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The Album That Plays ItselfStories to read this weekendI Hire Engineers At Google–Here’s What I Look For (And Why)Have Politics Become So Ugly That Educators Are Afraid To Teach Civics?Virgin Group’s Brand Evolution: A Rookie In Business No MoreA New Company Wants To Make Shirts For Women That Rival The Best In MenswearPolish hackers suspected of trying to get athletes’ drug testing dataTurbulence Ahead: Delta Computer Outage Is Just The Start, Say ExpertsHow does Clinton’s tax rate and income compare to that of Obama and other nominees?Report: Russian group also hacked the Republicans, including John McCainLyft turned down an acquisition offer from GMIt’s official: Gurbaksh Chahal is the biggest creep in Silicon ValleyThis New Accelerator Is Funding Projects That Fix The Systemic Issues Of Our CitiesDisrupting The Debate Stage: Can Third Party Candidates Succeed This Election Season?This Interactive Map Of Music Genres Will Take Up The Rest Of Your DayAHAlife acquires Kaufmann MercantileA Gold Medal Time Lapse Of Rio De JaneiroA Gold Medal Time Lapse Of Rio De JaneiroNew York’s Holy Grail Transit Map Is Here: The Bus And Subway In One PlaceIn This Dazzling Koi Pond, The Fish Live Only In Your ImaginationAirbnb hired a new press person for Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central AmericaAnd Now, It’s Time To Experience Werner Herzog Narrating Kanye West’s “Famous” VideoWhat You Thought You Understood About The World Map Is WrongCould NYC’s Aging World’s Fair Relic Be The Next High Line?D&AD Has Set The Stage For Its Inaugural “Creativity For Good” White Pencil AwardsThe iPhone 7 Is Coming: Here’s Everything We’ve Heard So FarSomeone pretending to be Charlie Sheen’s “Wall Street” character punked Ruby Tuesday earnings callAustralian Store Launches “Give Registry” To Help Domestic Violence SurvivorsMerck forced to pay Gilead’s attorneys fees over “misconduct” in patent caseNew York allows hunters to wear pink to attract women to the sportHow Your “Sausage Party” Is MadeJ.C. Penney: Not yet profitable, but losing less moneyMorning intel: Simones win big at the Olympics This “House Of Cards” Supercut Reveals How Tech Controls Us AllThese Are The Gold-Medal Memes Of The Summer Olympics So FarGet A Classic Swedish Backpack Design, Now Made With Recycled Water BottlesSouth Korea is investigating Google for antitrust violationsMeet The Man Who Designed The Iconic Font In “Stranger Things”This Man Makes The World’s Tiniest Modern Living RoomsMeet The Man Who Designed The Iconic Font In “Stranger Things”“Star Wars: Rogue One” Reveals A Street-Level Rebellion Against The EmpireFrom Coraline To Kubo: Laika’s Artistic And Technological JourneyTrees Stop Climate Change–Can We Pay People To Stop Cutting Them Down?MIT’s Next Breakthrough Interface? Temporary Tattoos18 Quintillion Planets, 0 Fun: My Day With The Year’s Most-Anticipated Video GameClimate Change Will Not Be Kind To Nations With Ethnic DivisionsThis 3D Printer Prepares And Cooks Entire DishesA Drone For Finding Land Mines–And Then Blowing Them UpExperts believe DNC email hackers are part of a larger Russian plot to influence American politicsAmazon Prime Video viewers will be able to buy food items from shows with 1-ClickImagine A Hyperloop That Uses Underwater Tunnels To Replace Cargo ShipsTesla’s Autopilot 2.0 system will have lots more sensorsHow To Prevent Your Staff From Calling In Sick When They Aren’tGrindr is launching a clothing lineWhy Employers Should Let Staff Watch The Olympics At Work6 Questions That Can Eliminate Busywork And Boost Your ProductivityHow To Hack Your Brain For Creative Ideas Before You Even Get Out Of BedFrom Getting Your Emails Read To Workplace Slights: This Week’s Top Leadership StoriesConquering The 3 Most Common Types Of Company CrisisNBC slammed for not airing medal ceremony of first African-American female