X gave Grok AI automatic permission to train using your data—Here’s how to...
In more questionable X (formerly Twitter) news, the social media site recently activated a new setting that will allow AI to use your data to train. Basically, X opted you into handing out your posts...
View ArticleApple’s iPhone drops out of the top-5 most popular smartphones in China
Apple’s iPhones are losing their appeal in China while local competitors are advancing, according to market tracker IDC. iPhone shipments in the country dropped 3.1% year-over-year in the second...
View ArticleVideo game turmoil: What the actor strike means for blockbusters like...
Just shy of a year after Hollywood actors went on strike against the television and motion picture industries, SAG-AFTRA is headed back to the picket lines. The union has called a strike against major...
View ArticleAI is a new factor in U.S. election misinformation—and there are still 101...
There are 101 days until the U.S. presidential election and, as in years past, misinformation is once again an issue. But this year, AI chatbots are also factoring into the equation. One recent...
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This privacy-first notes app is an ideal Chrome home page upgrade
Man alive, these humble web browsers of ours sure have come a long way.But for all the progress we’ve seen in the past several years, somehow, Chrome and most other modern browsers still fall short in...
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Seal tags allow scientists to track ocean currents and climate change
A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It’s tagging seals. Several species of seals...
View ArticleJohn Florence’s brand is riding the Olympic surfing wave
When John Florence paddles out for the surfing competition of the Olympic Games Paris, which starts this weekend, he’ll be more than 9,000 miles away from the host city. That’s because the surfing...
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As extreme heat threatens its future, the Olympic Games has become the...
Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games might be spared the worst of it, the weather will still be hot. As global temperatures have risen,...
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A loneliness expert reveals the one question that prompts rewarding connections
When Monika Jiang set out to explore modern loneliness she asked a radical question: What if our experience of loneliness is our path back to each other? She took the leap—leaving her role as the head...
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Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which is the better app in 2024?
This week Apple brought Apple Maps to the web in beta, bringing it one step closer to parity with Google Maps, which has long been available via web browsers. Of course, iPhone owners will still turn...
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7 surprising tricks from an Olympic gold medalist that will make you more...
The 2024 Summer Olympics are here, baby. The swimmer Ana Marcela Cunha is hovering in the Seine River, ready to glide. The cyclist Tadej Pogačar is clipped into the pedals of his bike, poised to ride....
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Housing market hack: How this family just got their dream home at a 2.5%...
Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. Stephen and Anslie Spitler were at a loss: They were expecting a third child and their...
View ArticleWhy the 2024 Olympics TV ratings won’t matter
As the 2024 Paris Olympics kick off this weekend, the cloud left by the 2020 Tokyo Games’ viewership flop still casts a shadow. Headlines declaring the death of the Olympics have become a quadrennial...
View ArticleHey Auntie! is a new social support network for Black women
Despite all our digital connections, we are in the midst of what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described as an epidemic of loneliness. That sense of isolation is what Nicole Kenney wants to...
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How the UPC barcode revolutionized global commerce over the past 50 years
The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer—on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going strong....
View ArticleThis is the kind of leader we need right now
This column is not about politics. It’s about a type of leader. It’s about how a leader who communicates honestly, inspires trust, and models integrity achieves enduring success while promoting...
View ArticleBillie Jean King says Paris Olympics shows progress in women’s sports
The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women’s sports, tennis champion and pioneer Billie Jean King told Reuters, as organizers trumpet...
View ArticleWhen should you let someone ‘pick your brain’?
Ever had someone ask to ‘pick your brain’? When you do something notable or have position others might want someday, too, you’ll get an occasional request from someone who wants to buy you coffee in...
View Article3 money tips for empty nesters
The period after your last child leaves the nest is often described as “bittersweet”–which generally means you’re singing Sunrise, Sunset while turning their game room into a home gym. But in addition...
View ArticleWhat happens when you get put on a performance improvement plan
Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. After the death of his father, Owen...
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