Welcome to the Office. Now Take Off Your Shoes.
Some start-ups, blurring the lines between home and office, are embracing a “no shoes” policy. Source link
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Help! We Got Bedbug Bites in France, and the Luxury Hotel Won’t Admit It.
A country resort near Paris refused to cover $800 worth of medical and cleaning bills for a couple who woke up covered in bites. They’d like their stay comped, too. Source link
Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025
Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels. Source link
How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China
Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan. Source link
The Biggest Questions We Have for 2026
New York Times editors across the newsroom share their biggest questions as we leave 2025 behind and look ahead to 2026. By Richard W. Stevenson, Mohammed Hadi, Nestor Ramos, Nikita Stewart, Michael Mason, Gilad Thaler, David Seekamp, Lauren Pruitt, Luke Piotrowski and Edward Vega December 31, 2025 Source link
Will the A.I. Boom Continue to Drive Up Stocks in 2026?
The boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market. That could pose a risk in 2026. Source link
An Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video
A video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-described citizen journalists. Source link
Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths
From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry. Source link
Fed Minutes Detail Deep Divide on Timing of Further Rate Cuts
Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger economic risk. Source link
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Must Continue to Fund CFPB
The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the safety of the financial system. Source link