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SNL’s must-see Weezer sketch is probably making fun of youLeadership is about coaching. Here’s how to do it well.Missed Obamacare open enrollment? You still have a few insurance optionsAmazon and Walmart add more robots, but insist they won’t terminate jobsWhy being a manager is a career change, not a promotionFacebook’s Building 8 research lab is no moreTop 5 Ads Of The Week: Ryan Reynolds sips his gin with tongue in cheekNote to cord-cutters: Netflix tops Hulu and Amazon when it comes to IMDb hitsTumblr’s NSFW castaways are flocking to these lifeboats as a ban loomsWhy content creators are switching from Macs to PCsThis interactive map shows how wrong we picture the worldCalifornia just decided to move to 100% electric city busesReport: Johnson & Johnson knew its baby powder had asbestos for decadesKevin Reilly will oversee content at WarnerMedia’s new streaming appPrada made blackface monkey trinkets and didn’t know they were racistCBS gives a whopping 1/6th of Moonves’ severance to anti-sexual harassment groupsThe PC – The True Workhorse for Digital Transformation61 amazing independent bookstores worth supporting this holiday seasonBritish industry watchdog bans sexist stereotypes in advertisingThis is what you need to do to overcome negative self-talkRobinhood’s new checking and saving accounts raise concerns from SIPCThis funny video suggests maximizing your productivity is ruining your lifeThis AI can see in total darknessAnother day, another Facebook scandal: Bug gave access to unposted photosAre you making one of these 4 common business writing mistakes?This sparkling water is the first drink to get its fizz from CO2 captured from the atmosphereMore trouble at CBS: Eliza Dushku received $9.5M to settle harassment claimsAmy Schumer’s new clothing line is light and relaxed like Amy SchumerReese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is betting that Eve Rodsky is the next Marie KondoThe letters opticians use on eye charts is now an elegant typeface6 ways to use the holidays for networking5 Ways Edge IoT Solutions Keep IoT Simple7 digital privacy tools you need to be using nowIn the age of Facebook, Broadway’s Network matters more than everHow to get through the holidays when you’re depressedPeople keep attacking Waymo’s autonomous carsInside the animation magic of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”theSkimm’s readers have grown up, but it refuses to evolve with themHow to design the ultimate Bullet Journal for 2019 (no art skills required)How Big Data gives big companies like Apple and Amazon an edgePostmates’ new rover, Serve, is adorable by designYouTube removed 1.67 million channels last quarter for breaking community guidelinesBeautycounter CEO Gregg Renfrew survives on organic almonds and Katy PerryDid a slave make your sneakers? The answer is: probablyApple will update the iPhone next week to get around Chinese court banTaylor Swift is coming to Netflix—watch the Reputation trailer hereCongress seems really bad at understanding technologyIf these insanely good athletes can give up meat, so can youThe Geminid meteor shower is peaking right now: Here’s how to watchThe surprising reason why Chipotle is offering free burritos to Hinge usersBogus bomb threats across the U.S. are the scary new way for scammers to seek bitcoinReport: Fact-checkers say Facebook has used them for “crisis PR”How Lyft is changing itself from a driving company to a transportation companyA plea for TV shows in 2019: Have an exit strategyACLU’s warning: “Amazon is dreaming of a dangerous future” of surveillanceSlackers no more: Ex-Compass CFO wants to help Gen X manage their parents’ estatesThese are the top business apps of 2018, as ranked by Zapier100 million hours: Hulu shares just how much Hulu you watched in 2018Exclusive: “Patagonia is in business to save our home planet.”YouTube’s 2018 Rewind is now its most disliked videoVirgin Galactic is closer than ever on its mission to send tourists to the edge of spaceInmates in Texas could soon get 3D-printed denturesInstacart is breaking up with Amazon’s Whole Foods: Here’s what’s nextIt’ll be at least 2 years until you see Marvel’s Netflix characters againGoogle’s Assistant voice is getting some international flairNo Sega Genesis Mini yet, but classic games come to Amazon’s Fire TVHow to hold meetings that spark innovative ideasEverlane joins the list of fashion brands that want you to spend more than you haveThe supertall skyscrapers boom is out of controlDo these things to