How Darian Hall Turned a Viral TED Talk Into a Growing Wellness Movement

24 July 2026 Compared with May 2026: median consumer perceptions of inflation over the past 12 months decreased significantly, as did median expectations for inflation over the next 12 months. Median expectations for inflation three years ahead decreased slightly, while median expectations for inflation five years ahead remained unchanged; expectations for nominal income growth over…

Syria’s new central bank governor faces a daunting task: economic reconstruction. Safwat Raslan, a former refugee who fled to Germany during his country’s 14-year civil war, is the new governor of the Central Bank of Syria. His first order of the day will be to standardize banking operations, expand Sharia-compliant banking products, and stabilize the…

Hasbro tried selling Play-Doh to adults once before with scents literally named “mom jeans” and “overpriced latte.” It was a disaster. Now the 102-year-old toy company is trying again with Blooms by Play-Doh, a new line that guides adults through turning putty into floral arrangements, the Wall Street Journal reports. The earlier attempt, 2020’s Grown-Up…

Online investment platform AngelList has added agentic AI to its platform. According to a post on X by AngelList CEO, “you can now talk to your fund from Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex. Access financials, documents, capital calls, distributions, and more. To make this work seamlessly, we upgraded the vast majority of the 25,000+ Funds, SPVs…

Living in London, I spend most of winter fantasizing about the sun on my skin, balmy sea swims, and the carefree mood that loosens even the most uptight urbanites. By the time spring rolls around, I’m usually plotting an escape around maximum sunshine, beautiful beaches, excellent food — ideally somewhere along the Mediterranean, like France…