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More universities are creating climate change programs to meet student demand

At 16, Katya Kondragunta has already lived through two disasters amped by climate change. First came wildfires in California in 2020. Ash and smoke forced her family to stay inside their home in the...

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Car shopping? These are the 4 best auto deals for Memorial Day weekend,...

Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer, and for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals it’s a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace...

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3 tips for new managers to develop their personal leadership playbook

Developing management skills and continuing to refine your approach to leadership is hard for everyone—and it certainly doesn’t happen overnight. Back in 2020, I hosted Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, on...

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AI PCs? Here’s what to know

The PC just got an AI makeover, raising hopes that the buzzy technology would help revive an industry that has been on a steady decline over the last few years. Here’s everything we know about AI PCs:...

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The rebrand is dead. Welcome to the age of the brand ‘refresh’

As someone who writes about design and branding, my inbox pops and pings 24/7 with emails from PR reps, agencies, studios, and corporate behemoths bearing news of fresh projects and products. It’s all...

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Apple, please fix these 5 annoying things about the iPhone when you release...

Next month Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the event where it shows off its upcoming software offerings. The star this year will be iOS 18, the operating system that powers...

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The trade-off between machine learning performance and privacy

Machine learning has pushed the boundaries in several fields, including personalized medicine, self-driving cars, and customized advertisements. Research has shown, however, that these systems...

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Why Cineworld and Regal are betting on 4DX movies ahead of the blockbuster...

As Cineworld Group continues to emerge from bankruptcy and make a financial comeback, leaders at the cinema chain seem to believe that making audiences (literally) shake in their seats can bring them...

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Why your company should embrace the four-day workweek

The push for a four-day workweek has recently surged in popularity, spearheaded by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposed legislation. While the idea of a 32-hour workweek remains a fanciful notion for many,...

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This entrepreneur experienced homophobia overseas. Now he’s making the world...

About a decade ago, Matthieu Jost was traveling in Spain with his partner. They booked a room in a house; but when they arrived, it became clear that their host was not comfortable with a gay couple....

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This free AI power tool makes Google Maps even better

Lately, I’ve been slightly obsessed with maps. It’s not a wistful nerd fixation, either—I promise. (Though I certainly do have my fair share of those!) Nope: This obsession is all about practical...

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Could Live Nation and Ticketmaster get broken up? Here’s what to know

Following almost two years’ worth of investigations and chest puffing in Washington, D.C., the government this week filed its much-anticipated lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation,...

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AI is getting theatrical

The list of jobs that are being threatened by artificial intelligence is growing by the day, but could generative AI ever take center stage on Broadway? In the past year, the unions representing...

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This hilarious, AI-themed comedy special perfectly captures the growing...

Connoisseurs of human-created comedy exhaled, back in January, when an AI-generated George Carlin special turned out to be written and performed by a person. The relief was short-lived, though. Even...

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YouTube star MKBHD becomes MKPHD

Just nine years after accepting his own sheepskin from Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT), YouTube gadget guru Marques Brownlee was back on campus to deliver the 2024 commencement address at his...

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5 not-so-obvious ways to speed up Windows 11

It seems as though the more powerful computers get, the more noticeable it is once they start to buckle under the pressure of multi-tabbed web sessions, unchecked digital hoarding, many-windowed...

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NYU professor shares 4 key components to create financial security

Open most personal finance books, and you will find the usual tips like how to maximize credit card rewards or get a bank fee waived. But to create a life of real financial security, you need to think...

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More older adults are at risk of heat stress as temperatures rise. What can...

A deadly heat wave gripped large regions of Asia for weeks in April and May 2024. As temperatures climbed past 110 degrees Fahrenheit in India on May 7, campaigning politicians, local news announcers,...

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Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake: Are diss lyrics legal?

The feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar reached a fever pitch recently, with both dissing each other in songs featuring harsh accusations. This kind of beef between rap artists isn’t new,...

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It’s not you, being twentysomething is tough. Here’s how to find hope when...

Meg Jay is a developmental clinical psychologist specializing in young adult mental health. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and on NPR...

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