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How Anyscale cofounder Robert Nishihara is smoothing AI’s complexities

As businesses reinvent workflows and products with AI, many such initiatives have stalled or failed to reach production. It can be really hard to...

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Mark Sullivan

6 ways AI can help UX designers work better—and faster

Artificial intelligence isn’t creative in the same way that people are. It doesn’t understand inspiration. But that doesn’t mean real UX...

yesterday 6

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Richard Baguley

These 2 practices can help us create a stronger civil society

In the wake of hurricanes striking across the Southeast this fall, nonprofit organizations played a vital role in delivering much needed aid to...

yesterday 6

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Mike Gianoni

The U.S. Census Bureau is adding refugees to its immigrant count. Here’s why

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts immigrants in annual estimates by including more people who were admitted for humanitarian, and...

yesterday 10

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Associated Press

UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna stock prices take another hit after Trump says he’s going to ‘knock out’ drug industry middlemen

Shares in major healthcare companies fell yesterday after president-elect Donald Trump made comments that he wanted to “knock out” prescription...

yesterday 10

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Michael Grothaus

The first female Cabinet secretary is granted a national monument, thanks to the Biden administration

President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in...

yesterday 2

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Associated Press

Japanese tech giant SoftBank is investing over $100 billion in the U.S. Here’s why

Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100...

yesterday 2

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Associated Press

Is that a drone or a plane? Here are 3 ways to tell the difference

Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be...

yesterday 1

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Associated Press

TikTok asks the Supreme Court to block the U.S. ban

TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the...

yesterday 1

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Associated Press

Quantum computing stocks are having a great 2024: QUBT, D-Wave, Rigetti soar on enthusiasm for the cutting-edge tech

This year has been pretty good for tech stocks, including well-known tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. However, 2024 has...

yesterday 1

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Michael Grothaus

Apple under fire for using conflict minerals in its supply chain

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using...

yesterday 1

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Reuters

How to showcase your AI skills to land a job in 2025

College grads are on pace to hold nearly twice the number of jobs over their careers compared to 15 years ago, according to LinkedIn’s new Work...

yesterday 20

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Catherine Fisher

These New Orleans nurses voted to unionize—but say they can’t get a contract without a strike

On October 25, Tonjanika Webster joined a line of nurses on Canal Street, outside of New Orleans’s University Medical Center. Some, like Webster,...

yesterday 10

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Capital And Main

Sandisk got a new, hype beast-y logo

Sandisk Corporation, the maker of flash drives and memory cards, debuted a new logo today, and it’s based on a single pixel. “It all started with...

yesterday 10

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Hunter Schwarz

It’s the end of the internet as we know it—and I feel fine

The internet feels like it’s falling apart.  Not literally. Structurally, it’s sound. There are plenty of fiber optic cables lining ocean floors,...

yesterday 10

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Scott Nover

The strange future of lab-grown meat involves quail, crocodile, and woolly mammoth

The quail parfait glistens on my plate, smeared across a disc of fried heirloom masa. At first glance, it looks like the kind of fine-dining fare...

yesterday 5

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Joe Fassler

Will Luigi Mangione hero worship inspire copycat crimes? We asked an expert on criminal behavior

Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but some are hailing him as a hero. Others, however, worry...

yesterday 5

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Shalene Gupta

Nike should have never killed its NFTs

What a difference a year can make. After amassing $185.3 million in NFT sales revenue in 2023, within three years of operation, Nike is rolling up...

yesterday 5

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Grant Mccracken

Prenuvo’s controversial full-body MRI scans just got cheaper for some people

Whether you know it or not, whether you’re worried or not, there could be a deadly medical issue hiding inside your body. One way to find out is...

yesterday 4

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Nate Berg

Under Trump, cities will have to solve their housing crises themselves

The failure to build more housing and drive down costs has been a pernicious issue across the country—and in cities in particular. Driven by a...

yesterday 2

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Patrick Sisson

5 things not to say to a coworker with long COVID-19

“Nobody can be dizzy for two years.” With long COVID, many are. “Oh, come on. Adults don’t need naps.” With long COVID, many do. And some...

yesterday 2

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Ludmila Praslova

This is what you’re going to wear in 2025

Get ready for cowboy boots. The color purple. And proportion play. From year to year, fashion sensibilities change in subtle ways. But across the...

yesterday 1

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Elizabeth Segran

Miami’s luxury beachfront properties are sinking much faster than scientists expected

High rises are heavy, and that can cause the ground below them to slowly sink and settle, especially right after they’re constructed. But in...

yesterday 1

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Kristin Toussaint

Housing market outlook: 14 forecasts for mortgage rates in 2025

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s  ResiClub  in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Economic forecasting has...

yesterday 1

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Lance Lambert

‘Psychological terror’: Influencer Matilda Djerf has been accused of creating a toxic workplace

Swedish influencer Matilda Djerf has been embroiled in a string of recent controversies.  Djerf is facing backlash following an investigative...

yesterday 1

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Eve Upton-Clark

Bold solutions to end the homelessness crisis

Homelessness has been a challenge in the United States since before it was a country, as the early colonies struggled to address the “wandering...

yesterday 1

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Gene Eidelman

Can entrepreneurship be a spiritual practice?

