AXIOS co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz join Morning Joe to discuss their new book: “Simplify: Do 50% More with 50% Less.” The authors describe the as book as ‘a practical survival guide for navigating the AI era by eliminating workplace complexity and focusing strictly on what matters most.’ They discuss with the Morning Joe panel about how it’s a guide for using ‘AI for good’ providing a 'playbook for cutting out unproductive habits, redundant meetings, and institutional clutter.'
A luxury gym chain packed 250 fitness professionals into its Wall Street location for a high-stakes audition where judges cut candidates in under a minute, and only a handful walked away with job offers. Life Time, the high-end fitness chain with ten locations across New York City, held an open instructor audition at its Financial […] The post Life Time's cutthroat instructor tryouts draw 250 hopefuls to Wall Street gym appeared first on American Almanac .
A luxury gym chain packed 250 fitness professionals into its Wall Street location for a high-stakes audition where judges cut candidates in under a minute, and only a handful walked away with job offers. Life Time, the high-end fitness chain with ten locations across New York City, held an open instructor audition at its Financial District gym that looked less like a job fair and more like a reality-TV elimination round. Candidates lined up to mic up, pick a song, and lead a live workout in front of seven judge-instructors, with most getting stopped well before their two-minute time limit expired. Of the 250 who showed up, just 40 earned callbacks across three categories: strength and cardio, pilates and barre, and yoga. Six offers were…Open
Why do so many AAA games feel increasingly expensive — but increasingly familiar? After 12 years at Epic Games and 27 years working with Unreal Engine, veteran game developer and executive Sjoerd De Jong left the company to help build something new: Immens Engine. In this episode of Gamer Galaxy, Sjoerd joins host Cher Hwang to explain why he believes the video game industry has reached a pivotal moment. They examine ballooning development costs, market saturation, risk-averse studios, the limitations of free-to-play games and the growing divide between older gamers and a younger, social-first generation raised on Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite. Sjoerd also explains what Immens Engine is designed to do differently from Unreal Engine and…
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Whether framed on an office wall, collecting dust in a box or still a distant dream, the college diploma is getting a hard reappraisal. Why it matters: College was once sold as a ticket to the American dream. But students today are taking a tougher look at the college tradeoff: burdensome debt and no guarantee of a dream career — or employment at all, as AI threatens the jobs the degrees were meant to unlock. "People didn't ask whether college mattered 20 years ago," says Courtney Brown, the vice president of impact and planning at Lumina Foundation. Now, "they're asking: Are today's students going to be prepared for tomorrow's jobs? Is it really helping them out?" - Confidence in higher education slipped among both parties and all…
AI:The long-held promise that a college degree serves as a guaranteed ticket to the American Dream is collapsing as skyrocketing debt and the rapid rise of AI threaten traditional career paths. Confidence in higher education has plummeted across all demographics because students are increasingly questioning the value of expensive credentials that no longer ensure employment in an automated economy. While cultural pressures from parents and educators continue to push youth toward campus, a growing number of students are opting for vocational and trade programs to secure stable, tangible careers. As the academic establishment struggles to remain relevant, institutions are being forced to prove their worth through actual job outcomes rather than…Open
A "Harry Potter" actress says she turned to OnlyFans out of financial desperation, and now earns more from videos of brushing her hair than she made in nearly two decades of professional acting. Jessie Cave, 39, played Lavender Brown in three "Harry Potter" films and went on to roles in "Call the Midwife," "Black Mirror," […] The post Jessie Cave earned more on OnlyFans in one year than her entire 'Harry Potter' acting career appeared first on American Almanac .
A "Harry Potter" actress says she turned to OnlyFans out of financial desperation, and now earns more from videos of brushing her hair than she made in nearly two decades of professional acting. Jessie Cave, 39, played Lavender Brown in three "Harry Potter" films and went on to roles in "Call the Midwife," "Black Mirror," and "Great Expectations." None of it, she told The Times in an interview published August 7 , paid her as well as one year on a platform best known for adult content. Cave launched her OnlyFans account in March 2025 after what she described as "a breakdown" and "a point of complete desperation." She had been rejected for an acting role, the specific part was not disclosed, and said she saw no other way to support her…Open
