Author: Elon Mark

What does it mean to be healthy in 2025? Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who’s well known for his extreme attempts to slow the aging process, thinks he knows the answer. Does Johnson really have the healthiest body on Earth, as he claims? Will he achieve immortality through AI? Recently, WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond visited Johnson’s home in California to sit down with him for WIRED’s special Beyond Wellness edition.This wide-ranging interview is a must-read as well as must-watch. Johnson shared his daily protocol—and much more—during the pair’s 90-minute conversation. As soon as I finished reading…

The Rhine barge freight market in mid-July remained subdued, defined by a tug-of-war between falling water levels and stagnant demand. While water levels at Maxau and Kaub fluctuated notably, the impact on freight rates was limited, as weak product demand, high inland inventories, and seasonal caution continued to suppress market momentum. 1. Freight Rates Stay Flat Amid Quiet Activity Over the week, freight rates for most Rhine destinations remained largely unchanged: Cologne and Strasbourg saw minor adjustments (+0.50 €/ton on July 18 and -0.50 €/ton on July 14), while Basel experienced the most significant movement—a sharp rate decrease of over…

Crossing the ₹20 lakh annual salary mark is a proud milestone. But it also brings with it a new set of tax responsibilities. In this blog, we will walk you through a simplified guide to saving tax efficiently in Financial Year 2025-26. Whether you’re trying to decide between the old and new tax regimes, or looking to make the most of deductions, this blog is crafted to help high earners like you make smart financial choices. Like what you’re reading? Get our latest, straight to your inbox. New vs. old tax regime: Which one works best for those earning more…

Beginning today, millions of adults trying to access pornography in the United Kingdom will be required to prove that they are over the age of 18. Under sweeping new online child safety laws coming into force, self-reporting checkboxes that allow anyone to claim adulthood on porn websites will be replaced by age-estimating face scans, ID document uploads, credit card checks, and more. Some of the biggest porn websites—including Pornhub and YouPorn—have said that they will comply with the new rules. And social media sites like BlueSky, Reddit, Discord, Grindr, and X are introducing UK age checks to block children from…

Mid-July in the ARA barge freight market brought a mix of declining rates, logistical hesitation, and a bifurcation in product momentum. The market was shaped by falling middle distillate rates, stabilizing light ends, and persistent terminal-related planning issues—setting the stage for a summer period marked by uncertainty rather than opportunity. 1. Freight Rates: Middle Distillates Slide, Light Ends Hold Freight rates throughout the week revealed a diverging trend between product groups: Middle distillate rates declined across nearly all routes early in the week, driven by limited spot demand and soft operational fundamentals. Cross Harbor and Flushing routes showed the steepest…

Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough! April 17I don’t know why it would be so bad, but I’m not going to fire him. June 12I talked about the concept of firing him. July 16 President Trump’s relationship with Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, has almost always been rocky.Mr. Trump nominated Mr. Powell to his post in 2017. But throughout the president’s first term, he made a habit of heckling Mr. Powell and his colleagues at the Fed.The pace and intensity of the attacks have escalated during Mr. Trump’s second term. He has moved from name-calling to…

At first glance, the relationship between brands and consumers may appear transactional—a product for a price, with loyalty driven through perceived value. However, today’s consumers expect much more. In fact, 73 percent expect brands to understand their unique needs and expectations. This shift has redefined marketing. Traditional tactics no longer suffice; brands must foster human-centered connections with their audiences. This guide helps you elevate your brand strategy by exploring the emotional drivers of brand loyalty, identifying the relationship types your audience seeks, decoding the unspoken rules of consumer behavior, and using customer relationship management (CRM) not just to collect data…

Lauren Goode: Yeah, I think it’s going to be really good.Michael Calore: Yeah.Lauren Goode: And also that means Katie still has time to run WIRED, which is another thing that she does on the side.Michael Calore: I thought you were going to say run nine miles a day.Lauren Goode: That too. She also runs, runs, runs. But yeah, no, here we are, just you and I in the San Francisco office dealing with the fog. It’s very foggy this time of year. People don’t think that when they think of California, but it is. And is it just me and…

In its Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that U.S. production growth of crude oil and natural gas will remain relatively high through 2030 due to increasing U.S. exports of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as U.S. energy exports continue to be economical for international consumers. AEO2025, which the EIA released in April, only considers market and policy inputs as of December 2024 in most cases. Legislation, regulations, executive actions and court rulings after that date are not considered in this analysis. Crude oil. Crude oil production increases to about 14.0 MMbpd in 2027 or…

I’ve been told by multiple people that the set of a short drama doesn’t necessarily look that different from an indie movie or commercial shoot, except everything is churned out much faster to save on costs. Whereas a traditional shoot would last weeks or months, the entire season of a vertical show is typically filmed within two weeks.Nicole Mattox, one of the vertical stars working with ReelShort in Los Angeles, told me she usually books two to three shoots in one month, with only two days in between. A professionally trained actress originally from Texas, she had only been in…