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A designer’s guide to building for an unpredictable future
As designers, we’re tasked with creating products and experiences that not only meet the needs of today but also anticipate the demands of...
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Why CEOs need to check their blind spots and their judgments
As CEO of Yum!, I also had the privilege of touring our restaurants often, meeting frontline workers who were just as smart as I was but who...
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Are Gen Z ‘sellouts’ if they take corporate jobs?
News stories about Gen Z have grown to a fever pitch. Likely, they are the most editorialized generation in history. We’ve learned that they...
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Erewhon’s selling a ‘sunscreen’ smoothie because it’s summer and we’ll pay for it
What does summer taste like? For some, it brings to mind watermelon or burgers on the grill. For others, it’s the taste of boardwalk...
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Extreme heat this summer is expected to raise home power bills by nearly 8%
U.S. home energy bills are expected to rise by 7.9% this summer as extreme heat increases cooling costs , according to a study released Monday...
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Paris is transforming an industrial neighborhood into the Olympic Village—and then turning it into permanent housing
When thousands of athletes move into the Olympic Village on the outskirts of Paris next month, they’ll be staying in buildings that were...
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More workers are ‘holiday hustling’ to make ends meet. This is what it costs employers
Ask colleagues, “Do you have anything nice planned for your vacation?” and you’ll probably be met with a range of responses encompassing...
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How Rotterdam built a wave pool for surfing inside a centuries-old canal
Sometime in 2012, Edwin van Viegen was sitting on the edge of a historic canal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when a wild thought crossed his...
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Forget Egyptian cotton. The most luxurious sheets are made in America
When most people think of luxurious bedding, they imagine silky, breathable sheets, made from fine, high staple cotton. Boll & Branch wants to...
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A tiny California town is set to be home to a controversial hydrogen experiment—and not everyone is happy about it
A small California town populated by Latino farmworkers where the average resident makes around $12,000 a year could be a testing ground for a...
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CEO pay at S&P 500 companies jumped nearly 13% last year—widening the gap with workers
The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the...
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Your old towels can get a second life: Parachute’s new take-back program aims to accelerate fabric recycling
If you keep towels until they’re threadbare, or if your sheets are covered in stains, you may think the only place to put them is in the...
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Conservatives Propose Cap on Migrant Visas Amid Election Push
The number of visas available to migrants would be reduced each year under a new Conservative government, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has...
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WndrCo officially gets into venture capital with fresh $450M across two funds
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Sujay Jaswa, along with three general partners, manage $1.5 billion in assets today through their Build, Venture and Seed...
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Storyblok raises $80M to bring more AI into its ‘headless’ CMS aimed at non-technical people
If content is king, then the focus today is on how the king is expanding the empire: print and traditional media first got augmented by websites,...
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‘Star Wars’ lasers and waterfalls of molten salt: How Xcimer plans to make fusion power happen
The startup has been pursuing a ground-up redesign of a well-understood technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Travel app Sékr wants to help you plan your next road trip with its new AI tool
Sékr, a startup that offers a mobile app for outdoor enthusiasts and campers, is launching a new AI tool for planning road trips. The new tool,...
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OpenAI fixes the issue that caused ChatGPT outage for several hours
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT has been down for several users across the globe for the last few hours. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
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Microsoft hit with EU privacy complaints over schools’ use of 365 Education suite
Microsoft’s education-focused flavor of its cloud productivity suite, Microsoft 365 Education, is facing investigation in the European...
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Samara is accelerating the energy transition in Spain one solar panel at a time
Since the shock of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, solar energy has been having a moment in Europe. Electricity prices have been going up...
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Trademark 101: How to Protect Your Brand
Trademark is the area of law that helps companies protect their brands. “Trademark” is a great word for a lawyer, but I prefer to speak to the...
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5 Ideas To Increase Weekday Foot Traffic to Your Bar
For bars, breweries, restaurants, and other drinking establishments, it’s not hard to get a full house on the weekend. But what sets a bar apart...
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Synology Introduces BeeStation: Easy Backup for Students
Synology, a prominent leader in data management and protection solutions, and Micro-Star International(MSI), a global brand renowned for its...
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AI Simulations to Shape Life Decisions by 2030s
Movies starring clones of your friends, simulating your future, personal digital assistants, and AI-driven beauty operations are some of the...
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Ezykle Inspires Cycling Enthusiasts on World Bicycle Day
Ezykle, a leading innovator in electric bicycles, celebrated World Bicycle Day with an inspiring event that brought together cycling...