Hyrule hype… Nintendo is (finally) dropping its newest Zelda game, “Tears of the Kingdom,” this Friday. The much-hyped title is expected to boost sales of the popular Switch console, which paraglided past the newest Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation to become the third-best-selling console ever. Nintendo’s said to be ramping up Switch production to meet Zelda fans’ desire to cook Salmon Risotto in the Gerudo Desert. The industry’s growth slowed when players went IRL after quarantine, but gaming demand’s still hot.
PSA: Mother’s Day is this Sunday… But working moms still face a “motherhood penalty.” After millions of women left jobs during the pandemic to shoulder childcare duties, 1M mothers have reentered the workforce since the end of 2021, and last year’s labor-force participation rate for mothers surpassed the prepandemic rate. But biases around job productivity and commitment contribute to an $18K/year pay gap between US mothers and fathers. Studies say the lifetime earnings loss that moms experience is the most significant factor driving the gender pay gap.