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3 ways companies can start embracing the circular economyReports: WeWork CEO Adam Neumann may not be CEO for much longerHow to watch the 2019 Emmy Awards and red carpet live on Fox without cableArchitecture is an unexpectedly good metaphor for online privacyWhat I learned about work when I adopted a puppyYou’ve been warned: Full body deepfakes are the next step in AI-based human mimicryMeet Shampoodler, the podcast and Twitch superfan who’s the future of fandom in interactive mediaAs coal companies fail, the workers are being left with nothing21 signs from the NYC climate strike that say it allThis is why you need to take microbreaks (and how to do it properly)This Apple patent may be the key to AR glasses we’d actually want to wearYouTube is sorry after finding yet another way to rile up its seething vloggersWalmart will stop selling vapes, but only after it’s done selling through all its vapesWhat is cognitive collaboration?iOS 13 has a nasty location privacy bugWhat price should New York’s congestion charge be?FAIR Act: House votes to end forced arbitration and allow you to actually sue companiesWe’re canceling Halloween over this sexy Mr. Rogers costumeIs the Gates Foundation putting toilets ahead of human rights?3 ways to make better decisions for your careerHere’s how the design industry is mobilizing for the Climate StrikeHow these professionals built a successful remote careerAmazon employee activists say the company’s big climate pledge is good—but not enoughWho actually boycotts brands? More liberals and college grads, it turns outFor a change, a Trump tweet hits the perfect noteThese AI-generated people are coming to kill stock photographyThe Mac Portable—an Apple flop that led to great things—turns 30The story behind the viral graphic that electrified the climate movementGo ahead and tell your most embarrassing story. It will boost your creativityInside the nonalcoholic brewery making the year’s most exciting beerHow to catch up on ‘Downton Abbey’: 6 easy recaps before seeing the movieYou can try to live-stream the Area 51 ‘raid’ or just watch a bunch of YouTubers messing aroundRobin Arzon, Peloton’s head instructor, loves Dolly Parton and Beyoncé8 books you need to read to save the planet, according to people who already areThe billion-dollar race to change how drugs are madeThis house design is completely free, and it could help save the worldJim Gaffigan goes dark in his new movie, but the darkness was already thereAmazon plans to have 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2030Trump met with Mark Zuckerberg at the White House and posted about it . . . on TwitterWhat to do if your child is worried about the absurdly high cost of collegeGlobal Climate Strike: everything you need to know5 simple rules to make AI a force for goodTwitter will now let you hide the replies of other users3 times when procrastination can be a good thing7 successful women on the “mistakes” that changed their careers7 new incredibly useful things you didn’t know Gmail could doPatagonia enlists teen activists to speak out for Global Climate Strike campaignA football field-size asteroid snuck up on NASA and almost hit the EarthHere’s why YouTube is stripping some users of verification badgesGoogle just made the largest ever corporate purchase of renewable energyBacardi just found the best use for plastic straws ever—turn them into vinyl recordsUSDA lets pig farms self-regulate: What could possibly go wrong?Ikea has invested in enough clean energy to power all of its operations (plus extra)Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is prepping for ‘The Big One’Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are lobbying their way into Washington’s heartiOS 13 is available now for your iPhone. Here are its 10 best featuresThis one couple’s secret for (successfully) starting a business togetherYou can now buy The Impossible Burger in grocery stores (if you’re in SoCal, at one specific grocery chain)Delta flight makes an emergency landing in Tampa after frightening sudden dropHow to write a job description that attracts better candidatesVape tracking tech is here to weed out counterfeit THC productsAmazon announces a new, bolder plan to tackle climate change, responding to activist pressureThis photographer turned his lens on the many, many cameras watching youHow to train your brain to welcome constructive feedbackFour smart ways to build customer loyalty with technologySnack to the future: Here’s what America is munching on in 2019Prepping for the ultimate time-management challenge: parenthood10 shoe brands that reduce your carbon footprintThis typeface hides a secret in plain sight. And that’s the pointWhy is #FinanceSoWhite?After boycotts over a Trump fundraiser, SoulCycle customer numbers plummetThe creators of ‘Monument Valley’ are back with a game no one expectedHow Los Angeles Football Club uses technology to score with fans—and foil scalpersBurger King is melting down plastic toys to recycle them into something actually usefulEEE mosquito-borne virus: What to know and how to protect yourself7 female executives who were fired share their adviceDesigners’ job satisfaction is plummeting. But why?Netflix’s first CEO: Why Netflix will win the streaming warsThis new coastal development is designed to live with sea level riseThis free Gmail add-in will tell you if you’re an email jackassFacebook’s endgame: Getting inside your walletAmazon’s AI is democratizing the war on NSFW user-generated contentThese scientists studied 500+ logos. Here’s what they discovered about good brandingNetflix plans to lure actors and directors by paying them more when their movies are a hitInstagram won’t let teens see weight-loss products and cosmetic surgery postsWhere and when to find a climate strike event near youThis is how to make the ‘slow work’ movement work for you7 bizarre things we just learned about WeWork’s CEOAmazon will let you donate to 2020 presidential candidates by talking to AlexaCheck out the new UPS driver uniforms and see if you can spot the high-tech updatesApple wants to be the only company that can sell you a ‘slofie’Man accused of using a drone to drop explosive at ex-girlfriend’s homeThese free stock photos of people splashing around swimming pools are body inclusiveSo, the Navy just admitted the Blink-182 guy leaked actual UFO footageExclusive: Barclays and Anthemis launch startup studio for female foundersWhat is the Yang campaign doing with your sweepstakes data?This Scandinavian airline came up with a way to make you feel less terrible about flyingIf