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Don’t want to be a leader? Here’s how to develop other career opportunitiesThe best alternative Prime Day sales and dealsA mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 vaccines could help vaccinate the world—and fight the variantsWe need to stop referring to work as ‘family.’ Here’s why4 ways to close the opportunity gap for Black foundersThis is how companies can get Juneteenth right this yearYou might be able to find your next job on TikTok. Is that a good thing?3 ways to resolve conflict when your entire workforce is remoteJuneteenth is the newest federal holiday: Here’s what’s open and what’s closedHow 14 Black creatives got 800 companies to honor JuneteenthThese community banking institutions should be the center of the recovering economyDon’t just put a rainbow on it. Build a culture rooted in authenticity and belonging5 ways to work more productively if you’re on the road this summer5 great free boredom-busting apps for your next road tripIs your innovation breaking down?23andMe jumps on stock market debut, as privacy concerns about genetic testing aboundAmerican Airlines app leads the download pack as summer travel takes flightIRS refund update: When will the next batch of unemployment tax payments arrive?How real estate investment can be a form of activism‘Fast Company’ is hiring an associate editorNo sex, please, you’re unvaccinated: Bumble survey reveals surprising summer dating habitsCOVID-19 devastated healthcare workers. Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen againSick of your screen? Here’s how to find a healthy balance with your workplace techEmpathy shouldn’t be optional in your workplace cultureThis magical portal connects people across two citiesWhy Ford’s electric F-150 pickup is a turning point for car cultureShopify’s new remote-learning program offers free degrees and paid workAmericans gave a record $471 billion to charity in 2020These icons create a universal language for healthcare, from blood type to sex workDelta variant COVID-19 symptoms: Here’s how they might differ based on early U.K. studiesThe hot new amenity at Google and other tech companies? Tents7 productivity hacks for getting stuff done in a hybrid officeThese immersive, virtual 3D models are helping plan the infrastructure of the futureThis eerily prescient 1978 Talking Heads song predicted TikTokScientists just turned plastic bottles into . . . vanilla flavoring?It’s time to talk about the unintended consequences of flexible and hybrid work for womenWe’re all becoming anti-maskers now—and that’s a good thingYour clothes are about to get more expensiveLegendary composer Danny Elfman used to hate collaborating. Here’s how he’s improving4 tactics that will turn pessimism into a strengthReport: There are toxic chemicals in more than half of makeup brandsThese 8 pairs of sandals will take you from home, to the office, to a night outDepartment of Ed promises to protect transgender studentsDunkin’, Sonic, and Vera Wang want your summer to be extremely bubblyCryptocurrency miners are Texas-bound. Here’s why5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $8.5 billion philanthropy strategy can be a model for other donorsExperiencing decision fatigue? Try these 4 tips to free up your brain spaceGoogle’s first retail store is the anti-AppleCristiano Ronaldo’s simple move during a press conference hurts Coke’s bottom lineA founder on the verge of an IPO confesses: I’m anxiousWhy an experienced hire isn’t always the right choiceHow ‘buy now pay later’ companies exploit a common tendency in human psychology15 practical ways to build a culture of adaptability in your organizationCompanies are leaving neurodiversity out of their DEI conversations—and that’s a mistakeFrom internet bad boy to next-door neighbor: Reddit makes a play for mainstream AmericaHow to be an introvert at work when you’re surrounded by extrovertsApple considered launching its own healthcare service complete with ‘Apple doctors’1 year, $3.8 billion later: How 2020’s race reckoning shook up Big Tech‘We’ve seen many of these pledges before . . . and not much impact at all’Tech companies are going to Mars. There’s no excuse for their lack of diversity‘I don’t think you can have an anti-racist tech company at scale’What do scientists do when they need to explore a wombat burrow? Send in the WomBotWe asked 42 tech giants about their DEI initiatives. Here’s what we foundForced labor is embedded in supply chains. Here’s how to root it outWhy we’re entering a significant moment in the fight for equity in techWhy so many products are so badly designedNew Harvard report unpacks the wild state of housing in 2021These companies want to quell the rising kids’ mental health crisisMiami is the first city in the world with a chief heat officerNo one is talking about what we really need to do to get more women in leadership9 simple tasks you must complete to have a stress-free vacation from workWe taste-tested Beyond Meat’s new burgerNo, you can’t buy any of the Girl Scouts’ 15 million extra cookie boxesThe 17-year conflict between Boeing and Airbus is over—as the West unites against ChinaAirbnb wants to ban listings of apartments freed up by post-moratorium evictionsMacKenzie Scott donates another $2.7 billion to charity, setting a blistering pace of giving9 devastating takeaways from NYT’s massive report on Amazon workers during the pandemicSharing the love: 15 business leaders share great ways to support your team membersHow nonprofits can foster a culture of innovationHow to present your ideas to a coworker who won’t listenOnly 4.8% of designers are Black. Herman Miller, Adobe, and Gap unveil a plan to change thatHow inequitable hiring trends hurt BIPOC youth the mostBiden’s $100 billion investment in broadband could open tech jobs to more peopleAmerica has eight parking spaces for every car. Here’s how cities are rethinking that landTim Berners-Lee, who gave us the web, is selling his code—as an NFTWhat to do when you’re met with resistance from your managerTwitter is working on ‘unmentions’ to let you silence bullies and outrage mobsThese 5 great podcasts explain everything from Bitcoin to cancel culture“A thrilling feedback loop”: How this architect designs for everything from Nobu to ‘Kinky Boots’The ‘Great Resignation’ is here. This is how employers should prepareIf you don’t have a climate plan, you don’t have a business planGet a free Taco Bell taco today, if you meet these two requirementsMiddle-aged Americans struggle with physical and mental health—but it’s not the same everywhereAsk these 10 questions to find out if your hybrid workplace could be toxicThe untold story of the ripped T-shirt that made Rebecca Minkoff famousA positive mindset can limit you unless you take these 4 measures4 ways to ensure employee resource groups workQuinta Brunson memes well, but her new book pushes her creativity past viral momentsPwC promises to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx employees over 5 yearsThese are the winners of 2021’s ‘Green Nobels’This ingeniously designed iron lets you steam and press clothes—no ironing board necessaryBill Gates shares the 5 books he’s reading this summerDistraction is dysfunctionHow to juggle raising a family while building a companyWhy you should focus on success gapsBuzzFeed will pay creators of viral content up to $10,000 per postHow the world’s powers are fighting over a melting ArcticSurprise! Highly vaccinated areas have fewer COVID infectionsNovavax eyes bringing its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. marketThis fantastically retro video game is taking on malnutritionAI is getting smarter every day, but it still can’t match the human mindThe new reality for executives: Leading at a distanceLess brainstorming, more daydreaming? This creative facilitator says yesAmazon’s productivity tablet is half the price of an iPad—and half as goodWhy parents and educators should think like entrepreneursThe secrets behind the plastic spoon: a ‘perfect’ design with terrible consequencesNFT mania hits Hollywood: ‘It’s found money’At these low-income apartment buildings, solar power helps pay for free Wi-FiHow New York could dramatically increase its public spaceFacebook’s head of recruiting on what COVID changed about hiringWhy is bitcoin rising? Elon Musk lays out conditions for Tesla to accept it againThis wild concept car snaps together like Ikea furnitureHow the giant trees got to New York’s new island parkResearch reveals a surprising behavior around the gender pay gapA growth mindset doesn’t improve productivity, but this does‘The Oregon Trail’ is back—and a little less racist