prepare for a performance reviewThis health startup lets you monetize your DNASlaying sacred cowsSurvey: More support for Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook than in the broader tech industryRobinhood launches checking and savings with an almost unheard-of 3% interest ratePorch piracy has ruined online shopping, but there’s a simple fixHow to add 20% to your starting salaryYou should talk to your friends about money. Here’s howThese 3 trash can designs are competing to take over the streets of NYCCalifornia may soon tax text messagesHow our data got hacked, scandalized, and abused in 2018Secrets of people who don’t get stressed during the holidaysThe most innovative gadgets of 2018How to enter Vitaminwater’s $100K ditch-your-smartphone contestThe depressing reason why your boycott of Dollar Shave Club didn’t workThe cofounder of Casper wants to make home renovations less hellishGrubhub’s chief product officer Sam Hall believes in meditation–and tequilaTaylor Swift has become Big BrotherIt’s about voice: “If Beale Street Could Talk” director Barry Jenkins talks adapting James BaldwinThis former Deutsche Bank exec gave it all up to run a Brooklyn music schoolHow scientists are fighting the spread of a mysterious meat allergyApple vows to bring up to 15K new jobs to Austin with 133-acre campusGoogle Maps wants you to use Lime for your last-mile tripAfter his conspiracy “joke,” Steph Curry will inspect NASA’s moon rocksFortnite, K-pop, and bright red hearts: What ruled Instagram in 2018Apple HomePod prices drop as cheap smart speakers take offA Finnish newspaper’s “ugly Xmas sweaters” highlight the true ugliness of our worldFormer DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson joins Jeffrey Katzenberg’s QuibiFederal minimum wage vote delayed over witness’s 2002 “gay sex tax” blogAmazon draws boos at NYC council meeting over ICE-Rekognition dealThe painful side of tech algorithms in one heartbreaking tweetThis bakery makes a point of hiring workers with a criminal recordHere’s a look at H&M’s new gender neutral fashion collectionStadium Goods gets acquired by Farfetch as the sneaker resale market heats up6 DIY photography gift ideas you can’t afford to ignoreHow the 10 best holiday ads of 2018 worked their merry magicWatch how smoke from the Camp Fire filled the Bay AreaThis gift card offers a charitable fix to holiday gifts no one wantsMichael Cohen gets 3-year jail sentence for “veritable smorgasbord of fraudulent conduct”Puma is reissuing the dorkiest shoe ever madeHow I took control of my to-do list by using this simple (but effective) productivity hackOur brains hurt trying to figure out Delta’s new eight-group boarding systemWhat the designer of “I love NY” thinks of the “I Amazon NY” logo10 worst password offenders of 2018: Do better, Kanye West and NutellaCompanies are vastly underestimating how badly they’ll be hurt by climate changeAmazon NYC warehouse workers push for union as stories of poor working conditions spreadThis is what kind of music you should listen to at work to be more productiveThe long history of people worrying about tech’s ill effectsThe frantic, unprecedented race to save 700,000 NSFW Tumblrs for posterityFlying sucks. The best travel gear of 2018 can helpHow I got a promotion, ran a marathon, and saved 20% of my income this yearTristan Walker announces acquisition by Procter & Gamble, will remain as CEO and move company to AtlantaHalf of Google’s workforce is reportedly treated like second-class citizensNeed to remember something? Draw itHow to talk to anyone from the CEO to the interns at your company holiday partyJack Dorsey tries to clear up his obliviousness about Myanmar atrocitiesLinkedIn’s top recruiter says experience doesn’t matter if you have these skillsWhat tech companies get wrong when recruiting womenSoulCycle CEO Melanie Whelan runs on emoji pancakes and Amazon PrimeThe hot new conference swag favored by Lyft, WordPress, and TwitterChina was reportedly behind the Marriott hack, as well as other hacks, tooGoogle’s Year In Search 2018 zeitgeist video focuses on the good–watch it hereGoogle just gave DuckDuckGo a huge boost–giving it duck.comThe case for Google’s Pixel 3, despite everythingCan new home building tech help solve the affordability crisis?Verizon says its media brand Oath is almost worthlessWhen rents go up, homelessness goes up, too3 tips to make the best of your end-of-year givingTravel warning for 2019: The Real ID deadline is looming, so get your paperwork readyRIP Fusion Tables: Google is killing off the beloved