Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an hour. Champs say he’s worth it

When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing next to them, beaming, was a bespectacled man in an aloha shirt, holding up a copy of his book “Words of Wisdom.” For Scott Remer, … Read more

AI has replaced work for 20% of full-time employees in the U.S., survey says

In a new survey released Thursday, a nonprofit AI research center found that half of American adults used AI in the past week, either for personal or work use, with 20% of full-time workers saying that AI has taken over parts of their job. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more