Academic researchers are going to have to learn algospeak
Imagine you’re an academic researcher. You’re writing a pitch for funding to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the independent agency of the federal government that funds projects designed to...
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Trump just crushed Shein’s business model. Now what?
Activists have decried Shein for years, calling out its devastating impact on the environment and exploitation of workers. But with a stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump appears to have upended...
View ArticleAsteroid watch: 2024 YR4 is heading our way. Track its chances of hitting...
From devastating climate change to ongoing wars to the dismantling of the globe’s largest aid agency, there’s no shortage of problems facing the world. And now we can add another one to the list: An...
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How Bauhaus and immigrant architects inspired ‘The Brutalist’
László Toth, a Hungarian Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor, emigrates to the United States after World War II in search of a new life. After a rough start, a wealthy businessman recognizes his...
View ArticleSchools in at least 10 states have closed over rampant cases of the flu this...
It’s peak season for fevers and runny noses, and when it comes to the flu, the illness has been rampant this year. In some areas, the flu has been so widespread, schools have even closed to help...
View ArticleClimate change has turned the sea from a blessing to a curse for this...
There was a time when few people in the coastal Pakistani city of Gwadar understood what climate change was. After a decade of extreme weather, many more do. Rain battered Gwadar for almost 30...
View Article‘A true victim of the Snapchat era’: Parents are resurfacing hilariously...
If you scroll through your old photos from the mid-2010s—the golden era of Snapchat—chances are, a fair number of those pictures feature a dog filter or a flower crown. Now, nearly a decade later,...
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A water crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is getting worse
Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects...
View ArticleLG: No refunds or exchanges for 500,000 electric ranges recalled over fires...
LG Electronics USA is recalling half a million electric ranges that have been involved in at least 28 fires, resulting in numerous injuries and a few pet deaths. But instead of issuing a refund or...
View ArticleReport: It takes a $180,000 salary to comfortably afford U.S. childcare
The cost of childcare has been climbing precipitously for the past decade, with some families spending about a quarter of their yearly income—or more—on those expenses. As federal funding and...
View ArticleAmazon to pay nearly $4 million for allegedly taking drivers’ tips
Amazon has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle charges that the e-commerce company subsidized its labor costs by taking tips its delivery drivers received from customers, District of Columbia...
View ArticleHims & Hers faces backlash over ‘misleading’ Super Bowl ad—but it didn’t stop...
Telehealth company Hims & Hers Health is fighting back after the drug industry’s main lobbying group called out its first Super Bowl ad as “misleading” and in potential violation of marketing...
View ArticleTrump administration asks federal agencies for lists of underperforming workers
President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who are underperforming, as it seeks to shrink the workforce and awaits a court...
View Article‘It just didn’t go the way I planned’: Hawk Tuah girl breaks silence after...
Following a cryptocurrency scandal in December 2024, Haliey Welch (aka Hawk Tuah girl) seemed to drop off the map. Months later, she’s opening up about what really happened. The trouble started when...
View ArticleNYC shuts down live poultry markets over bird flu outbreak
All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to...
View ArticleHow much does a Super Bowl commercial cost in 2025?
‘Fast Company’ senior editor Jeff Beer breaks down the price of what a Super Bowl campaign actually costs. Is it still worth it?
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This app sends faxes for free from your iPhone, Android device, Mac, or PC
Nowadays, when you hear someone talk about faxing, there’s a decent chance it’s the punchline to a groan-inducing dad joke. (Not that I would ever be guilty of such silliness, of course. I stick...
View ArticleJob seekers: Here are 5 steps to take before you apply
Ethan Bernstein is a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School. He spent five years at The Boston Consulting Group and two years in...
View ArticleWhy clean energy interests globally have shifted to money and jobs
Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener side of green: wealth-building. It’s an idea that sells far better in the...
View ArticleHow Apple could work with DeepSeek to pull ahead in the AI race
Ever since DeepSeek burst onto the scene last month, there’s been no shortage of opinions about what the Chinese startup’s artificial intelligence accomplishments mean for America’s AI giants like...
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