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How Hackers Are Going For Gold At Rio’s OlympicsStories to read this weekendDo Olympians Have Better Genes Than You And Me?Vintner’s Daughter Joins The Movement To Create Toxin-Free SkincareThree Dads Share What It Was Like Taking Parental Leave For The First TimeICYMI, here are the highlights of the Olympic opening ceremonyGoogle Car development team leader Chris Urmson is leaving the companyReport: Apple acquires Seattle-based AI, machine learning company TuriWhen Bots Attack: Behind The Scenes Of The World’s First All-Machine Hacking ContestHere are the people who left Twitter PR recentlyAlibaba: Don’t believe the market rumors. We’re not investing in NetflixA Flat Screen No More: Envelop For Windows Brings VR To Your DesktopItaly’s Plan To Destigmatize Doggy Bags And End Food WasteFor Samsung And Microsoft, The Pen Is Mightiest As A Business ToolDo Friendly-Looking People Really Do A Better Job Running Nonprofits Than Businesses?Things Are Looking Bad For JawboneWhy You Should Actually Watch The Opening Ceremony This YearWhy You Should Actually Watch The Opening Ceremony This YearWatch “Rick and Morty” Recreate, Word For Word, The Most Bizarre Court Transcript EverVisa Joins Team Refugees With The Incredible Story Of Yusra MardiniHow likely are you to get away with it, if you violate the Olympics ban on GIFs?Clone Wars: Why Instagram Will Legally Get Away With Copying Snapchat StoriesNow you can use your Windows desktop in VRAre The Olympics Really Worth It?Denim startup DSTLD is raising a Series A round from everyday customersThe Easiest Way To Keep Up With Today’s Most Important News: The FastCoNews NewsletterHow Design And Data Speak The Same LanguageHow Design And Data Speak The Same LanguageChristoph Waltz Mocks, Then Embraces American Exceptionalism For SamsungThese are just some of the tech innovations being featured at the OlympicsWatch This Young Refugee Boxer Explain How #TeamRefugees Inspires HimOne year in, PayPal reveals diversity stats—and they’re better than you’d expectThese Mosquitos Have A Genetic On-Off Switch That Makes Them SterileHere’s the most recent drone video of Apple’s massive new $5 billion headquarters This Samsung v. Apple Amicus Brief Is Required Reading For DesignersThis Samsung v. Apple Amicus Brief Is Required Reading For DesignersThough jobs numbers beat expectations, this one statistic continues to frustrate economistsChristopher Nolan’s First Trailer For “Dunkirk” Prepares You For WarThe Best Apps For The Olympics In RioNike Gets Unlimited, Ikea Goes Old-School Social: The Top 5 Ads Of The WeekMorning intel: Amazon One takes flight, Spotify introduces Release Radar playlistThese Startups Are Out To End Global Illiteracy, An Often Ignored ProblemResearchers might have found a way to protect our brains from hackersThe Best Instagram Accounts To Follow For DesignDirector Mark Osborne Explains Why His Version Of “The Little Prince” Shouldn’t ExistThe halal dining market will be a multi-trillion-dollar global market soonWhat The Tesla Death Teaches Us About Designing Driverless CarsHere’s How Rio’s Olympic Venues Actually Turned OutSpotify’s Release Radar Is Like Discover Weekly For New Music–And Just As Good12 Japanese Architects Explore Living (And Aging) CollectivelyA Cord-Cutter’s Guide To Watching The OlympicsWhat The Tesla Death Teaches Us About Designing Driverless CarsGet Some Tough-Love Staff Management Tips From “UnREAL” Boss Quinn KingHere’s How You Can Use Your MBA For GoodHow “Mr. Robot” Is Going To Reveal The Storytelling Possibilities Of Virtual Reality3 Simple Tactics Companies Can Use To Become More DiverseA Look At The Olympics . . . From Outer SpaceThese Genius Kid Inventors Show How To Get Kids Excited About STEMHave We Uploaded Enough Data To Create Digital Copies Of Ourselves?Here’s the word processor millennials love mostAmazon launches Amazon One, a dedicated cargo planeThe Fastest-Growing Job Categories For Flexible Work May Surprise YouFrom Earning A Raise To Marijuana Tech: This Week’s Top Leadership Stories4 Data-Backed Strategies For Writing Email Subject Lines That Get Opened6 Better Questions To Ask Yourself Than “Should