In an interview with Fast Company, Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan envisioned investors as “bodhisattva” helping startups reach the “promised...

yesterday 2

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Steve Dry

Inside Atlantic Labs: The Atlantic’s big bet on AI, games, and the future of journalism

More than 165 years ago, the literary greats of American writing—including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry...

yesterday 1

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Mark Wilson

What is a U.S. strategic reserve and why is Trump proposing it for bitcoin?

Bitcoin hit a record high above $107,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump reiterated plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve,...

yesterday 0

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Reuters

LNG export study urges caution on new permits over risks to climate and consumers

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden released a long-awaited study on the economic and environmental impacts of liquefied natural gas...

yesterday 0

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Reuters

Pet parent gift guide: The gifts we want for our pets this year

If you want to spoil a pet lover for the holidays, spoil their pets.  Ever since I adopted my senior pup, Poppy, from Muttville in San Francisco,...

yesterday 0

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Jessica Bursztynsky

NYC is getting rid of the best seats on the Subway

This week, the MTA announced plans to order 435 more of the high-tech R211 trains—the ones with security cameras, brighter lights, more standing...

yesterday 0

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Diana Budds

Why great design has always been sustainable

With 2024 tracking to set a new global temperature record—surpassing the high reached just last year—and with an obvious uptick in human suffering...

yesterday 0

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Lisa Gralnek

‘My best friend’: Gen Zers are gushing about ChatGPT on TikTok

yesterday 0

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Eve Upton-Clark

Starbucks union authorizes a potential strike ahead of talks

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Reuters

Oreo maker is using AI to develop new snack flavors

yesterday 10

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Chris Morris

Climate tech firms get $80 million for carbon removal

yesterday 1

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Reuters

VW and unions may reach a deal soon or they’ll adjourn until next year

yesterday 4

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Reuters

The latest twist in the embarrassing WordPress saga involves pineapple pizza

yesterday 1

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Chris Stokel-Walker

Grubhub to pay $25 million for deceptive practices against customers, drivers, restaurants

yesterday 1

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Reuters

Why AI company Databricks just scored one of the biggest funding rounds in history

yesterday 1

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Mark Sullivan

PG&E offered $15 billion loan from the Biden administration for climate projects, power grid

yesterday 1

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Reuters

What is Fartcoin? And why is it soaring right now?

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have frequently expressed frustration with the lack of respect digital currency gets from many traditional investors....

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Chris Morris

Small businesses lean into ‘cozy’ and ‘festive’ trends this holiday season

After the busy Black Friday holiday weekend, Kristen Tarnol, owner of Emerald Forest Gifts in Studio City, California, is already asking her...

previous day 20

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Associated Press

Journalists brace for renewned fury from the Trump administration

For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there’s a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. The return to power...

previous day 5

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Associated Press

70,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled in Wisconsin. Here’s what caused it

Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered...

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Associated Press

Why the Fed is likely to slow its rate cuts in 2025

Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The...

previous day 20

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Associated Press

Why is Palo Alto Networks stock price so ‘low’ today? Don’t worry. It just split

If you’re an investor in Palo Alto Networks who woke up this morning only to have your jaw drop when you saw the stock price (Nasdaq: PANW),...

previous day 9

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Michael Grothaus

Why MicroStrategy tech stock is rallying as it joins the Nasdaq

MicroStrategy shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Monday as the software company and bitcoin buyer was set to join the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100...

previous day 10

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Reuters

What’s in store for crypto in 2025? Experts weigh in

The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses...

previous day 10

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Associated Press

5 Trump team proposals that rollback Biden era EV and emissions policies

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging...

previous day 10

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Reuters

Insurers are fleeing California due to wildfires. But this startup plans to work with the riskiest homes

As wildfires get bigger and more destructive in California, more insurance companies are pulling out of the state—or sharply limiting the number...

previous day 8

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Adele Peters

Weight-loss drugs are sending Americans back to their doctors. And it’s not why you think 

Powerful weight-loss drugs are expanding use of U.S. healthcare as patients starting prescriptions are diagnosed with obesity-related conditions or...

