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What to know about America’s first national strategy to reduce plastic pollutionHow to turn your ‘wish idea’ into an actual side hustlePolling on Harris shows that sexism is prevalent in American politicsHow to find your power as a Black entrepreneurMake this simple mindset shift to reject negativity and stay focused on successThe case for (and against) mandatory retirement How to handle compounding disasters in the face of climate change4 simple ways to engage and inspire your peopleWhat Smithsonian historians are curating from the 2024 Democratic National ConventionDefault app settings can pose a risk to user privacyWhat to expect at Fast Company’s 10th annual Innovation Festival: PanelsHousing market reset: 41 markets where the power is shifting to buyersHow to combat lifestyle creep with a financial fastiMovie for everyone: This free video editor runs in your browserHow this Montana gas station chain is using traffic data to build a mini empire of local hotelsThis app tracks America’s offensive street namesReal-time crime centers are transforming policing. Here’s why they’re controversialThe creator of ‘The Isolation Journals’ on the peril of perfectionism and the creative magic of letting goThe Google TV Streamer makes Apple TV look datedHow the popcorn bucket brought movie theaters back from the brinkNo one cares about your company’s mission statement. Leaders, focus on this insteadJD Vance milks his upbringing, but here’s why he’s not the best advocate for poor peopleHotel guests don’t mind less housekeeping and other sustainability efforts, study showsWhat Musk’s Trump endorsement could mean for U.S. space policyHousing affordability is crushed. Kamala Harris just unveiled a plan that would make it worseBarnes & Noble is opening 58 stores in 2024: Here’s a full list of cities that will get new locationsGen-Z’s top car must-haves: comfort and CarPlayColorado River water cuts next year will stay the same for Arizona, NevadaThis methane-hunting satellite launches into space todayU.S. awards chipmaker Texas Instruments up to $1.6 billion to build factoriesOnce in a super blue moon: What makes August’s supermoon so special and how to see itHere are tips to retire abroad and expert investment adviceRetail sales keep soft landing hopes alive after recession scareThe Lamborghini Temerario’s headlights hide a performance boostKim Kardashian and Jimmy Fallon battle for beatsBig changes are coming to the home-buying process this weekend. Here’s what you need to knowMedicare drug price negotiations: Here’s a savings breakdownStarbucks’s new CEO keeps making the jobs come to him, so he can work from home on a California beachPharma giant Bayer wins a court case against a Pennsylvania landscaper, shares soarTiming matters: The pitfalls of premature marketingThis Wisconsin pipeline proposal could cause a catastrophic spill on tribal landsSeven strategic steps to successfully navigate a company saleInfluencers explain how Kamala Harris’ campaign won TikTokHow brands can navigate our new political arenaKim Dotcom loses 12-year battle to halt deportation to U.S.Miss the Olympics? Here’s everything we know about the 2028 games in Los AngelesTikTok fights the DOJ on the First Amendment, compares itself to news outlets7 steps to leveraging your data effectively in the AI eraWhy we need to break bad tourist behavior this summerThe future of place branding: Navigating the intersection of data science and brand experienceRite Aid closing stores: Full list and map of doomed locations announced in August 2024Big Plastic wants a ‘recyclable’ label on millions of items that end up in landfillsChicago is known for public art. At the DNC, local artists will be on full displayIn praise of process innovation, the idea economy’s behind-the-scenes workhorseThe brand winners and losers of the 2024 election (so far)The Harris-Walz logo gets a facelift, Liquid Death partners with Van Leeuwen, and Bolthouse rebrandsRepublicans tried to repeal this climate bill 42 times. Meanwhile, it has brought $286 billion to their districtsThis is how you develop (and rekindle) workplace friendshipsInstagram owned real friendships. Its new AI chatbots encourage fake onesTim Walz slams Trump and Vance’s ‘war on workers’ in a fiery pro-union speechThe future of the music industry is . . . music videos5 ways to make summer Fridays even betterBite-size learning can fill employees’ craving for developmentThese zigzag walls help