I Quit My Job?”Apple will finally pay civilians who find security flaws in its softwareWhy Nike’s Olympic Strategy Is To Make Every Athlete Feel “Unlimited”For the first time in 128 years, the Harvard Republican Club won’t endorse its party’s candidateAirbnb says these are the 10 most hospitable cities in the U.S.What Do You Do When Colleagues Say Your Life’s Work Is “Impossible”A man ended his global Pokémon Go quest to “catch them all” outside a Tommy BahamaHampton Creek eats its own dog food—and the yolk is on investorsSomeone Has Finally Caught All The PokémonHere’s where in the U.S. advanced industry jobs are growing and where they’re decliningThe Roots Cut Two Versions Of A New Single So Your Stella Artois Can Taste Even BetterA Ceramics Collection That Captures California’s Gorgeous LightA Ceramics Collection That Captures California’s Gorgeous LightDJI grounds its drones near Olympic venuesApple (slightly) improves its workforce diversityTo Bridge Divides, We First Need To Know Where We Came FromFacebook is saying no to clickbaitSpanish Beach Cops Are Using Drones To Patrol The PlayaUber’s China employees feel “abandoned” by the Didi Chuxing mergerJaunt wants to be the people’s VR platformThis Hijab-Wearing Avenger Is The Captain America We Need Right NowRio’s Official Olympic Posters Are As Diverse As The City ItselfRio’s Official Olympic Posters Are As Diverse As The City ItselfThe world’s most productive countries also have the shortest workdaysThe Financial Impact Of First Lady Fashion: Can We Expect A “Melania Effect”?Apple’s new ad is a Maya Angelou poem, illustratedInstagram “Stories” Is Better Designed Than Snapchat (Even If It Looks Like A Knock-Off)Instagram “Stories” Is Better Designed Than Snapchat (Even If It Looks Like A Knock-Off)Hervé Léger and Lulu Guinness alum  wants to wake up the pajama marketAs Nike Says Goodbye To Golf, We Remember That They Made Some Of The Sport’s Best AdsThis Temporary Tattoo Monitors Your Alcohol Level And Informs Your PhoneWhat Is A Changemaker?Questions raised about Melania Trump’s immigration history The Olympics’ #TeamRefugees Campaign Brings Out The Shared Humanity In SportsTrump’s businesses are getting fewer visitors since his campaign launched, per Foursquare dataEvery Human Body Contains Traces Of Gold, But Only A Few Can Find ItStay Woke–With Help From A BotMorning intel: Tesla misses Q2 delivery target, Uber rival Grab raising $1 billionMIT Invented A Single Sensor To Monitor The Power Used By Every Gadget In Your HomeThe World’s Best Medication Reminder May Be All Around YouPaper Peep Shows Were The Virtual Reality Of The 19th CenturyFor lucky testers, Xiaomi is offering its new VR headset for just 15 centsThe World’s Best Medication Reminder May Be All Around YouPaper Peep Shows Were The Virtual Reality Of The 19th CenturyDespite consumer fraud claims and class-action suits, New York gives fantasy sports a lifelineMarissa Mayer hints at post-Yahoo career plansHundreds of questions for this year’s SAT test have leakedSick Of The Subway? This Game Lets You Completely Redesign ItSick Of The Subway? This Game Lets You Completely Redesign ItDesigning The Black PanthersProof That Anyone Can Be A Hero–Even The World’s Biggest A**holeThe Movement For Black Lives Gets Behind A Universal Basic IncomeDespite a coup attempt and terrorist attacks, investors plowed money into Turkish stocks and bonds last weekIn The Calais Refugee Camp, Refugees Are Constructing Amazing SheltersGet Ready, Soon Everyone Will Be Able To CodeBasis issues full recall for its Peak fitness tracker due to overheating issuesUber’s competitors are raising billions to make sure it doesn’t dominate southeast Asia4 Ways To Make Your Employees Love TrainingHow Massachusetts’s New Pay Law Will Help Close The Gender Wage Gap (And How It Won’t)Five Lessons Kids Can Teach You About Pitching Your Startup4 Ways To Bounce Back When You’re Treated Unfairly At WorkRalph Lauren Goes To Rio: The Making Of This Year’s Team USA Olympic OutfitsWhy Are There So Many White Young American Men Without College Degrees?One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investors half-jokes: Let’s just “cancel the election”Apple