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Instacart delivery drivers are striking this week. Here’s whyHow I learned to curb my tendency to work too muchThis ‘father of the internet’ still isn’t completely sold on 5GWhy LeBron’s Uninterrupted teamed with Dazn to tell the story behind the Canelo-Kovalev fightBuddhism scholars: Meditation apps are fueling tech addiction, not easing stressAirPods Pro recall an earlier age of innovation and fun at Apple‘Frozen’ unthaws, Seth Meyers stands up, and 111 other November pop-culture events to check outThis founder hopes to force stronger labor laws, starting by paying domestic workers fairlyBelieve the hype: How ComplexCon builds its unique experienceThis nonnegotiable practice has made me a better CEOHigh-skilled workers in small towns are a ‘waste of resources,’ says controversial Princeton studyThere’s huge potential energy savings hiding in our air conditionersDisney Store is the latest retailer hit with an ADA lawsuit over Braille gift cardsReport: Fears over Chinese ownership of TikTok grow as U.S. launches security investigationFast Company Innovation Festival: a connected world‘The Great British Baking Show’ ends the season swapping new ingredients for old favoritesElizabeth Warren’s new Medicare for All plan is confusing! Let us break it down for you. Could a network of sensors give first responders more time to control wildfires?Why are Black Friday deals starting so early? A shopper’s guide to an annoying trendVirgil Abloh just gave Ikea a new logoSoon you’ll be able to easily screen your brain for abnormalities—but should you?3 career lessons I learned after my startup fell apartThis concert hall measures your brain waves and heart rate during performancesEngineers have figured out how to charge electric car batteries in 10 minutesWhy it’s not always bad to compare your career to othersI’m a workaholic, and this is how I’m changing my waysIt’s official: Google is buying Fitbit for $2.1 billionThis Harvard scientist has a plan to solve the mysterious vaping illnessFirst look: A towering memorial to the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shootingMy high-profile social enterprise shut down, but it wasn’t a total failure3 unexpected benefits of using mindfulness appsHere’s how to get your free year of Apple TV+Why your brain’s so bad at letting go of negative commentsCoca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the world’s biggest plastic polluters—againHow Reagan, Clinton, and Bill Gates paved the way for the rise of Big TechWriter, director, and producer Janet Mock takes our career questionnaire“Decency quotient”: How this CEO frames inclusive capitalism for his companyStop selling your kids short with just Disney and Pixar filmsPinterest’s Evan Sharp is building a kinder social networkMTV’s revolutionary African show ‘Shuga’ has made a real difference in the fight against HIVIkea tarot cards let you see into the fütüreWhy Emily Dickinson fans and scholars are excited about ‘Dickinson’ on Apple TV+How director Kasi Lemmons found a ‘badass’ action hero, not slavery porn, in Harriet Tubman’s storyWeWork’s Adam Neumann has now been accused of pregnancy discrimination‘I’m leaving because of a misogynistic culture’: Watch Katie Hill’s goodbye speech to CongressNow you too can invest in obscenely expensive collectiblesWhy you should start a weekly planning session (and how to do it effectively)Think you’re creative? No, those are mental errorsFiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger: Here’s what to know about world’s new 4th-largest automakerNike just dropped a ’90s-themed collab with Nordstrom’s Olivia Kim, complete with Air Jordan IVsWhat is a ‘time multiplier,’ and how does it improve productivity?Just got laid off? Here’s how to talk about it with your family and friendsAaron Sorkin’s open letter to Mark Zuckerberg is the best thing he’s written in agesIt’s time to rethink voice assistants completelyWhat should a startup do when the founder is fully vested?Facebook has a new policy on ‘sexual’ emoji (yes, that means the peach)There’s a big problem with Twitter’s bold ban of political adsL.A. wants to know where you ride your scooter, and Uber isn’t happyThis is how leadership is like driving and can make teams sickHow the hijacking of a ship led to an effort to jump-start the Blue Economy in the Horn of AfricaThis mushroom building cleans our air as it growsToo often, neurodiverse hiring efforts overlook female job seekersThis NASA astronaut-tested app promises to prevent jet lagAfter Twitter bans political ads, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg says they’re ‘not worth the controversy’The art of writing smart and funny TV for kids that won’t drive parents bonkersFacebook, Google, Amazon are ramping up their secretive influence campaigns in D.C.Can music festivals go from generators of garbage to sustainable innovators?This sign language interpreter makes Coachella accessible (and awesome) for deaf concertgoersSee the radiant new design for the Obama Presidential CenterHow Eileen Fisher thinks about sustainable consumptionLet it grow! Let it grow! Razor brand Billie invites women to embrace their facial hair and join Movember funThis jacket’s threads were inspired by spider silk and ‘brewed’ in a factoryI wanted to be friends with all my employees. Now I have 100How Disney+ and HBO Max ads are using the same pop-culture blitz to win you overHere’s why NYC just voted to ban foie gras, and why it won’t happen right awayIf everyone is mad at Facebook, why is business still booming?In shocker, Jack Dorsey says Twitter will ban all political adsAT&T is already taking away its free Watch TV streaming dealFeds chop interest rates again, but don’t expect a huge change to your credit card ratesThis international hotel’s attempt to move to sustainable fish is a lesson in the hard path to sustainabilityBig changes coming to Molson Coors: layoffs, a new name, and a new locationCalifornia Easy fire: Dramatic videos show Ronald Reagan Presidential Library threatened by flamesWhy progressive discipline