data visualization toolThe future of fashion is made-to-order, according to Farfetch CEO José NevesThis new deep fake video is both advertising and a piece of artSaving this Swedish town from falling into a mine has big lessons about a post-climate change worldWatch Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer in a heated exchange over a government shutdownThe millionaire critic who scared Facebook now wants to help “fix the internet”Study: Female-led movies make more money at the box office44 former senators warn “that we are entering a dangerous period” for American democracy”Stephen Colbert makes a smart point by nominating himself for chief of staffThese are the cheapest cities to escape to right nowNew York will give Amazon an early warning about HQ2 records requests after all5 surprising traits of great leaders29,028 pounds of sausage links are being recalled—here’s what you need to knowThe future of art preservation is bacteria warfareWomen CEOs on how they smashed the glass ceiling7 ways to position yourself to get on a boardIf you care about your privacy, try these special versions of FirefoxScholastic’s new HQ is unlike any corporate office you’ve ever seenThis new service gives domestic workers a way to get benefits and paid time offHow to build a culture of trust in your companyGodparent proposals? These are the most fascinating Pinterest cultural trends for 2019Andy Serkis goes full Gollum to mock Theresa May’s Brexit deal3 couples on how they make financial decisions togetherHow to watch Google’s Sundar Pichai testify before Congress todayThe Riveter, a female-centric coworking startup, raises $20 millionThe chatbot bubble has officially burstThe Australian government may soon crack down on Facebook and GoogleBlanding – The hottest branding trend of the year is also the worstThe 10 toxic psychological traits that make so many people suckThe Utah government experienced a reply-all-pocalypseSamsung finds the “courage” to remove the headphone jack, tooThe meat growing in this San Francisco lab will soon be available at restaurantsUrban waterways are under siege by a new invasive species: e-scootersSay hello! Instagram adds voice messaging feature to Instagram Direct2 nuns embezzled money to gamble in Vegas. Here’s who should star in the inevitable movieDo small business owners support Trump? Not so fastMore Google+ data was exposed, and so Google is shutting the thing down earlyPrivate prison giant under fire for pressuring Georgia to keep immigrant detainee’s death report sealedApple accidentally gave one of its emoji a buttfaceHere’s how to limit app location tracking on iPhones and Android devicesThe 10 biggest food trends of 2019, according to KindWhat to watch for when Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in CongressScathing House Oversight report: Equifax data breach was “entirely preventable”Netflix expands to Africa with new original TV series Queen SonoDon’t make these 4 mistakes when you’re building an online communityGoodbye, Chevy Volt: In the age of Tesla, GM retires its hybrid electric carMark Shapiro promoted to Endeavor president as the multimedia behemoth continues to scaleWhy dollar stores are bad business for the neighborhoods they open inIt’s official: More people get news from social media than newspapersNew PSA marks the 6th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings with a new POVNASA’s Voyager 2 probe just entered interstellar space3 things Facebook could do to fix itself (even if it won’t)Tumblr’s adult flagging tech is not working very well unless you think Sesame Street is NSFWI had trouble monotasking, so I tried “spacewalking”At this new online banking platform, customers are the owners“What if Superman was an evil kid?” asks this creepy-as-hell movie trailerMicrosoft’s Surface headphones: Not Bose killers, but worth a listenThis coworking space is the most elegant office I’ve ever seen6 completely appropriate ways to say “no” this holiday seasonSorry, your data can still be identified even if it’s anonymizedThe iconic Fearless Girl statue has a new home at NYSEFrom GV: 5 lessons to jump-start your design career4 professional women on making ends meet in the most expensive U.S. citiesHow the blockchain is changing the art marketAn ambitious plan to change how we build housingAmazon planning to open a flagship Go store in LondonElon Musk talks pot, the SEC, and Twitter flame warsHow to know if you’re an ethical leader5 steps to making better citiesWhat a 19th-century French novel tells us about Jeff Bezos and Amazon