JEN MOURNS LOST LOVE

Still pining for the one who got away

ANDY SICCED HOUSEWIVES ON LEAH

SMILEY, boyish TV mogul ANDY COHEN is one devious monster, according to former Real Housewives of New York City babe LEAH MCSWEENEY, who claims in a lawsuit the producer-host set an army of his Bravo network hellcats to “attack her” after she claimed he schemed to get her — a reformed boozer — guzzling again to raise ratings.

JIU-JITSU GIRL KICKS BUTT!

Makes mincemeat of adult assailant

KAYAK CATASTROPHE

2 nabbed on charges of jet-ski ramming that killed teen

BRETT'S BAD BET ON J.LO

Ben feels sorry for the dude

BRAD'S FLIRTY PIT STOPS

Stocks racy racing movie with gorgeous bit players

BRAIN CANCER BREAKTHROUGH

Scientists have developed a drug that suppresses tumor growth

HUBBY'S HORROR KILLING SPREE

HORRID husband Kevin Akins killed his estranged wife and his pregnant mistress before taking his own life in Georgia, lawmen say.

FBI CRACKS OPEN HUNTER DRUG CASE

FORMER President Joe Biden's crack-smoking son Hunter is shaking in his boots after the FBI announced it was reopening the probe into who left a bag of cocaine powder just outside the White House's West Wing in 2023, Beltway sources squeal.

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PREAMPLIFIER/POWER AMPLIFIER COMBO

designing the perfect Garden Gate

Tucked into a fence, an arbor, a hedge, or a wall, the gate beckons us toward the entry or into garden rooms beyond. It may be purely decorative, or a discreet property marker-or it might provide privacy and even security.

Two things that don't suck

There are things that make me feel so unpleasantly lightheaded that some days I worry my cranium might float away like a helium balloon. Like baby animals generated by AI that I can no longer distinguish from real ones. Skin care for tweens. Headlines about American politics that read like headlines about Turkmenistan. The music of Charli XCX.

Seven Ways to Remove Paint

Depending on the job, any paint-stripping option may be best—or a failure. Consider cost, effort, health risks, and potential damage to the wood.

A Grand Rescue on the Coast

This 1892 Queen Anne house, never remodeled but long neglected, gets upgrades from new foundation drainage to picture rails reinstalled. Antiques and fine finishes dress every room.

air-sealing BASICS

Look high and low to find and plug air leaks that cost you money and comfort.

Why the Law Against Business Bribes Is Good for Business

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has served as a global standard against corruption for almost half a century. Suspending its enforcement harms both business and the rule of law.

EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES TOWARD FLEXIBLE WORK

FIVE YEARS INTO THE LARGE-SCALE shift to remote working — and with mandates to return to the office proliferating — what are current employees’ attitudes toward flexible work? We conducted a survey of 1,450 professionals across the U.K. and U.S. in 2024 to learn how much workplace flexibility is valued by employees of all ages.

Maximize the Wisdom of the Crowd for Complex Problems

For crowdsourcing to be effective, participants need guidance matched to the type of problem theyre trying to solve.

The Business Cost of the Shrinking STEM Research Pipeline

As immigration barriers mount and global competition for researchers intensifies, U.S. businesses face a critical talent shortage that threatens technological competitiveness. Here's what companies need to do now.

How Close Is Commercial Quantum Computing?

THE RECENT SPATE OF NEWS IN THE QUANTUM computing space is raising hopes that we're finally on the cusp of broad commercial availability of this game-changing technology.

Take CEO Succession Planning Off the Back Burner

Boards know they should be doing it. Here's what gets in the way, and how to make it an active practice.

Rethink the Growth Imperative

Questioning the idea that businesses must continually grow can expose new paths to resilience and sustainability.

GLOBAL STRATEGY: The New Rules of Doing Business With China

By moving beyond a simplistic view of “decoupling,” executives can better understand and strategically respond to Western policies aimed at Chinese companies.

People Follow Structure: How Less Hierarchy Changes the Workforce

Shifting to self-managed teams and worker autonomy has been linked to greater engagement and performance. But not every employee likes the change.

Use Design Choices to Prevent Imitation

Adding or removing design elements to your innovations can help protect intellectual property.

When Launching a Product During a Recession Pays Off

Evidence from the automotive and consumer goods sectors indicates that economic downturns can be a strategic time to bring new offerings to market.

Create Mental Space to Be a Wiser Leader

Business rewards the busy “doing mode” over the thoughtful “spacious mode,” but spaciousness can enable better collaboration and decisions.

RESEARCH SNAPSHOT: New Leaders Can Thaw Employee Silence

EMPLOYEE INPUT IS CRITICAL WHEN LEADERS WANT A CLEAR PIC-ture of organizational challenges.

Building an AI Platform for the Future

Shishir Mehrotra joined Grammarly as CEO fol- lowing its December 2024 acquisition of Coda, the AI productivity platform he founded in 2014. The MIT graduate began his career by cofounding Centrata and subsequently spent several years at Microsoft and then at Google as vice president of product for YouTube. MIT Sloan Management Review spoke with Mehrotra about navigating his unique lead- ership transition, building what he envisions as the AI platform of the future, and management rituals, which he's writing a book about. What follows are edited highlights from that conversation.

How Neuroinclusion Builds Organizational Capabilities

Changing processes to be more inclusive of neurodiversity can improve hiring, innovation, and culture.