The solar sector in the United States is currently in shambles. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, 318 solar projects around the US have been cancelled or postponed in recent weeks, including one in Texas that would have powered more than 10,000 homes. This represents more than a third of the utility-scale solar development … Read more

Simone Giertz is a Swedish innovator and product designer who has made her own Tesla truck (“Truckla”) and decided to offer a solid white jigsaw with a deliberately missing piece. She’s been documenting everything for her 2.6 million YouTube fans for the past seven years, including a brain tumour. We talked with Giertz while she … Read more

Few brands have grown in popularity as much as Formula 1 and Miami in the last two years. The two are getting together this weekend for what promises to be a bacchanal of whiskey, gasoline, and probably not enough suntan lotion. The Miami Grand Prix takes place tomorrow, marking the first time an F1 event … Read more

When the final Airbnb price is established, the online buying business is facing more 52-week lows than the groupchat. Many prominent e-commerce shops are reporting reduced sales as the pandemic-fueled boom fades and shoppers return to real stores, warning that the industry is facing a brick-and-mortar wall. Add recession to your shopping cart? Last week, … Read more

All of the worst puns are saved for the most important central bank meetings. Yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell raised interest rates by a half-percentage point. It’s a) the greatest rate hike since 2000, and b) the first time the Fed has raised rates in consecutive meetings since 2006. This isn’t your typical move, but … Read more

The abortion earthquake that shook the country on Monday night kept shaking the country on Tuesday. People saw a leaked draught Supreme Court opinion from Politico, and it said that the court would strike down Roe v. Wade, which would leave abortion laws up to each state and take away abortion rights for millions of … Read more

The Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a draft opinion that was leaked to Politico. It’s a shocking development that would end the constitutional right to an abortion that has been enshrined since 1973. The leak itself is unprecedented. Never in the court’s modern history has an opinion been made public … Read more

A lot of people in the world of investing use air fryers. Warren Buffett is a slow cooker, though. At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting, the 91-year-old investing legend talked about his “buy and hold” investing strategy with a huge crowd of people who were interested in money. It’s worked out well this year. Ten … Read more

By now, you might have checked Instagram twice, looked at TikTok, and opened seven new browser tabs with no idea which site you were going to visit. Getting off track is easy. When Nir Eyal wrote Indistractable in 2019, it was to help us live a more intentional life. It has lots of practical advice … Read more

The US stock market just had its worst month since March 2020, when the pandemic caused the world to shut down. In April, the S&P lost 8.8%, the Dow lost 4.9%, and the Nasdaq lost 13.3%. This is the worst month for the Nasdaq since 2008. In other words, the world isn’t shut down right … Read more