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5 ways to build marketable skills when you’re in a ‘dead-end’ job

Even if you think your job is going nowhere, there are still opportunities to grow.

5 ways to build marketable skills when you’re in a ‘dead-end’ job

Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

Snap’s new lenses debut at the Electric Daisy Carnival, where they’ll provide maps, set lists, and directions to your friends in the crowd.

Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

This cargo ship from 1909 is starting to make zero-emissions deliveries again

The ship, built in 1909, had been retired in the 1960s, as fossil-fueled container ships started to dominate trade routes.

This cargo ship from 1909 is starting to make zero-emissions deliveries again

Leaders: This is how to develop goals that align your team and improve performance

When teams operate in a culture that focuses on individual goals and KPIs, they are prone to misalign says Amy Kan, founder of The Workplace Initiative.

Leaders: This is how to develop goals that align your team and improve performance

How to negotiate your salary for any job

During the interview process, it’s important to not only negotiate your salary but your benefits.

How to negotiate your salary for any job

Matthew McConaughey explains his tech investment strategy

The actor-turned-author on sustainable innovation, why he likes to compare technology to fire, and how to keep Austin weird.

Matthew McConaughey explains his tech investment strategy

This new technology reveals classic iPods from the inside out

For Tony Fadell, Lumafield’s CT scanner helps bring back priceless memories. For product manufacturers, its X-ray vision could solve long-standing problems.

This new technology reveals classic iPods from the inside out

The newest Allbirds running shoe makes your feet feel like they’re coming home

The Allbirds Tree Flyer stacks up well against the Hoka Bondi X, while delivering a level of comfort and versatility that other running shoes lack.

The newest Allbirds running shoe makes your feet feel like they’re coming home

3 lingering questions about Twitter’s new ‘crisis misinformation’ policy

Give the social media company credit for doubling down on ‘do no harm,’ but how will the policy be enforced, and will it even survive under Musk’s ownership?

3 lingering questions about Twitter’s new ‘crisis misinformation’ policy

What is the monkeypox virus and how concerned should you be?

Here’s what you should know about the rare smallpox-like virus that has recently spread to Europe, Canada, and the U.S.

What is the monkeypox virus and how concerned should you be?

Impact

How several states are taking the lead on restoring overtime pay

A living wage doesn’t just benefit workers. It benefits businesses and society, too

Should the federal government spend more money on conducting elections?

News

Domino’s ‘Stranger Things’ app reveals the mind-flaying stakes of the attention arms race

The neuroscience behind money and power: How socioeconomic status can literally shape your brain

eBay opens a sneaker store in Los Angeles

Co.Design

The hidden cost of new homes

This Japanese designer turned discarded fishing containers into groovy furniture

What will the ‘de-Arching’ of McDonald’s in Russia actually look like?

Work Life

Leaders: This is how your team wants you to respond to political issues

Here’s what happened when I revealed my mental health struggles to my employees

A psychologist explains why negativity dominates your daily thoughts, and what to do about it