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3 ways to unlock your potential at work

Throughout my career as a founder and CEO, I’ve always prioritized mentoring and advising young professionals, providing them with the tools they need to break into a new industry successfully....

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Avi Loeb believes AI could save humanity—but first we have to stop feeding it...

Sometimes the thought of Avi Loeb being an extremely advanced AI has crossed my mind. It’s the only way I can explain that a man so prolific in his research, so busy with teaching, trips, and...

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What is iPhone Mirroring? How to use Apple’s best new software feature of the...

iOS 18 has introduced many awesome new software features for the iPhone, particularly when it comes to productivity and privacy. Yet the best new software feature Apple has released this year isn’t...

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How creators and artists can control their legacy after death

Michael Crichton, the creator of ER and author of Jurassic Park, died in 2008. So why is his estate suing Warner Bros. now? It turns out that when Crichton agreed to develop the ER series, he kept the...

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These tiny satellites are changing space exploration

Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats—miniature, agile...

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Housing market shift: Here’s where homebuyers are gaining power fast

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. When assessing home price momentum, ResiClub believes it’s important to monitor...

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Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about how he decides which ideas are worth developing

It’s perhaps a gross understatement to assert that multihyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda knows a thing or two about leadership. This is the man who got people on board with his crazy idea to create a...

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A surprising number of millennial and Gen X workers are switching careers due...

Menopause impacts 47 million women a year, resulting in $150 billion in lost productivity. Yet menopause continues to be shrouded in silence and shame, with few employers providing support to...

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Assuming financial responsibility for your aging parents: A 3-step guide

As your parents age, it can often feel like you have swapped roles. Now you’re the one taking care of everything, from scheduling Mom and Dad’s doctor’s appointments to driving them where they need to...

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Plans for lithium extraction in one of California’s poorest regions raise...

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region’s...

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How Trump mocking Harris’s laugh tells a story of America’s racism

Just when the summer uproar over Donald Trump calling his potential rival “Laffin’ Kamala” and “Cackling Copilot Kamala Harris” was beginning to subside, an apparent new round of attacks by Trump and...

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Developing the fine art of saying what you mean

“Oh, no, I couldn’t possibly . . .”  “Please, go ahead; I don’t mind waiting.”  “Thanks, but no thanks.”  How would you describe these statements? As sincere expressions of modesty, humility, or...

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This is the best way to announce your layoff on LinkedIn

After Ethan Olkovikas lost his marketing communications job in the third round of company layoffs earlier this year, he faced a common decision: To post or not to post about it on LinkedIn. “As a...

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Try these neuroscience-backed tactics to train your brain to make better...

We’re just off a solid week of the annual Fast Company Innovation Festival and one of the things that stands out to me every year (along with the stellar programming, of course) is the certainty of...

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The metaverse never happened, but Mark Zuckerberg’s got some funky glasses

This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission. Oh, the Metaverse! Remember that bit of nonsense, from three years ago? Deep in the pandemic lockdowns,...

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New U.S. solar tariffs on imports from these 4 countries are likely

U.S. trade officials this week may impose new tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations that American manufacturers have complained employ unfair subsidies that make U.S. products...

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The iPhone 16 Pro Max is a bigger upgrade than I was expecting

My iPhone 13 Pro Max was working just fine when I decided to upgrade to the latest model. The 13 Pro Max still feels fast, takes excellent photos, and easily lasts all day on a full charge even at 88%...

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Britain’s last coal-powered electricity plant is closing after 142 years

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central...

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Stuck NASA astronauts will now have a ride home on a SpaceX capsule

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule.SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a...

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What is ‘slow travel’? Why leisurely vacations with a focus on cultural...

As the joke goes, sometimes you need a vacation to recover from your vacation. Traditionally, vacations conjure up images of packed itineraries, rushing from one landmark to the next, only to return...

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