Why Social Media Keeps Making Us Angry And Why the Next Generation of Platforms Needs a Different Incentive
Social media promised connection. Instead, many platforms discovered that anger is exceptionally good at keeping us online
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The Download Button Instagram Never Quite Gave You
Somewhere between the moment a reel loads and the moment it disappears from a feed, a small industry has grown up around one unglamorous problem: people want to keep the video
The New Normal: Why More People Are Turning to Online Therapy
Therapy used to come with a familiar picture: a quiet office, a waiting room, and a weekly appointment that required getting across town. Today, that picture looks very different.
Dheemanth Reddy Is Building the Voice Interface His Family Never Had
A childhood spent watching capable adults struggle with English-first technology shaped his work on multilingual voice AI.
Xavier Roma Castells Is Asking a Harder Question About AI Agents: Who Do They Work For?
Xavier Roma Catells began building artificial intelligence agents for hiring, the technical challenge was not simply whether the software could find candidates or process information.
Steven Jiang Is Teaching Kids to Question AI Before They Touch the Screen
Through Overture, the co-founder and COO is building paper-and-pencil AI lessons that help young students spot mistakes, think critically, and create with confidence
Mateja Milicevic Is Helping Build the Intelligence Behind Human Behavior Simulations
As one of Aaru’s first three researchers, Milicevic helped shape core simulation systems while the company’s research function was still taking form.
Jackie Knight: Finding The Meaning in Clothes That Have Already Lived
The costume designer and stylist uses vintage sourcing, wardrobe breakdown, and secondhand pieces to bring texture to screen projects while pushing against waste in film and advertising.
Meet Sheri Johnson: The Canadian Therapist Rewiring How America Heals From Trauma
Sheri Johnson has spent her career trying to find that exit for people, and finally she thinks she has.
Behind-The-Scenes Before the Day Begins: Samantha Sloves Talks About the Invisible Reality of Living with Lyme Disease
Samantha Sloves Talks About the Invisible Reality of Living with Lyme Disease
Konstantin Marunchenko Is Building Enterprise AI Where Discovery Matters More Than Code
The 21-year-old founding engineer argues that the next advantage in software will come from understanding customers deeply, not simply generating more code
Conjoined Twins Abby and Brittany Hensel Are Teachers, and Abby is Now Married!
Public records obtained by 'Today' reveal Abby tied the knot with a man named Josh Bowling in 2021.
Pankaj Singh: Bridging Research and Industry in AI and Software Engineering
Many organizations struggle not because they lack new technology but because they lack experts who can understand research and apply it to real engineering problems.
Helena Zhang Helped Bring Creative AI Out of the Lab and Into Everyday Workflows
How an early OpenArt leader turned complex image and video tools into usable creative systems for millions
Vitoria de Oliveira Took the Long Road From Madrid Stages to New York Screens
The Brazilian-Spanish actress brings four languages, years of theater training, and a hard-earned sense of patience to every role
From Fyre to Foreign Ministries: Billy McFarland’s Second Act Is Power Broker for Governments
Billy McFarland was standing on a government official's yacht anchored directly behind the concert stage, cigar lit, when international reggae star Gyptian walked out in front of more than 10,000 people packed into the streets of Utila.
Women on the Tea App Are Red-Flagging Men for Liking Pokémon
Tea App Green Flags went through 515,161 posts from the dating-review app men can’t open. The data says your card collection is on trial.
The Rise and Fall of E-bikes in California
E-bikes are an eco-friendly alternative to cars that also encourage exercise and reduce road traffic.
It’s 2026 and We Still Hate LED Lights but What’s Being Done?
Most drivers have a story about how they’re driving late at night, exhausted from work, and suddenly, a blinding light makes it difficult to see.
What Pavan Agarwal Got Right About AI Decades Before the Industry Figured It Out
"Getting a mortgage is difficult. AngelAi makes it look easy."
Hollywood Talks a Big Green Game — But Its Carbon Footprint Tells Another Story
That is where the Well Done Foundation comes in.
Ozgur Akaoglu Says the Hardest Part of Enterprise AI Starts After the Model Works
At Hilbert, Akaoglu is building AI agent systems for the messy, pressure-filled part of enterprise software where demos stop being useful and production begins.
Margaux Benoit Built Her Tech Career Between French Rigor and American Speed
The startup operator and enterprise go-to-market builder sees her move from France to the US not as a rejection of one ecosystem, but as proof of what can happen when strong training meets a faster market.
