Sorry, a ‘parade of planets’ in alignment will not be visible to the naked...
Human beings often procrastinate on difficult or uncomfortable tasks, waiting for ideal conditions. We often joke that we’ll get to these tasks when “the planets align.” There have been some reports...
View ArticleBoeing Starliner tries again. How to watch the crewed NASA rocket launch and...
Update: Saturday, June 1 The Starliner launch has been scrubbed yet again. The countdown clock was stopped just minutes before launch by an automatic hold. Details are forthcoming. The next launch...
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This free chatbot lets you choose your AI model
ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini all run on a big company’s servers. Even if you had powerful computing hardware, you couldn’t run them yourself. A few gigantic corporations control them....
View Article4 leadership principles that drive company culture
There is a quote from leadership and company culture expert Larry Senn that says, “Culture is not an initiative. Culture is the enabler of all initiatives.” I couldn’t agree more. At our startup, the...
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Ancient underwater caves and ecosystems in Mexico are being destroyed by a train
Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised the more than $30 billion Maya Train...
View ArticleHow to find the balance between telling it like it is and displaying good...
If you’re like most people—someone who pays attention to the feelings of others, and tries to act with empathy in professional interactions with coworkers and colleagues—you’ll have experienced the...
View ArticleWhat is post-quantum encryption? Everything to know about the high-tech...
Late last month, Zoom announced that it was rolling out a new type of encryption, called post-quantum cryptography (PQC), to its Zoom Workplace product. A day later, Facebook owner Meta revealed it...
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Why the airport of the future will include a chat with a celebrity hologram
If you happened to be waiting for a flight at JFK Terminal 4 on May 23, chances are you bumped into the comedian Howie Mandel. Not in-person, of course. Mandel is averse to germs and doesn’t like to...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League final 2024: How to watch live online or on TV,...
Depending on what side of the pond you hail from, Saturday is a big football or soccer day. Whatever you call the sport, at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT, Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the UEFA...
View ArticleTimeline: How the U.S.-built pier in Gaza broke apart and what’s next
A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. Broken apart by strong winds and...
View ArticleEnergy resilience in Pakistan’s healthcare could help save 175,000 lives by 2030
A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030. UNICEF said improved energy...
View ArticleWhat companies lose out on when they ‘quiet fire’ staff
We’ve seen it happen before—to ourselves or to others. Your boss begins taking away projects you’ve typically owned, or stops commenting on your work on a consistent basis. Maybe they even hire...
View ArticleThis is how leaders can avoid the common trap of chaos
You’ve just settled into your office chair one morning when you get called away for a not-so-quick conversation. By the time you get back to your desk, your coffee is cold. Or: The box you grabbed...
View ArticleHow to train your brain to be more optimistic
Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. I come from a long line of worriers—both...
View ArticleHow Amazon created a winning streaming formula: shows based on airport books...
During the long, strange press tour for Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts movie, the comedian has grumbled extensively about how things just aren’t how they used to be. In the latest instance, he told...
View ArticleHere’s why AI probably isn’t coming for your job anytime soon
We live in an age of hyper specialization. This is a trend that’s been evolving for centuries. In his seminal work, The Wealth of Nations (written within months of the signing of the Declaration of...
View ArticleYour next flight will probably be more expensive. Here’s why
The cost of your next flight is likely to go up.That’s the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual meeting Monday in Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier...
View ArticleCucumber recall 2024: Salmonella fears impact produce products distributed to...
Select cucumbers are being recalled due to fears of salmonella contamination. The recall is being voluntarily initiated by Florida-based Fresh Start Produce Sales, which shipped the cucumbers to...
View ArticleAtlanta’s water outage is over but problems remain
Water pressure was returning to downtown Atlanta and nearby neighborhoods on Sunday after a two-day water outage shut down businesses and left faucets dry at many homes.A large swath of the city...
View Article70,000+ Zantac lawsuits are greenlit by a Delaware judge
A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert witnesses can testify in court that the drug may cause cancer. The...
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