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Digital nomads face harsh remote payday realities. These are the 3 main...

Last year, 11% of American workers—about 17.3 million people—described themselves as digital nomads. This number has dramatically surged since the pandemic, when remote work opportunities became the...

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London, Singapore, and Hong Kong are redesigning their wind to cool off

Before it was even completed in 2014, the 38-story office tower at 20 Fenchurch Street in London made an unexpected impact on the city. Known as the Walkie-Talkie for its distinctive handset shape,...

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What’s the most underrated power in the CMO toolkit?

For a new chief marketing officer (CMO), prioritizing vision and strategy is crucial. However, strategy is destined to fail if its creator doesn’t become fluent in the culture where their plans have...

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Why America’s healthcare system needs more pharmacies

Our most frequent interactions with America’s healthcare system aren’t typically at a doctor’s office, hospital, or urgent care center. Rather, we find ourselves—once a month or more—at a counter...

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Is the lawyer of the future a GenAI bot?

With analysts at a big Wall Street firm saying that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology is about to automate almost 25% of jobs across every industry, many people are saying, “Is...

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How to support a colleague having a panic attack

Australian ABC News meteorologist Nate Byrne had just told viewers about the rainy days ahead when he started rubbing his hands together. “I’m actually going to need to stop for a second,” he says...

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This former golf course in St. Paul, Minnesota, is being transformed into an...

A 147-unit Habitat for Humanity development on a former golf course, expected to be one of the largest net-zero communities in the Midwest, will not include hookups for natural gas. Construction is...

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Ukrainian drones are changing the way Russians soldiers surrender

Ukraine’s military is now using drones, not just as weapons or reconnaissance tools, but as facilitators of safer, mass surrenders among Russian forces. By equipping consumer drones with speakers,...

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Corporate sustainability is maturing, not disappearing

There has been a calculated attack on “woke businesses” from a small but loud group. As a result, businesses have quieted down their sustainability-centered communications over the past year but they...

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California’s new electric train makes for a shockingly better trip—we tried it

If you ride on the newest commuter trains from San Francisco to San Jose, the first thing that you might notice is how quiet they are: Instead of the rumble of a diesel engine, the trains now run on...

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The rise of focus music 

Many of us were using focus music long before it had an official name or any trending playlists. Jazz and downtempo have been my go-tos for tuning out distractions and centering on the task at hand...

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This amazing Lego camera shoots real film

I was planning to treat myself and my son to one of those cool high-end Polaroids for Christmas but, after seeing the ZH1, I can’t think of buying anything else. This retro-looking glory is not made by...

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How to stop assuming the worst in a state of uncertainty

Not knowing what’s going to happen when you’re watching a movie can be thrilling. Edge of your seat excitement is fun entertainment, and we pan films with predictable endings. When the uncertainty is...

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How AI tools help students—and their professors—in academic research

For students and professional scholars alike, starting a new research project typically means digging through academic literature to understand what others have already written. That can take a...

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These are the top 10 fully remote jobs that make $100,000-plus per year

When people think of remote jobs, rarely do they think they’ll be making a substantial salary. However, there are several industries that offer fully remote, in-demand jobs that have salaries of more...

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Pennsylvania is letting a gas company monitor itself. Unsurprisingly, it just...

Last Wednesday, the natural gas company CNX Resources released the initial results from its environmental monitoring collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, a...

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Texas is suing GM for tracking drivers’ data—but these other car companies do...

The next frontier in the battle over data privacy doesn’t revolve around a keyboard or smartphone. It involves what happens inside your car.  Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a...

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Scientists literally reinvented the wheel with this new shape-shifting,...

For most people, “reinventing the wheel” is a silly idiom. For a team of South Korean scientists, it is their job. According to a new peer-reviewed research paper from the journal Science Robotics, the...

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IoT-driven sustainability is a strategic and moral imperative

With businesses consuming a significant portion of the world’s energy supply, organizations have the power to make a lasting impact on energy efficiency. Commercial buildings, for instance, consume...

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This ingenious new prosthetic mimics the bones and ligaments of a human foot

The human foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. Yet, most prosthetic feet on the market a consist of a single blade. A new concept from the Italian Institute of...

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