This is what Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z can learn from each other at work

In any given workplace, you’re likely to find employees from across four generations, from near retirement Boomers to newly graduated Gen Z....

New research finds that white supremacy is growing in gaming communities

Exposure to white supremacist ideologies in online gaming doubled in 2022, a new Anti-Defamation League (ADL) study finds, and three-quarters of...

Twitter is right about one thing: Verification is critical

It’s been a confusing few weeks for Twitter around verifying users, that’s for sure. But as of November 25, the company finally clarified it will...

The Supreme Court’s affirmative action case could be devastating for environmental justice

In recent years, more states have crafted environmental justice policies to help communities of color plagued by polluted air and water, poor...

Brain-computer interfaces could change the world—but at what cost?

Imagine that a soldier has a tiny computer device injected into their bloodstream that can be guided with a magnet to specific regions of their...

The VA is turning to VR to help vets manage chronic pain

Doctors at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities will soon be offering vets a high-tech way to deal with their chronic low back pain:...

Serena Williams’ new venture focuses on recovery

After nearly three decades of pushing her body to its limits, Serena Williams is now focusing on recovery—quite literally. Following the tennis...

Gross-out marketing 101: Why the ew-factor works

To cut through the advertising clutter and grab consumers’ attention, legacy food brands have discovered the power of going gross: introducing...

As gun violence increases, more people are carrying guns every day

The gun control debates rage on as mass shootings continue, including one last month in Virginia, but handgun owners are making their stance...

Ledger’s new crypto wallet has the iPod in its DNA

It’s the size of a credit card, but a new device just released by the cryptocurrency company Ledger may be the ideological opposite of that most...

How to use AI to generate creative ideas

What is really exciting about this week’s advances in AI is that I think that generative AI is good enough, right now, to make you much more...

It took 28 human bodies to create this unusual typeface

Meng Shui was angry. The designer and brand consultant, best known for her taboo-breaking campaigns at period underwear brand Thinx, had spent...

I surveyed college students about proximity bias—here’s what they are most worried about

When early-career professionals participate in hybrid- or remote-work arrangements, they could unknowingly be taking a professional risk....

Blame the 2008 financial crisis for your super-expensive Christmas tree in 2022

Putting up and decorating a Christmas tree is a holiday tradition for millions of American families. But this year, many are finding that their...

How Dutch pharmacies are offloading extra drugs

On one side, a pharmacy with a shortage of medications for patients who need them. On the other, a pharmacy with a surplus of those medications...

Congress just passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage. Now it heads to Biden

It’s almost official: The Respect for Marriage Act is one step away from becoming law. The House voted to pass the legislation on Thursday to...

Accessible tech design has the power to change lives—why is it so often ignored?

In Apple’s latest ad we see musicians, students, artists, cheerleaders, parents all living their lives. What do they all have in common? They’re...

Despite World Cup alcohol restrictions, Budweiser is still the king of sponsors on Twitter

As soccer fans around the world come down from the four-games-a-day high that was the group stage of the 2022 World Cup, the jarring pause until...

These types of tech workers are most likely to get laid off

There used to be a certain “magic” that came with working in tech, says 30-year industry veteran John Jenkins. But that’s all over now. The...

This breakthrough fentanyl vaccine could help curb the opioid crisis

In 2021, the drug epidemic in America hit a grim milestone, with more than 100,000 overdose deaths—more than in any prior year. Two-thirds of...

These alleged TikTok scammers are targeting Black influencers

In early November, Niké Ojekunle, known as Specs & Blazers on social media, posted a TikTok video called “Carter Agency Is a Scam. The Truth...

How being sarcastic in a pitch meeting nearly ruined my career

One of the biggest mistakes I made completely changed how I interact with people. There’s that quote, “The road to hell is paved with good...

Deloitte’s top futurist explains why companies should embrace ‘serial specialists’

Does your workplace belong in the metaverse? Should AI be allowed to run with agency and scale? How hard should bosses fight hard to retain “10x...

5 ethical dilemmas you need to grapple with before you can effect real change

Social change is a tangle of ethical puzzles. As we work to build a better world, we find ourselves confronted with human complexity: Different...

A new film festival will only show movies made using AI

AI tools are increasingly being used to create movies, music, and images. A new film festival plans to put such works front and center. Runway ML,...

Xbox and Calm are teaming up for the zen art of video-game soundscapes

Video games and serenity might seem like opposing forces, at a surface glance. Case in point, Xbox is famed for wildly popular combat warfare...

Uber and Motional launch self-driving rides in Las Vegas, with plans to expand to Los Angeles

Uber and Motional announced Wednesday they’re kicking off their self-driving offering in Las Vegas, two months after the companies inked a...

How Colgate-Palmolive, NASA, and an astronaut are teaming for better space hygiene

During her time aboard the International Space Station, former astronaut Cady Coleman became the self-appointed Clean Gym Clothes Police. Daily...

