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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...
Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of...
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos....
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...
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...
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...
Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, was hit by multiple lawsuits on Monday claiming its electrical equipment...
Los Angeles-based asset management firms are grappling with the impact of the region’s destructive wildfires on their operations, with some...
A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Monday accuses the public utility of failing to properly manage water...
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect...
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...
Amazon is saying goodbye to “Try Before You Buy.” The service, which allowed Amazon’s Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes...
Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from...
During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims. People in heightened emotional states in the wake of...
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...
Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Monday that Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States, including its next fleet of submarines,...
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...
With President-elect Donald Trump set to be sworn next week, shares in Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT), which owns his Truth...
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...
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...
The Illuminati. Skull & Bones. The Freemasons. As secret societies go, they’re fine. But I prefer a more productive one. I prefer one with...
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...
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,...
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that his company would be ditching its fact-checkers, he left little ambiguity around his reasons...
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...
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...
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...
Leadership lies at the intersection of driving outcomes and cultivating human connection. Balancing these forces—what I call “edge” and...
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...
The wildfires are still burning through neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying thousands of homes and putting many more at risk. But some in the...
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...
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...
The headlines about companies quietly or boldly cancelling diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, or scaling back commitments, don’t seem to...
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...
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...
Corporate America has a transparency problem. According to the Deloitte Insights 2024 Global Human Capital Trends, 86% of leaders surveyed “say...
In recent months, the fashion industry has seen unprecedented price hikes, CEO turnovers, sustainability backpedaling, and more—culminating in...
American TikTok fanatics are migrating over to another Chinese short-form social media platform ahead of next week’s potential TikTok ban. On...
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...
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...
If we had an hour together, we could talk about the many ways robotics and automation are rocking our universe, in implementations ranging from...
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be’s newly...
Joining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook, and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is getting rid of its diversity,...
Apple’s board of directors recommended investors vote against a shareholder proposal to abolish the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...
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...
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an...
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...
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...
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...
The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural...
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...
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...
The British government pledged on Monday to rip up the red tape hindering construction of data centers that underpin artificial intelligence while...
Nvidia faces a significant revenue threat due to the latest U.S. export restrictions on artificial intelligence chips, designed to limit the global...
If your team subscribes to 10 different software tools, you’re not alone in wrestling with the overwhelming sprawl of productivity apps....
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...
Okay, technobros. I’ve had enough with your wearable AI devices already. When new product trailers can double as a Black Mirror remake of...
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...
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...
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...
With only a week left in office, the Biden administration is still firing off proposed rules, including new restrictions on exports of advanced AI...
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...
Over the past century, we’ve made staggering advances in medical treatments. Yet, according to a report from ZS, a management and consulting...
Retail giant Kohl’s has announced significant real estate changes for 2025, including the closure of 27 underperforming stores (out of its...
Leadership is often romanticized as a transformative force—the engine that propels organizations forward, inspires teams, and drives meaningful...
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...
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...
America, a country built on the principle of free markets, has decided to shut off around 120 countries from accessing the most valuable element...
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...
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her...
Eagle-eyed NFL viewers witnessed a peculiar sight during the Philadelphia Eagles’ Sunday afternoon playoff game against the Green Bay Packers:...
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...
Corporate responsibility is long overdue for a watershed moment—a revolution that transforms the way we think about sustainability through the lens...
If you can find your purpose in life, studies have found that you can unlock happiness, health, and longevity. While it sounds simple, identifying...
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...
Passionate John Lennon devotees may ardently visualize a utopian future, wistfully slipping the surly bonds of reality to imagine a perfect world...
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...
The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time...
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...
The H-1B visa program, which countless tech companies and other large employers rely on to recruit highly skilled talent from abroad, has recently...
Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at...
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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