I started paying attention to short-term rentals years ago because they were where I lived, breathed and reported on two big trends: the rise of platforms like Airbnb and the scramble by cities to protect housing affordability. What looked like a sharing-economy boon for travelers quickly revealed...
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I’ve been watching the EU move on AI regulation for a while, and the latest...
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I first noticed the shift last year when a friend in her final semester told me...
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I sent my spit sample to a consumer genetics company once — out of curiosity,...
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I first noticed the tension between big battery projects and everyday EV...
I sent my spit sample to a consumer genetics company once — out of curiosity, a little nostalgia hunt for ancestors, and a desire to know if there was anything actionable about my health. The results landed in my inbox weeks later and opened up...
I first noticed the tension between big battery projects and everyday EV drivers while reporting on a suburban town council meeting outside Boston. Residents were excited about a new public fast charger that would make longer trips and local errands...
I keep coming back to the same small puzzle: why do the stories we see on screens increasingly feel like they were cast not only by writers and directors, but also by tax codes? As a journalist who follows culture and the economics that shape it,...
I’ve helped small teams at newsrooms and startups think through purchases that had both financial and ethical dimensions, so when our readers ask how to choose between competing carbon offsets, I try to answer with the same practical clarity I...
I’ve been following CRISPR’s arc from laboratory curiosity to headline-making promise for years, and one thing keeps nagging at me: the technology’s potential to deliver affordable, widely available gene therapies is being tangled up by patent...
I’ve been watching how fashion brands — from luxury houses to mid-market labels — quietly pivot toward resale for a few years now. It started as an eco-friendly talking point and a way to appease sustainability-conscious shoppers. Now it’s a...
I remember the first time I walked into a room where an early strategic acquisition was being discussed: there was excitement, urgency, and a surprising amount of confusion about something few founders have truly mastered before the phone rang —...
I write opinion pieces because ideas need force — a clear point of view, a sharp frame, a call to rethink the familiar. But strong commentary and clear factual distinction are not opposites; they're obligations that live together. If an opinion...
I remember the first time I learned about voter registration purges. It wasn't in a courtroom or a policy brief; it was at a kitchen table with a neighbor who'd received notice that her registration was cancelled because mail to her address was...
When I see a headline about a new scientific study, my first reflex isn't excitement — it's curiosity. As a reader and editor, I've learned that the real story is often in the details journalists don't always have room to print. Over the years...