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These strategies can help with dealing with a bully at work

Have you ever worked with a bully and watched as they rose through the ranks, getting promotion after promotion?  In an excerpt in Fast Company, Teresa A. Daniel addresses why it feels like these...

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The real reason why so many managers don’t know how to manage

One of the most universal problems with work is bad bosses. Part of the reason so many people end up with a terrible manager is that as a society, we associate personality characteristics like...

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The AI industry is growing up. And the stakes are only getting higher

ChatGPT was the tech story of 2023 because it put the power of language AI directly into the hands of consumers. And yet ChatGPT was just the outside wrapper, the user interface, sitting atop a stack...

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This startup uses methane-eating microbes to turn pollution into fertilizer

On a dairy farm, cow burps aren’t the only big source of emissions. Manure “lagoons” also pump out large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But some dairy farms are now beginning to test a...

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Solar eclipse 2024: peak viewing times and maps for your area

The celestial event of the year will take place today. The 2024 total solar eclipse will span parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with the U.S. getting the lion’s share of the...

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Today’s top business headlines: Solar eclipse, Apple’s Vision Pro problems,...

How to watch the solar eclipse: Today’s full solar eclipse—a rare scientific event in which the moon passes perfectly between the sun and the earth—will be the last to occur in the U.S. until 2046....

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Housing market affordability is so strained that Home Depot is selling tiny...

Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. In response to the escalating strain on housing affordability, Home Depot, a leading...

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Final call for Best Workplaces for Innovators 2024 applications

Fast Company is extending its application deadline for Best Workplaces for Innovators 2024 to Friday, April 12 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. This marks the sixth year Fast Company will be recognizing...

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NASA lets young people experience the solar eclipse on Fortnite, Minecraft,...

As Americans rush to buy last-minute protective glasses and dodge cloud cover to view today’s solar eclipse, NASA is using the interest in the astronomical event to educate young people a bit more...

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These human-sounding voice bots can help diners feel more connected to a...

What’s a free glass of wine at a restaurant really worth? The answer depends on how good the wine is. But it also depends on whom you ask. To the diner, it might be worth $15. To the restaurant, it...

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Today’s top business headlines: Biden’s student debt plan, Neuralink’s rival,...

Biden’s rolls out his new student debt relief plan: Biden formally proposed a new plan of action for student loan debt relief on Monday. The plan would erase or lower the balances that more than 30...

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This is what it looks like to be single and middle class in New York, Ohio...

The idea of a middle class household is often tied up with the traditional notions of a married couple and their children. But increasingly more people are choosing to remain unmarried. Over the past...

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The solar eclipse is over—here are 3 things to do with your used glasses

The 2024 solar eclipse across North America has come and gone—but your eclipse glasses remain behind. So, what should you do with them? Here are several options. Save your eclipse glasses for future...

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Nike just teased its coolest, weirdest logo yet

Just as many people were staring at the sky, waiting for the totality of a rare solar eclipse, Nike took the opportunity to drop a fresh new logo. But not just any logo: an alien carved into a south...

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Coke’s logo gets a handmade upgrade for its new ad

Humans are bad at getting the details of logos right (this much we know), but Coca-Cola is embracing the imperfections of fan-made dupes. [Photo: Coca-Cola] A new ad campaign called “Every Coca-Cola...

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Traveled to see the solar eclipse? Here’s where to go next

Yesterday, every state along the trail from which this year’s solar eclipse appeared most visible was deluged with thousands of visitors. Delta even offered a path of totality flight package for folks...

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What it was like to watch the 2024 solar eclipse from New York City

On April 8, a solar eclipse swept across the United States, captivating much of the country for a few precious minutes as the moon crossed in front of the sun. New York City was one of many areas to...

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California’s divided housing market, as told by 2 maps

Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. At the height of the pandemic housing boom, this 5-bedroom house in Oakland,...

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Today’s top business headlines: CPI inflation data, Google’s new chips,...

Markets await new inflation data: Investors anxiously await Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, with concerns rising about potential high inflation readings. Although the S&P 500 saw...

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What it’s like to watch 243 startups give one-minute pitches

A disclaimer about this newsletter’s title: I didn’t quite watch 243 one-minute startup pitches myself during Y Combinator’s Demo Day last week. I think I probably set a personal record for pitch...

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