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Why online shopping feels like a chore in 2025
While online shopping remains undeniably convenient, many are beginning to wonder: Is it still fun? According to a new study from Criteo, 75% of consumers now see online shopping...
The pro bono problem
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Fall 7 times, get up 8
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3 ways philanthropic organizations can help build trust
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Why Jimmy Fallon is now in the tortilla chip business
Jimmy Fallon has done plenty of commercials and branded segments on his late-night show. Last year, he partnered with Beats by Dre for a signature set of headphones and...
Florida is about to ban fluoride in public drinking water, following RFK Jr.’s crusade to get rid of it
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is...
Europe’s biggest blackout made me confront my dependence on tech
Unprecedented power cuts swept across Portugal, Spain, and parts of France on Monday — instantly unravelling the tech-dependent lives of me and tens of millions of others. At first,...
‘They got rid of some of our best talent’: How Trump is hacking away at America’s cyber defenses
“We’ve had many, many threats against our nation,” President Trump said in the Oval Office in November 2018, as he announced the creation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
This newly discovered cloud is 3,400 times the mass of the Sun—and we almost missed it
4.5 billion years ago the Sun was formed in a swirling cloud of dust and gas called the Solar Nebula. In a paper published by Nature Astronomy journal on...
California’s high-speed rail project may get another chance—if private investors agree to fund it
A long-delayed project promising nonstop rail service between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours may be able to secure the private funding it desperately needs if...
