In many organizations, fostering a “helpful culture” has become a cornerstone of leadership strategy. From mentorship schemes to cross-functional collaboration, helping behaviour is widely assumed to strengthen teamwork and boost productivity. But emerging research suggests that this assumption is only partially correct. It is not simply the act of helping that matters, it is also … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Monica Kranner, 56, a nutritionist based in London. It has been edited for length and clarity. Having a 2.5-year-old when you’re 56, and your husband is 60, means everyone has questions and opinions about your life. I’ve heard just about every comment you can think of, … Read more
R&B singer Chris Brown has reached a “settlement in principle” with a lyricist who claimed he was cut out of millions in revenues from Brown’s hit songs “Sensational” and “Monalisa,” according to a new court filing. In a notice of settlement obtained by Rolling Stone, the plaintiff, Steve Chokpelle, said the agreement would resolve all … Read more
Tim Ream is the only player on the American World Cup team who was alive the last time the tournament was played in the U.S. But he was only 5, so the memories are kind of sketchy. “I remember bits and pieces of 1994,” he said. Still, it’s fallen on Ream, as both the captain … Read more
Two years and a $250 million lawsuit later, Apple’s AI Siri revamp is on its way to your phones and laptops and even your mixed reality headset, if you happen to be one of like three people who actually uses the Apple Vision Pro. Apple revealed a slew of new information at Monday’s WWDC keynote … Read more
A leader in almost everything tech and home-office related for over 40 years, Swiss-founded Logitech offers a vast array of products, including keyboards, consoles, webcams, and tech gear made especially for education, business, and gaming. We at WIRED know the company’s wares well (obviously), so we’ve found the latest Logitech promo codes and deals to … Read more
Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling on Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after careening between an initial gain of 1% and a midday loss of 2.3%, pulling further from its all-time high set a week ago. After similar yo-yo moves, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 86 points, or … Read more
Long-running New York City band Interpol have announced their first album in four years, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton,” which arrives Aug. 28 and also will be their first for Partisan Records, the Brooklyn-based indie currently riding high with Geese and others. The album was produced by Andrew Wyatt (Rosalia, Charli xcx) and mixed by David … Read more
I know it, and you know it — buying a home has never felt this unaffordable. For years, prospective buyers have faced a punishing mix of too few homes for sale, high mortgage rates, and persistently high home prices. Those pressures have pushed homeownership out of reach for many Americans. Unfortunately, affordability could get even … Read more
President Donald Trump sometimes seems to fancy himself a king, so it’s not surprising that he treats his Cabinet like a royal court. In his second term, the president has filled his top posts with courtiers who compete to offer the most extravagant praise in marathon Cabinet meetings. And that’s how we should look at … Read more
Canada’s artificial intelligence sector is entering a new phase. After years of leadership in machine learning and generative AI, attention is increasingly shifting to “agentic AI”. These are systems capable not only of producing outputs but also of autonomously taking actions, coordinating workflows, and pursuing defined goals. This transition is already reshaping the country’s innovation … Read more
Isaac Brock doesn’t care to reminisce. As fans celebrate the arrival of Modest Mouse’s eighth studio album, “An Eraser and a Maze,” as well as the 30th anniversary of the band’s 1996 debut album, “This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About,” the mercurial frontman hits a mental wall when asked … Read more
Back in 2024, Shaboozey met Rolling Stone for coffee in Nashville. It was just a few weeks before Beyoncé revealed the track list for her country project, Cowboy Carter, and at the time, he was keeping it a secret that he had worked with Beyoncé at all. He also didn’t even know if his contributions … Read more
Worldwide gross: $2,343,477,301 Two weeks after its premiere in movie theaters, Cameron’s first “Avatar” sequel had already grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, a rare feat during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then became the second-fastest movie to cross $2 billion in just 39 days. While discussing the digital release of “Avatar: The … Read more
California’s slow vote counting process — still underway and causing friction after last week’s primary — may be forced to change before November’s midterm elections, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether mail ballots must be received by election day to count. Whether those changes will speed things up — and help … Read more