Meta, the owner of Instagram, apologized for disabling an Instagram account run by No Kings Coalition, the organizers of the No Kings Day political rallies held across the country on Oct. 17. Meta’s vice president of communications, Andy Stone, posted about the events on X the day of the rallies, with a follow-up message the
I always thought I’d be settled somewhere for good by age 55, with a comfortable home, established garden, and chest freezer in the garage. But after growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, raising my kids in Seattle, and becoming an empty nester, I realized I had no idea where I wanted to settle
A horror story in eight words: Private equity just invested in my favorite BLANK. “PE ruins everything” is a well-worn trope, but it’s not unearned. Private-equity investors have a history of stripping companies for parts and saddling them with debt, leaving customers wondering what happened to the product they once loved. So it wasn’t surprising
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At 9 p.m. on a recent Friday night, Max Harding had just returned from a barefoot run in the woods. The eccentric 20-year-old Californian was back in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania — still barefoot — alternatively working on his startup and asking me about the point of life. Though not an especially adept
An estimated 550,000 people took part in protests across France, demanding greater investment in education and action on the rising cost of living. The demonstrations quickly descended into violence, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked. At least 1,200 people were arrested on Saturday as riot police deployed tear gas and water cannons
