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Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Finds Women Are Leaning Out in the Workplace
Sandberg argues that standardized processes are essential to closing the widening ambition gap. John Lamparski/Getty Images Twelve years after Sheryl Sandberg’s best-seller Lean In sparked a workplace movement urging women to push for advancement, many are now leaning out. A new survey by LeanIn.org, the nonprofit Sandberg founded alongside the book’s release in 2013, conducted […]
Barry Del Buono, 74, was a force of nature in San Jose’s nonprofit community – The Mercury News
Barry Del Buono, who died Dec. 26 after a battle with cancer, played many roles in his 74 years. He was a former priest. A husband and father. A longtime nonprofit leader. And a homeless advocate who spent his third act as a teacher. “Barry’s arc was not just the homeless,” said his son, Don […]
‘Family McMullen’ – Comfort Food Direct from the ’90s
Edward Burns never stopped making films, even after his “next Woody Allen” branding fell flat. Burns’ 1995 drama “The Brothers McMullen” explored his Irish Catholic heritage in warm and witty ways. It felt fresh, even exciting, and the press dubbed him New York’s next indie auteur. Except his bright Hollywood career eventually faded. Burns refused […]
Chico Target shopper’s rant about employee’s Charlie Kirk shirt blows up – The Mercury News
CHICO — A shopper set off a furor with a foul-mouthed video in which she confronted a Chico Target employee for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt on the job. In the video posted this week, a woman whose TikTok account uses the name Michelea Ponce approaches Target employee Jeanie Beeman, 72, and asks why she […]
Michael Burry’s Big Bets Still Move Markets—Even When He’s Wrong
Even when his calls miss, Michael Burry’s reputation keeps Wall Street watching his every move. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry earned a whopping $800 million by shorting the U.S. housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis. Whether the famed investor has made comparable money since then is far less clear. Still, his reputation endures. […]
4 A.I. Themes That Defined 2025 and Are Shaping What Comes Next
From infrastructure battles to physical-world intelligence, A.I.’s next chapter is already taking shape. Unsplash In November, ChatGPT turned three, with a global user base rapidly approaching one billion. At this point, A.I. is no longer an esoteric acronym that needs explaining in news stories. It has become a daily utility, woven into how we work, […]
USMC Recruiter Pleads ‘No Contest’ After Being Held at Gunpoint by Homeowner
Marine recruiter Ricardo Perez Castillo pleaded “no contest” to charges after being held at gunpoint by a homeowner in a June 15, 2024, assault/home invasion in Michigan. People magazine reported that Castillo, on June 15, 2024, “Made his way into a home in the 8000 block of Ella Terrace Court in Rockford through a side door in […]
Quantum navigation could solve the military’s GPS jamming problem
Other teams, like Q-CTRL, an Australian quantum technology company, are focusing on using software to build robust systems from noisy quantum sensors. Quantum navigation involves taking those delicate sensors, honed in the placid conditions of a laboratory, and putting them in vehicles that make sharp turns, bounce with turbulence, and bob with waves, all of […]
Rep. Luna Files Petition to Force Vote to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced that she had filed a discharge petition that would force a House vote to ban Congressional lawmakers from stock trading. In a video on X, Luna explained that after a “bipartisan coalition” and a talk with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), they had decided to “initiate the discharge petition on […]
Raven-Symone, focus on acquiring knowledge – The Mercury News
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Revenue, 40; Emmanley of Chiquiqui, 50; Meg White, 51; Kenneth Flame, 65. Happy Birthday: Focus on filling in the gaps and acquiring knowledge, experience and skills that can guide you toward a promising and hopeful future. Refuse to let negativity take over when a positive attitude will attract upbeat connections […]
