Walmart takes on trendy Trader Joe’s with its largest private food brand in...
In a possible move to enter a trendier, upper-scale grocery space dominated by Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, Walmart has announced Bettergoods, its largest private food brand launch in two decades—and...
View ArticleEPA bans most uses of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint...
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer...
View ArticleConsumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as...
U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest rates still elevated. The Conference...
View ArticleWalmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to...
Walmart announced plans Tuesday to close all of its doctor-staffed clinics around the country as it shuts down its entire Walmart Health division after determining that the centers weren’t a...
View ArticleNatural disasters are scaring property insurers away. States are trying to help
Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has...
View ArticleMexico is halfway to its clean energy goal. Politics could get in the way
Mexico’s taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year. The 1938 nationalization is a point of pride for millions of Mexicans...
View ArticleThese cities are offering free child care to parents and business property...
Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it...
View ArticleBrands That Matter 2024 early-rate application deadline is almost here
The early-rate application deadline for Fast Company‘s Brands That Matter recognition program is coming up fast. You have until Friday, May 5th to lock in the rate. We first introduced Brands That...
View ArticleBetter technologies, better safety: EVs usually are better in crashes than...
Public opinion about EV crash safety often hinges on a few high-profile fire incidents. Those safety concerns are arguably misplaced, and the actual safety of EVs is more nuanced. I’ve researched...
View ArticleBinance founder Changpeng Zhao just became America’s richest inmate
Changpeng Zhao, founder of crypto exchange Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering last November. The sentence is far below what...
View ArticleTaliban leaders want Afghanistan to become a tourism powerhouse. Restrictions...
Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals. It’s a motley crew. One student is a...
View ArticleH-1B visa lottery bids plummet after U.S. crackdown on people ‘gaming the...
Lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year, authorities said Tuesday, claiming success against people who were “gaming the system” by submitting multiple, sometimes...
View ArticleAI chatbots are taking over customer service, but most of us would rather...
“Please hold for the next available agent.” For busy consumers hoping to quickly resolve an issue through customer service, no seven words are likely to spark more dread. How long, exactly, are we...
View ArticleCVS Health stock just sunk to its lowest price in 3 years after the pharmacy...
Shares of CVS Health Corporation are taking a beating in premarket trading this morning. As of the time of this writing, CVS stock is down over 12% to $59.49 per share. That’s around a low the...
View ArticleGenAI and education: Beyond the hype
Since the public release of generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and countless other models less than a year ago, debate has swirled among educators about their potential to transform...
View Article42% of Americans think AI will distort 2024 election coverage
Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues.About half of Americans, 53%, say they are...
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‘Big pet parents’ John Legend and Chrissy Teigen want to feed high-end food...
Before John Legend and Chrissy Teigen wed in 2013 and went on to have four children, the celebrity pair went through a fairly common, pre-parenthood rite of passage. They adopted a bulldog. “We’re big...
View ArticleWill a DEA reclassification of marijuana put the banking industry at ease?...
The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it might do little to ease a...
View ArticleChina is using TikTok to ‘spy on’ Americans, say 46% of people polled
A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U.S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as Washington moves closer to potentially banning the Chinese-owned...
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How generative AI unlocks creativity in all professions
The past year has taught us a lot about the power of artificial intelligence and its impact on creativity. From the adoption of Canva’s Magic Studio suite of AI-powered tools, to insightful findings...
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