Illustration: Sarah Mazzetti/The Guardian As employers crack down on hybrid work, insisting that the US corporate class head back to the office, gen Z reckons with a dilemma. How do you appear to look busy enough to appease an ever-present boss? Thirty years ago, Seinfeld’s George Costanza had a theory: “Always look annoyed.” That way,…
NFL winners and losers from wild pre-free agency weekend Josh Allen’s record-setting extension and Myles Garrett’s decision to stay in Cleveland highlight the latest action around the league before the official start of free agency. Sports Seriously The New York Jets exhibited something Monday by agreeing to a deal with Justin Fields as their presumptive…
Last week was a busy one filled with Apple announced news, with the company refreshing its Mac and iPad lineups. Now, we’re starting to see deals on some of the older models that will soon be discontinued. One of the best sales is on the 10th-gen iPad, which is down to $269 at Amazon for…
Across the spectrum of uses for artificial intelligence, one stands out. The big, inspiring A.I. opportunity on the horizon, experts agree, lies in accelerating and transforming scientific discovery and development. Fed by vast troves of scientific data, A.I. promises to generate new drugs to combat disease, new agriculture to feed the world’s population and new…
A US envoy has said Hamas proposed a five-to-10-year ceasefire and a full prisoner exchange during backroom talks that have provoked angry responses from the administration of Benjamin Netanyahu and his conservative backers in Israel and the US. Adam Boehler, the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, told Kan News, an Israeli public broadcaster,…
Last week’s chicken too dry to finish off. A carrot so old it flops like a garden hose. Yoghurt – with a carton of mouldy blueberries – three weeks past its use. You might see trash; I see entree, dinner and dessert. There’s no such thing as food too old to eat. But those of…