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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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Shein IPO: Why the rumored London stock listing is as surprising as it is controversial
Fast-fashion retailer Shein is reportedly ready again to jumpstart the process of going public—just not in New York as it originally hoped....
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Lowe’s wants you to use the Apple Vision Pro to design your kitchen
Apple’s Vision Pro might not be a huge hit with consumers so far, but the spatial computing headset has found an unlikely backer in Lowe’s. The...
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Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports
Russia has stepped up an online disinformation campaign which takes aim at France and the upcoming Paris Olympics , Microsoft said in a blog...
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Airlines penalized $2.5 million for delaying refunds on flights disrupted by COVID
The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Monday it has imposed $2.5 million in civil penalties in total against Lufthansa, Air France...
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Southwest Airlines and an anti-abortion flight attendant who was fired return to court
Southwest Airlines is set to return to federal court Monday in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who said she was...
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Lego’s new Notre Dame set retraces the steps of building the iconic cathedral
Architectural fans don’t need to wait for the renovation of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral to be done in order to appreciate the...
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After months of talks, Paramount and Skydance have reportedly agreed to a merger
After a dance that makes the Argentinian Tango look sedate, Paramount Global and Skydance have reportedly finally agreed to terms of a merger....
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What China’s lunar probe of an unexplored crater could tell us about the solar system
China ‘s Chang’e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon’s far side after collecting...
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AMD unveils new AI chips to compete with Nvidia
Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its latest artificial intelligence processors on Monday and detailed its plan to develop AI chips over the next...
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Buy a lot of Amazon gadgets? You could get 20% off each time
We’ve bought two Kindles for the Aamoth household in the past year and we paid full price for each. We also have, at last count: two ancient...
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Musk discussed buying a house from a Tesla director’s startup
Joe Gebbia , the Tesla director who exited a board committee that made key decisions about the car maker’s future, told Reuters that CEO...
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GameStop stock price: A timeline of the 2024 meme resurgence sparked by Roaring Kitty
After three years of silence, Keith Gill—the leader behind the famous 2021 GameStop short squeeze —has staged his much-anticipated return to...
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$35 billion Georgia nuclear reactors are celebrated, but Biden administration wants 98 more
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide. But the CEO...
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Scientists have discovered a potential form of reversible male birth control—with no adverse side effects
The world’s population is expanding while resources are growing scarcer, but as of yet there is no birth control for men aside from condoms or...
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Rubio’s Coastal Grill is closing locations, joins growing list of restaurant and retail chains shutting stores in 2024
Rubio’s Coastal Grill, a fast-casual taco chain that operates in California, Arizona, and Nevada, has reportedly closed 48 underperforming...
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Trump joins TikTok—and he already has more followers than Biden
Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok , a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC...
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70,000+ 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...
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Atlanta’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...
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This often-hidden aspect of employment contracts costs U.S. employees $300 billion a year
When you accepted your job, you may have not read the fine print of your employment contract and might have signed away more rights than you...
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Satya Nadella’s 3-word description of Microsoft’s culture should inspire leaders to be learners
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...
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Inside Medium’s decade-long journey to find its own identity
When Medium launched in 2011, it did so with a promise to make “sharing information virtually effortless.” As its founder, former...
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Walmart Realm is a trippy store geared toward Gen Z and Gen Alpha
When most people picture a shopping trip at Walmart, the images that likely come to mind include endless rows of products, fluorescent lighting,...
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3 things not to say when you’re looking for a job
Company representatives at a job fair or in the initial interview process want to know what you will do for them, not what you want for yourself...