https://unherd.eu/2026/07/06/exclusive-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-job-cuts-studios-axed-layoffs/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T18:00:34+00:00 Exclusive: Xbox’s CEO on 3,200 layoffs, four studios cut, and her blunt warning that ‘we spread ourselves too thin’ https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/college-women-non-college-men-marriage-education-status-degrees/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T15:50:54-00:00 College-educated women are snapping up the highest-earning men without college degrees, leaving the rest further behind https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/us-iran-war-pause-attacks-tehran-talks-oman-hormuz/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T15:31:32-00:00 The U.S. and Iran pause attacks on each other for a second straight day while Tehran continues talks with Oman over Hormuz https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/laura-loomer-russian-propaganda-ukraine-war-podcaster-misinformation-national-security-threat/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T15:01:40-00:00 Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer admits she was ‘bamboozled’ by Russian propaganda and calls podcasters’ misinformation a national security threat https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/why-dont-college-students-read-amherst-college/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T14:49:44-00:00 I’ve been teaching college students for decades. Most of them can no longer finish a book https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/nuclear-regulatory-commission-trump-safety-principal-radiation-exposure-as-low-as-reasonably-achievable/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T14:46:56-00:00 Nuclear regulators want to eliminate a foundational safety principal that seeks to keep radiation exposure ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/trump-tariffs-permanent-section-301-forced-labor-congress/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T14:36:28-00:00 New tariffs could allow Trump to make levies permanent without going to Congress — ‘he’s trying every side door and every unlatched window to get in’ https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/us-iran-deal-talks-vessel-transit-strait-of-hormuz-restrictions-ships/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T14:27:45-00:00 A deal is being negotiated that centers around having Iran run vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz with fewer restrictions on ships https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/network-school-balaji-srinivasan-malaysia-johor-israel-kazakhstan/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T13:59:07-00:00 Booted from Malaysia, tech guru Balaji Srinivasan finds a new patron for his ‘nomad’ commune: Kazakhstan https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/which-is-more-expensive-new-york-miami-florida/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T12:30:24-00:00 No, Miami isn’t more expensive than New York. But it may be less ‘affordable’ https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/the-u-s-government-invested-27-billion-in-corporate-stakes-good-luck-finding-them/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T12:00:35-00:00 The U.S. government invested $27 billion in corporate stakes. Good luck finding them https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/ai-literacy-talent-pipeline-entry-level-jobs-jeff-raikes-microsoft-gates-foundation-2/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T11:30:28-00:00 Jeff Raikes: The talent debt I warned about is now showing up in the data https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/hannah-williams-salary-transparent-street-millennial-job-hopped-90k-at-23-become-salary-negotiation-guru/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T11:00:22-00:00 This millennial job-hopped every 6 months to $90K by the time she was 23—she left it all behind to become a salary negotiation guru https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/george-martin-fifth-beatle-ai-leadership/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T10:30:34-00:00 George Martin never out-wrote the Beatles. That’s exactly why he’s the AI leadership lesson we need now https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/lotteries-winning-vs-buying-value-scarcity-demand-hidden-markets/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T09:30:32-00:00 Why lotteries can make winning feel more valuable than buying https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/georgia-power-utility-company-eminent-domain-grid-expansion-data-center/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T09:00:47-00:00 ‘My childhood home is being taken’: Eminent domain for data centers targets properties across a thousand miles of grid expansion in Georgia https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/gambling-america-pastime-spend-sports-bets-movies-arts-museums-music/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T08:00:26-00:00 Gambling becomes America’s favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/jersey-mikes-founder-peter-cancro-125000-loan-football-coach-sub-shop-national-chain/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T07:30:38-00:00 The Pete behind Jersey Mike’s was only 17 years old when he borrowed $125,000 to buy the chain—with some help from his high school football coach https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/bridgewater-associates-ex-recruitment-boss-unpopularity-test-hedge-fund-interview-candidates/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T07:01:24-00:00 Bridgewater Associates ex-recruitment boss reveals the secret ‘unpopularity’ interview test he used on hundreds of candidates at the hedge fund https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/data-centers-electricity-costs-cheaper-7billion-buildout-ai-demand/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-26T07:00:24-00:00 Data centers were actually making electricity costs cheaper, but the $7 trillion buildout with no guaranteed AI demand is threatening the trend https://unherd.eu/2026/07/25/bechtel-ai-labor-shortage-skilled-trades/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-25T19:09:42-00:00 Bechtel CEO: to build America’s future, we must first build the builders https://unherd.eu/2026/07/25/millennial-generation-split-boomer-level-wealth-multigenerational-homes-housing/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-25T11:31:07-00:00 The millennial generation is split in 2: an older crowd with boomer-style comfort, a younger set going ‘back to the early 1900s’ https://unherd.eu/2026/07/25/openai-president-greg-brockman-interview-challenges-pressure-high-stakes-ai-startup-hugging-face-regulation/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-25T09:00:32-00:00 What it’s like to be a founder of the most high-stakes startup ever, OpenAI