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Early SpaceX Employee: Equity Helped Pay Off Student Loans, Buy Home
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Josh Giegel, the 41-year-old cofounder of the AI startup…
What is Time? This Scientist Built a Miniature Universe to Find Out
The nature of time has long puzzled scientists, and now one researcher at the University of Birmingham has…
Wolfgang Puck’s Rules for Building a Lasting Restaurant Empire
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wolfgang Puck, a 76-year-old chef based in Los Angeles.…
24,000-atom mini universe demonstrates time flow without a clock
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The Strange “Spacetime Crystal” That Can Suddenly Turn Into a Black Hole
Physicists have long known that black holes do not necessarily have to form from collapsing stars. Under the…
SpaceX IPO Live Updates: Musk’s Rocket Company Priced at $135 a Share
We have liftoff. SpaceX priced 555.6 million shares in its hugely anticipated IPO at $135 each late Thursday,…
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Time feels familiar. It marks every moment of daily life, from the ticking of a wall clock to…
Companies Are Still Waiting for a True AI Productivity Boom
Companies have been offered what looks like a golden ticket: Pour money into AI, and your firm will…
Maine dietitian offers easy summer snack ideas
As summer activities ramp up, it can be tempting to grab whatever snack is most convenient when hunger…
After Leaving Salesforce, AI Helped Her Start a Company in Her 50s
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gabrielle Tao, a former Salesforce SVP. It has been…