to win gold in swimmingWhy Cory Doctorow Thinks Apple’s Disappearing Headphone Jack Should Scare YouHow Disaster Apps Work—And Don’t“BoJack Horseman” Designer Brings Her Distinct Look To Tegan & Sara’s New VideoCharity: Water is now taking donations via Facebook MessengerGoogle spinout Verily recruits another top psychologist for its mental health teamThe Music Industry’s New War Is About So Much More Than CopyrightAdBlock Plus taunts Facebook with new way to override ads: “Looks like the mouse won.”There Is Now A Bad App To Help Businesses Fight Minimum Wage Increases“Futurama” Voice Artist Made The Internet’s Trump Mashup Dreams Come Awesomely True3 Tips To Help You Worry Less And Get Back To WorkPresident Obama’s Summer Playlist Is LitIf Nothing Changes, The Racial Wealth Gap Will Stay As Wide As EverThe Weird Science Of How We Smell Different When We Watch MoviesEx-Twitter CEO Dick Costolo dubs BuzzFeed report on harassment “sensationalist nonsense”Here’s the full list of cities where Google Fiber wants to test its high-speed Wi-FiBefore J-Lo’s “Cocaine Godmother” HBO Movie, Watch Maya Rudolph Take Her OnMacy’s to shrink its footprint by 100 stores, as traditional retailers struggleMorrissey And PETA Teamed For A Video Game To Make Rescuing Animals From Slaughter FunYou’ll want to see NASA’s latest photos of MarsElon Musk Is Getting Into Architecture NowSet An Eerie ’80s Mood With This New Track From The “Stranger Things” Score8 Artists Redesign The Birth Control AdWhat entrepreneurs need to know about David Krane, the new head of Google’s venture armFarm Robots Are Starting To Take Some Human Jobs, And That’s Not A Bad ThingThis corporate lobbyist—er, app—wants to help your company fight minimum-wage increasesMeet The Billionaire Philanthropist Placing Big Bets On Early Childhood DevelopmentThis Bricklaying Robot Can Build Low-Cost Houses In Two DaysMorning intel: CEO Bill Maris is out at Google Ventures, Arianna Huffington leaves her PostTrump’s Libertarian Rival Just Admitted To Stealing Designers’ WorkSquirrel Girl Creator On The Hero He Always Believed In Finally (Almost) Making ItGood And Bad News For U.S. Entrepreneurship In 2016How Design Is Helping Us Understand The BrainAlibaba just had a terrific quarterApple patents way to take better underwater photographsNetflix’s Reed Hastings says don’t expect VR shows on Netflix any time soonIn The Future, We Will All Pilot Giant MechsMicrosoft is testing three Surface all-in-one PC’s destined for the living roomThe Department of Energy is building a tool to map the universe in 3DThe Bizarre Patent History Behind The Apple v. Samsung BattleThe Bizarre Patent History Behind The Apple v. Samsung BattleThe Unsung Architecture Of 1990s AnimeGiant Smartphones Aren’t Such A Hassle After AllIn India, LoveDoctor Answers The Sex Questions No One Else Will AnswerIt’s Time To Make The Olympics A Truly Global EventJudge dismisses lawsuit alleging Twitter is responsible for ISIS activityThese Hospitals Are Designed To Help You Heal FasterHow To Make Your Voice Sound Better So People Will Actually Listen To YouThe founder and CEO of Google Ventures is leaving because “everything is great”Are Tech Workers’ Skills At Google, Facebook, And Others Overrated?8 Creative Onboarding Practices That Take Employees OutsideSix Very Clear Signs That Your Job Is Due To Be AutomatedA Giant Corporation Just Bought Your Startup. Now What?Your Internship Just Turned Into A Job Offer–Should You Take It?High-End Dining: Are Marijuana Meals The Next Big Foodie Trend?The Business That Love Built: How An Entrepreneur Created His Green Card StartupSAP Targets Terrorism With AIGot minus-one followers on Twitter? You’re not aloneThe Olympic Refugee Team Now Has Its Own Flag And AnthemWatch live video of man climbing Trump Tower with suction cupsBeyond Likes: How Your Social Media Posts Can Actually Make A DifferencePalo Alto planning