busted app sales records in July, paid developers $50BElon Musk teases Tesla’s fully autonomous vehicle: “It blows my mind”What will Square do if Apple gets rid of its headphone jack?The Epic Fight Over How To Label “Natural” FoodsTesla’s Q2 earnings fall short of expectationsSquare pulls through in Q2Maybe Lyft is fine (based on these record numbers)Editas to license CRISPR tech from Mass General Apple’s female employees are now making as much as their male coworkersWhat to expect from Taser’s Q2 earnings on ThursdayThis Startup Turns CO2 Into A Sustainable Replacement For Palm OilOrdering Food In Advance Could Help You Eat Fewer CaloriesPay-Per-VR: East coast’s “first” VR arcade coming soonDashing six-year-olds’ career dreams, Roborace moves closer to firing up its driverless racecarBefore the police killed Korryn Gaines, Facebook deactivated her accountTheranos: The MiniLab is the “latest iteration” of our blood-testing tech CityMD: A Prescription for Rapid GrowthSee The Greatest Artists In The History Of The World . . . As EmojisDropbox’s Paper Is Now Open To Everyone And Available On MobileN.Y.C.’s Next Great Cultural Destination: A Wild Shape-Shifting BuildingNew Law Opens The Way For Drug Implants To Treat The Opioid Addiction CrisisWalmart in talks to buy Jet.com, says reportCheck out the first project from Airbnb’s new in-house “innovation and design” teamSurvive Your Next Big Interview By Avoiding These MistakesComcast wants to charge you more to protect your privacyDr. Richard Park On Sustaining A MissionWheels Turn This Smartphone Into A Robot HelperWheels Turn This Smartphone Into A Robot HelperIkea Shows What FOMO Might’ve Been Like In The 18th CenturyVerizon-Yahoo deal unleashes privacy debate in WashingtonMicrosoft Announces Five New Travel And Entertainment Bots For SkypeArea 404: How Facebook’s New Hardware Lab Is Propelling It Into The FutureRejuvenative Innovation Is The Key To Building A Flourishing FutureThis U.S. Map Reveals Which D-List Celebrity Your State Googles MostHere’s how bots are working on Kik messengerMoon Express receives government approval for lunar missionLove With Food’s healthy snack subscription boxes now ship internationallyTeam USA picked a white male to be its flag bearer at RioMorning intel: Time Warner buys 10% of Hulu, Lyft boasts 13.9 million monthly ridesThis GIF Shows How Close We Are To Blowing The World’s Carbon BudgetHow To Get Rid Of Your Big Nose In SelfiesHow To Get Rid Of Your Big Nose In SelfiesThese Wall-Crawling Robots Could Weave You A Room“Equity” Finally Puts The Women Of Wall Street Front And CenterThe Telegram accounts of 15 million Iranian users have been hackedChina’s bus that travels over traffic has inaugural road testMajor League Soccer Is Perfecting The “Beautiful Game” For The Social AgeTime Warner is buying a 10% stake in HuluThe MIT-Developed Tech That Could Make Pokémon Go Even BetterWhere Is This Election’s “Hope” Poster?The MIT-Developed Tech That Could Make Pokémon Go Even BetterPrefab Housing Isn’t A Subculture Anymore, It’s A NecessityWhere Is This Election’s “Hope” Poster?Step Inside This Gold Shipping Container And Have A Conversation With A StrangerMIT has created video that lets you interact with individual objects in itWould You Stop Eating Animals If They Could Talk To You?At The Rio Olympics, The First-Ever Refugee Team Will Compete For GoldPolar’s New Android Smartwatch Can Train Serious And Novice AthletesThe NFL is now the first sports league to be on Snapchat’s “Discover” platform$77 million worth of bitcoins have been stolen in a hackIs Multitasking Bad For You Or Not?The Best Way To Deliver Bad News To EmployeesHow To Answer, “Why Do You Want To Work Here?” On A Job InterviewHow To Get A Match, According to Tinder’s SociologistHow Too Many Independent Workers Squander Their Hidden AdvantagesFive Common Mistakes To Avoid When Quitting Your JobHow To Discreetly Search For A New Job During Working HoursThe Moto Z Phone’s Moto Mods Are A Cool Concept That Need Time To GrowThis Is What It’s Like To Work For A Marijuana StartupHewlett Packard exec Meg Whitman calls Trump a “demagogue,” will support ClintonWhy Elon Musk Called Tesla’s SolarCity Acquisition