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Here’s what a good boss does during a company crisis

Here’s what a good boss does during a company crisis

It’s easy to be in a leadership role during good times. You’re the equivalent of Oprah telling everyone in the audience that they just got a new...

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Art Markman

Why seawater is used as a last resort to fight wildfires

Why seawater is used as a last resort to fight wildfires

Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of...

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The Conversation

L.A. wildfires may have contaminated drinking water systems. Here’s what to know

L.A. wildfires may have contaminated drinking water systems. Here’s what to know

The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos....

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The Conversation

An AI-powered hotel  is coming to Las Vegas

Artificial intelligence was everywhere at CES in 2025, but in the coming months, it’s going to be a more permanent part of the Las Vegas...

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Chris Morris

Why this Boston homeowner doesn’t pay anything to heat his house

Why this Boston homeowner doesn’t pay anything to heat his house

On a recent winter day in Boston, the temperature outside was in the 20s. But inside a recently built house, it stayed around 72 degrees even...

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Adele Peters

These are the 10 best jobs to get in 2025. It’s a good list for animal lovers and healthcare workers

If you’re in the market for a new career in 2025—or deciding which career to go into this year—you’ll want to take a look at job site...

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Michael Grothaus

Southern California Edison hit with multiple lawsuits over L.A. wildfires

Southern California Edison hit with multiple lawsuits over L.A. wildfires

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, was hit by multiple lawsuits on Monday claiming its electrical equipment...

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L.A. hedge funds were impacted by wildfires, too. Here’s how they’re adjusting

L.A. hedge funds were impacted by wildfires, too. Here’s how they’re adjusting

Los Angeles-based asset management firms are grappling with the impact of the region’s destructive wildfires on their operations, with some...

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Reuters

Los Angeles utility ‘failed miserably’, faces lawsuit over water shortage

Los Angeles utility ‘failed miserably’, faces lawsuit over water shortage

A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Monday accuses the public utility of failing to properly manage water...

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Reuters

Elon Musk announces a third patient has received a Neuralink brain implant

Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect...

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Associated Press

Starbucks reverses its open-door policy. Here’s what’s now banned

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a...

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Associated Press

How AI killed Amazon Prime’s ‘Try Before You Buy’

Amazon is saying goodbye to “Try Before You Buy.” The service, which allowed Amazon’s Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes...

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Associated Press

EPA says forever chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk

EPA says forever chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from...

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How to protect yourself from scams after a disaster

How to protect yourself from scams after a disaster

During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims. People in heightened emotional states in the wake of...

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Associated Press

Alberta’s premier rejects an energy embargo in response to Trump’s tariff threats

Alberta’s premier rejects an energy embargo in response to Trump’s tariff threats

The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta said Monday she would not support any move to stop energy shipments to the United States as a...

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Associated Press

As Trump’s tariffs threat looms, Canada says it’s ready to buy more American goods

Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Monday that Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States, including its next fleet of submarines,...

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Associated Press

IRS stimulus checks: The government is sending out automatic payments this month. Here’s how to know if you’ll get one

IRS stimulus checks: The government is sending out automatic payments this month. Here’s how to know if you’ll get one

This month, the IRS is sending out stimulus checks worth up to $1,400 each to about one million taxpayers. The checks are part of the COVID-era...

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Michael Grothaus

DJT stock price: Wild swings for Trump Media as Inauguration Day nears

With President-elect Donald Trump set to be sworn next week, shares in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT), which owns his Truth...

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Michael Grothaus

NYC traffic is improving with the congestion pricing fee

Traffic in Manhattan’s central business district fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered the borough’s central business district...

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Reuters

How wildland firefighters face pay cuts, deepening workforce strain

How wildland firefighters face pay cuts, deepening workforce strain

As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are...

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The Conversation

The USPS rings in the Lunar New Year with a delightful hissing stamp

The Illuminati. Skull & Bones. The Freemasons. As secret societies go, they’re fine. But I prefer a more productive one. I prefer one with...

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Zachary Petit

Rocket’s new logo aims to tap into the ‘emotional’ side of buying a home

Name the most popular, memorable brands in America and it’s unlikely a mortgage company will make the list. The parent company of Rocket Mortgage...

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Hunter Schwarz

How David Beckham plans to win the $152 billion supplements business

At the ripe ol’ age of 49, David Beckham is a picture of health. Freakishly, really. For a guy who retired from professional soccer in 2013,...

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Jeff Beer

How ‘legacy media’ became a toxic brand

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that his company would be ditching its fact-checkers, he left little ambiguity around his reasons...