you’re a cord cutter with Comcast, you now get a free streaming boxMcDonald’s is making athleisure wear with no sense of ironyThis Marvel-themed student assembly throws down the (infinity) gauntlet for all high schoolersThese cat houses are nicer than human houses4 interview mistakes you probably didn’t realize you were makingHP sent me hurling through zero-gravity space to sell me a laptopModern money is crawling with nasty bacteriaThis app will let you deepfake your own voice for podcasting purposesRead this before you use exclamation points in emails!!Why Laura Dern, Olivia Wilde, and Zazie Beetz are telling the truth for True BotanicalsHow my Latinx upbringing made me a better leaderAdvice for founders dealing with defensive or troubled employeesThree-quarters of plastic products are toxicThis startup lets you subscribe to support an army of drones that’s planting millions of treesThis devastating back-to-school ad is designed to shock parents into action5 ways emotionally intelligent people deal with impostor syndromeFacebook unveils Portal TV, which lets friends watch TV togetherNew York is the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettesThink fake burgers are just for vegetarians? 95% of Impossible Foods’ customers are meat eatersIn an era of distractions, Microsoft wants AI to be your coworkerTennis star Maria Sharapova starts her day with a healthy green juice … but still loves to snack on candyThese startups will customize your cheap Ikea furniture with high-end details5 tips that will make you love PowerPoint—no, seriouslyThe secrets to managing your boss (no matter what type of boss you have)Apple Watch Series 5 reviews: the ‘best’ smartwatch whose always-on display is a ‘must-have’If your avocados are staying ripe longer, this might be whyOne of America’s top designers quit at the height of his career. Now he’s back—with a visionWork at 1 of these 5 companies if you want to earn top dollarThe real reason Google Assistant launched with a female voice: biased dataThis new HP laptop is the first computer to use ocean-bound plasticHow human curation came back to clean up AI’s messesWhen (not if) a global pandemic hits, we will not be readyHonesty turned around a sour business partnership. Here’s how.4 new words in the Merriam-Webster dictionary and what they say about 2019IBM just announced the 5 finalists in its competition to disrupt disaster aidWith the U.S. startup visa on hold, immigrant entrepreneurs get creativeGeorge Lucas has made more mistakes per hour than any other directorWatch Cokie Roberts confront Donald Trump on his racism before he got electedStephen Schwarzman, Trump’s China whisperer, reveals the extent of his roleYour medical records might not be safe. Here’s what you need to knowThis startup wants to rebrand acne care by highlighting zits, not hiding themSNL fired Shane Gillis. Here’s what those defending him don’t seem to getHow longer school days benefit working mothersLego rebuilds the world in first brand campaign in 30 yearsThis data viz could help cities fight back against Trump’s war on immigrantsGive NBCUniversal some credit for not entering the streaming wars with another lazy nameThis is why feminism needs to be the futureExclusive: Ford’s radical new corporate campus is a glimpse into its futureYou can rent the Downton Abbey castle on Airbnb for one night—here’s howThis is what happened when two companies swapped offices—and countriesThis ‘personal carbon sequestration’ device uses algae to remove CO2 from the airThis simple technique can help you help others more effectivelyYour iPhone battery is changing the way you live your lifeHow a grassroots group of moms helped push Walmart and other chains to act on gunsThe next iPad Pro has been leaked, and it’s very iPhone 11-ishCasper’s CBD gummies are here to help you sleep when a mere mattress isn’t enoughReviews of the new iPhone 11 are in, and they’re overwhelmingly positivePhiladelphia Cream Cheese wants you to share this bagel hole puncher on InstagramGoogle’s quantum bet on the future of AI—and what it means for humanityThis is the complete story of drag, according to Simon DoonanIt’s time to kill free return shippingFacebook is betting the next big interface is conversationSeventy years of highs and lows in the history of machine learningCould this half-bike, half-scooter create a new form of urban transit?How to rearm the creative industry to keep the consultants at bayBill Gates says we need to focus on the places where global progress is laggingIkea just invested in two giant solar farms‘Seinfeld’ is moving to Netflix in the latest round of sitcom streaming hokeypokeyThis new program lets people text to access government food aidBernie Sanders supporters are mad at Working Families Party over Elizabeth Warren endorsementHow Jeff Bezos almost bought Netflix for about $15 millionThe real cost of not wearing makeup at the officeAirline stocks nosedive after drone attacks in Saudi Arabia drive up oil pricesWhy silliness is the perfect antidote to workplace stressThe bizarre secret history of bedsStruggling J.Crew is getting left in the dust by Madewell, a brand of its own makingApply for an American Express Green Card and help the ocean along with your credit scoreThis tiny sushi shop is smaller than most American closetsSweetgreen is putting $1 million into better school lunchesThe 7-day guide to improving your social intelligenceMicrosoft’s trickiest product might be its most importantMozilla and Creative Commons want to reimagine the internet without ads, and they have $100M to do itArtificial intelligence is decades old and just getting startedWe need to stop asking working moms what happened to the babysitterThe 10 most important moments in AI (so far)Why the future of McDonald’s marketing looks a lot like Nike’sPro-vaccination parents need to be louder to fight the big platform anti-vax voices have builtThis is the new ‘blackest black’ in the world, and it was a complete accidentThe personal data of almost everyone in Ecuador has been leaked5 things to know about the United Auto Workers union strikeFacebook is launching a streaming device that watches you while you watch TVMeet the artisanal toilet-paper startups taking on Big TissueGrit Bxng brings a bar (and bitcoin) to the boutique fitness space6 concrete ways to make your office more gender equitableOxyContin drugmaker Purdue files for bankruptcyThese are all the companies participating in the climate strikeTo understand artificial intelligence in 2019, watch this 1960 TV showHere’s how ‘Misbehaving,’ the catchy ‘Righteous Gemstones’ earworm, came together