🇪🇺 Is this the end of Schengen?

Expanded checks at German borders are stirring tensions across the EU, putting the bloc’s core value of free movement to the test. While the government cites national security concerns, others see the move as pandering to the far-right. If similar measures spread, will this be the end of EU mobility as we know it?

Lisa O'Carroll for The Guardian

🏃‍♂️ Did workplace culture cost Google the AI race?

Google’s former CEO has sparked controversy by suggesting the company’s remote work policy cost it the lead in AI. As OpenAI and Anthropic surge ahead with products like ChatGPT and Claude, Google continues to lag behind…but is remote work really the reason?

Stephen Council for SFGATE

It’s not just you: LinkedIn has become a cringe-fest of dramatic lessons learned and humble brags with not a hint of humility. Once a digital resume, the platform now feels more like a playground for performative professionalism. Does LinkedIn still serve a purpose, or has it lost the plot?

Fadeke Adegbuyi for Every

We may eye-roll the friend snapping foot photos while we wait to eat, but there could be more to it than Instagram. For nomadic travelers, documenting the moments that make up our lives provides a sense of rhythm—even when everything around us keeps changing.

Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker

🥧 U.S. food traditions that originated from marketing strategies

From Christmas pickles to upside-down pineapple cakes, some of America’s most cherished food traditions began as clever marketing stunts. The Thai government popularized Pad Thai, but it was a bunch of 1950s American corporations that shaped America’s national palate.

Dianna Hubbell for Atlas Obscura

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