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There’s a formula to loyalty—super-fandoms have mastered it
Building super-fandom isn’t an art, it’s a science with a proven formula that brands can learn and replicate. The most successful fandoms, like Taylor Swift’s Swifties, follow predictable patterns...
A focus on sustainability’s return on investment
For the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to apply my experience in sector diversified financial services, sustainability, and operational leadership at RE Tech Advisors. I oversee a suite...
Consumers win in Big Tech antitrust cases
Can you imagine your life without Google? Google Search, Google Chrome, Google Maps, Google Wallet, Google Drive, the Google Pixel phone—you could probably live your entire digital life within...
When will we leverage our above-ground mine?
Everyone in Washington knows the score: America’s rare earth supply chain runs straight through China. It’s one of the few issues before Congress that enjoys bipartisan support. But most...
Whisper emerges from stealth with ‘God Mode’ to tackle cybercrime
Dutch startup Whisper has emerged from stealth with a cybersecurity platform that promises to detect online threats before they strike. It plans to do this with what it calls...
With limited job prospects at home, new grads are having better luck teaching abroad
When Ricardo Dollero graduated from UCLA last May with great grades and a robust resume of extracurriculars, he wasn’t expecting a particularly difficult job search. After majoring in anthropology,...
Your credit score could be negatively impacted by this controversial court ruling about medical debt
Last Friday, a federal judge axed a Biden-era rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would have prohibited consumer credit reporting agencies from including certain medical debts...
Jack Dorsey’s new Sun Day app tells you exactly how long to tan before you burn
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey is back with a new app that tracks sun exposure and vitamin D levels. Sun Day uses location-based data to show the current UV index,...
One of the most mysterious rocks on Earth just went up for sale
If you didn’t make the list for Blue Origin’s recent suborbital jaunt to space, why not treat yourself to a consolation prize here on Earth for a fraction of...
AI therapy chatbots are unsafe and stigmatizing, a new Stanford study finds
AI chatbot therapists have made plenty of headlines in recent months—some positive, some not so much. A new paper from researchers at Stanford University has evaluated five chatbots designed...
Prices are rising again. Here’s what just got more expensive
Americans’ weekly grocery haul and monthly electric bill may get more expensive thanks to last month’s rising inflation rates, as Trump’s tariffs and a volatile consumer market comes to...
Defense Department to spend $1 billion on ‘offensive’ hacking: What that means—and the major risk involved
The Department of Defense plans to spend $1 billion on “offensive cyber operations” over the next four years, Tech Crunch reported. The funding comes from a provision tucked into President Donald...