previous day 8

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Reuters

How Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’ channeled the spirit of holiday specials past

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas is certainly a holiday special of our time. After all, the Netflix special features sketches about...

previous day 20

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Henry Chandonnet

Founder mode can’t work. Be maximalist

The tech industry was recently abuzz with a post from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham on “founder mode.” In a nutshell, his concept explores the...

previous day 20

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Bipul Sinha

‘Legislation is hot.’ Inside Paris Hilton’s quest to reform the troubled-teen industry

In a dark auditorium at the Arizona Biltmore Luxury Resort in Phoenix, Paris Hilton is holding a microphone bedazzled with rhinestones and speaking...

previous day 10

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Shalene Gupta

Amazon claims its robots aren’t coming for your fulfillment-center job

Last week, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Amazon held its biggest-ever holiday shopping event. To meet the demand and maintain the ultrafast...

previous day 10

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Yasmin Gagné

The Amazon holiday strike is perfectly timed. It’s the latest example of workers wielding their collective power

In a bold move aimed at hitting the company where it hurts most, Amazon workers are striking just in time for Christmas, its busiest, most...

previous day 7

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Jennifer Mattson

How popular is Kendra Scott’s Elisa necklace? Enough to sell one every minute

If you have a tween girl in your life, she’s very likely obsessed with a dainty necklace with an oval pendant. The Elisa necklace, made by the...

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Elizabeth Segran

2024 was a record-setting year for office building conversions

If empty offices were some of the lemons produced by the pandemic, office conversions are the lemonade. Savvy developers and city officials have...

previous day 8

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Nate Berg

Why empathy should be your top leadership priority

As a father of three, I’ve seen firsthand that people are naturally empathetic—my kids, for example, can’t help but get upset when they see...

previous day 8

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Aytekin Tank

Betty White, Keith Haring, and cute animals: These are USPS’s 2025 stamp designs

If you’ve been waiting for a Betty White postage stamp, 2025 is your year. The U.S. Postal Service has announced its first slate of...

previous day 2

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Hunter Schwarz

Eau de . . . mayo? 2024 was the year perfume got weird

Imagine you’re walking down the street in New York City, bundled up to enjoy a glorious December morning. A passing Uber sends a rush of air over...

previous day 2

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Grace Snelling

Why Tarang Amin, CEO of E.l.f. Beauty, is Modern CEO of the Year

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

previous day 10

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Stephanie Mehta

These 5 cool Google Maps features are off the beaten path

If you’re like, well, just about everyone, you probably use Google Maps to get from Point A to Point B and that’s it. But this venerable route...

previous day 7

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Doug Aamoth

How to ask your boss for more autonomy and flexibility

Some people like to have a rigid schedule. They like to know where to go and what to do at every minute of the day. They like to have their tasks...

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Art Markman

Coca-Cola pledged to scale up reusable packaging. Then it changed its mind

Despite growing public scrutiny and legal challenges over its use of plastic, Coca-Cola appears to be moving backward on packaging sustainability....

previous day 7

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Grist

Many Americans spend over 15% of their income on energy bills

Heating bills can get expensive, especially in poorly insulated homes with inefficient heating systems, drafty windows and doors, and little...

previous day 6

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Yale Climate Connections

This is how HR will transform in 2025

HR has undergone a seismic shift recently, confronting unprecedented challenges and emerging opportunities. As businesses adapt to shifting...

previous day 6

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Cheryl Swirnow

Winter makes you more vulnerable to cold and flu viruses. Here’s what to do about it

You’ve probably heard “Don’t go outside in the winter with your hair wet or without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.” That’s not exactly true....

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The Conversation

Gen Z TikTok users have taken holiday wish lists to a new level

Do you still make a holiday wish list? For those past the Santa Claus phase but still spending the holidays in their childhood bedroom, this debate...

previous day 3

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Eve Upton-Clark

This Mark Cuban-backed startup is helping creators monetize their audiences

Falon Fatemi first met Mark Cuban in 2011 at South By Southwest, where the two bonded over ideas about untapped opportunities in the tech industry....

previous day 6

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Janya Sundar

Gift won’t arrive in time for the holidays? Psychologists say your friends won’t really care

It’s gift-giving season, which means making long shopping lists, wondering if anyone will care about receiving scented candles two years in a row,...

previous day 2

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Shalene Gupta

4 leadership trends to watch in 2025

If you think the world is changing faster than ever before, you’re probably right. According to Accenture, the rate of change in businesses has...

previous day 3

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David Rock

Rooftop revolution: Where homeowners are adopting solar panels

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s  ResiClub  in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. While more homeowners are...

previous day 3

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Lance Lambert

This street in Milan has the world’s most upscale shopping

Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada, and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s swankiest shopping street,...

previous day 5

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Associated Press

OpenAI vs. Musk: How their legal battle aims to prevent an AI ‘dictatorship’

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence...

previous day 8

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Associated Press

How ride-hailing apps are replacing school buses

Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-...

