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Housing markets with falling home prices just hit highest level since 2012

At the end of July, 38% of the nation’s 200 largest housing markets saw home prices fall year over year.

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What retirement might look like for the characters of ‘The Breakfast Club’

Forty years after we met them, the five Gen X icons from the John Hughes classic would be facing retirement. Here’s how that might look for each of them.

The five teens who make up The Breakfast Club struck a major chord with its Gen X audience, earning the film over $50 million on a $1 million budget when it was released. John Hughes created characters who felt like real teenagers—and he cast five young actors who did a bang-up job portraying these realistic kids with emotion, dignity, and humor. It felt like we were watching real people overcome their prejudices together.

AI won’t replace managers. But managers who ignore AI will replace themselves

It’s not about becoming the most technically proficient. It’s about who stays the most human.

There’s been a lot of conversation around the role of managers in the age of AI . We’ve all seen the clickbait: “AI is coming for your job.”

This smart streaming clock is the perfect Netflix companion

Never waste a moment of your precious downtime again.

A lot of the Cool Tools we feature here are about maximizing productivity, but this week, let’s focus instead on a way to budget your precious downtime.

How to get your iPhone ready for Apple’s iOS 26

If you plan on upgrading to iOS 26, there are a few steps you should take before installing the iPhone’s new operating system.

On Monday, Apple will release the iPhone’s next operating system, iOS 26, to the general public. The new operating system features the most radical redesign of the iPhone’s software in over a decade. Gone are iOS’s flat, minimalist interface elements, replaced by a new transparent design language called Liquid Glass.

Why pulse surveys are the key to improving employee engagement

Employee engagement surveys fail to capture the fast-paced dynamics of today’s workforce. We need a better tool.

For over two decades, businesses have chased the elusive goal of improving employee engagement, yet the results have been lackluster. Gallup data shows U.S. engagement languishing at 31%, virtually unchanged since their landmark 2013 study. 

‘The Baltimorons’ spotlights Baltimore’s beauty, resilience, and a quirkiness that only locals know

The offbeat rom-com starring Michael Strassner and Liz Larsen puts this reporter’s beloved city front and center.

This week, I had the pleasure of attending the Baltimore premiere of a new offbeat rom-com called The Baltimorons. The film, entirely set in Baltimore at Christmastime, has had the city buzzing for two years as residents caught glimpses of actor and comedian Michael Strassner, a Baltimore local, and Liz Larsen—known for her roles as Jessica Reed on Law & Order and Bernie Madoff’s mistress in Madoff, and in a number of Broadway productions—filming on the streets.

Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. His fans are getting people fired for exercising theirs

Conservative influencers and even lawmakers are running a revenge campaign against anyone who speaks ill of the slain provocateur, but that goes against his own stated views on free expression.

There was scant time to digest the horrifying news before battle lines were drawn around how one should react to it.

Why most in-house AI pilots fail

And what we can we learn from these failures

I spent nearly a decade as an intrapreneur inside the world’s largest global holding companies. On paper, it looked a lot like entrepreneurship: validate an idea, conduct research, raise or allocate funds, build capabilities, codify processes, launch SaaS platforms, measure value creation, and implement a communication plan.

Liberty was never meant to be limitless

We need laws for a digital world where hate goes viral and accountability is long overdue.

As the founder, chair, and CEO of the Exceptional Women Alliance, I am fortunate to be surrounded by extraordinary female business leaders. Our purpose is to empower each other through peer mentorship that provides personal and professional fulfillment within this unique sisterhood.