Lands’ End’s $1 tote bag deal is ending as fast as it started
Well, that was quick. On Tuesday, Lands’ End kicked off an online promotion inviting customers to trade in any tote bag, from any brand, on the brand’s website. In return, they could choose two of...
View ArticleU.S. will support a global treaty that calls for less plastic production
The United States, one of the world’s biggest plastic makers, will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced each year in a major policy shift, a source close...
View ArticlePolestar starts EV production in the U.S. and avoids steep tariffs
Swedish electric-vehicle (EV) maker Polestar moved one step further in avoiding major tariffs imposed on Chinese-made cars on Wednesday when the automaker said it began production of its Polestar 3...
View Article‘We’ve got time’: NASA is still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts in...
NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty. Rather than flying...
View ArticleSAG-AFTRA partners with Narrativ to replicate actors’ voices in AI ads
The Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announced on Wednesday a deal with online talent marketplace Narrativ that enables actors to sell advertisers rights to replicate their voices with artificial...
View ArticleA looming U.S. seaport strike could delay cargo for weeks or months
A potential strike at U.S. seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico could back up cargo there for weeks or even months, shipping experts said on Wednesday. Retailers like Walmart and other...
View ArticleInflation just hit a key milestone. Here’s what that means for your bank account
It’s not just the temperatures that are starting to cool—after about two years of red-hot price increases, inflation has also cooled considerably. And that’s likely to provide some relief very soon...
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Bye, Google: These 3 AI search engines help you find stuff faster
It’s been ages since Googling wasn’t the go-to method for finding information. But a new generation of contenders is hoping to put the ubiquitous search giant in our collective rear-view mirrors....
View ArticleDon’t be afraid to quit, again and again
My career was never a straight line. There were lots of zig-zags before I founded a multimillion-dollar leadership communications firm, The Humphrey Group. I never had a detailed plan for my future....
View ArticleWhy the pronatalist movement is inherently misguided
In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world’s major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates. Policymakers from South Korea, Japan, and Italy, for example, have all adopted...
View Article4 ways to tell if the company interviewing you cares about you
Employees want to find meaning in their work, but they also want to feel like they mean something to their employer. According to a survey by the career site Indeed, not feeling valued and wanting...
View ArticleThe Kamala Harris Google ad controversy explained
Kamala Harris’s campaign has been editing headlines and story descriptions from news outlets within Google search ads to appear favorable to the vice president, Axios reported this week. Now former...
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Creatives behind Glossier and Brat explain the new rules of branding
Juicy, lush, vivid, and ripe: we experience summer with a richness in every way possible. A fresh peach dripping down the arm, a rainbow of beach umbrellas seen through the haze of a heat wave, the...
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Everyone hates Man City’s jerseys, designed in part by Oasis
Premier League football team Manchester City just introduced jerseys for its upcoming 2024-25 season, with a new custom font to match. The font is designed by Noel Gallagher, the former lead singer of...
View ArticleWhy we need more hybrid managers
Employees and executives remain in a battle of wills over where workers should be based. The result is a stalemate: Hybrid work is the new norm. There is no fairy godmother floating in to make the...
View ArticlePersonality tests might be derailing your leaders
“I honestly don’t know how I became this person.” This anguished remark came as a newly promoted pharmaceutical executive read through an assessment report detailing scathing feedback from his team...
View ArticleThe Seine River was toxic for a century. Its Olympic cleanup could change...
In 2019, several years before Olympic athletes dove into the Seine, a group of friends sought a place to swim in Metz, three hours east of Paris. Summers were getting hotter, and most municipal pools...
View ArticleThe Harris-Walz logo just got a subtle makeover. Can you see it?
The new logo for Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign was ever so slightly redesigned this past weekend. Voters are unlikely to tell the difference, but design nerds will be happier.The crossbar in...
View ArticleFor DEI to survive it needs this strategy
The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) backlash has set in. From slashed budgets to reduced DEI leadership, the corporate initiative that rose to prominence in 2020 now faces increased scrutiny....
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DIY fertility treatments can save prospective parents time and money—but...
At 32, Tessa Mills and her husband were having trouble conceiving. They had spent two years trying and gone through a battery of tests. Mill’s husband’s semen analysis came back with a few...
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