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Joe Berkowitz

Dutch Bros coffee chain will open its 1,000th location next month as East Coast expansion continues

Dutch Bros coffee chain will open its 1,000th location next month as East Coast expansion continues

Dutch Bros, the fast-growing coffee chain known for its drive-thru model and friendly branding, is set to open its 1,000th location next month in...

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Tracy Brown Hamilton

Why taking yourself too seriously can damage your career

Work is not just an opportunity to display your skills and talents, but also an opportunity to show others you can bring value. That includes being...

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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Firefly Aerospace’s first lunar lander will shuttle 10 NASA payloads to the moon

New year, new lunar lander: this time, from Firefly Aerospace on its first mission to the moon. The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 1, dubbed...

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Susan Karlin

Leadership relies on balancing these two forces. Here’s a simple way to approach it

Leadership lies at the intersection of driving outcomes and cultivating human connection. Balancing these forces—what I call “edge” and...

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Michel Koopman

One of these Doritos commercials will win a million dollars

When Doritos announced it was bringing back its long-running “Crash the Super Bowl” contest, which originally ran from 2007 to 2016, it felt like...

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Jeff Beer

Rebuilding L.A. is going to be a massive undertaking. These designers are ready to help

The wildfires are still burning through neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying thousands of homes and putting many more at risk. But some in the...

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Nate Berg

The AOL experience is still kicking in 2025

AOL is alive and well. Decades after its heyday, AOL offers a subscription-based browser called AOL Desktop Gold, priced at $6.99 per month. While...

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Eve Upton-Clark

AI slop has is still distorting news about the L.A. wildfires

AI slop has is still distorting news about the L.A. wildfires

A firefighter emerges from the flames, a bear cub tucked under each arm. Another, in full protective gear, carries a tiny puppy away from the...

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Eve Upton-Clark

How the DEI backlash will impact gender equality at work

The headlines about companies quietly or boldly cancelling diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, or scaling back commitments, don’t seem to...

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Mita Mallick

Is Art Basel’s AI embrace a turning point for the art world?

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Peter Smart

MRI brain scans on young people with eating disorders uncovered startling revelations about adult behavior

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Shalene Gupta

What U.S. DTC brands should know before launching in Europe

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Kathrin Hamm

Biden issues executive order to advance AI infrastructure

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Tech leaders face a fork in the AI road: Build or buy?

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Raphael Ouzan

From jackass to icon: How U.S. political branding evolved

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R. Vann Graves

Crest and Colgate sued over fluoride in kids’ toothpaste, mouth rinse

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5 strategies for a fulfilling career and life

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Melissa Puls

Southwest Airlines pauses some hirings, internships, and rallies to reduce costs

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Associated Press

Trust-based philanthropy doesn’t start in the right place

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Michele Walsh

Capital One accused of cheating customers out of $2 billion in new lawsuit

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Associated Press

Meta to cut 5% of workforce based on performance

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Reuters

Trump plans to create an ‘External Revenue Service’ agency to collect tariff income

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Reuters

Boar’s Head plants had insects, mold, and slime, USDA records show

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Associated Press

Nobel and World Food prize winners call for new ways to prevent a global hunger crisis

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Associated Press

A new movement wants to protect social media from billionaires

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Chris Morris

Are bond vigilantes back? Here’s what to know

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Reuters

Fun is essential to thriving. This question will help you prioritize it

In The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again , Catherine Price writes that: “Fun isn’t just a result of human thriving. It is a cause. It reminds...

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Jenna Abdou

Offices are still sitting empty, but that’s about to change

Offices are still sitting empty, but that’s about to change

The national office vacancy rate has hit a new record high, according to the commercial real estate advisory firm Moody’s. But for a variety of...

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Nate Berg

How transparent is your company? Our index will show which companies silence workers

Corporate America has a transparency problem. According to the Deloitte Insights 2024 Global Human Capital Trends, 86% of leaders surveyed “say...

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Gretchen Carlson

Why Imran Amed says the fashion industry is in a ‘full-blown luxury crisis’

In recent months, the fashion industry has seen unprecedented price hikes,  CEO turnovers, sustainability backpedaling, and more—culminating in...

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Robert Safian

‘The funniest turn of events ever’: China’s RedNote tops the Apple App Store as the TikTok ban looms

‘The funniest turn of events ever’: China’s RedNote tops the Apple App Store as the TikTok ban looms

American TikTok fanatics are migrating over to another Chinese short-form social media platform ahead of next week’s potential TikTok ban. On...

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Jessica Bursztynsky

How to save your TikTok videos before the U.S. ban

How to save your TikTok videos before the U.S. ban

TikTok’s future in the United States now lies in the hands of the Supreme Court, and the odds don’t look good for the app. The ban is...

