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How to make sense of Meta’s growing AI-powered advertising machine
This past June, Meta set off a bomb in the marketing world when it announced that it would fully automate the advertising on its platforms by 2026.  People in...
Is it okay to hug coworkers?
Maybe you’re meeting a coworker you’ve only known on Zoom in person for the first time. Maybe you’re greeting a group of coworkers at a conference, or saying goodbye...
How do our bodies remember?
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. “Like riding...
This test could reveal the health of your immune system
The team members used machine learning to find correlations between these measurements and health, allowing them to create an immune health score for each of the volunteers. They call...
What fog and gravity can teach us about urbanism
I don’t know if urbanism is science or art, but I do know its outcomes are best with a dose of creativity. There’s plenty to learn from the giant...
80% of employees say their workplace is toxic
Americans’ mental health is suffering and it’s not just due to stressful news feeds or not getting enough steps in. Toxic work environments are playing a large role in...
How to say no to extra work without looking like a slacker
When I first entered the workforce, my mantra was simple: Do whatever it takes. So when I was organizing and running programming for an event early in my career...
Forget algorithms, adoption is the real agentic AI revolution
Agentic AI is redrawing the boundaries of value creation in corporate America. Gartner projects that by 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will incorporate agentic AI, and at least...
European startups are raising the bar for American founders
I grew up in the Netherlands, so I know the upsides of living in Europe. I also know how hard it is to build a company here. The rules...
Trust and governance in the shift to agentic transformation
I recently had an unsettling rideshare experience. Let me paint a visual picture. You have a Tesla doing its self-driving thing, a guy just sitting in the driver’s seat...
Some of America’s best jobs have a PR problem
Too many jobs today have a PR problem, limiting opportunities for our young people and our economy.  The jobs that now exist and the training needed for them have...
The secret to brand longevity
Before I was ever involved in the flower business, I jumped from job to job, trying to figure out where I belonged. I grew up in South Queens, New...