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More than 13,000 pounds of chicken recalled over Listeria concerns
Nearly seven tons of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast products are being recalled over Listeria concerns. According to a Jan. 16 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) notice, the product was...
3 ways to fall asleep faster, backed by decades of research
Struggling to fall asleep is irritating. Struggling to get enough sleep is at least partially debilitating. Research shows: People who sleep five to six hours are almost 20 percent less productive than people who sleep seven to...
Why Trump’s Greenland standoff is sending gold soaring and crypto tumbling
Chances are good that many investors are happy today is a holiday, and thus the stock markets are closed. That’s because over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced the...
How Martin Luther King Jr. was a trailblazer in pushing for universal basic income
Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial equality. What is less often...
The Download: the US digital rights crackdown, and AI companionship
EU officials, freedom of speech experts, and the five people targeted all flatly reject these accusations. Ballon told us that their work is fundamentally about making people feel safer...
Top architects reveal their dream projects for 2026
Being a field dependent on big developer clients and even bigger sums of money, rarely do architects get to pick the projects they work on. Would they if they...
The upsides to not fitting in with your company culture
Most organizations still hire for culture fit—even those that loudly champion diversity and inclusion. The phrase sounds benign, even wise: who wouldn’t want colleagues who “fit in”? But behind...
Why AI skills are the new gold standard for job seekers
Artificial intelligence capabilities have rapidly shifted from nice-to-have extras to essential requirements across industries and job levels. Employers now prioritize candidates who can harness AI tools to multiply productivity,...
Lyft CEO: ‘Let’s stop doing that, please’
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
Going beyond pilots with composable and sovereign AI
The concept to production reality AI pilots almost always work, and that’s the problem. Proofs of concept (PoCs) are meant to validate feasibility, surface use cases, and build confidence...
