Unlocking big data in commercial real estate
Strategists at a commercial real estate developer recently had a major “Aha!” moment: The markets they are targeting for new projects are precisely those where the competition is most intense,...
View ArticleTaylor Swift fans jump on ‘tour tourism’ trend to score cheaper tickets abroad
Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S. concert tour last year or didn’t want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to...
View ArticleThe Taylor Swift bill became Minnesota law, safeguarding online ticket buying...
People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law...
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DeepMind’s new AlphaFold 3 expands to DNA, RNA modeling
Google DeepMind has expanded its AlphaFold AI system to not only predict the structure of proteins, but also to model how proteins interact with other cell structures, including DNA, RNA, and small...
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The world’s biggest carbon removal factory just opened in Iceland
In 2021, the first large-scale carbon removal plant started sucking CO2 from the air in a remote corner of Iceland. Now Climeworks, the company behind it, has opened a version that’s 10 times larger....
View ArticleBombardier’s new logo is part of a growing trend: naming your logo
The new logo introduced recently by Canadian jetmaker Bombardier is not only sleek and striking, but boasts a feature that is becoming a must-have for any symbol aspiring to prominence: a name. It is...
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The Met Gala celebrated flowers. It forgot about the environment
The Met Gala has historically disregarded sustainable fashion, despite its status as the industry’s biggest night. Designers compete to dress the most marquee names on the planet around a central...
View ArticleBiden sends a lifeline to the ‘sandwich generation’ with childcare and...
As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of childcare, expanding preschool opportunities and...
View ArticleTop TikTok exec out on leave amid accusations of bullying and harassment...
TikTok’s general manager in Germany, Tobias Henning, has gone on leave as the company launches an investigation into his behavior following allegations of verbal abuse, Fast Company has learned....
View ArticlePanera’s pulling ‘Charged Sips’ drinks after a spate of wrongful death lawsuits
Panera Bread said it’s discontinuing its Charged Sips drinks that were tied to at least two wrongful death lawsuits due to their high caffeine content. Panera didn’t say Tuesday whether the drinks...
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This cannabis seltzer from a Minnesota restauranteur pays tribute to...
Dana Thompson has spent much of the past decade thinking about food—be it advocating for food sovereignty or as cofounder of Minneapolis-based Owamni, which won the James Beard Award for best new...
View ArticleGoogle DeepMind’s AlphaFold 3 could speed up drug discovery for diseases
Google Deepmind has unveiled the third major version of its “AlphaFold” artificial intelligence model, designed to help scientists design drugs and target disease more effectively. In 2020, the...
View ArticleApple’s new iPad ad accused of crushing creative dreams
On Tuesday, Apple dropped a new ad for the all-new iPad Pro. It shows a strategically bundled collection of creative tools—things like turntables, a piano, trumpet, cans of paint, a sculptured bust,...
View ArticleFTX bankruptcy: What customers should know about getting their money back...
Customers who lost their money when crypto exchange FTX collapsed in late 2022 are set to get their money back—and then some. That’s according to an announcement released today by FTX’s legal team,...
View ArticleFDIC probe reveals toxic workplace culture and questions chairman’s credibility
An independent review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ‘s workplace culture describes an environment that fostered “hostile, abusive, unprofessional, or inappropriate conduct,” and questions...
View ArticleOklahoma judge halts enforcement of anti-ESG law
A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry. Oklahoma County District Court Judge...
View ArticleDeepfakes of Rihanna and Katy Perry attending the Meta Gala duped viewers
No, Katy Perry and Rihanna didn’t attend the Met Gala this year. But that didn’t stop AI-generated images from tricking some fans into thinking the stars made appearances on the steps of fashion’s...
View ArticleThe future of hundreds of California farmworkers’ right to unionize hangs in...
In a meeting room at a hotel in California’s crop-rich Central Valley, a fight is taking place that could help shape the future of farm labor in fields that grow a chunk of the country’s food.The...
View ArticleWhere the human brain (still) has an edge over AI
In 1928, the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming returned from a two-week vacation and realized he had made a significant oversight. In his haste to leave for his holiday, he had left a messy pile of...
View Article450 million people will vote for EU leadership in June, here’s what hangs in...
The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month’s time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right...
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