commissioner is leaving town because her family can’t afford the high rent New Yorkers want it to be illegal for employers to ask about your salary historyFederal court strikes down FCC’s order to expand municipal broadbandOh, No: Another Racist Filter From SnapchatOh, No: Another Racist Filter From SnapchatDisney and NBC are snubbing Facebook on video deals due to “a fundamental disconnect” on adsSoundhound now lets you make a music video for whatever the hell this song isThis video company might be New York City’s next big tech IPOGatorade Gave J.J. Watt A Firefighter’s Workout, Just Like His Retired DadThese 5 Medium posts show the thinking of Trump’s unshakeable supportersThis YouTube Channel Is Devoted To People Assembling Ikea Furniture While On DrugsApple Car will use hollow batteries invented by small South Korean company, report saysAfter The Earthquake, This Nepali Engineer Built His Own Solar Charger To Help VictimsTarget rolls out the red (dot) carpet for Harry’sNike’s “Unlimited” Campaign Taps Chance The Rapper And Celebrates Our Trans OlympianThe Ingenious Way Push Pin Advertised Its Design Services In The Rotary-Phone EraChinese driver blames Tesla for autopilot crashIFTTT Hits The Mainstream: It’s Not Just For Geeks AnymoreFacebook-supported personalized learning platform goes national, adding 100-plus schoolsOminous Music Gives Sharks A Bad Rap, Hindering Conservation EffortsLive Your Transit Dream And Redesign The New York City Subway From ScratchThe golden age of the outlet mall is overGorgeous New Film Explores How Our Bodies And Brains Could Morph In SpaceStuart Weitzman steps down as creative director of his eponymous shoe brandDonald Glover’s “Atlanta” Is Coming Soon And Now We Have ProofThe White House’s New Facebook Messenger Bot Makes It Easy To Send A Message To ObamaH&M’s digital mastermind joins fashion startup LookletCreative Minds Think Inside The Box: Sign Up For The Co.Create NewsletterAdBlock Plus slams Facebook’s latest update as taking a “dark path against user choice”Loyalty Card Data Shows Who Is Buying Legal WeedAre We Finally Going To Be Able To Ditch 3D Glasses At The Movies?General Assembly expands into Canada, will nearly double its campuses this year Waze launches new events partnershipsElon Musk: SolarCity will unveil a “solar roof” by the end of the yearMorning intel: Apple reportedly updating MacBook Pro, Instagram tests draft featureAn App For Making Government Workers HappierPeek Inside The Notebooks Of A Legendary Logo DesignerAn App For Making Government Workers HappierDemocracy Is Getting A Reboot On The BlockchainThese are NASA’s aerospace partners for its deep space habitatsUsed-car startup Carvana gets $160 million in new fundingDesigners Sandbag TrumpGoogle Has A Solution For The UX Design Education Gap: GoogleDesigners Sandbag TrumpA Vivid Reminder That Flint’s Water Crisis Is Far From OverGoogle Has A Solution For The UX Design Education Gap: GoogleNeighborhoods With Greater Walkability Have Pricier HomesGoogle will begin blocking Flash in Chrome come SeptemberChernobyl’s Radioactive Wasteland Could Become The World’s Largest Solar FarmAt WeWork, Humans Supply Data For Its “Giant Computers”Eddy Cue And Craig Federighi Open Up About Learning From Apple’s FailuresSocial Entrepreneurs Need To Be Futurists, TooInstagram is testing a new “Save Draft” featureWhat You Can Learn From The Excuses You Tell YourselfGoogle didn’t delete “Palestine” from Maps, but a glitch did cause labeling problemsInside Intel’s Progress On Its Bold Diversity Goals4 Tips For Leading Teams Of FreelancersWhen To Influence People, When To Inform Them, And How To Know The DifferenceWhat To Do When You Suspect You Can Do Your Boss’s Job Better Than They CanSix Reasons Why Your Company’s Board Still Isn’t Very DiverseSecret Service tweet on Trump’s alleged Hillary threat is agency’s most retweeted everReport: Apple ditches iPhone 7 “Pro” plans