keep buildings cool during heat wavesWhat Gen Z workers—and voters—really want, according to David Hogg4 practices to heal your relationship to money (and make better financial decisions)Real Madrid built the most advanced stadium in the world. Then Taylor Swift showed upWhat Kamala Harris can learn from New Zealand’s Jacinda ArdernHow private equity’s obsession with this one marketing metric stunts brand growthThis TikTok creator is showing that opting out of TSA face scans isn’t always easyPepsiCo can be sued over Gatorade protein bars’ marketing, judge rulesFTC ban on noncompete agreements is blocked by another judgeFive Trends Shaping the Future of Our SensesHarris plans to ban grocery price gouging as inflation coolsParvovirus B19 ‘slapped cheek’ virus: Symptoms and what to know as CDC warns of rising casesThe FDA just cleared a new device that stops bleeding from gunshot wounds in secondsGood managers don’t dictate solutions, overprotect workers, or make these other mistakesHow to make AI part of your business strategyThese are the fastest-growing startups in America right now, according to Inc. 5000The uncomfortably expensive bracelets of Bama Rush are going viral on TikTokThe ancient grass that could become a bumper crop—and stop coastal erosionWalmart earnings: Stock jumps as shoppers are still feeling pain from grocery inflationThis popular NY-based seed company is ending sales and giving seeds away for free15 business strategies to expand your audienceMongolia tourism makes a post-pandemic comeback with reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing, and moreBiden administration announces prices for 10 drugs in Medicare negotiations that will save $6 billionNew York City says it’s winning the battle against scaffolding. Data says otherwiseSign up for a free Disney+ trial? You may have waived your right to sue‘We always expose ourselves to danger out of necessity’: Farmers working through wildfires pay the price with their healthU.S. bird flu numbers in dairy cattle are way off. Here’s whyThe future of health care: Observations from engineering products for top health care companiesBuilding trust and connection: Digital empathy for remote leadersStarbucks’s new CEO Niccol will make over $90 million in equityMpox outbreak 2024: map, infections, symptoms as WHO declares public health emergency3 essential lessons for growing your startupIs your employee messaging system safe enough?Google AI Overviews gets upgrades, expands to these 6 countriesFrom frustration to innovation: How an automation software is changing the energy industryHow to use AI to drive retail customer experiencesMeta scraps CrowdTangle tool, ‘jeopardizing essential post-election oversight’California lawmakers are about to make a huge decision on the future of AI The new LA Clippers arena delivers fresh air to every single seatEmbracing authenticity and engagement: TikTok for big brandsAt these Texas solar farms, 6,000 sheep help mow the grassWe asked developers how work is going. Their response was a cry for helpHow the designers of Portland’s new PDX made the best airport in the country even betterDIY fertility treatments can save prospective parents time and money—but what’s the trade-off?The Seine River was toxic for a century. Its Olympic cleanup could change swimming around the worldThe Harris-Walz logo just got a subtle makeover. Can you see it?For DEI to survive it needs this strategyThe Kamala Harris Google ad controversy explainedCreatives behind Glossier and Brat explain the new rules of brandingEveryone hates Man City’s jerseys, designed in part by OasisWhy we need more hybrid managersPersonality tests might be derailing your leaders4 ways to tell if the company interviewing you cares about youWhy the pronatalist movement is inherently misguidedDon’t be afraid to quit, again and againBye, Google: These 3 AI search engines help you find stuff fasterInflation just hit a key milestone. Here’s what that means for your bank accountA looming U.S. seaport strike could delay cargo for weeks or monthsSAG-AFTRA partners with Narrativ to replicate actors’ voices in AI ads‘We’ve got time’: NASA is still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts in space until 2025Polestar starts EV production in the U.S. and avoids steep tariffsU.S. will support a global treaty that calls for less plastic productionLands’ End’s $1 tote bag deal is ending as fast as it startedJ&J to disclose support for $6.5 billion talc settlementCreamy keyboards are