doesn’t work (and what to do instead)How to get a Ph.D in digital adoptionThe scariest song ever, according to Pandora, is not the one you thinkPeople are hilariously bad at drawing famous logos from memoryWith layoffs, lawsuits, and a fired CMO, Juul is in free fallHow to stop operating in crisis-management modeWhy a top VC and a former LinkedIn exec think hobbies are the future of commerceHow Allyson Felix’s mental game helped her beat Usain Bolt’s recordDid the world really need the ‘Mona Lisa’ in 3D VR?Magic happens when companies close the customer experience gapI tried the most innovative coats of 2019. Here are the bestExclusive: I left Google because of pregnancy discriminationThis adorable robot wants to be as useful as your iPhoneGoogle’s new experimental app completely changed how I use my phoneWe’re very close to disrupting the cowThis is the simple mental habit that helped me overcome procrastination (and feel good about work)Helvetica’s evil twin, Hellvetica, will haunt your nightmaresReport: Facebook Portal lets users display other people’s pictures without permissionStudio Gang’s 40 Tenth Ave. building looks like pieces have been cut off of it—for good reasonA museum’s new collection celebrates the art of African American quilting‘The Last Kids on Earth’ leaps from books to Netflix to toys. Next stop: billion-dollar franchise5 indispensable iPhone time-saversHBO Max is not (just) HBO. But it does look a lot like cableWatch a surfer shred in the postapocalyptic wetsuit of the futureUber and pals unveil a last-ditch effort to fight California’s new gig economy lawVibe check diagnosis: Now there’s a viral ‘test’ to go along with the viral memeTulsa wants to pay you $10,000 to move there and work remotelyLong-distance electric buses are coming to the U.S.Now that Google won’t index Flash pages, here’s what website owners need to knowRIP, PlayStation Vue! Sony’s cord-cutter service will shut down in 3 monthsDon’t build new renewable energy in California. Build it in the upper Midwest firstThe unbelievable timeline of how Benioff and Weiss went from ‘Game of Thrones’ gods to ‘Star Wars’ goatsHow proximity bias holds employees (and workplaces) backThis is how journaling can make you a more effective leaderWhy it’s better to be efficient rather than productive5 expressions to avoid in formal networking situationsBefore you vape, check out this terrifying infographicGrubHub stock is in a free fall after earnings disaster and 5 downgradesFloyd is launching a mattress for its beloved minimalist bed frameThese maps show the cities with the most solar in the U.S.How to tell if you have workplace burnout or something elseAlprazolam recall: What to do if you have generic Xanax in the houseHow Skittles created 150 different flavors for sweet tooths around the worldThis is how we can make sure democracy lives up to its nameApple still hasn’t fixed the biggest problem with AirPodsIf more people could work remotely, the U.S. economy could gain trillionsHow to help California wildfire victims: 13 things you can do as Kincade, Tick, Getty, Easy fires burnThese YouTube alternatives offer children and parents a digital safe space—but there’s a catchDark mode is everywhere. Is it really better for you?This sponge-like nanomaterial uses HVAC systems to create water from thin airTo make the economy more fair, we need to make it more democraticJuul will cut up to 15% of its workforce in company ‘reset’If it looks like a steak and tastes like a steak, in this case, it’s a mushroomDemocracy failure alert: Americans’ trust of local news is on the brinkTaking the Leap: How large corporations can stay ahead of disruption50 years ago today, the internet was born in Room 3420How to help your employees who suffer from seasonal affective disorderGoogle’s parent company just reported a significant drop in profitsBeyond Meat beats the Street in 1st full quarter since its IPOFox News would prefer you didn’t chant ‘lock him up’ at TrumpFrom pregnancy to body dysmorphia, meditation apps target women’s issuesHow the real estate industry is innovating from the ground upHere’s your chance to make money on space travel: Virgin Galactic blasts off on the NYSEH&M’s CEO is worried that eco-conscious consumers could be bad for fast fashionWhy achieving a goal is the worst thing to happen to most peopleHBO’s fun ‘Silicon Valley’ app BetheValley.com had a buggy launch—just like the companies it satirizes85% of cities are feeling climate change—but nearly half aren’t dealing with itThis new app wants to change the way music gets madeThese cotton sheets will help you get a good night’s sleep and save the planetFacebook wants to give you medical advice. But can you trust it?The reviews for Apple’s ‘The Morning Show’ are in–and they aren’t greatIs Apple designing airport terminals now?How to automate new habits so that you’ll stick with themWhat life is really like for freelance designers, in 5 numbersA new national memorial to victims of gun violence makes its debutYour mindfulness hack probably doesn’t work. Here’s why you should do it anywayWomen founders have it tough. Women in “hard tech” have it tougher10 ways men can help close the gender gap for female coworkersWhy VC Ben Horowitz chose such unconventional subjects for his new book on business culturesTechnology biased against black patients runs rampant in hospitalsThe first map of America’s food supply chain is mind-bogglingRead: Katie Hill vows to keep fighting ‘cyber exploitation’ of women in letter resigning from CongressSave the date! The Popeyes chicken sandwich is coming backHow Sesame Workshop helps kids affected by the opioid crisisThe future of kids’ entertainment will determine the future of entertainmentFrustrated funders exit Facebook’s election transparency projectWhat’s the 2020 Color of the Year? There are three so farHow Sesame Workshop tackles tough issuesInstagram is banning cartoons and memes that promote self-harm and suicideWhen vulnerable service workers want to fight for better wages, this group helps them organizeThis 13-year-old invented a better version of the hyperloop