just months before launchCloakroom, the Yik Yak for Capitol Hill, is getting more professionalSpace will soon transmit 360-degree videos to all of usDisney buys $1 billion stake in MLB streaming service BAMTechTrump comment on “2nd Amendment people” stopping Clinton causes firestorm of outrageHow Are Bots Affecting Social Activism And Politics?Feds toss $1 million in paid leave research funding to six U.S. jurisdictions and say, “Share!”Facebook really wants to cash in on the Indian marketWatch Highlights From The Grill At SXSWi 2016These Necklaces Let You Wear Your City’s Smog In StyleLetting Children Stay Up Late Leads To Overweight TeenagersWatch Highlights From FC/LA 2016Silicon Valley sitting out the election, largely spurning Clinton and TrumpNextVR scores huge funding round, led by several Chinese firmsThe Next Big Technological Revolution Will Be PoliteThe Next Big Technological Revolution Will Be PoliteWe’re Hopeless At Selling Things Because We’re Emotionally Attached To Our Old JunkWhat SNL Is Losing With The Departures Of Taran Killam and Jay PharoahAccording to Facebook, cat people are more likely to feel sad or tiredHere’s The One Item Katia Beauchamp Cannot Live WithoutOf course a shady new hacker group targeting Russia and China is inspired by “Lord of the Rings”PSA: The Whopperito Is Not A BurritoFoundations Want You To Know They Make A Difference–Not Just Write ChecksThe Terminator Of Tattoo Guns Is Here. Thanks, Autodesk!The Terminator Of Tattoo Guns Is Here. Thanks, Autodesk!Facebook will now override ad blockers but also give you more control over the ads you seeMarvel And Netflix’s “Luke Cage” Teases A Complex Show . . . About Punching People OutLyft gift cards coming to a Starbucks near youThis North Korean Art Movement Was Isolated For 50 YearsMorning intel: Twitter expands Moments, Delta weathers more canceled flightsTwitter is opening up its “Moments” to influencers, partners, brands, you, and meFor Radical Sourcing Transparency, This Manufacturer Is Live-Streaming Its WorkshopTilt Wants To Be Venmo, But EverywhereWhat A Neural Network Thinks About Your Neighborhood–And Why It MattersCongressman John Lewis’s “March” Was Supposed To Be In Past, Not Present, TenseSauron And “Friggin’ Lasers”: Autodesk’s CTO Prepares For The Next CenturyDelta disruptions continue as airline cancels 250 more flightsOracle’s MICROS point-of-sale division has suffered a massive data breachNASA releases thousands of new images of Mars3 Myths About The Future Of UX3 Myths About The Future Of UXMilton Glaser On 100 Years Of Mostly Sucky Olympic LogosThis Very, Very Detailed Chart Shows How All The Energy In The U.S. Is UsedThese Olympic Venues Are Designed To Transform Into Schools After The GamesTim Cook On Apple’s Values, Mistakes, And Seeing Around CornersDon’t Shy Away From Discussing Difficult Topics Of Race And Equity At WorkJob-hunting website Monster gets bought for $429 millionNBC shows are coming to SnapchatOlympic Athletes Struggle Financially While Striving For GoldHow CEOs’ Paychecks Can Impact Their EmployeesWhy It’s So Hard To Change A Bad First ImpressionHow To Make The Most Out Of Your Temp GigLinkedIn’s Top Four Hiring Secrets For Small Businesses And Startups4 Warning Signs Of The Next Recession–And How To Tell If Your Job Is SafeHow Uber Manages Drivers Without Technically Managing DriversPokémon Go May Be A Fad, But Augmented Reality For Kids Is Here To StayThe 4 Best Resources For Gig Economy WorkersThe State Of Apple 2016With losses mounting, Lending Club asks for patienceMeasuring AI in “Time To Her”To Keep Watching Hulu For Free, You’ll Now Need To Use… Yahoo?Just this one night, you’ll be able to help control the color of the Freedom Tower’s spireTurns Out, All Of Your Favorite Movie Characters Are Addicted To “Pokemon Go”You can watch live as NASA astronauts walk in spaceYour drone hobby needs an insurance policyWith Mapbox