Want schools to reopen? Education needs an epic bailout

Coin shortage update: Kroger to stop giving exact change to customers

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused all kinds of shortages from the critical–PPE–to the inconvenient–toilet paper. But last week a new...

Amazon’s new smart grocery cart is just another step to a cashierless future

When the gig economy meets friendship, it will look like this creepy short film

What: A darkly funny (but mostly dark) look at a future in which users can rent friendship. Who: Writer-director Carlyn Hudson. Why we care: In a...

This ‘pro-vax’ campaign encourages vaccine-supporting Americans to do more to fight anti-vaxxers

How to rethink your home office: 4 tips from a renowned furniture designer

Sometimes I feel like I’m not working from home, so much as living in my workspace. During the day, my husband and I share a home office where we...

New White House ad campaign tells millions of unemployed Americans to just find another job

LL Cool J wants his new platform to be your one-stop resource for all things classic hip-hop

Why watch UFC when you can pay-per-view the Met Opera?

America’s foremost performing arts organization is taking a cue from Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Metropolitan Opera, whose regular...

These two underdog apps have solved streaming TV’s biggest headache

In the age of streaming video, watching TV has become an overwhelming task. There are so many streaming services already, from mainstays such as...

HBO documentary ‘Showbiz Kids’ isn’t the tabloid drama you’d expect

For director Alex Winter ( Downloaded , Deep Web , The Panama Papers), there was a moment while interviewing a subject for his latest HBO...

Forget cotton masks. The next generation of masks could be high-tech

As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, we’re beginning to realize that herd immunity might not work. Early studies show that people infected with...

Walkie-talkies are helping families speak to COVID-infected loved ones

People hated masks during the 1918 pandemic, too. 675,000 Americans died

We have all seen the headlines: Coronavirus cases are surging in 40 states, with new cases and hospitalization rates climbing at an alarming rate....

This nursing home turned residents into album cover stars, and the images are incredible

R.I.P. Naya Rivera: Tributes to the ‘Glee’ actress celebrate her life and contribution to LGBTQ characters

Eventually, we’ll fly again. Here’s how to make business travel safer for employees

Behind the launch of A Starting Point, Chris Evans’s politics platform

Apple may owe you $25—here’s how to find out

These tinted moisturizers are clean, nontoxic, and better for your skin than makeup

Skincare is the new makeup. In recent years, skincare has surpassed makeup as the most important part of our daily beauty routines (not to mention...

These 7 well-designed items make camping easier and a lot more fun

We almost signed a 12-year lease for a new HQ. Here’s why we’re staying virtual instead

People who social distance may be more intelligent, study says

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that people who comply with social distancing guidelines have better...

How industries can deliver transformational change for Black professionals

The ‘Greenleaf’ cast explores fan theories and the show’s wild ride as the final season begins

To reopen schools safely, close streets and create outdoor classrooms

This Gmail time-saver lets you send canned messages in a few clicks

Iconic mall brand American Eagle just opened a bougie boutique in the Hamptons

If you’re lucky enough to escape to the East Hamptons for the summer, you might stumble upon a newly opened boutique called Unsubscribed. If you...

Google’s secretive ATAP lab is imagining the future of smart devices

This free tool helps brands calculate the carbon footprints of their products

For brands looking to understand their environmental impact, calculating the carbon footprint of something like a pair of jeans or sneakers is...

Every $1 invested in ocean sustainability generates $5 of benefits for the planet

The world’s oceans are a hotbed of economic activity, from tourism to international shipping to commercial fishing. Ocean-based industries account...

Abigail Disney and other wealthy elites call for substantial and permanent taxes on the rich to pay for COVID-19 fallout

It’s a COVID world after all, as Disney World reopening gets off to a shaky start

How Ford and Disney pulled off the most audacious prime-time product launch for the new Bronco

This new Apple ad is an ode to our working-from home hellscape

The ‘Deep Cover’ podcast tells the story behind one of the most absurd undercover drug busts ever

SBA says there’s no more money for emergency loan advances to small businesses

Inside Nick Cannon’s plan to become the most powerful man in media

How susceptible are you to COVID-19? These simple hacks could help fight it

‘No college degree required’: Google expands certificate program for in-demand job skills

5 ways to get better at trusting your gut

Taking a leap of faith and trusting your gut takes courage, but it used to be standard operating practice. Intuition and instinct kept humans safe...

Is it safe to go to a local store or school? Real-time COVID-19 risk calculator helps you decide

5 ways talking to strangers can boost your emotional intelligence

Do kids need face masks? Yes, and here are the 8 best options we found

Walmart, Target, and Uber seek to cash in as online shoppers go gaga for groceries

‘Ruthlessly woke’: How Uber can redeem itself—and demolish Lyft

Why visual design has never been more important for educating the masses

3 science-backed methods for convincing your boss of something

The hottest job in commercial real estate? Infectious disease expert

In the wake of the pandemic and the protests, purpose is suddenly a super power

The main reasons employees don’t speak their mind at work

These are the rules to break if you want to be more creative

I believe that our world is ready for a new paradigm on work and productivity—one that will nourish our most profound creative abilities. If we...

You can now protect your filthy phone with coronavirus-fighting copper

Copper might be the new plastic. As manufacturers race to shill products that might decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19, copper is rising to...

Exclusion and trauma are impacting the workforce. Here’s how to fix it and heal

As an epigenetic and executive coach to some of the world’s largest technology companies, I have dedicated my career to understanding the biology...

Nick Cannon speaks out on his controversial interview: “I want to be corrected”

Nick Cannon drew sharp criticism over the weekend for a recently surfaced video that contains anti-Semitic theories and rhetoric. On an episode of...

5 Zoom tools you need to take your virtual meetings to the next level

With many of us working from home for the foreseeable future, videoconferencing has become a critical part of our professional and even personal...

25 years ago, ‘Waterworld’ forever changed how we think about hits and flops

The most conspicuous expulsion of water in Waterworld is not the urine Kevin Costner’s gilled warrior guzzles during what is, incredibly, the...

The cynic’s case for why brands need to double down on the Facebook ad boycott

Over the past couple of weeks, a parade of major brands and advertisers have been pulling their ads from Facebook for at least the month of July,...

4 reasons why businesses should keep investing and growing during a downturn

Cash is the lifeblood of any company. But in a pandemic, it can be difficult to know how to perceive the cash situation of your business. Should...

The pandemic makes it clear that the Postal Service should get back into the banking business

Financial services play a major role in the economic lives of most Americans, from the moment their paychecks are directly deposited into a bank...

Ventilators aren’t the coronavirus cure-alls we originally thought

A s COVID-19 began to lay siege to New York City’s hospitals in March, a small but consequential debate broke out in American emergency rooms and...

Facebook weighs banning political ads before the 2020 election

Political ads on Facebook have long proven a lightning rod for controversy. They’re all too easy to pack with misinformation, while removing...

Amazon’s mysterious memo may accelerate the U.S. TikTok crackdown

Amazon sent a jolt through the debate over the trustworthiness of TikTok on Friday. CNN’s Brian Fung and Zachary Cohen obtained a copy of an...