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Webflow will soon let you use AI to build your website
Webflow made its name by offering designers a suite of no-code tools to create fully customizable websites. Soon, users may not even need to use...
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Exclusive: GoFundMe introducing Nextdoor partnership and option to upload video to donation platform
Donation platform GoFundMe is rolling out what it says is the “largest update” since its founding in 2010. The changes include a...
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3 things to consider with generative AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is by no means brand-new. Scientists have been transfixed by the concept of artificially intelligent machines for at...
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Using a local workspace instead of the office could cut emissions by 90%
For many people, the ideal commute is a short walk or bike ride to a nearby office—away from the distractions of home but not involving a...
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This is how a 3-year-old sees a city—and it’s not very pleasant
VR95 is new virtual reality experience that transports users to a world many rarely see or consider. It’s not some fantasy land or...
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Just 5¢ could help solve our plastic crisis. Your move, New York
We have few easy ways to make a meaningful dent in our global plastic pollution crisis, yet one deceptively simple solution may cost only a dime....
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Is Perplexity AI showing us the future of search?
Google’s stock price lost 3% of its value earlier this week after the New York Times published a story suggesting the search giant’s...
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Reddit’s move to put its API behind a paywall could shift how AI is trained
The models behind generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Stability AI that have wowed the world all share an open secret:...
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This sensor-filled ‘smart’ classroom is designed to improve literacy
In a world of smart everything—phones, watches, and even walking canes—it was only a matter of time before “smart...
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Tech companies often ignore ‘ethical debt.’ That could be a real problem when it comes to AI
As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps growing, it might seem like it’s time to slow...
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‘Progressive’ companies: Get ready for your workers to make you prove it
Starbucks. REI. Trader Joe’s. Apple. Ben & Jerry’s. All of these companies have two things in common: They have built their...
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DeSantis appointees threaten to reshape Disney’s Florida district
New supervisors leading Disney World’s revamped governing body said Wednesday that they had good intentions about collaborating with the...
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Americans say they deserve higher salaries than ever, but women still expect far less than men
Employers are learning that good work ain’t cheap. The average American worker’s wage expectations have hit a new all-time high,...
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This running shoe cost $500,000 to make—and could be in stores by 2028
Captured carbon emissions are starting to show up in everything from jet fuel to diamonds, clothing, concrete, and even food. Using the gases,...
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Snap’s AR is getting down to business
In a world in which augmented reality can feel like it’s perennially tomorrow’s news, Snapchat is one of the few places it’s...
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How Eight Sleep is turning the mattress into a data hub
Can the answer to perimenopause relief be found in a mattress? The cofounders of smart mattress startup Eight Sleep seems to think so. In a...
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How these healthcare innovators are fighting for their patients
Some of the most innovative companies in the healthcare space right now have found success by catering to communities that have been...
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The new ‘Super Mario Bros.’ movie was a gamble. It paid off big time
When The Super Mario Bros. Movie opened in theaters worldwide earlier this month to blockbuster ticket sales, the studio behind it let out a big...
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Meta mass layoffs: Another round of job losses will reportedly hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
Meta Platforms is expected to announce a third round of layoffs today, according to reports from Vox and Bloomberg. The layoffs follow two...
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Americans are choosing lottery tickets and maybe even fortune tellers over financial planners
Money is power—but that doesn’t mean Americans want to talk about it. Empower, a financial services company, surveyed 2,000...
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YouTube’s eating-disorder changes could have big implications for dubious fitness influencers
YouTube is upping its efforts to make the video-sharing platform a safer place. The Google-owned site announced Tuesday that it would change...
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The best Steve Jobs books might be yet to come
“The best way to understand a person is to listen to that person directly,” writes Laurene Powell Jobs in her introduction to Make...
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McKinsey: Space industry may run into shortfall in launch services
The space industry is preparing to send tens of thousands of satellites to orbit in the coming decade, building out large constellations across...
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Roblox grows up
“When you’re ready, feel free to take your seat with grace, landing into the body with ease, trusting whatever posture feels most...
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AI will destroy Hollywood as we know it
Tom Graham was a couple of hours away from his keynote conversation with Chris Anderson on stage at TED 2023 in Vancouver when I Zoomed him in...