Elon Musk’s forecasted net worth reaches over $1.1 trillion as SpaceX goes public, making him the world’s first trillionaire.At $1.1 trillion, Musk’s fortune is nearly four times that of the world’s second-richest person, Larry Page ($292.7 billion), and larger than the next three fortunes combined.For more than a century, the ceiling for personal wealth has been measured in billions. Today, that changes as SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq, pushing Elon Musk to become the world’s first trillionaire.This graphic ranks the world’s 10...

As anticipation builds for the FIFA World Cup, Heinz has found a way to join the conversation without mentioning football at all. The brand has launched a striking OOH campaign across China, led by large-format metro placements in Guangzhou, featuring a simple yet clever visual: a French fry appearing to kick a blob of Heinz ketchup like a football. Accompanied by the line, “Fries that want to win dip Heinz,” the campaign taps into the competitive spirit surrounding the tournament while reinforcing the brand’s role as the winning companio...

First-quarter job postings dropped year over year across major markets, industries, and functions. Actual employment has held up better, pointing to a two-speed labor market.A forward-looking signal of labor demand, job posting activity highlights where talent is and is not in demand well before its codification in official statistics. The start of 2026 brought a drop in job postings year over year across the major markets and industries tracked by Bain’s AuraSM platform. This decline in job postings does not equate to a proportional declin...

The Mobi Fold weights just 79 grams, folds into half its size, and is designed for professionals who work on the go.It appears the hottest hardware trend right now is making anything that folds. The latest company to join the trend is Logitech, which today unveiled its first foldable mouse.The Mobi Fold is a compact, wireless peripheral designed to address the gap between professionals who own a mouse and those who use one in public places. “For a long time, people have left their mice behind simply because they were a hassle to carry aroun...

We’re keeping them honest with the Sherwood News AGI Prediction Tracker.Can you feel the AGI? It’s coming.At least that’s what a lot of big names in AI are saying. While there isn’t even an agreed upon definition of what AGI — artificial general intelligence — is, these AI guys are confident enough to say it is going to happen, and they know when (give or take a few years).The definition of AGI varies widely. OpenAI’s charter defines it as “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work,” while E...

Managers are realizing the rapidly evolving technology can’t completely replace humans after all, research suggests.AI-driven layoffs have surged as companies race to become more “AI native,” with firms like Meta, Cloudflare, Coinbase, and PayPal cutting jobs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence. But a growing number of companies are now reversing course, rehiring for roles they previously eliminated—a trend known as the “AI boomerang.”Research suggests many organizations moved too quickly. A Forrester report found that 5...

May showed strong signs of growth with 172,000 jobs added to the economy. But economists say a growing long-term unemployment rate suggests a more complicated picture.On paper, the May jobs report delivered another encouraging headline: The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs, marking the third consecutive month of job gains this year. Unemployment remained unchanged at 4.3%, and job growth was more widespread than it had been in the two previous months, when job growth in health care dominated. In May, leisure and hospitality led the growth pac...

Nursery products have generally been designed around the assumption that function is the only thing that matters. A baby monitor that broadcasts clearly, a sound machine that blocks noise, a nightlight that stays on through the small hours without overheating. These things work, and most of them look exactly like what they are: appliances with a secondary mission, built from a brief that never included the word “beautiful.” The emotional dimension of the room they live in is almost never part of the specification.Industrial designer Tej Ch...