Here’s what T-Mobile has learned about stealing home broadband customers from Big Cable

A new T-Mobile report has some unexpectedly nice things to say about their competitor Verizon—but cable companies will find it less heartwarming...

Why e-bike maker Vela is ditching China for Detroit

Inside a 50,000-square-foot factory with walls lined by racks of metal and rubber, workers are machining steel tubes and welding them into the...

How to retire inequality, according to the CEOs of TIAA and AARP

Every American deserves to retire with dignity and financial security. But lower earnings and widening wealth gaps are keeping far too many women...

Measure your level of job burnout with this simple visual scale created by a behavioral scholar

A researcher from Notre Dame University this week unveiled a visual gauge that should help HR leaders quickly assess an employee’s level of...

Marriott’s new HQ is designed to feel like one of its hotels

For a company focused primarily on creating welcoming buildings in appealing places, hotel giant Marriott’s corporate headquarters was about as...

Canva’s Magic Write is an existential threat to Microsoft and Google

Canva is on a collision course with both Google and Microsoft, one that has the potential to turn the tech giants’ productivity suite empires to...

How to choose a career that lines up with how you like to spend your time

When you’re searching for a job that will make you happy, it’s common to think about the kind of work you like doing, the impact you want to make...

‘New York Times’ workers ask you to break your Wordle streak on Thursday

If you usually start your mornings with the New York Times mini crossword, by guessing the latest Wordle, or by listening to The Daily, you’re...

Yes, Gymkhana is still a thing, and it’s still absolutely bonkers

Apple just turned iCloud into a digital Fort Knox

Last week, I wrote an article calling out Apple’s Messages for its backup’s lack of end-to-end encryption on iCloud. Because the iCloud backups of...

CVS asks for donations at checkout, but are customers being guilted into paying the pharmacy’s debts?

November of every year is National Diabetes Month, a time when many gifts are made to the cause of fighting one of America’s most prevalent...

Workplace violence and harassment are rampant global issues, says landmark UN report

Almost a quarter of all workers worldwide have experienced some version of violence or harassment while on the job, according to a new UN report...

Here’s how to use Venmo to buy stuff on Amazon

I use my Venmo account just infrequently enough that every time I open the app, I’m either surprised by how high my balance is or how low my...

187 years ago, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate to the House. It’s still waiting

In 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the same treaty—Treaty of New Echota—that led to the death of...

This new magnetic powder can capture microplastics in water

When plastic waste breaks down into the smallest fragments, less than 1 micrometer wide—or 1,000 times finer than human hair—it can’t be...

Why Cash App’s ads are doing it for the culture

Rapper Kendrick Lamar sits between comedian ExavierTV and billionaire investor Ray Dalio. The strange trio is discussing a problem: Exavier lost...

This restaurant group grows 50,000 pounds of seasonal produce on its own regenerative farm

The shishito peppers served at Azumi, one of the luxury properties of Maryland’s Atlas Restaurant Group, are “absolutely unbelievable,” says the...

How museum workers are tracking cultural destruction during the war in Ukraine

As soon as Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, cultural heritage specialists around the world could see what was coming next. In addition to...

The internet loves ChatGPT, but there’s a dark side to the tech

Amid the usual doom and gloom that surrounds the internet these days, the world experienced an all-too-rare moment of joy over the past week: the...

What Hakeem Jeffries’s ascent in the House means for Silicon Valley

Nancy Pelosi, whose wealthy congressional district in San Francisco includes the headquarters of some of the world’s largest tech companies, was...

Sponsorship is essential for women to advance in tech—here are 3 ways to help

There’s a problem in tech. And it doesn’t have to do with the growing demand for digital transformation or increased threats to cybersecurity. It...

Text-to-image AI, explained: Why the tech has proven so controversial

Type “Teddy bears working on new AI research on the moon in the 1980s” into any of the recently released text-to-image artificial intelligence...

A clutter-free desk is just a ‘flip’ away thanks to this clever design

In 2013, a scientific study suggested that a messy desk is a sign of genius, dispelling a centuries-old myth that a cluttered desk suggests a...

Plant-based Philly cream cheese is coming soon to a bagel near you. Here’s where to find it

The Kraft Heinz Company has announced that one of its most iconic brands, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, is going all-in on the growing trend of plant-...

From Gen Z to baby boomers, Crocs emerges as a favorite brand across all age groups

The ongoing tale of Crocs’ comeback from the brink of extinction continues as a new report finds the cushy footwear among the top of the fastest-...

Robinhood launches retirement savings accounts

Stock trading app Robinhood wants its users to start planning for retirement. The San Francisco-based company announced today that it’s launching...

