Cracker Barrel Failed Trying to Look Ahead As the Industry Looks Back
Nostalgia is the secret sauce right now in the restaurant industry. The “Back to Starbucks” throwback campaign is in full…
Category: Technology
The New Math of Quantum Cryptography
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers…
My Brother Is 12 Years Older Than I Am. He’s More of a Father Figure.
My brother has always been there for me, yet we have never played much, hung out for too long, or…
Parents Are Buying Homes for College Kids Instead of Paying Room and Board
When Candice St. Pierre’s college-aged daughter determined that dorm living wasn’t for her, she didn’t object. In fact, she was…
Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules
If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some…
What Is Kith Ivy, the Private Club With New York’s First Erewhon
News that Erewhon is bringing its $15 juices to New York City spread faster than its Hailey Bieber-inspired strawberry smoothie…
Amazon’s New Curbs on Sharing Free Shipping Are Set to Hit Millions
People who were invited by friends or family to share in Prime shipping benefits will be cut off on Oct.…
Will AI Choke Off the Supply of Knowledge?
More people turn to ChatGPT and other large language models for answers, but they don’t add to the stock of…
I Toured an $85 Million Hamptons Mansion. Here’s What I Saw.
Eight bedrooms. A private path leading to the beach. A replica lobster protruding from a replica pool floaty and hanging…
Walmart’s Chief People Officer Shares Her Go-to Interview Question
Donna Morris has one go-to question that helps determine whether she’ll hire you — and knowing it in advance won’t…