UPDATES: COVID-19

06-28-16

Kindle now lets you flip to a different section of a book

By Elizabeth Segran1 minute Read

And come right back. This is especially useful when you’re looking up maps, charts, or family trees (I’m looking at you, Game of Thrones nerds).

Read Harry MaCracken’s in-depth review here.

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Impact

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This factory is growing a new kind of food for cows: A seaweed that reduces their burps

Creativity

This haunting 8:46 spot is the most powerful corporate response to the George Floyd murder

K-pop stans may have caused the Dallas Police Department’s surveillance app to crash

Why Amazon’s support for the racial inequality protests rings hollow

Co.Design

Legendary artist Christo has died. See 10 of his greatest works

Google Search will now favor websites with great UX

Move over, data visualization. The era of ‘data simulation’ is here

Work Life

We need brands to behave like activists

How COVID-19 should impact performance reviews

Why this CEO says ‘staying nimble’ is key to the success of direct-to-consumer businesses