A “No-Brainer”What gets built at a Facebook Hackathon? Find out live right nowWhat to expect from Telsa’s Q2 earnings WednesdayMattermark CEO: “There’s never been a better time for a Series A”Read Patton Oswalt’s Stirring Post About His Late Wife, And Writing Comedy Again9 Things We Learned From “Harry Potter And The Cursed Child”Aussie man crashes bike, iPhone explodes, shorts melt, skin burnsGoogle’s Tilt Brush painting tool can now be a VR music visualizerDoes Brainstorming Really Work?What to expect from Square’s Q2 earningsSamsung’s third-gen Gear VR will have wider field of view, same $99 priceBirchbox gets long-awaited fundingImmerse Yourself In Artist Shantell Martin’s Creative Process Through 360-Degree VideoThis Bluetooth Diaphragm Can Sense When A Woman Will Give BirthSamsung debuts the Galaxy Note 7 at splashy event in New York 4 Pieces Of Office Furniture Made From Office Garbage4 Pieces Of Office Furniture Made From Office GarbageMission Impossible: The Ridiculous Tech Of Jason BourneWho’s New And Who’s Back For Christopher Guest’s Netflix Original “Mascots”This Snack Brand Is Recruiting Coders To Battle The Impending Robot ApocalypseThreesome app 3nder rebrands to Feeld amid lawsuit with TinderGoogle’s New Tilt Brush App Makes You Feel Like A SynestheteCalvin Klein scores former Christian Dior artistic directorAfter Being Sued By Tinder, Can This Threesomes App Survive A Rebrand?A 150-Year-Old Viz Trick Reveals The Beauty Of Airborne BirdsA 150-Year-Old Viz Trick Reveals The Beauty Of Airborne BirdsWhat Uber China’s Merger With Didi Means For The Company’s FutureSamsung’s New Note 7 Borrows The Galaxy S7’s Curves And CameraThis Tool Kit Contains All You Need For A Two-Acre, Off-The-Grid FarmHow A Smart Car-Sharing Service Is Taking Vehicles Off The Road In CitiesAt This VR Concert, The Audience Drifts Through Space TogetherAt This VR Concert, The Audience Drifts Through Space TogetherInstagram Stories is an exact copy of Snapchat StoriesNow you can post videos on LinkedIn…but only if you’re one of its 500 InfluencersWhat If What Really Makes You Cry In Pixar Movies Is The Music?Muslim women respond to Trump on Twitter with #CanYouHearUsNow Microsoft Remedies Past Mistakes In New Xbox One SPantone’s Addictive New App Turns The World Into A Prismatic PaletteMicrosoft Remedies Past Mistakes In New Xbox One SWhy Midcentury-Modern Architecture EnduresPantone’s Addictive New App Turns The World Into A Prismatic PaletteThese Are The 50 Best Places To Interview For A Job This YearThis database tracks the global surveillance industry and the tools they sell to governmentsMorning intel: Lyft rethinks Didi partnership, Theranos pivots to unveil the MiniLabSan Francisco is testing a bail system powered by an algorithmAn Exclusive Look At Airbnb’s First Foray Into Urban PlanningTarget’s Tech For Tots Aisle: Sure To Be A Guilty Parenting HotspotSolving Urban Traffic Problems Is Simple: Fewer CarsLyft “evaluating”current anti-Uber partnership with Didi in wake of its Uber China dealSolving Urban Traffic Problems Is Simple: Fewer CarsFacebook is testing ads in its Live streaming videosZipline Is Bringing Medical Drone Deliveries To Remote U.S. CommunitiesThis “Refrigeration Battery” Helps Supermarkets Keep Things Cold For LessThe Elio Autocycle Is The Super-Efficient Car Of The Future: Just Don’t Try To Drive ItHere’s why Didi prevailed over Uber in China8 Steps To Push Past Your Limits When You Think You’ve Hit ThemThe state of Washington is suing Comcast for $100 millionHow To Embrace Your Weaknesses And Become A Better LeaderDoes Your Car Really Need Four Wheels?How The Most Emotionally Intelligent People Make Great First Impressions4 Ways To Snap Into Speaking Mode Right Before Your Next PresentationHow To Show Recruiters You’re Doing More Than Your Job Title SuggestsHere’s What You Need To Negotiate At Each Stage Of Your CareerLeadership Lessons From The Man Who Runs The U.S. Olympic Track TeamScientists Wanted Transparency From Theranos, But Got A Product Launch InsteadSince the DNC, the pocket Constitution has been almost as popular as Harry Potter on AmazonTheranos unveils its Zika virus test, asks FDA for approval Third Party