Our day jobs used to be our identities, but not so much anymore. Here’s what changed

Gone are the days when your job made up the bulk of your identity. Thanks to remote work, you can now run into lawyers/artists, and tech workers/...

This pizza-shaped map of the universe lets you see as far back as the Big Bang

Every good map has a “You are Here” marker. In this extraordinary version, said marker is at the very bottom of the map, and represents the...

5 bold ideas that could help save the planet

Climate change is one of the greatest threats ever to face humanity. With mounting storms, fires, floods, and droughts and the annual...

Why Facebook is threatening to ban all news from its platform

For many people, Facebook is the chief source of information in today’s world. But in a statement Monday, Meta threatened to pull all news off...

The fast-food industry just proved how easy it is to hijack California’s referendum process

A fast-food industry group said on Monday that it has collected enough signatures to stop California’s first-in-the-nation wage law from going...

How Autumn Adeigbo translated her Nigerian heritage into a celebrity-backed clothing brand

Celebrities love to support their favorite up-and-coming designers by wearing their garments and directing millions of fans to their label. But it...

Apple Music Replay 2022: How to get your most-played songs with the new ‘year in review’ feature

Another year is almost finished and with fewer than four weeks left in 2022, digital services are in full swing presenting users with their...

How to easily trick OpenAI’s genius new ChatGPT

OpenAI, the rock-star artificial intelligence laboratory that was founded by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others to explore what kinds of existential...

Why I use Proxi to map my favorite places

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe...

Exclusive: Wholesale marketplace Faire looks to introduce ads with key hire

Wholesale marketplace Faire has more than doubled its footprint over the last year, with 600,000 stores and 85,000 brands now represented on its...

Actor and producer Regina Hall explains why she pulls weeds in her downtime, and how she gets it all done

When I was younger, I wanted to become a nun. I always feel like there’s some higher power guiding my productivity—my will ebbs and flows, and I...

The best book covers of 2022

People love a good design trend story (guilty!). When it comes to book covers, it’s a delight to read about Frappucino unicorns, stacked...

Are you ready to pay extra for premium seating in restaurants? This app thinks so

That cool seat by the window in your favorite restaurant might soon cost extra. Restaurants are taking a page from the airline industry—for better...

Optimism is good for your career and your health—but not all optimism is the same

With all the negativity in the news, it can be tough to stay optimistic. From layoffs and inflation to political polarization and global issues,...

The science of miscommunication at work

People speak an average of 7,000 words a day by some estimates. Of course, that varies widely depending on your job, your position, your family,...

Charitable giving through wedding registries is all the rage. These are the top causes for couples

While the pandemic forced many couples to postpone their nuptials, the backlog of celebrations has mostly resumed. This year, 2.6 million couples...

Where is everyone getting those AI avatars? How Lensa took over the internet

Since launching in 2018, the app Lensa has been buried in a heap of photo-editing programs available in the iOS App store. It was one of those apps...

Employees are lying about mental health days, but not because they don’t need them

Employees may need mental health days, but that doesn’t mean they want their employers to know that. Mental health app Wysa surveyed 1,000...

Deep breath: You have all the tools to handle a stressful situation. Here’s how to use them

Stress levels have never been higher than over the past three years. That’s not about to change anytime soon as many workers return to the office...

We need a Federal Broadband Agency if we really want to take internet infrastructure seriously

It’s been a decade since we started to see the acceleration of software eating the world. It turns out, we underestimated the extent to which...

Life in the Gig Economy: The laid-off special education aid who became a dog walker

Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry relied upon by millions. If you’d like to share your story, email staff...

5 ways financial markets can start to make actual climate progress

This year’s conference of the parties, the U.N.’s climate change summit, was dubbed the “implementation” COP, and the world was watching the...

This beauty brand is promoting ‘bottle positivity.’ Are customers buying it?

Four days after launching the body and hair care brand Saltair, Iskra Lawrence had a problem. The model turned cofounder had just released her...

Three lessons for marketers from Netflix’s “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?”

Believe it or not, but there was once a time when Pepsi was arguably this country’s most popular and prolific marketer. The brand holds an...

Web3 investor Li Jin thinks a Universal Creative Income can help bolster the ‘passion economy’

Li Jin was one of the first Venture Capitalists to take online creators seriously and back them. In 2020, she left her post at Andreessen Horowitz...

How Roblox built a hiring test that feels like a video game

Ritti Bhogal had never seen an internship test like this before. “It was like a game,” says the second-year NYU student of her recent...

Generative AI tools are already changing the creativity landscape—and some artists aren’t happy about it

At the end of October, Shutterstock, one of the leading stock image companies on the internet, announced it was partnering with OpenAI to launch a...

Why employee satisfaction isn’t enough for employee engagement

The term “quiet quitting” has gone viral. What began as a TikTok trend, has worked its way into workplaces across the country. Chances are...