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‘Arcturus’ XBB.1.16: CDC tracker and map show where the latest COVID-19 variant is spreading
A new variant of COVID-19, unofficially nicknamed “Arcturus,” is spreading across America and other countries. Early signs point to...
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Il Makiage parent Oddity is about to ‘supercharge hypergrowth’
If you’re on Instagram or TikTok or Twitter, chances are you’ve encountered Il Makiage, the fast-growing DTC beauty brand that...
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The top five things I’ve learned from being a Black founder
Today we’re announcing that we’ve entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Jopwell, the first company I started and the...
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How companies stopped worrying and are giving workers the hybrid workplace they want
When Frank Weishaupt became the CEO of Owl Labs in 2018, he had to adjust to a company where several employees worked remotely. Weishaupt had come...
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It’s not just you: Business travel is extra exhausting now
Pre-COVID-19, business consultant Gordon Simmons would travel to the airport each week, to California, Washington, Florida, or even Canada. But...
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The dark paradox of traffic jams
The morning of December 15, 1973, was not an especially eventful date. But in New York City, a road collapsed, proving that the amount of traffic...
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There’s now a whole genre of YouTube videos about ‘getting canceled’
The explosion of user-created content on platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok has unsettled traditional notions of authorship. We can...
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Frank Lloyd Wright channels his inner hypebeast to win over Gen Z
A home office desk with Steelcase made sense. As did an ottoman with Inside Weather, an armchair with Cassina, and even a bath collection with...
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There’s no such thing as being ‘too creative’ for business
The job landscape and our relationship to work have both dramatically shifted in the past few years, with the pandemic triggering widespread...
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Bang & Olufsen designed its new speaker for a long life, and inventible death
A tool. A clock. A piece of furniture. We all have utilitarian items that have been handed down to us by our parents or grandparents—though...
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These sleek electric chargers could soon be all over New York streets
In London, there are thousands of EV chargers lining city streets. In New York City, by contrast, there are only 100—though the city wants...
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A look at China’s designs for a fully reusable rocket
China unveiled plans for a fully reusable Long March 9 rocket configuration Sunday at its 2023 Space Day ceremony in Hefei, China. The China...
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Don’t be surprised that workers at Sega are organizing
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the Sega employees’ newly announced push for unionization is how unsurprising it really is. When...
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What the Alphabet and Microsoft earnings calls tell us about the AI arms
Alphabet and Microsoft each announced favorable first quarter results Tuesday afternoon, and both companies’ executives brought carefully...
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Meta stock skyrockets as ad revenue proves resilient for Facebook and Instagram’s parent
Meta Platforms reported earnings on Wednesday for the first quarter of 2023, beating analysts’ expectations with earnings per share of...
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Hey, U.S. babies: You need to start taking care of yourselves
The U.S. is one of six nations in the world that doesn’t guarantee paid leave for families with a new baby. But a recently launched...
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Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su heads to full senate for a vote
President Joe Biden’s nomination for the next labor secretary, Julie Su, advanced through a Senate committee Wednesday, but a handful of...
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As the economy gets shakier, CEOs are increasingly prioritizing diversity in their talent pools
With signs of a possible recession increasingly looming, it’s unclear how companies will adapt to the economic storm that may be headed...
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Hybrid work and the rise of AI: How leaders can navigate a future in flux
Some of the hardest questions business leaders are facing right now would have seemed silly—or even a little hysterical—to dwell on...
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What I learned by trying 6 Twitter alternatives
Back in February, I wrote about why I wasn’t leaving Twitter—yet. I still haven’t. It continues to be full of smart, clever...
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How social media makes us more susceptible to advertising
Social media can be mentally draining. And when mentally drained, you are more likely to be influenced by a high number of likes on...
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How the gun industry’s ‘quick and fearful’ reaction to Columbine foreshadowed its turn to extremism
Ryan Busse is a former firearms executive who spent 25 years at Kimber America, a high-end gun manufacturer, rising to become VP of sales. Over...
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Swivel chairs are back, plus 4 other design trends to keep on your radar for 2023
It’s a literal mile of showrooms, showing off the newest trends in chairs, tables, couches, and interior design. As 400,000 people...
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How the ‘New York Times’ wooed a new generation of readers
Logically, The New York Times for Kids shouldn’t have worked. For one: It’s a print-only publication designed for a digital...
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These wild AI-powered glasses can read your own lips
In 1993, Seinfeld based an entire episode on the perils of lipreading, culminating in George’s misinterpreting “sweeping...