Candidate? “Game Of Thrones” Forms The GOT PartyIBM Says New Chip Can Filter Blood For Signs Of CancerTheranos’ new MiniLAB attempts to put the whole lab in a single box Salesforce buys Quip, a gem among collaborative productivity toolsHas Peter Thiel found his fountain of youth in the blood of young people?Watch live as Theranos’ CEO presents data to scientists for the first timeApple brings more diversity to iOS 10 emoji, and a squirtgun instead of a handgunThis Catchy, Happy Kids Song Is Actually An Anti-Child Abuse PSAHBO’s “Insecure” Promises More Adventures Of An Awkward Black GirlWNYC’s inventive new audio tool makes podcasts way more shareableSamsung’s tablet business took a big hit in the June-ending quarterWhat It Will Take For Theranos To Make A ComebackAmazon patents headphones that cancel noise—except when it’s importantJelly’s crowdsourced search engine comes to ChromeAfter sexist tirade, Saatchi chairman forced to take leave of absenceJessica Valenti abandons social media after receiving rape threats towards 5-year-old daughterLeak: New Gear VR will have wider field of view, Note 7 compatibilityFacebook’s Quest To Turn The Internet Into Live Theater“X-Men: Appropriation”: The Case For Better Comic Book Artist/Film Studio RelationsUnderstand Why There’s Not Enough Affordable Housing, With This Real Estate GameThe Bicycle Is Still A Scientific Mystery: Here’s WhyFrom Crisis To Creative Inspiration With Jeni Britton BauerMCP Live! A Conversation With The Most Creative People In BusinessWhy Is Everyone Staring At A Live Stream Of Nothing? Because Of Frank OceanSan Francisco’s luxury Millennium Tower, home to celebs and tech billionaires, is sinking and tiltingThis Creepy Mechanical Maggot May Be The Future Of RoboticsThis Creepy Mechanical Maggot May Be The Future Of RoboticsWhy Verizon is spending $2.4 billion to snap up FleetmaticsYour Creative Calendar: 52 Things To Do, See, And Hear In AugustAmazon just surpassed ExxonMobil to become 4th-largest public company in the worldMeet Wild Turkey’s New Creative Director: Matthew McConaugheyAt This $700 Dinner, The Cutlery Is ArtOnly 9% of Americans voted for Trump or Clinton“The Simpsons” Take on Trump And Clinton In New Political Ad SpoofCompanies Are Signing Up To Give Their Employees Election Day Off–Is Yours?How Women Are Swiping The Weirdness Out Of Online DatingWhat Would A Quentin Tarantino “Suicide Squad” Look Like? Funny You Should Ask . . .Morning intel: Uber and Didi merge in China, Tesla inks deal to buy SolarCityAll World Maps Lie. So Which One Should We Use?A Cultural History Of Flight Attendant Uniforms, From Go-Go Boots To Power SuitsExclusive: Watch 10 Intense Minutes Of “Money Monster”All World Maps Lie. So Which One Should We Use?Beginning today students at Texas state universities can bring concealed guns to classIs Your Design Idea Hot Or Not? This App Will Tell YouThe Future Of American Cities May Be In Our BackyardsIs Your Design Idea Hot Or Not? This App Will Tell YouTesla and SolarCity could announce a merger todayHow Long Before Major Corporations Become B-Corps?Google Maps is testing a “Wi-Fi-only” mode to help users save dataHere’s How The UN’s New Accelerator Will Incubate The Best Ideas For Fighting HungerHere’s the email Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sent to his UberChina team about the UberChina–Didi merger47 New Ways To Turn Carbon Dioxide From A Planetary Threat Into A Valuable ProductThese Bikinis Mean Business: How Lululemon Equipped Canadian Olympians For RioGlaxoSmithKline Is Teaming Up With Google’s Verily To Develop Bioelectronic MedicinesFive Secrets For Delivering A Short Presentation Without Sacrificing The MessageDon’t Sweat The Small Stuff – But Knock It Out FirstNew Job? Here’s How To Feel Like You BelongWhat I Learned When I Quit My Job, Moved To The Caribbean, And Became My Own BossHow To Check Your Ego When You’re Under Fire At Work3 Career-Boosting Questions You Need To Start Asking Your CoworkersMaster Public Speakers’ Five Rules For Powerful OpeningsWhy This Writer And Activist Isn’t Embarrassed By Anything AnymoreReport: Uber in China to merge with Didi, its main competitor, creating $35 billion behemoth