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From ‘Pommel Horse Guy’ to Snoop Dogg, these are the internet’s chosen icons of the 2024 Paris Olympics so far. Athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics are competing for the highest honors across more than 300 events and 45 sports, from diving and gymnastics to surfing and even breakdancing. But there’s another, more subjective competition being judged from the sidelines on couches across the country: the battle for a spot as one of the internet’s Olympic “main characters.”

Most modern research into wildfire smoke’s effects has focused on crops, and the results have been conflicting. When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But what happens to trees and other plants that can’t escape? They may respond a bit like us, it turns out: Some trees essentially shut their windows and doors and hold their breath.

From facing down the competition to embracing data and teamwork, this fintech entrepreneur shares how competing in the Olympics prepared him for leadership. Watching the Olympics on TV this year brings back so much nostalgia for me. I can still feel the goose bumps from walking behind the flag of Denmark in the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony of the 1998 Olympics.

A survey by background check platform Checkr indicates that employees are increasingly concerned about the rise of workplace surveillance. Amid the rise of remote and hybrid work, employers turned to surveillance tools that claimed to measure their workers’ productivity by tracking keystrokes, mouse movements, and online activity. Many workers responded by finding ways to circumvent the scrutiny, using mouse jigglers and other hacks to ensure they weren’t penalized for stepping away from their desks.

As the U. S. struggles to build a functioning e-carriage business, the Belgian capital may provide a template.  After years of animal rights activists pushing for an end to horse-drawn carriages, Brussels has finally given them their first big win.