Why the World Won’t Stop Disrespecting Princess Catherine — Or Is It Kate? (EXCLUSIVE)
Kate Expectations: The World Still Can’t Get Her Name Right
From Patient Care to Public Health Impact: The Journey of Ranjit Champawat
A public health professional with clinical roots now applies epidemiology and safety discipline to protect workers, strengthen compliance, and reduce preventable risk.
Chris Combs: Meet One Of The Top DWI/DUI Criminal Defense Lawyers
A founding partner of Combs Waterkotte, Chris Combs helps individuals facing criminal charges understand their rights and pursue the best possible outcome in Missouri.
Paola Estefania de Campos De Franco Is Building a Safer Identity Layer for AI Agents
As AI assistants begin booking, buying, sending, and managing on behalf of users, the software engineer behind the Agent Auth Protocol says the industry needs a better way to prove who is acting.
Jai Sharma: The Next Wearables Wave Will Train the Brain, Not Just Track It
The Mave Health co-founder sees consumer neurotech moving from dashboards and data into daily intervention
Inside Voyage, Khalil Ismail’s Maison for Mind Computing
The British founder is introducing neural interfaces as objects of desire, trust, and human agency in the age of AI.
Peter Nsaka: Here's How He Built His Career on Judgment, Not Hype
Peter Nsaka continues to work at the frontier of AI and large-scale software systems.
The Last Ordinary Day Before Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Became a Legend
"I didn’t know today would have been the last day I saw you!"
Vladimir Sainciuc Is Reframing Automotive Recycling as a Decision Business
Behind every salvaged vehicle is a sequence of choices involving reusable parts, recovery value, pricing, inventory speed, marketplace visibility, and data.
From Rural India to International Recognition: Krishnam Raju Nimmala’s Award-Winning Contributions to AI and Healthcare Innovation
His path from limited access to global recognition — through the 2026 Global Recognition Award, IEEE Region 3, the IEEE Computer Society, and the Globee AI Innovation Awards — now shapes his mission to build healthcare technology for communities too often left behind.
Leonardo Felipe Nerone Says Enterprise AI Has an Implementation Problem
At Drachma, Nerone is focused on the gap between AI experiments and systems that actually work inside a company’s data, tools, permissions, and workflows.
Jordan Lee: Meet The Innovator Building AI Systems That Yield Actual Income
"AI does not fail. The implementation fails."
What to Know and Consider After a Car Accident
Knowing what to do after an accident is only part of the resolution. If you are pursuing a personal injury case, there are additional steps you may want to consider.
Building Infrastructure, Not Just Distribution: How Vishal Group Became an International Trade Powerhouse
Vishal Group has partnered with several of the world's leading beauty, luxury, and lifestyle brands.
Why Prince William Is Really Avoided Flying To America To Watch the World Cup
"It would be a much-appreciated gesture if William attended the semi-final, which is a huge event."
Avi & Co. Explores Why the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Is a Collector Favorite
Avi & Co. helps frame the Aquanaut as more than a fashionable sports watch.
Scientists Are Turning to an Unlikely Tiny Marsupial to Help Save Tasmanian Devils
"We have a real opportunity to accelerate this effort and give the Tasmanian devil a fighting chance.”
From Wind Farms to AI Data Centers, Godspower “Bobby” Ikpefua Built a Career Around Mission-Critical Systems
"I am motivated by building things that matter."
A Costly Defeat Leaves Prince Harry's Last Tabloid Case in Ruins — Analysis of the Monumental Loss
The case centered on claims that private investigators working for the paper engaged in phone hacking and obtaining confidential information through deception
She Almost Lost Her Dog: This Company Changed Everything
In 2022, American Service Pets launched iTrain Academy, a program for at-home training of service dogs.
Lady Louise Windsor's Noticeably Red Hands Has Royal Family Supporters Worried
"Breaking news Lady Louise has her uncle’s hands
Influencer Dreamdoll Brii Tragically Dies at Age 21 — What Happened?
"Continue to be a baddie in the afterlife pretty girl."
Prince Harry — The Buckingham Palace Room That Never Was
I hope your week goes better than Harry’s….
Celine Zabout Is Rethinking Pilot Training for Students Who Feel Lost Before They Quit
Through My Flight Academy, the FAA instructor is building tools designed to give student pilots more structure, stronger preparation, and a clearer connection between ground lessons and flight training.
Why Dotmatics May Be Sitting at the Center of AI's Biggest Untapped Market
Few industries stand to benefit more from successful AI adoption than scientific research.
Finding People and Building Referral Networks: The Underrated Growth Levers in 2026
Image-based professional search and referral marketing are different in almost every operational detail.
Why Location Data Could Become One of Crypto’s Most Valuable Assets
"Data about location is becoming a strategic asset in a world where financial systems operate across digital and physical environments."