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Eve Upton-Clark

Trader Joe’s exposed: The real story behind the quirky grocer

01-13-2025 VIDEO Your favorite grocer may have a cult-following but Fast Company’s Clint Rainey dives deep into the surprising truths on record...

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Vsingh

Where do robotics and automation play best?

If we had an hour together, we could talk about the many ways robotics and automation are rocking our universe, in implementations ranging from...

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Matthew A. Chang

Disney announces a $15 million pledge for L.A. wildfire relief

Disney announces a $15 million pledge for L.A. wildfire relief

The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be’s newly...

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Meta drops DEI initiatives while Amazon scales them back

Meta drops DEI initiatives while Amazon scales them back

Joining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook, and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is getting rid of its diversity,...

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Associated Press

Apple’s board urges investors to block this anti-DEI proposal 

Apple’s board of directors recommended investors vote against a shareholder proposal to abolish the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...

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Reuters

L.A.’s fires will make the city’s housing crisis even worse

L.A.’s fires will make the city’s housing crisis even worse

There’s a perception that the houses that burned in L.A.’s fires were mansions. But in the city of Altadena, where the Eaton Fire devastated...

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Adele Peters

Why the Biden administration is proposing new rules for exporting AI chips

The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an...

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Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers won’t build controversial $1.3 billion downtown arena

Philadelphia 76ers won’t build controversial $1.3 billion downtown arena

The Philadelphia 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move that comes just weeks after the team received...

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Robust job market gains could also mean interest rates remain high

U.S. job growth surged and unemployment fell last month, an unexpected show of strength that may prove costly to homebuyers and businesses who were...

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Associated Press

24,000 pounds of chicken and cheese taquito product sold at Aldi recalled due to metal fragment contamination

If you’re a chicken-and-cheese taquito lover, you’ll want to check your freezer to make sure you don’t have one specific product in it right...

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Michael Grothaus

L.A. county wildfires could be the costliest in U.S. history. Here’s why

L.A. county wildfires could be the costliest in U.S. history. Here’s why

The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural...

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Biden administration extends deadline on Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel

The bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life after the Biden Administration extended a deadline for the...

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Supreme Court declines Big Oil’s bid to block Honolulu’s climate change lawsuits

Supreme Court declines Big Oil’s bid to block Honolulu’s climate change lawsuits

The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable...

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Associated Press

Britain wants to become an AI powerhouse. Here’s how

The British government pledged on Monday to rip up the red tape hindering construction of data centers that underpin artificial intelligence while...

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Associated Press

How U.S. AI chip export curbs threaten Nvidia’s revenue

Nvidia faces a significant revenue threat due to the latest U.S. export restrictions on artificial intelligence chips, designed to limit the global...

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Reuters

ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans on why workplaces will be using fewer platforms in the future

ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans on why workplaces will be using fewer platforms in the future

If your team subscribes to 10 different software tools, you’re not alone in wrestling with the overwhelming sprawl of productivity apps....

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Jeremy Caplan

Forget faking enthusiasm. These 9 tactics will help you really engage with your work

Forget faking enthusiasm. These 9 tactics will help you really engage with your work

Have you ever had a job where you had to “fake it ’til you make it?” You walk into work each day, put on a smile, and pretend to be enthusiastic...

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It’s time to stop making dumb AI wearables

It’s time to stop making dumb AI wearables

Okay, technobros. I’ve had enough with your wearable AI devices already. When new product trailers can double as a Black Mirror remake of...

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Jesus Diaz

Walmart’s bluer new brand is its biggest update in nearly two decades

The 255 million customers who visit Walmart each week are about to see something new—and even more blue—because Walmart is introducing its first...

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Mark Wilson

How to stop doomscrolling and get your motivation back

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of...

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Delia Cai

Buy nothing groups got me back on Facebook, but Zuckerberg is about to make me quit again

It’s a dark winter evening, and I’m about to drive 10 minutes to pick up 8 over-ripe bananas from a neighbor. As I grab my coat, my husband...

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Elizabeth Segran

As NVDA stock drops on Biden’s proposed AI rules, Nvidia flatters Trump in statement blasting ‘government overreach’

As NVDA stock drops on Biden’s proposed AI rules, Nvidia flatters Trump in statement blasting ‘government overreach’

With only a week left in office, the Biden administration is still firing off proposed rules, including new restrictions on exports of advanced AI...

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Sam Becker

Goodbye ‘accountant archetype.’ Former CFOs are dominating the C-suite

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...

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Stephanie Mehta

People are unhappy with rising healthcare costs and decreased access around the world: survey

People are unhappy with rising healthcare costs and decreased access around the world: survey

Over the past century, we’ve made staggering advances in medical treatments. Yet, according to a report from ZS, a management and consulting...

