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Detective Mike McCaffrey laughs when I ask if they busted the door down. Maybe I’ve seen too many movies. Normally, he says, they would. But in this instance, it’s not the ticket scam perpetrator’s residence. It’s his mother’s. So, in this high-rise apartment building on 96th Street in Manhattan, he simply knocks. The mother answers,ContinueContinue reading “Digital ticketing was supposed to stop fraud, but ticket scams have gotten worse—just ask Taylor Swift “

In this week’s Ethics column, a leader writes, “I sucked this year.” source https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/ethics-i-had-a-bad-year-and-my-direct-report-had-to-do-part-of-my-job-should-i-apologize/91286355

I don’t want a chatbot that tells me “THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA!” no matter what I suggest. source https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/i-completely-missed-what-chatgpt-was-doing-to-me-until-an-11-minute-phone-call-made-it-painfully-obvious/91286683

What you do? It starts with what you know. Here are seven ways to learn faster and retain more. 1. Test yourself. A classic study published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest shows self-testing is an extremely effective way to speed up the learning process. Partly that’s because of the additional context you create. Test yourself and answer incorrectly, and not only areContinueContinue reading “7 ways to learn faster and improve your memory, backed by neuroscience”

2025 was a fairly humdrum year for Apple from a hardware perspective. While the company’s software—including the “26” versions of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS—got a major visual overhaul, Apple’s hardware lineup included just one brand new product: the iPhone Air. But that is set to change in 2026. This year, Apple is expected toContinueContinue reading “Apple’s big 2026 plans”