tender became the hottest fast-food must-have, there was the humble and hearty chicken nugget.Its small size made it the perfect side dish, post-work snack, or, as millennials will recall, the perfect drunchie (drunk munchie).One way fast-food brands are attempting to capitalize on chicken’s popularity, especially among Gen Z diners, is by adding — or upgrading — chicken nuggets on their menus.Most recently, on September 1, Burger King released an updated version of its classic chicken nugget in response to customer feedback that its originals were “rubbery,” “dry,” and “disappointing.” The same day also saw the return of McDonald’s Spicy…

Just 21 days after my third child was born, I was taking VC calls. We were mid-Series A, and a fundraise does not pause for a newborn. The investor I pitched that day ended up leading our round.I’m not telling you this to inspire you. I tell you this so you know I’m speaking from experience when I say: work-life balance is fake.My husband Roy and I are the co-founders of BodySpec, a 125-person healthcare company that makes DEXA scans affordable. If you’re on a GLP-1 and want to know whether you’re losing fat or muscle, that’s what we track.We’ve…

The GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle was engineered to meet U.S. military specifications. It is based on the automaker’s off-road Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize truck architecture.GM DefenseDETROIT — General Motors and Ford Motor have rivaled each other for more than a century in racing, vehicle sales and many other automobile-related activities.But their latest battlegrounds have moved to actual battlefields and the U.S. energy grid.Ford joined GM this year in seeking U.S. military contracts after the Trump administration approached U.S. companies about assisting the military with their expertise in mass manufacturing. The automakers’ efforts so far are largely focused on military…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lloyd Enbom, 40, a content creator who purchased an abandoned home in Hakuba, Japan, a ski town in Nagano Prefecture, with his wife, Mandy Rutherford. Enbom, who is from Australia, plans to continue traveling with his wife and two-year-old daughter while making Japan their home for half the year. The following has been edited for length and clarity.We’ve been doing YouTube full-time for nearly five years. Our full-time work is travel content.In 2021, we were locked down in Australia until the 11th of November, which was the exact day we left.At…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maria Diaz Valdez, a 29-year-old based in Spain. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I feel like a relationship with a founder is a relationship on steroids because it’s so intense in the trust and patience it requires. I’ve had to be committed to his journey, but I’m not in charge of it, and that’s very scary.My partner, Emil, and I met as roommates in a shared household in Norway, and we’ve been together for four years. I was lucky enough to get to know him so well as a friend…

Walmart got its start in 1962 selling general merchandise as a discount store in Rogers, Arkansas.Founder Sam Walton was constantly on the lookout for new retail concepts to try, and he wasn’t shy about borrowing ideas from other successful entrepreneurs.”He just tried things, and he would learn, and if it didn’t work, it wasn’t a failure,” CEO John Furner said during a conversation with reporters at Walmart’s headquarters in June. “We just learned from it.”Last week, Walmart moved to grow its delivery service in a partnership with Dunkin’, putting the company on a collision course with delivery services like DoorDash…