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Shalene Gupta

Kohl’s store closures 2025: Full list of doomed locations across 15 states

Kohl’s store closures 2025: Full list of doomed locations across 15 states

Retail giant Kohl’s has announced significant real estate changes for 2025, including the closure of 27 underperforming stores (out of its...

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Tracy Brown Hamilton

9 reasons we put up with mediocre leaders

Leadership is often romanticized as a transformative force—the engine that propels organizations forward, inspires teams, and drives meaningful...

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Alain Hunkins

Reasons not to ban TikTok: Fans share their favorite viral videos in a last-ditch attempt to prove the platform’s value

Reasons not to ban TikTok: Fans share their favorite viral videos in a last-ditch attempt to prove the platform’s value

It’s looking like TikTok’s remaining days in the United States are numbered, and the internet is already starting a memorial for the app. The...

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Grace Snelling

Sonos CEO steps down following a disastrous app redesign

Sonos CEO steps down following a disastrous app redesign

Bad app design can have real-world consequences. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is out at the company after a rough 2024 that saw the rollout of a widely...

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Hunter Schwarz

Joe Biden’s new chip export rules strangle competition to ensure U.S. AI supremacy

Joe Biden’s new chip export rules strangle competition to ensure U.S. AI supremacy

America, a country built on the principle of free markets, has decided to shut off around 120 countries from accessing the most valuable element...

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Chris Stokel-Walker

Reddit’s ad business is expanding—but not fast enough

Reddit’s ad business is expanding—but not fast enough

Reddit can’t stop building shiny new advertising tools. First it was dynamic product ads, then it was AI copy tools. Now, they’re premiering...

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Henry Chandonnet

Why America’s transportation systems shouldn’t be so car-centric

Why America’s transportation systems shouldn’t be so car-centric

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her...

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Yale Climate Connections

‘Inner Excellence’: This self-help book is now Amazon’s #1 bestseller after Philadelphia Eagles player A.J. Brown was seen reading it on the sidelines

Eagle-eyed NFL viewers witnessed a peculiar sight during the Philadelphia Eagles’ Sunday afternoon playoff game against the Green Bay Packers:...

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Jocelyn Mintz

How functional medicine is revolutionizing healthcare

As someone who has spent years researching and immersing myself in the fields of health and wellness, I believe we’re in the midst of a...

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Giorgos Tsetis

The 5 biggest social impact and sustainability trends coming in 2025

The 5 biggest social impact and sustainability trends coming in 2025

Corporate responsibility is long overdue for a watershed moment—a revolution that transforms the way we think about sustainability through the lens...

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Susan Mcpherson

The stress-free method for finding your life purpose

The stress-free method for finding your life purpose

If you can find your purpose in life, studies have found that you can unlock happiness, health, and longevity. While it sounds simple, identifying...

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Stephanie Vozza

Impact investors aren’t always tracking the social or environmental outcomes: new research

Investors can aim not only to make money but to benefit society while doing so. But few of those impact investors follow up on whether their...

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These 3 types of workers contribute to toxic drama. Here’s how leaders can reframe for positive change 

These 3 types of workers contribute to toxic drama. Here’s how leaders can reframe for positive change 

Passionate John Lennon devotees may ardently visualize a utopian future, wistfully slipping the surly bonds of reality to imagine a perfect world...

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Yonason Goldson

The full moon tonight is also a January ‘wolf moon’: What it means and the best time to see it

The first full moon of 2025 is upon us. According to NASA, the full moon will reach its peak on Monday, January 13, but it will appear full from...

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Shannon Cudd

Nuclear fusion could be the future of clean energy if it can overcome these hurdles

Nuclear fusion could be the future of clean energy if it can overcome these hurdles

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time...

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The Conversation

People are blaming L.A. officials for the wildfires. They’re missing the point

As Los Angeles reels from the damage of last week’s fires, some people have argued that the city didn’t do enough to prepare. But critics...

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Adele Peters

Elon Musk didn’t start the H-1B visa debate

The H-1B visa program, which countless tech companies and other large employers rely on to recruit highly skilled talent from abroad, has recently...

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Pavithra Mohan

AI is changing the way we grieve and perceive death

Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at...

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The Conversation

This free tool transforms Chrome into an on-demand scratchpad

This free tool transforms Chrome into an on-demand scratchpad

I’ve tried a lot of fancy note-taking apps, but I find myself constantly coming back to the classic old Windows Notepad app on my PC. Sometimes,...

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Chris Hoffman

Housing market shift: 9 states where housing inventory is giving buyers more power

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s  ResiClub  in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. When assessing home...

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