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The Conversation

New Jersey’s mysterious drone sightings are inspiring swarms of memes and merchandise on Amazon, Etsy, and elsewhere

The devil works hard, but Amazon merch sellers work harder.  Over the past several weeks, reports of large drone sightings over New Jersey have...

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Grace Snelling

‘Being a teen mom doesn’t mean that you’re a sh***y parent’: TikTok’s teen moms are making big money

“Dinner w an exhausted overstimulated 19y old teen mom who hates cooking,” wrote MariClare MacLamroc over a video of herself cooking pasta and...

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Eve Upton-Clark

The Montana-based mapping company turning hikers into confident explorers

Paper maps may have made a bit of a comeback lately, but let’s face it: for most of us, they’re no match for the convenience of Google Maps or...

previous day 1

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Anna-Louise Jackson

Bank of America makes its 2025 housing market predictions

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s  ResiClub  in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. U.S. home prices will...

previous day 1

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Meghan Malas

Lego has an IP problem

Lego recently released a new kit: a Marvel logo that’s selling for $100. And the reaction from most people has been: “Lego, are you crazy?”...

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Jesus Diaz

How data scientist Rebecca Portnoff is pushing AI companies to tackle child abuse head on

As she was finishing up her undergraduate degree at Princeton University, Rebecca Portnoff was trying to figure out what was next: more school, or...

previous day 30

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Jessica Bursztynsky

An economist explains where the U.S. job market is heading in 2025

The job market has seen some major pendulum swings in the past few years, from an abundance of jobs during the Great Reshuffle to what feels like...

previous day 9

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Karin Kimbrough

How to spot a lie on a candidate’s résumé

Does your résumé include a little fiction? An exaggeration or two? What about an outright lie? According to a survey of 1,000 job seekers by the...

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Stephanie Vozza

Eddie AI is one of the best video editing tools out there

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

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Jeremy Caplan

Monarch butterfly may get federal protections as a threatened species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in...

sunday 8

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Reuters

This climate tech company is cleaning up energy grids

In some areas of the U.S., solar and wind farms generate a large percentage of the electricity on the grid. But in other areas, the grid remains...

sunday 10

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Yale Climate Connections

How to plan a holiday party that employees don’t dread

Ah, the office holiday party. Some employees love the opportunity to celebrate—or view it as a chance to gather intel from coworkers and debrief...

sunday 2

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Pavithra Mohan

The surprisingly corporate retail origin story behind ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’

Thanks to a many versions of books, a catchy Christmas song, multiple TV specials, and countless products, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer certainly...

sunday 8

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Shannon Cudd

The unexpected lesson in inspired leadership from ‘Groundhog Day’

If you haven’t seen the movie Groundhog Day, you’re either very old, very young, or completely detached from contemporary culture. Upon its...

sunday 2

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Yonason Goldson

‘Forever chemicals’ are hard to break down, but light works

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname “forever chemicals” from their extraordinary ability to stick...

sunday 10

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The Conversation

Why Thrive Capital’s Vince Hankes is betting big on OpenAI

“We’re in this massive paradigm shift,” says Vince Hankes, the venture capitalist leading Thrive Capital’s investment in OpenAI. “And when...

sunday 10

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Mark Sullivan

How shaving my head bald is impacting my career and life

In a few days, I will be a bald woman. Not by choice, but by necessity. I have been slowly losing my hair for a couple of decades. So now, days...

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Amber Cabral

Why emotional intelligence is key to build a great company culture

With the pace of technology increasing, building a strong and effective company culture becomes more critical. Rapidly shifting markets and...

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Harvey Deutschendorf

Is your supermarket using climate-friendly refrigerants? Probably not

Supermarket fridges and freezers are a significant source of global warming pollution. And according to the Climate-Friendly Supermarket Scorecard,...

14.12.2024 20

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Yale Climate Connections

Apple just brought ChatGPT to iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Here’s how to make the most of it

This week, Apple rolled out its first significant update to its Apple Intelligence platform since it was launched in October. The initial Apple...

14.12.2024 8

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Michael Grothaus

Old hockey cards and a Rembrandt-ish painting: Some attic treasures are auctioned for millions

Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting...

14.12.2024 7

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Associated Press

Some software stocks may be even less desirable in a rebounding market

Some recent developments suggest the beleaguered software group of stocks may be coming back into favor, as I noted a couple weeks ago following...

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Tiernan Ray

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