Wearable heat tech sensors could save workers from overheating, but they’re...
On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos, and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility and prepare it for demolition. Dressed in...
View ArticleA Trump judge just rolled back key civil rights protections in Louisiana’s...
Last week, in a culmination of a decade-long fight, James Cain, a federal judge in Louisiana who was appointed by president Trump, blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department...
View ArticleNASA decides against using Starliner to bring astronauts back—dealing another...
NASA’s announcement Saturday that it won’t use a troubled Boeing capsule to return two stranded astronauts to Earth is yet another setback for the struggling company, although the financial damage is...
View ArticleAI stocks are outperforming—but artificial intelligence isn’t going to save...
AI is everywhere, but it may not be the near-term panacea for economic growth that many in the business community are hoping it will be. That’s a key takeaway from Joe Davis, global chief economist at...
View ArticleCanada imposes a 100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs—hitting Tesla
Canada announced Monday it is launching a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching U.S. tariffs imposed over what Western governments say are China’s subsidies that give its...
View ArticleSeattle–Tacoma Airport hit by a possible cyber attack, causing major outage
An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday as Port of Seattle officials worked to investigate the...
View ArticleHyundai’s Georgia EV plant will take 6.6 million gallons of water a day from...
A federal agency plans to reassess its environmental permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after a conservation group complained that regulators failed to properly...
View ArticleJeremy Allen White is back and baring it once again for Calvin Klein
Back in January, Jeremy Allen White broke the internet with a steamy Calvin Klein ad that sparked new appreciation for the brand’s celebrity sex appeal (and the timeless style of a red couch). Now,...
View ArticleInstagram releases new fonts and effects to make every user an amateur...
Your Instagram feed could get a bit of a makeover. Instagram is today releasing a new slate of text-based creative tools, including fonts and effects, for users to apply to stories, reels, and photo...
View ArticleTikTok’s ‘hopecore’ trend shows the best—and worst—of internet optimism
TikTok’s “hopecore” trend manufactured internet cheer. That is, until users turned on it. Videos labeled #hopecore once symbolized an unrelenting optimism for internet doomscrollers. The clips...
View ArticleWhy France’s arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has divided tech regulation...
It has been a chaotic few days for Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, who was arrested as he landed at an airport outside Paris in his private jet over the weekend. Following Durov’s arrest on August...
View ArticleZuckerberg says the Biden administration ‘pressured’ Facebook to censor some...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it...
View ArticleEmployers: Our employees’ mental health depends on us
It’s past time to take action on employee mental health. By 2030, mental disorders are projected to cause $16.3 trillion in cumulative loss in economic output. Mental disorders will affect between...
View ArticleBiden administration awards $521 million in grants to build EV charging network
The Biden administration said Tuesday it is awarding $521 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging and deploy more than 9,200 EV charging ports. The Energy Department and Federal...
View ArticleCulture: Convictions versus cliches
Culture is the bedrock of any organization. It brings calm to chaos by creating consistency people can grasp onto. It allows diversity to flourish with shared expectations around communication and...
View ArticleThe FIFA World Cup is coming to the U.S.—who will benefit?
Some of the world’s most storied soccer nations recently finished competing in Copa America, putting the beautiful game on center stage in the U.S. This tournament marked the beginning of a...
View ArticleEdgar Bronfman Jr. drops bid for Paramount, clearing the way for Skydance’s...
The merger between entertainment giant Paramount and media company Skydance is set to go ahead after Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdrew a competing offer. Bronfman, executive chairman of streaming service...
View ArticleClimate campaigners say the EU’s 2030 emissions-cutting rules are inadequate...
Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court over its emissions rules for 2030, seeking a ruling from Europe’s second-highest court that would force the bloc to strengthen its...
View ArticleWhy the presidential candidates are aligned on battery issues
China has continued to dominate the electric vehicle and battery minerals markets. The country’s international market share is thanks to an early start at comprehensive policies aimed at every single...
View ArticleDollar General and Kroger charge shoppers for this service that other stores...
There’s no quicker way to get cash than by selecting “cash back” when checking out at a grocery or retail store. It can save you a trip to the bank or local ATM, which, in some communities, are...
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