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- Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 12:59 PMThe addition of nearly 2 million SEIU workers would bring the total number of AFL-CIO members to almost 15 million.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - California utility Edison denies involvement in L.A. wildfire
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 01:33 PMThe Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire have consumed more than 34,000 acres and have lead to 10 deaths.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AI taught me to be a (slightly) better badminton player at CES
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 02:00 PMThe Industrial Technology Research Institute was in Las Vegas to show off a new AI-driven trainer that uses image analysis and data inference to improve an athlete’s performance. The sport that served as our demonstration?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Peyton and Eli Manning face off in FanDuel’s 2025 Super Bowl ad
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 03:00 PMThe betting platform brand has recruited Peyton and Eli Manning to take over for Gronk in The Kick of Destiny 3.
NFL legends and brothers Peyton and Eli Manning may have two Super Bowl rings of their own, but they’ve never faced each other in competition on Super Bowl Sunday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Canada’s growing list of retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. has been revealed
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 03:58 PMAn official, who spoke anonymously, said the wide-ranging list hasn’t been completed yet, but could include orange juice and steel.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What Daily Harvest learned about packaging design when it moved into retail
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 10:00 AMThe direct-to-consumer food delivery brand wants to give its products new shelf life.
When Daily Harvest expanded to sell its products in retail stores in 2023, the direct-to-consumer vegan food delivery brand learned that what works for DTC doesn’t always necessarily translate to store shelves.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What does Meta’s Oversight Board even do?
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 10:11 AMExperts have criticized the watchdog’s response to Meta’s major overhaul of fact-checking. But was it ever a real check on power in the first place?
When Meta established its Oversight Board to adjudicate on decisions it made about removing content from its platforms in 2020, the goal was for the select group of individuals from the media, civil society, and academia, to act as a check on the tech company’s decisions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Booze’s big rebrand: How nonalcoholic drinks took over the nightlife scene
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 11:00 AMAlcohol-free drinks are becoming the new go-to at hot spots around the country thanks to cool packaging and a turn towards sobriety.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - These AI applications are aiding—not replacing—human creatives
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 11:11 AMArtificial intelligence tools that help humans do creative work—rather than do it for them—are quietly finding an audience amid the GenAI push.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 1.5 degrees of warming has always been a red line for climate. We just passed it
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AMThe world just blew past a key climate threshold. Still, experts say, it’s not a reason to give up on climate action.
This week, multiple wildfires have burned more than 33,000 acres across Los Angeles, fueled by a rare set of perfectly terrible conditions, including a midwinter drought.
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- Red Bull and Ford are building a new F1 hybrid race car engine—first as bits, then atoms
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 01:00 PMThe engine design is a coloring-inside-the-lines exercise with a wide choice of crayons.
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- Macy’s store closures: Full list and map of doomed locations announced in 2025 as clearance sales begin
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 01:48 PMThe department store chain has been investing in some stores while shuttering others as part of its “bold new chapter.”
Macy’s has revealed 64 stores that will be closing their doors soon in addition to two that have already shuttered.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Devastating L.A. wildfires could impact California’s home insurance market. Here’s how
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 02:34 PMThe vast property damage in a disaster-prone state with high real estate prices could make coverage more expensive and even harder to find.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - L.A. wildfires have destroyed these film and TV landmarks
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 03:02 PMLos Angeles is a town full of landmarks, thanks to its costarring role in over a century of filmed entertainment.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why this night sky advocacy group is praising an oil and gas developer in New Mexico
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 04:42 PMStargazers worldwide are grappling with the encroachment of outdoor lighting at night.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A management professor explains why you should stop explaining everything
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 10:00 AMWhen direct reports receive abstract instructions, they are empowered through both clarity of purpose and the freedom to direct creative energy toward the best solutions.
Today we obsess over metrics and actionable insights.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 7 tips to help you talk about mental health with your boss
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 10:30 AMNavigating a discussion about mental health at work can be daunting, but having open dialogues is crucial for well-being and productivity.
Navigating a discussion about mental health at work can be daunting, but having open dialogues about it is crucial for employee well-being and productivity.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Want to empower diverse voices? You need to tackle tone policing
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 11:00 AMTone policing can discourage people from speaking up.
Have you had work discussions and felt the recipient focused more on the emotions accompanying your words than what you said? If so, tone policing might have reduced your message’s effectiveness and the listener’s receptivity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What immigrant entrepreneurs can teach us about success
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 02:30 AM46% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants—Here’s why
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dell’s new PC names are boring—and a smart move
Thursday - 01/09/2025 - 07:00 PMThe computer giant is ditching decades-old sub-brands in favor of ones nearly identical to Apple’s. They’re derivative, but effective.
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- DoorDash is expanding its portable benefits program to Georgia this year (exclusive)
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 01:00 PMGig workers who who earn at least $1,000 in the first quarter of 2025, excluding tips, will be eligible to open a portable benefits savings account in April.
DoorDash is expanding its portable benefits pilot program to certain gig workers in Georgia starting later this year, the food-delivery giant tells Fast Company.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chef José Andrés arrives in L.A. to provide wildfire aid ‘one plate of food at a time’
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 01:57 PMThe Spanish chef wants a focus on disaster relief instead of politics.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dunkin’ does deodorant, Enron is back (sort of), and Honda reveals new EV prototypes
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 02:23 PMHere’s the branding news we’re keeping up with this week.
This week in branding news, Enron (yes, that Enron) staged its 2025 return, Dunkin’ and Native introduced a donut-inspired deodorant, and Honda’s new EVs turned heads.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Farming tech is on display CES: How John Deere and others are embracing sustainability
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 03:34 PMSustainability is a key theme this year at the annual tech trade show in Las Vegas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What’s driving the ‘weather whiplash’ that’s fueling the Los Angeles fires
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 04:32 PMAround the world, dramatic swings between heavy rain and drought are increasing exponentially, according to new research.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How to train your brain to be more resilient
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 10:00 AMSetbacks and slumps are bound to happen at work. Here’s how you can proactively work to become more resilient.
One problem that many of us face is that we have not been adequately prepared to deal with things that go wrong.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The L.A. wildfires show how social media has become just another spin room
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 10:30 AMWe’ve been sold the idea of the citizen journalist; instead, we’re living in an era of the citizen pundit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Four planets are ‘aligning’ in January: How to see Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Saturn parade across the sky tonight
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 11:00 AMThe year is off to a strong start for astronomy lovers.
If you’re an astronomy lover, 2025 is already starting off strong with a stunning skywatching event. In January, you have the opportunity to take in four bright planets—Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Saturn—in a single sweeping view each night.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The dream of an affordable car is dying—and tariffs could make it worse
Friday - 01/10/2025 - 11:30 AMAbout a third of budget vehicles for the U.S. market are built in Mexico.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - California overhauled its troubled insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught on fire
Thursday - 01/09/2025 - 09:04 PMThe Palisades Fire could cause more than $10 billion in damages, further straining the state’s fragile insurance market.
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