Celebrity Life
The Head of Women’s Tennis On His Fight for a Chinese Star Who’s Been Missing Since Her Sexual Assault Claim
WTA CEO Steve Simon Tells TIME He Will Pull Tournaments From China If A Sexual Assault Accusation Is Not Investigated.
Meet the Women Leading the Global Fight for Workers’ Rights in the Informal Economy
The pandemic has hit informal workers particularly hard
A New Generation of Nuclear Reactors Could Hold the Key to a Green Future
On a conference-room whiteboard in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jacob DeWitte sketches his startup’s first product. In red marker, it looks like a beer can in a Koozie, stuck with a crazy straw. In real life, it will be about the size of a hot tub, and made from an array of exotic materials,…
Some Say Occupy Wall Street Did Nothing. It Changed Us More Than We Think
Ten years ago, on November 15, Occupy Wall Street was pepper-sprayed into the night by a squadron of police officers who helped shovel the tents, books, and placards left by activists into a fleet of sanitation trucks. A messy, motley, and spirited demonstration, Occupy started as a march of some 2,000 people in lower Manhattan…
As More Companies Make Net-Zero Pledges, Some Aren’t as Good as They Sound
As companies scramble to declare their commitments to a net-zero future, greenwashing strategies will likely become more commonplace
Remote Work Is Fine. The Real Thing Scaring CEOs? Hybrid Work.
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) With a global community of donors who’ve raised over $15 billion, GoFundMe pays close attention to what helps people feel comfortable seeking assistance. That also happens to be one of CEO Tim Cadogan’s missions within the company: Communicating that…
Americans Quit Their Jobs at Record Pace for Second Month
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers posted a near-record number of available jobs. The Labor Department said Friday that 4.4 million people quit their jobs that month, or about 3% of the nation’s workforce. That’s up from 4.3 million in August.…
America’s Going to the Gym Again. That’s Bad News for Peloton, But Great News for Mental Health
Social exercise carries clear benefits—and marks an emergence from COVID-19 isolation.
The Truck Driver Shortage Doesn’t Exist. Saying There Is One Makes Conditions Worse for Drivers
The trucking industry has a retention problem, not a recruitment problem.
How Ryan Kaji Became the Most Popular 10-Year-Old in the World
In human years, Ryan Kaji is 10. In YouTube views, he’s 48,597,844,873. If, in our digital age, a person’s life can be measured by their online footprint, Ryan’s is the size of a brachiosaur’s, which, as a lot of Ryan’s fans know, is gargantuan. Another way of putting it is that even if every one…
A Record Number of Women Are Enrolled in Top Business Schools, But Men Still Dominate MBA Programs
A new report from the Forté Foundation, which is working to achieve gender equity in top MBA programs, says the 41% figure for women in business schools is the highest ever
U.S. Inflation Is So High. When Could It Ease?
Economists warn higher prices will likely last well into next year, if not beyond