Writing villains is supposed to be hard. No grand, world-dominating plan ever really makes sense in a story. Soon after “The Dark Knight” came out, David Goyer, its writer, told me the Joker had been a real relief. “Blessedly, because of who the Joker is, we just said, ‘fuck the plan. We don’t have to
Work from home is dead: You’ve probably heard some version of this declaration from your boss over the past year. But the numbers show that WFH is actually very much here to stay. The prevalence of working from home has barely budged over the last two years, at around 26% of all American work days.
Kalshi is drawing major heat online after creator Elliot Choy accused the company of ripping off one of his videos for an ad — and making his face look like a white man’s. Choy posted side-by-side stills that show the clear similarities between the appearance of the ad and his video, which depicted him moving into
As AI threatens to upend white-collar work, some professionals are attempting to flip the script. Instead of being outboxed by the bots, they’re building their own — and bragging about how many AI agents they manage. Mason Scurry says his AI consulting firm has more than 30 AI “employees” — complete with names, job titles,
A little over a year ago, the federal government acquired a stake in Anthropic without paying a penny. The shares were seized from associates of the crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. From there, they disappeared into a legal black hole. As Anthropic rockets toward what could be the biggest IPO in history, those shares could now
Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d better read the fine print
