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How Apple made its charming claymation Mac mini ad

Built entirely from physical materials, the new spot says a lot about Apple’s evolving advertising strategy.

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Grace Snelling

Zynga’s Mark Pincus says social networking is still an unsolved problem

The man who gave us ‘FarmVille’ has a new book informed by his long career’s successes—but also an early failure he’s still learning from.

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Harry McCracken

I turned to AI when my doctor couldn’t fix my back pain. It actually helped

Millions of people are asking chatbots for health advice. Doctors say they can be useful, as long as you understand the tech’s limits.

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Janko Roettgers

Flock’s big, bad brand moment

How Flock become the unofficial house brand of dystopia.

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Rob Walker

How Waymo got Chinese EVs onto American roads

Waymo’s newest robotaxis are imported from China at a time when other Chinese EVs are shut out of the U.S. market.

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Adele Peters

In praise of friction

At Uber and Uber Eats, I spent a decade helping to remove friction from consumers’ lives. Then I began paying to restore it to my own.

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Carla Vass

This policy could encourage companies to use greener packaging, but states need to be aligned

7 states have passed extended producer responsibility while over a dozen additional states are considering EPR policies.

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Tech and finance kingmakers: How billionaires from Musk to Soros are fueling this midterms season

Billionaires have already poured almost $1.6 billion into the 2026 midterms.

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Louise Imber

How Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal would reshape the open AI ecosystem

Hugging Face has become the industry’s de facto hub for open models. Developers are watching what happens if the dominant AI chipmaker takes control.

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Chris Stokel-Walker

What to do if your coworker is lying

Think a coworker is lying to you? Here are three tips from a veteran detective on how to handle it.

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Kat-Caulderwood

Goldfish crackers and Tate’s Bake Shop cookies join American Airlines’ upgraded in-flight snack lineup

Tired of nuts? The U.S. carrier says it is ‘elevating’ its menu, and it wants your feedback.

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Jennifer Mattson

Wall Street analysts are ‘unnerved’ by the Fed’s new chair, Kevin Warsh. Here’s why

The Fed chair is under pressure to clarify his views on inflation and interest rates.

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Tech stocks lead Wall Street after strong Nvidia, Salesforce forecasts driven by AI demand

Nvidia was the strongest force pulling the market higher.

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How to keep kids on task at school when using these crucial, but distracting, devices

Parents may have limited control over the settings in school-managed laptops and tablets.

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Why the departure of OpenAI’s data center chief is not a good look

Chris Malone reportedly headed for the exit last week, following 12 other senior executives this year.

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Mark Sullivan

T-Mobile is closing retail stores and laying off workers: See a list of locations that will be impacted

The wireless giant has disclosed 63 new layoffs across 13 locations in Washington state. Its head count has decreased significantly in 2026.

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Sarah Fielding

Yayoi Kusama, artist of renowned polka dot paintings and installations, dies at 97

Yayoi Kusama Studio revealed the artist died on August 14, without specifying a cause of death.

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Full moon tonight: The August ‘Sturgeon’ moon is getting upstaged by a lunar eclipse. Here’s when to see it

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in most of the Americas as the moon turns full. According to NASA, most of the moon will be covered.

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Shannon Cudd

Science tells us what you should do right after waking up, and how it shapes your entire day

Don’t outsource your morning to your inbox.

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Inc

Ok Go’s addictive new app might be the next Wordle

Say the Same Thing will test how well you know your friends’ minds.

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Grace Snelling

To rein in wanton AI spending, we need AI ‘nutrition labels’

Just as a shopper weighs calories against nutrients, employees could weigh a prompt’s cost against what it delivers.

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Arun Sahu

What the New York Knicks can teach corporate leaders

The 2026 championship reveals lessons in team dynamics.

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Tami Rosen

Advice for succeeding in the AI era

While technology tools are gaining steam, this leader shares human skills to get ahead.

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Pierre le Manh

The economy looks stable. The Chicago Fed president isn’t relaxing

Austan Goolsbee explains why inflation could flare again, what Kevin Warsh is changing at the Fed, and why AI has yet to live up to the hype.

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Robert Safian

Nvidia stock price jumps on stunning growth forecast as Hugging Face acquisition rumors swell

All eyes are on the AI chip company this morning after it handily beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations. Here’s what’s happening.

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Michael Grothaus

Silicon Valley needs to stop with the ‘grindslop’

The term is the latest insult for tech startup culture, and it’s making the rounds on the internet.

