Harris plans to ban grocery price gouging as inflation cools
Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on...
View ArticleFive Trends Shaping the Future of Our Senses
The Internet of Senses, encompassing technologies designed to enhance and digitize sensory experiences, is projected to grow from $16.95 billion in 2023 to $83.6 0 billion by 2030. This growth is...
View ArticleFTC ban on noncompete agreements is blocked by another judge
A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or launch...
View ArticlePepsiCo can be sued over Gatorade protein bars’ marketing, judge rules
PepsiCo can be sued for marketing its Gatorade protein bars as good for you though they have more sugar than protein and more sugar than typical candy bars, a federal judge ruled. In a decision on...
View ArticleThis TikTok creator is showing that opting out of TSA face scans isn’t always...
When you show your ID to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker at airport security, there’s a good chance a camera will automatically photograph your face to match it with the...
View ArticleHow private equity’s obsession with this one marketing metric stunts brand...
Arguably no businesses are under more pressure to grow, and grow fast, than private equity-backed brands. Yet one big thing they do to speed up is slowing them down. PE’s rigorous, data-led,...
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What Kamala Harris can learn from New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern
Kamala Harris’s quick, unexpected transformation from a low-profile vice president to the headline-dominating Democratic presidential nominee has upended the 2024 election in just a few short weeks....
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These zigzag walls help keep buildings cool during heat waves
Extreme heat is probably costing you money: In one recent survey, seven out of 10 Americans said their electricity bills had gone up as heat waves get longer and more intense. But better design can...
View ArticleWhat Gen Z workers—and voters—really want, according to David Hogg
It can be difficult, if not impossible, to make generalizations about Gen Z—the most diverse generation our country has ever encountered. As Devin Gordon writes in Fast Company’s Summer 2024 issue’s...
View Article4 practices to heal your relationship to money (and make better financial...
As founders and leaders, our relationship to money impacts the decisions we make for ourselves and those we lead. If money feels crunchy or there’s discomfort around power, pleasure, giving, and...
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Real Madrid built the most advanced stadium in the world. Then Taylor Swift...
When the most popular sports team on the planet finished its new stadium, everything seemed perfect. With its old brutalist concrete structure now cladded in a new wraparound facade made of smoothly...
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Instagram owned real friendships. Its new AI chatbots encourage fake ones
Anyone in the U.S. who’s logged onto Instagram in the last few days has likely encountered a new feature within the app’s profile menu, highlighted with a bright blue tag and labeled “AI Studio.”...
View ArticleTim Walz slams Trump and Vance’s ‘war on workers’ in a fiery pro-union speech
Gov. Tim Walz had a clear mission Tuesday when he spoke to thousands of public sector union members in Los Angeles: to tout his and Vice President Kamala Harris’ pro-union records, criticize Donald...
View ArticleThe future of the music industry is . . . music videos
Video killed the radio star, as the first music video to ever air on MTV explained, and now TikTok and streaming services have killed the music video. For the time being, at least. To be clear, music...
View Article5 ways to make summer Fridays even better
Summer is a season for vacations, long weekends, and unwinding in the warm sun. The days are endless, kids are free from school, and the promise of adventure looms large. It’s also a time when work...
View ArticleBite-size learning can fill employees’ craving for development
As someone in the leadership development space for over 15 years, I’ve seen a big gap emerge between how much employees want (and need) to learn on the job and how much they’re able. I believe the...
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The Harris-Walz logo gets a facelift, Liquid Death partners with Van Leeuwen,...
This week, the Harris-Walz campaign subtly updated its logo, Liquid Death debuted a surprising new flavor, and Bolthouse unveiled a colorful rebrand. Here is the branding news stories we’re following....
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Republicans tried to repeal this climate bill 42 times. Meanwhile, it has...
When the Inflation Reduction Act was passed into law two years ago today, not a single Republican voted for the legislation. But since its rollout, many of the districts represented by those...
View ArticleThis is how you develop (and rekindle) workplace friendships
Gallup’s recent first-quarter report in 2024 showed that only 30% of employees were engaged at work. This is a dangerously low number. Sadly, this number has not budged in over a decade. Given that...
View ArticleRetail sales keep soft landing hopes alive after recession scare
Hopes for an economic soft landing are once again powering U.S. stocks higher, as encouraging data relieve recession worries following a brutal sell-off earlier this month. The S&P 500 has...
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