The # has a name you’d never guess. Developed for touch-tone telephones in 1968, that little hex is called an octothorpe.

In this podcast, Rule Breakers Senior Vice President of Strategy Brian Richards talks with Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner about his new book, Rule Breaker Investing: How to Build the Best Stocks ...

New symbols are being designed; old marks are serving new purposes. And collectives are actively working to preserve the ...

It’s hard to see how the company that gave us ChatGPT — or any other AI software company, for that matter — can turn a profit with the level of spending we’re seeing.

He represents the kind of hopeful populism that I think is our pathway back — and he does it while having a natural sense of ...

We're using semicolons less and less; the apostrophe still stumps most of us. Meanwhile, @, #, :, ) have new meanings and are performing new roles. Take a look.

Looking for NYT Connections hints for September 19, 2025? Check today’s clues, category explanations, and answers to solve ...

Here’s what the board looks like when the puzzle is solved: How I solved today’s Strands I’ve never seen the word spelled “stich” (I usually see “stitch”), but OK! Maybe NYT will edit the title ...

Two things can be true at the same time. Bets on AI are going to cause financial calamity. And AI is going to change the world.

What a student might need to write ... word. I’m not sure what it connects to yet. You can find the Strands game on the New York Times website and in the NYT Games app. When you start playing, you’ll ...

Earlier this month, the Library of Congress named Santa Fe poet Arthur Sze the nation’s Poet Laureate for 2025-26. Sze will ...

The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.