September and October are the recommended window for a flu shot in the U.S. Here is what CDC guidance says for 2026-27, what last season's high-severity flu looked like, and how vaccination changed the toll.
About one in five U.S. adults regularly get news from social media influencers, and most of those influencers have no newsroom background. Daily Drolls argues that readers should ask them the questions they ask newsrooms.
US recorded music revenue reached about $6 billion in the first half of 2026, up 6.9%. Streaming still supplies most of it, but vinyl, CDs and sync licensing grew fastest.
Medicine, public health, and wellbeing, explained clearly.
September and October are the recommended window for a flu shot in the U.S. Here is what CDC guidance says for 2026-27, what last season's high-severity flu looked like, and how vaccination changed the toll.
The World Health Organization found that about one in six common bacterial infections resisted antibiotic treatment in 2023. Here is what that means and what everyday habits help.
Video and phone visits didn't just spike during the pandemic and fade — they settled into a real, if uneven, part of how people get care. Here's where they genuinely work and where they don't.
Companies, markets, and the people running them.
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics release shows 338,000 new establishments in the fourth quarter of 2025. Here is how to read business births, deaths and job churn without over-reading them.
Not another inflation story — a look at the specific, concrete decisions small business owners are actually making around pricing, suppliers, staffing, and technology.
Neither "remote work won" nor "the office is back" is true. Here's what the actual data shows about productivity, turnover, and what both sides have learned since 2020.
Products, platforms, and the industry shaping how we work and live.
Quantum computers could one day break the encryption that protects online banking and messages. Here is what NIST's new post-quantum standards do, and what ordinary users can actually do now.
Passkeys replace your password with a cryptographic key unlocked by your fingerprint, face or screen PIN. Here is how they work, why the UK's National Cyber Security Centre recommends them, and how to start.
Agentic AI can now complete real multi-step tasks with little prompting — and still fails roughly a third of the time on structured benchmarks. Here's what current research says about capability, reliability, and why a human still needs to be in the loop.
Money, investing, and the economy in plain language.
The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey shows 73% of adults doing okay financially, yet 37% could not cover a $400 emergency with cash. Here is what the numbers say and where the strain sits.
Federal Reserve data shows cardholders who carry a balance pay about 22% in interest. Here is how that rate turns into dollars, and how grace periods decide who pays it.
How much to actually save, where to keep it, and why the standard "three to six months" advice is a starting point rather than a rule.
International news and analysis.
An estimated 117.8 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 2025, the first drop in a decade. Here is what the number covers, why it fell, and why it is no cause for relief.
The World Bank sees global growth slowing to 2.5% in 2026, while the IMF projects 3.0%. Here is what each forecast says, what drives the gap, and how to read both.
The converging pressures behind a slow-moving crisis that rarely makes headlines until it's acute — and why it's a global issue, not a regional one.
Film, television, music, and culture.
US recorded music revenue reached about $6 billion in the first half of 2026, up 6.9%. Streaming still supplies most of it, but vinyl, CDs and sync licensing grew fastest.
UK recorded music revenue rose for an 11th straight year in 2025, passing £1.5 billion for the first time. Here is how streaming, vinyl and the smaller revenue lines each contributed.
The shift from dozens of standalone subscriptions toward bundling, ad-supported tiers, and consolidation — and the forces actually driving it.
Commentary and analysis from our contributors. Views are the author's own.
About one in five U.S. adults regularly get news from social media influencers, and most of those influencers have no newsroom background. Daily Drolls argues that readers should ask them the questions they ask newsrooms.
Nearly half of U.S. adults now use AI chatbots, yet most say the technology is moving too fast. Daily Drolls argues that this gap between use and trust is the real story, and that it should change who carries the burden.
It isn't the volume of after-hours messages that's the issue. It's what we've all quietly agreed availability is supposed to mean now.
