Your brain wants you to be curious, not anxious
In a letter Albert Einstein wrote to his biographer in 1952, the brilliant scientist claimed to possess no special talents other than being “passionately curious.” False modesty aside, it was only...
View ArticleHow Amazon, Walmart, and Target made ocean-shipping season peak early
Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com’s Prime Day event from siphoning U.S. sales of backpacks and laptops, helping advance the peak ocean...
View Article$325 million in U.S. federal aid will boost Puerto Rico’s solar projects
The U.S. government announced Thursday that $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery storage installations across Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory struggles with chronic...
View ArticleNike gets its edge back for the Paris Olympics
For the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Nike debuted a new ad campaign that immediately made an impact. Billboard, magazine ads, and a TV commercial starring basketball star Lisa Leslie, all...
View ArticleHow this broadband bootcamp is helping U.S. tribal communities gain internet...
There’s a home movie theater with orange walls and plush recliners at the top of a steep hill on Matthew Rantanen’s ranch in Southern California. But on a recent afternoon, people weren’t flocking to...
View ArticleTeamsters president Sean O’Brien took a gamble speaking at the RNC. It won’t...
This year’s Republican National Convention featured a number of strange guests. Among them were former reality-TV star Amber Rose, the CEO of a bean company, a gaggle of North Carolina frat boys, and...
View ArticleGlobal electricity consumption is pushing coal power usage up
Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by increasing demand for air conditioning as temperatures rise, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...
View Article$1.5B railyard expansion in one of the nation’s busiest seaports will...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials visited the port of Long Beach on Thursday to break ground on a $1.5 billion railyard expansion project that will more than triple the...
View ArticleThe CrowdStrike outage should make us rethink the resiliency of our tech...
Very late Thursday night, the world got a firsthand look at how vulnerable our computer infrastructure is. A glitch in an update to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor tool pushed out by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This glowing MTA lamp quickly sold out. Now it’s back for a very limited time
New Yorkers may be unhappy with MTA service, but MTA-inspired home decor? It seems they can’t get enough. Independent clothing brand OnlyNY partnered with the transit authority to release an MTA...
View ArticleMost Americans think the rich don’t pay their fair share of taxes—but Trump...
In the first presidential debate of 2024, tax policy—and who it really benefits in this country—were among the issues most fiercely debated by Donald Trump and President Biden. Trump repeated his vow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What the Smithsonian is archiving from the 2024 Republican National Convention
Political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, collecting items from clothing to signs that will help...
View ArticleCrowdStrike outage disrupts hospitals, reveals healthcare IT flaws
The ongoing major IT outage that’s being blamed on a content update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike is disrupting a wide swath of industries Friday, from airlines to banking. But arguably no...
View ArticleFlying today? Here’s how to handle the Microsoft outage impact
If you’re traveling by plane today, don’t be surprised if you encounter a delay. On Friday morning, a major Microsoft outage caused by an update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disrupted around...
View ArticleL.A.’s Intuit Dome is the future of sports stadiums
This fall, the Los Angeles Clippers will welcome guests to their new home: the Intuit Dome. Team owner Steve Ballmer joins AT&T CEO John Stankey to discuss how tech can amplify the live, in-game...
View ArticleThese are the biggest pet peeves about the office, according to new research
As companies have doubled down on in-person requirements for hybrid teams, many employees have tried to find workarounds to avoid spending more time in the office than necessary. Fast Company recently...
View ArticleShould AI be considered an employee? This company thinks so
Most workers are worried that AI will replace them. And while many are now using AI at work, few directly refer to the technology as a “coworker” or an “employee.” But the CEO of people management...
View Article5 tips to effectively judge people using personality science from an...
Richard Davis is an organizational psychologist and managing director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has extensive experience advising CEOs, including those leading Fortune 100 companies. Clients...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You can customize Dyson’s new headphones in more than 2,000 color combos
Dyson, the brand best known for its wireless vacuums and much-adored hair dryer, just announced a new product set to launch soon on its website: customizable, over-ear headphones.Called the Dyson...
View ArticleFrom wiretapping to geolocation data collection: AI mass surveillance for the...
The 2024 Paris Olympics is drawing the eyes of the world as thousands of athletes and support personnel and hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe converge in France. It’s not just...
View Article