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These power-generating buoys might have just made wave energy viable
Ocean waves could be an enormous source of power for the grid: in the U.S., the motion of waves along coastlines could generate as much as 1.4 trillion kilowatt-hours...
Mozilla is doing a delicate dance with AI
Several weeks ago, Mozilla Firefox dodged a bullet aimed at its business model — a potential court-ordered cutoff of the Google search-default payments that constitute its primary course of...
Want to future-proof your job? Start protecting your focus time
The next big meeting on your calendar might not have any other attendees—it might just be you. A growing number of high-performing leaders, including managers at Google and other...
4 time-saving, money-saving ways to use AI for your holiday shopping
I saw my first holiday-themed ad on TV before Halloween. I was startled, yet not surprised. Kind of a funny feeling, really. Yes, the annual holiday shopping sprint is...
How do you turn a baseball infield into a tennis court? It’s as complicated as it sounds
Tennis is experiencing a resurgence, with almost 26 million people playing in the U.S. alone. That number has been on an upward trajectory five years in a row. While...
Housing market shift: Zillow’s updated ratings show the power balance in 250-plus metros
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists use an economic model known as the Zillow Market Heat Index to gauge the competitiveness...
Black Friday was a big winner for live-shopping apps
This year’s busiest shopping day was a boon for live-shopping apps. Even at a time of inflation and economic uncertainty, Americans were ready to spend come Black Friday. U.S....
From ‘AI slop’ to ‘rage bait’: 2025’s words of the year represent digital disillusionment
Which terms best represent 2025? Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English select a word of the year....
I analyzed thousands of TED Talks. Talking with hand gestures makes you look more competent
When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they’re saying, listeners see them as more clear, competent, and persuasive. That’s the key finding from my new research published...
How to speak with authority
A meeting drags on. People are talking, but no one is saying the thing that needs to be said. Direction is unclear, the energy dips, and everyone is waiting...
The ‘Mad Men’ are dead! Long live the new advertising lions!
It’s been an unprecedented and brutal week for the advertising industry. The finalization of Omnicom Group’s $13 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG) (the biggest takeover in advertising history)...
This housing market cycle is so unique that even Warren Buffett broke his own rules to make money on it
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Back in his 1996 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett famously wrote: “If you aren’t willing to own...