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Why are Bitcoin, Shiba Inu, and Dogecoin crashing? Look to Wall Street

Crypto markets fell by $147 billion in just 24 hours.

Why are Bitcoin, Shiba Inu, and Dogecoin crashing? Look to Wall Street

Try this low-effort way to approach tasks, and watch your productivity skyrocket

Create systems that work for the person you are—not the person you want to be.

Try this low-effort way to approach tasks, and watch your productivity skyrocket

Science shows friendships can keep us healthy. Here are 5 ways to make good friends

Psychotherapist and author Erin Falconer points out that the health benefits of friendship are incredible, but its true power lies in how good friends help us discover who we really are.

Science shows friendships can keep us healthy. Here are 5 ways to make good friends

After a health scare, here’s how I’m changing up my remote work habits

Landing in the ICU was a wake-up call. So I’m working to incorporate these six changes into my WFH routine.

After a health scare, here’s how I’m changing up my remote work habits

U.S. senators are parroting big tech’s anti-antitrust talking points

At a meeting to mark up a tough bill, you could hear the industry’s objections to new rules for online marketplaces coming out of the mouths of senators.

U.S. senators are parroting big tech’s anti-antitrust talking points

Check out Apple’s newest short film celebrating Chinese New Year, shot brilliantly on an iPhone

‘The Comeback’ is the brand’s latest effort in what’s become a Chinese New Year marketing tradition.

Check out Apple’s newest short film celebrating Chinese New Year, shot brilliantly on an iPhone

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How personalization can power customer relationships

Data, coupled with AI and machine learning, can build stronger connections—provided it’s used right

How personalization can power customer relationships

Wharton students think the average American makes six figures. Here’s the reality

The huge pay gap among workers at the top and bottom makes the middle more difficult to calculate.

Wharton students think the average American makes six figures. Here’s the reality

Innovation Festival 360

The future of fintech: Driving financial inclusivity

Living paycheck to paycheck is one of the biggest sources of economic stress for Americans today—and these anxieties weigh on mental and physical health too. Two-thirds of the U.S. population struggles with one or more aspects of their finances, including spending, saving, borrowing, and planning. These individuals have massive unmet needs because traditional banking just doesn’t work for them. Fintech innovations, such as a new offering to be introduced at this event by H&R Block, are changing the landscape and creating financial inclusivity for those who need it most.

The future of fintech: Driving financial inclusivity

2021 was a year of labor action—but it didn’t translate into more unionized workers

Despite high levels of union activity and public favorability, the number of workers in unions fell in 2021.

2021 was a year of labor action—but it didn’t translate into more unionized workers

Impact

When it rains more, there’s less economic growth (Bad news: There’s more rain now)

2021 was a year of labor action—but it didn’t translate into more unionized workers

Why Exxon’s ‘net zero’ pledge is meaningless

News

Embattled Peloton stock spins higher after CEO vows legal action against ‘leaker’

Why are Bitcoin, Shiba Inu, and Dogecoin crashing? Look to Wall Street

Check out Apple’s newest short film celebrating Chinese New Year, shot brilliantly on an iPhone

Co.Design

Forget batteries. This 100-year-old technique provides cheap energy storage for wind and solar power

4 clueless ways companies are responding to workers in crisis

The $50 billion plan to fight wildfires could be a surprise boon to the building industry

Work Life

Managers, here’s how to give feedback as an ally, not a critic

How to tell your ‘career story’ in a way that lands you a new job

Try this low-effort way to approach tasks, and watch your productivity skyrocket