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Jennifer Mattson

You can now buy Billie Jean King’s famous blue suede shoes from Battle of the Sexes

Adidas has reimagined the blue-and-white shoe as a lifestyle silhouette.

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Hunter Schwarz

Why this company ditched tech blue for construction yellow in its new logo

With bright colors and sturdy font, Samsara’s new branding is a visual reminder that it’s a tech company that powers the physical world.

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Hunter Schwarz

These 60-sided dice never have to be rolled twice

A new sculpture honors one of math’s most intriguing pursuits: a set of dice that never tie.

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Hunter Schwarz

Taco Bell’s new Olivia Rodrigo-inspired drink seems pretty pink

A partnership with the pop star is the fast food chain’s latest marketing maneuver as it aims to bolster its image in the aftermath of a cyclospora...

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John Kell

Women are sounding the alarm on AI. Leaders should listen

Their concerns aren’t rooted in a fear of change but in understanding the unequal risks AI presents.

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Amy Diehl

AI is making your gadgets more expensive and less powerful

A global memory crunch is forcing hardware makers to raise prices, cut components, or both.

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Chris Stokel-Walker

The long and beautiful story of Native American graphic design

Brian Johnson’s new book, ‘Designed to Be Red: Native & Indigenous Graphic Works,’ unpacks 200 years of little-known graphic design history.

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Dori Tunstall

Mark Zuckerberg is buying Meta a seat at the AI table. Does he know what to do with it?

After the metaverse bust, Zuckerberg is spending billions to reinvent Meta as an AI giant. First, he’ll have to translate his vision of “personal...

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Harry McCracken With Reporting By Rebecca Heilweil And Mark Sullivan

CEOs at these ‘low wage’ S&P 500 companies enjoy lavish salaries while their workers struggle: report

While bosses’ pay remains sky high, a new report says firms like Walmart, DoorDash, and Target are turning a blind eye to worker hardships.

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Kristin Toussaint

It’s time to stop sleeping on quantum computing: 48 experts on what to watch for next

As investment surges and the pace of progress accelerates, leaders from Google, Microsoft, DARPA, Quantinuum, and more reveal the signals insiders are...

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Mark Sullivan

Why the dream of ‘having it all’ is finally dead

Disillusionment with corporate life is at an all-time high, between AI, forever layoffs, political upheaval, and rising costs of living. What’s the...

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Sarah Fielding

How delayed gratification can make achieving goals faster

‘It’s like exercise: You definitely see benefits from it,’ says one psychologist.

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Eve Upton-Clark

Can you be penalized for turning down a promotion?

Saying no could come at a cost to your career; saying yes could cost you and your employer even more.

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Jared Lindzon

How to find a job that makes you come alive

Ask these four questions to determine if you have the right job.

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Paul Comfort

Researchers traced the American West water crisis to just 122 companies

BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell are among those named in the first-of-its-kind study.

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María José Gutiérrez Chávez

Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk after 21 years, quietly ending the human-powered platform

In many ways, the decades-old digital labor service presaged aspects of the modern AI era.

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Arshi Qureshi

Paul Thomas Anderson’s forthcoming concert film is buzzword bingo for fans of indie music and movies

Is the Academy Award=winning director’s concert film debut ‘pretentious-maxxing’ with its long roster of industry names?

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María José Gutiérrez Chávez

Meta’s mega settlement could change social media UX as we know it

As part of the deal, Meta agreed to make several key design changes to its ‘addictive’ user experience features.

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Grace Snelling

‘We’ll always love you’: How the internet, celebrities, and cities around the world are paying tribute to Dolly Parton

Parton was beloved by many—and they’re finding ways to show it, from landmarks lit in pink to a heartfelt Google Easter egg.

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Jude Cramer

How Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ gave voice to working women

The 1980 film—and song by the same name—is a key piece of Parton’s legacy. It also highlights just how little has truly changed in the decades since.

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Pavithra Mohan

Nvidia’s Q2 revenue tops $96.2 billion on strong AI chip demand

Nvidia‘s latest quarterly results once again blew past Wall Street’s expectations as revenue for the computer chip company’s high-end artificial...

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How data center controversies are transforming the 2026 midterm landscape

A couple years ago, few knew about data centers; now opposition is growing among the general public.

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Ukraine extends its drone campaign, burning this Russian e-commerce warehouse to the ground

Ukrainian drones once again attacked Wildberries, ‘Russia’s Amazon.’

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Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states over landmark teen social media addiction claims

Under the proposed settlement, Meta agreed to adopt a series of safety features.

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