Deal, IBM Watson Will Learn A Lot More About Where Things Are HappeningMLK Memorial Foundation Urges Americans To “Save the Dream” In New PSAWhat you should know about Jet CEO Marc LoreTurn Your House Into A 3D Painting With These Awesome Room DividersReviving A Failed Design From The 1950s With Technology From TodayWhere’s Frank Ocean’s album?The Real Hustle Behind Hampton Creek’s Buy-Up SchemeYou can now add an extra stop to your Lyft rideWatch All The World’s Ships Move Around The Globe In Mesmerizing DetailThe world’s first website went live to the public 25 years agoHow analysts are reacting to the Walmart-Jet.com deal: Price seems steep but comes with brainpower In The New Clash Royale Ads, Queen’s Brian May Provides A Most Ridiculous Theme SongThis Smart Surgical Thread Collects Data As Wounds Are HealingWhat I Learned Playing The World’s Most Tragic Video GameSee John Oliver’s Trailer For a “Depressingly Accurate” Movie About JournalismSee The Muppet’s Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem Play Live With No Strings AttachedThe Avocado Time Machine Keeps Guacamole GreenApple’s embarrassment over the Maps debacle led it to start public beta testing for new i0S releases The Extravagant, Overlooked Design Of Fashion Show SetsThe Key To Making Cities Safer: Protected Bike Lanes And Bike SharesThis Has Been A Huge Year For Pokémon, And “Pokémon Go” Is Only The Half Of ItIn Defense Of The Gun EmojiMorning intel: Walmart buys Jet for $3.3 billion, Pokémon Go makes $200 millionFinally, An Honest Campaign SloganGoogle, Stanford Medicine Team Up On GenomicsScientists have researched if drunk or stoned sex is better for youThis Startup Is Teaching Chatbots Real EmpathyA $35 Million Design Empire Built On The Humble Place MatThe Countertop “Nanofarm” Automatically Grows Vegetables In Your KitchenPokémon Go makes $200 million in its first month2015 Was The Worst Year For The Climate In Recorded HistoryGawker is in settlement talks with Hulk HoganCole Haan Reinvents The Classic Oxford With A Little Help From A Running ShoeWe’ve Used Up The World’s Resources For The Year And There Are Still 145 Days Left9 Ways Tim Cook Has Transformed AppleSoulCycle Wants You To Join Its TribeApple Music’s Bozoma Saint John: It’s About Passion, Not AlgorithmsRoad Rules: How Tesla Plans to Change The Way We Buy CarsHow Sundial Brands CEO Richelieu Dennis Is Challenging Segregation In The Beauty AislePortland’s First Food Hub Brings The Farm To A Bigger TableHow Netflix’s Former Chief Talent Officer Shapes Company CultureMeet Kate & Andy Spade’s New Venture, Frances ValentineThis Security Company Based Its Tech On The Human Immune SystemAbby Wambach: “I’m A Recovering Soccer Player”Cole Haan Reinvents The Classic Oxford With A Little Help From A Running ShoeUpdates From Our Most Innovative CompaniesPlaying The Long Game Inside Tim Cook’s AppleAre You Ready To Flock?See What Made Our List Of Great Business Movies, And Tell Us What We MissedHow The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s New Producer Is Reshaping The ShowBeyond Foosball: Office Perks That Employees Actually WantSam Adams’s Secret Weapon For Winning Back The American Craft DrinkerA computer glitch has delayed Delta’s flights across the globeGoogle uses its mapping technology to turn the Himalayas into a 3D field tripSix Habits Of ChampionsHere’s what the Apple Watch 2 will probably be likeThese 4 Hobbies Can Actually Improve Job PerformanceHow To Dodge Questions About Your Salary History On Job InterviewsHow To Stick To Your Routines (For The Most Part) While You’re TravelingOverbooked? Here’s The Right Way To Back Out Of CommitmentsHow To Work With Coworkers You DistrustMicrosoft Wants To Redefine Windows Apps, But Do App Developers Care Yet?U.S. swimmer Lilly King finger wags Russian competitor busted for doping: “I’m not a fan”Jet.com and Walmart are teaming up to take on Amazon, report says