blowing up with ASMR and tech influencersStarbucks once wanted to be your hangout. Its new fast-food CEO means the death of that dreamShake Shack will use robots to deliver Uber Eats orders in Los AngelesZombie oil wells are springing back to life in Texas. Here’s whyThe Cybertruck’s new Range Extender ruins the best thing about trucksMars’s purchase of Kellanova suggests Ozempic hasn’t curbed America’s snacking just yetAmerica’s struggling lobster industry gets tougher for fishermen with a new regulationCEO’s politics a deal-breaker for 40% of Gen Z and millennial employees, study showsThe tricky strategy behind the addictive sports betting boomAI labeled the ‘new, advanced form of plagiarism’ as a Wyoming reporter causes a scandalIs my food safe? The surprising loophole that lets untested ingredients into your kitchenHere’s where Wall Street titans stand on Trump and HarrisRightsizing expectations for AI/ML use in your organizationExpedia’s VRBO and others are spending millions on lobbying efforts in these statesActivate your entrepreneurial spiritThe NLRB will investigate Trump and Musk’s anti-union remarks6 key ways to building and nurturing a strong customer success strategyThis new technology could put up to 5 billion more barrels of oil into productionShould I hire a PR agency or do PR in-house? Millennial and Gen Z small-business leaders aren’t just embracing AI. They’re using it differentlyHow Speedo plans to compete with athleisure after its Olympic momentWhat shopping for a new baby taught me about building trust as a digital retailerWhy 2024 feels like the first post-Twitter presidential campaignHow Soft Services and DS & Durga made bar soap sexyHow Lego designed its new ‘Wicked’ sets—without first seeing the movieThe secret to delivering constructive criticism, according to a psychologistThe Points Guy shares his top hacks for airline travelersTim Walz doesn’t think about money like other politiciansYou can save $100 a month driving an EVI lead a 1,000+ person Caregiving ERG. Here’s what working caregivers want from their employersHow mushrooms are being used to ‘eat’ toxic chemicals in the soilThe top 3 skills you need to succeed in an AI-driven worldResearch suggests these are the 3 most underrated leadership habitsCalifornia Forever wasn’t radical enoughHelp! My friend keeps DMing me about hanging out and I really don’t want toHow to set boundaries with a toxic boss10 expert tips to streamline routine tasks in the workdayChipotle lost its all-star CEO. But he leaves behind a lot to fixSpaceX violated environmental wastewater rules at Starbase facility, officials sayGoodbye clean air, hello spiking electric bills: America’s climate reality under Project 2025White House senior climate adviser praises Inflation Reduction Act’s benefits for Republican statesMissouri will vote in November on whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitutionFord, Mazda issue do-not-drive warnings to car owners over deadly exploding air bag inflatorsAs property and casualty insurance costs surge, manufacturers have few optionsWhy America’s oldest metro is the fastest-growing place for young kidsCalifornia Gov. Newsom calls on school districts to limit student cellphone usePOV: Trump Media’s stock has tumbled 57% this year—and his fans are bearing the brunt of the lossesWhat is unschooling and why is it stirring up TikTok?Do you want this burger, or do you want this baby cow to live?UAW files charges against Trump and Musk over anti-strike remarks on XWhy Olympic athletes experience a comedown—and how to copeGemini is replacing Google Assistant on Pixel phones, and it’s a train wreckAmericans prefer ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’ over more heated terms, research showsLiquid Death’s new flavor is . . . Hot Fudge Sundae?How older adults are preparing for the ‘greatest technological revolution’Rust Belt cities just got fast-tracked for transit improvementsLL Flooring is closing stores in bankruptcy: Full list and map of 94 doomed locationsHealthcare under siege: The cascading impact of cyberattacksDonald Trump’s big return to X was a win for Elon Musk—and a loss for civic engagementAre you building an AI utopia or dystopia? The choice is up to youStarbucks stock jumps after Chipotle’s Brian Niccol is named new CEO in a surprise shakeupTrump and Harris want to end taxes on workers’ tips. Here’s why that wouldn’t workWhy Alaska Airlines is investing in a jet that’s like nothing you’ve seen beforeHow Google