December 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, designed to bring US weights and measures in line with the rest of the world. The United States is one of the last holdouts ...

Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat. For a look at where metric measurements have ...

Google’s new “Original Conversion Value” metric gives advertisers long-needed clarity by revealing the true, unadjusted revenue their campaigns generate. A new column called “Original Conversion Value ...

Last year saw twice as much Manhattan office space start to be converted into apartments as the year before – a boom that’s poised to change the chemistry of Midtown neighborhoods historically ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. Metric Coffee has made its way to Avondale with Milli, a sprawling cafe ...

Estate planning is about more than just transferring assets; it’s about helping clients preserve their wealth, maximize their legacy and minimize future tax burdens for their beneficiaries. One ...

Google is rolling out a new way to measure upper-funnel impact. Branded Searches — a conversion type first teased at Google Marketing Live 2025 – is now live. Why it matters. Advertisers can now ...

The next time you pick up a bag of spuds from the supermarket or fill up the car with petrol, you can thank a treaty signed 150 years ago for the metric system that underpins daily life. On May 20, ...

Correction: A previous version of this story claimed the metric signage began in the 1980s. The decision was made in 1975. A unique stretch of highway in southern Arizona could soon lose what many ...

34 KM FROM NOGALES, Ariz.— The highway that runs from Tucson, Ariz. to Mexico is about 63 miles long, but that fact won’t do you any good. That’s because I-19 is the only American highway that fully ...

Wondering why the United States measures things in inches and pounds? The answer will definitely surprise you All countries use the metric system to varying degrees. Most of the world has adopted the ...