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The CDC nixes its 5-day COVID isolation rule—treating it more like the flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just announced one of the biggest overhauls to its COVID-19 isolation guidelines in...
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Today’s top business headlines: Wendy’s surge pricing, the EU takes on Microsoft, and a potential business closure rocks San Francisco
Wendy’s new surge pricing model: Wendy’s will roll out a new Uber-like, surge-pricing strategy for their menu starting next year,...
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CEO lessons from this 110-year-old family business
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX fined after a worker experienced ‘near amputation,’ records show
U.S. worker safety officials fined Elon Musk’s SpaceX $3,600 this month after an accident at its site in Washington state led to a...
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The 4 best Puppy Bowl ads of 2024—plus the worst
“Too many pugs in here,” my wife said minutes into Puppy Bowl XX, the 20th iteration of one of the more brilliant bits of counter...
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Ozempic and Mounjaro’s smashing success is just the beginning for biopharma’s obesity-drug arms race
There is now a regular deluge of new studies showing the potential widespread health benefits of GLP-1s, the class of drugs that encompasses...
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The most spectacular Super Bowl ad fails of the past five years
Any great leader will tell you how we learn more from failure than success. Chasing Failure, How to Fail, Embrace the Suck, The Right Kind of...
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How a modern blacksmith built a thriving business by leaning into handmade work
Even though the trade was in his blood, Nicholas Moreau didn’t set out to become a blacksmith. He had his sights set on a career as...
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Filing your taxes: How to decide whether to pay a CPA or DIY
The first year I filed my own taxes, I had to pick up a paper copy of the 1040-EZ form at my local library, fill it in with a black ballpoint pen,...
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12 things you don’t know about the Super Bowl ring
When you hold a Super Bowl ring for the first time, it’s not the blinding bling or the colossal size that captures your attention....
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The FCC is making creepy AI robocalls like this one illegal
Robocalls are annoying enough, but the growth of generative artificial intelligence could make it much easier for phone-based scams to fool...
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How an MIT hackathon restored my faith in AR, VR, and beyond
You’re reading Plugged In, Fast Company’s weekly tech newsletter. I’m global technology editor Harry McCracken, and...
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These 3 premium e-book readers are unique Kindle alternatives
If you’re just getting into the e-readers, look no further than Amazon’s $100 Kindle or $140 Kindle Paperwhite—both are...
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How Gen Z is dating, according to a new Hinge report
Gen Z singles are dealing with lingering social effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from Hinge. Gen Z daters, or those...
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Spotify reports strong subscriber growth 2 months after announcing mass layoffs
Spotify on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter monthly active users and subscribers ahead of expectations as it grew in all regions, and said...
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These are the internet’s favorite government logos, and NASA’s isn’t one of them
Everyone knows NASA has some of the most beloved branding in the federal government, but what about the hundreds of other, lesser-known government...
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Why Robert Downey Jr. and Craig Dubitsky are giving away part of their new coffee company
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter...
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Gen Z seems poised to embrace AI-powered tax filing, but most Americans don’t trust it
For years, American popular culture has churned out ultra-dramatic scenarios about the rise of artificial intelligence. In James Cameron’s...
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Why is Meta’s stock soaring? The company announces surprising earnings and its first ever dividend
Meta, for the first time in its history, is giving money back to its investors. The company, on Thursday, said it would give a...
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Big Tech hearings may not lead to new laws, but that doesn’t mean they’re useless
Congressional hearings featuring Big Tech head honchos, including yesterday’s affair between the Senate Judiciary and the execs from major...
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Universal reveals designs for its new ‘Mario,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ theme park, coming in 2025
Universal Orlando Resort has pulled back the curtain on its upcoming expansion—and the battle for tourists in central Florida is likely to...
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Today’s top business headlines: Amazon drops iRobot deal, tax prep services duke it out, new safety tests for AI
Tax-prep services’ competition gets ugly: On Monday, H&R Block announced its new “Direct Import” feature, which helps...
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Harvard scholars say a record number of Americans are spending more than half their income on rent
Unaffordability in America has soared to new heights, a report released on Thursday by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies shows....
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Tesla plans to build a new EV code-named ‘Redwood’ in 2025, say sources
Tesla has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new mass-market electric vehicle code-named “Redwood” in mid-2025,...
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Netflix Q4 earnings: Streaming platform’s password crackdown still working as subscribers hit record numbers
Netflix announced its fourth quarter earnings Tuesday. And it won big on an important number: The streaming platform beat analyst expectations for...