and Selena Gomez are partnering to help teensWhy licensing is a powerful growth engine for modern businessesPeople no longer buy from peopleInside the brand that made cottage cheese cool againHousing market affordability is so strained that adjustable-rate mortgages are coming backQuantum computing will make encryption techniques obsolete—the U.S. government has a planLands’ End is selling $1 canvas bags to win the tote bag warsWant better meetings? Ask these 4 questions5 reasons why answering work emails and texts after hours is backfiringShould you tell your boss you have another job offer?Raindrop is a great tool for organizing bookmarksLove the balletcore trend? This is the fashion history that inspired itThese kite-powered boats are bringing wind power back to shipping4 tips for dealing with cynics, apathetics, and naysayers at workHow grocery data can help assess creditworthinessCalifornia wants to pipe carbon dioxide across the state. But what happens if it leaks?POV: Trump is making bogus claims about Kamala Harris using AI—and he’s playing with fireHow risky pregnancy care is being affected by abortion bansEmbattled British energy giant exceeds toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilitiesMost American households’ cash and savings are shrinking, SF Fed report saysSEC sues NovaTech over alleged $650 million crypto fraudAI is like Google Maps: The user is the productTikTok’s blazing UX makes Trump’s lies spread faster than everCandy and snack recall, FDA update: List of products that may be contaminated with salmonellaApple’s 30% App Store fee will soon hit Patreon subscriptionsPacific Northwest tribes are getting piecemeal state and federal funding to fight climate changeTruth Social may be a barometer for Trump’s presidential campaign—and stock is down after a $16 million lossMaui’s wildfire changed Kula residents a year ago. Here’s what they’re doing to be ready next timeBlink Fitness bankruptcy: Why the discount gym owned by Equinox Holdings just filed for Chapter 11Airlines are investing heavily in sustainable fuels—but critics say they’re just greenwashingHow many people are dying from extreme heat—and how can we prevent more?LA 2028: How the city is preparing for its third OlympicsTrump’s campaign claims their emails were hacked and Iran is to blameAI is not wiping out jobs or companies—but we do need to know what to do about itElon Musk is set to interview Trump on X5 things I wish I knew before founding my companyHow the FTC will make it easier for you to click ‘unsubscribe’Disneyland and Disney World expansion plans: Every new theme park attraction just announcedShame, ignore, regulate, repeat: What the history of recorded music can tell us about AIEV battery fires are on the rise. They’re also totally preventableU.S. inflation is trending downward. Here’s whyFrom code to corporate: Technology’s growing influence is expanding career horizons for womenFish recall hits East Coast over fears of Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoningA thoughtful customer journey: From an attention economy to an experience economyLeading Canada toward greater digital innovation and prosperityThis is exactly how Project 2025 plans to gut DEITech failures like the Crowdstrike outage are the new normal. Here’s how leaders can prep for themHigh-tech clothing can help protect workers from the heat—but not from their bosses5 strategies to avoid mid-year burnout this summerWhy this beauty startup just picked up a major defense contractAt a new Tucson high school, students don’t just prepare for health care careers—they operateHow rat poison is impacting carnivores worldwideSurvey finds that Gen Z is actually the most likely to create a budgetWhy competent workers become incompetent managersWhy you should look down—not up—when you’re near a skyscraperWhy TikTok’s ‘Underconsumption Core’ trend won’t dieWill the U.S. ever embrace social housing?Most managers are stuck maintaining the status quo. This is the mindset shift needed to break freeTim Walz loves camo. Now Democrats do, tooThis 3D knitting machine could weave your next piece of furnitureSeven months in, NYC’s hourly pay law has delivery workers earning $19.56—the hard wayWhy Neuralink’s Blindsight and brain implants to restore sight won’t work like human eyesightHow U.S. public transit went from racially integrated to divided post-warHow to deal with election anxiety, according to a psychiatristWhat I learned about selling as I built a successful company