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The fight against mansplaining is not just a gender issue—it’s an innovation, leadership, and human issue. As time speeds us through the early part of the 21st century, it’s easy to think of ourselves as advanced. In 2024, we’ve advanced enough to send 60 tourists to space, and yet a quieter, more insidious—and much less evolved—issue remains earthbound: mansplaining.

The founder of Canary says this is a structural problem that can’t be solved with one-off adjustments like tariffs or first-time homebuyer subsidies. “I can fix the economy.”

Much of the nation’s high-speed rail action is happening in red states. This could be a boon for the president-elect’s ego. Something that unironically used to be great about America is passenger rail. America really was first to many of the industry’s technological milestones. In the early 20th century, the nation built the world’s first all-electric station at Grand Central Terminal.

Art is a mirror to society. Artists and illustrators hold up their view of the election results. Art has long been seen as a mirror to society’s darker realities—and so far, the works artists and designers have released following former President Donald Trump’s election victory last Tuesday reflect a jumble of sadness, fear, disillusionment, and hints of resilience.

Chewy CEO Sumit Singh and Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan chat on the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. As artificial intelligence transforms customer service and workplace tools, many companies still struggle to capture that elusive human connection. Chewy CEO Sumit Singh explains that a “moat” of human-led customer service was built around the Chewy brand so that it can compete in the evolving marketplace.

Made of repurposed shipping containers and completely off the grid, Senior Bridge is an effort to provide fast, affordable housing to formerly homeless seniors. Heat radiated from the shimmering streets for months on end this year as Phoenix experienced a record 113 consecutive days with above-100-degree temperatures. It was the city’s hottest summer on record, surpassing that of last year, when the county medical examiner recorded an unprecedented 645 heat-related deaths.