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Want Better Sleep? A Study Says to Change These 3 Parts of Your Diet
Want Better Sleep? A Study Says to Change These 3 Parts of Your Diet

Steven Bartlett Built a Team to Fail on Purpose. 1 Project Now Reaches 30 Million Global Listeners
Steven Bartlett Built a Team to Fail on Purpose. 1 Project Now Reaches 30 Million Global Listeners

Brands Keep Hiring Creators for Reach. Virgin Is Betting $100,000 on Something More Valuable
Brands Keep Hiring Creators for Reach. Virgin Is Betting $100,000 on Something More Valuable

Melinda French Gates Just Named 3 Favorite Books. 2 Are Debut Novels
Melinda French Gates Just Named 3 Favorite Books. 2 Are Debut Novels

3 Lessons in Hospitality From a Grandmother’s Simple Morning Ritual
3 Lessons in Hospitality From a Grandmother’s Simple Morning Ritual

FTC Investigation Signals a New Phase of AI Regulation for OpenAI and Anthropic
FTC Investigation Signals a New Phase of AI Regulation for OpenAI and Anthropic

I Earned $250,000 a Year and Still Ended Up $38,000 in Debt
I Earned $250,000 a Year and Still Ended Up $38,000 in Debt

$289 Million for Small-Business Lenders Released Just Before Funding Deadline
$289 Million for Small-Business Lenders Released Just Before Funding Deadline

Changing Your Mind Is a Brain Balancing Act, and New Research Shows What Can Throw It Off
Changing Your Mind Is a Brain Balancing Act, and New Research Shows What Can Throw It Off

AT&T’s CEO Just Dismissed Elon Musk’s Starlink Phone Plan. BlackBerry Once Made the Same Kind of Bet
AT&T’s CEO Just Dismissed Elon Musk’s Starlink Phone Plan. BlackBerry Once Made the Same Kind of Bet

Apple Just Fixed a Security Flaw Used in an ‘Extremely Sophisticated Attack.’ Your iPhone May Still Need an Update
Apple Just Fixed a Security Flaw Used in an ‘Extremely Sophisticated Attack.’ Your iPhone May Still Need an Update

Satya Nadella Transformed Microsoft’s Culture by Changing 2 Words Leaders Used
Satya Nadella Transformed Microsoft’s Culture by Changing 2 Words Leaders Used

This Founder Says Cybersecurity Now Starts at Home, Not the Office
This Founder Says Cybersecurity Now Starts at Home, Not the Office

Memory Loss May Not Be the First Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s. This Change Appeared Months Earlier
Memory Loss May Not Be the First Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s. This Change Appeared Months Earlier

A Neuroscientist Says These 6 Things Will Make People Remember You
A Neuroscientist Says These 6 Things Will Make People Remember You

Marc Benioff Is Hiring 1,000 New Grads. 4 Questions Can Help You Evaluate Your Own Entry-Level Pipeline
Marc Benioff Is Hiring 1,000 New Grads. 4 Questions Can Help You Evaluate Your Own Entry-Level Pipeline

A Meta Employee Has Suggested ChatGPT’s New Agent Looks Awfully Familiar
A Meta Employee Has Suggested ChatGPT’s New Agent Looks Awfully Familiar

Want to Pick Better Ideas? A Scientist and Circus Director Have the Answers to Innovation  
Want to Pick Better Ideas? A Scientist and Circus Director Have the Answers to Innovation  

Parafin Financed 60,000 Small Businesses With $3 Billion. Now Stripe Is Buying It
Parafin Financed 60,000 Small Businesses With $3 Billion. Now Stripe Is Buying It

Swig Grew From 17 Stores to More Than 170. Now It Plans to Buy a Bankrupt Chain’s Drive-Throughs
Swig Grew From 17 Stores to More Than 170. Now It Plans to Buy a Bankrupt Chain’s Drive-Throughs

Supply Chain Visibility Isn’t Enough Anymore
Supply Chain Visibility Isn’t Enough Anymore

The Best-Paying Companies Spend More Time in Meetings. New Research Says Cutting Them Could Backfire
The Best-Paying Companies Spend More Time in Meetings. New Research Says Cutting Them Could Backfire

A Study of 52,198 People Linked Certain Conditions to Faster Brain Aging. ADHD Wasn’t One of Them
A Study of 52,198 People Linked Certain Conditions to Faster Brain Aging. ADHD Wasn’t One of Them

Cognition’s Devin Can Now Tap a Subscription Many Founders Already Pay For
Cognition’s Devin Can Now Tap a Subscription Many Founders Already Pay For

71 Percent of Small-Business Owners Say Their Company Is Healthy. 1 Concern Is Changing Their Hiring Plans
71 Percent of Small-Business Owners Say Their Company Is Healthy. 1 Concern Is Changing Their Hiring Plans

A Negotiation Expert Says Founders Should Focus on This 1 Key Aspect of a Deal. It’s Not Money
A Negotiation Expert Says Founders Should Focus on This 1 Key Aspect of a Deal. It’s Not Money

This New Drug Could Solve the GLP-1 Plateau Problem
This New Drug Could Solve the GLP-1 Plateau Problem

Can a Transplanted Heart Become Biologically Younger? A Harvard Study Suggests It Can
Can a Transplanted Heart Become Biologically Younger? A Harvard Study Suggests It Can

The Future of Work Will Come Down to 2 Types of Companies That See AI Very Differently
The Future of Work Will Come Down to 2 Types of Companies That See AI Very Differently

Popflex Founder Cassey Ho Nearly Shut Down Her Massively Successful Company. This 1 Piece of Advice Changed Everything
Popflex Founder Cassey Ho Nearly Shut Down Her Massively Successful Company. This 1 Piece of Advice Changed Everything

Launch Day Is Dead: What Apple’s Shift Means for Startup Founders
Launch Day Is Dead: What Apple’s Shift Means for Startup Founders

AI Is Changing What People Value. Smart Founders Are Changing What They Build
AI Is Changing What People Value. Smart Founders Are Changing What They Build

Steve Jobs Was Wrong About the Apple Store. Why He Changed His Mind
Steve Jobs Was Wrong About the Apple Store. Why He Changed His Mind

Dyson’s $500 Toothbrush Took 6 Years to Develop. It Quietly Disappeared From Stores Within Weeks
Dyson’s $500 Toothbrush Took 6 Years to Develop. It Quietly Disappeared From Stores Within Weeks

The Best Technology Rollouts Start With 4 Types of People, Not a Training Plan
The Best Technology Rollouts Start With 4 Types of People, Not a Training Plan

A New Mary Poppins Series Starts With a Smart Business Question: What Else Could This Become?
A New Mary Poppins Series Starts With a Smart Business Question: What Else Could This Become?

Ken Griffin Is Giving Carnegie Mellon $3 Billion. Most of It Is Going to Miami
Ken Griffin Is Giving Carnegie Mellon $3 Billion. Most of It Is Going to Miami

Adviser or AI? Why People Are Asking Chatbots Their Money Questions First
Adviser or AI? Why People Are Asking Chatbots Their Money Questions First

John Mackey Built Whole Foods. At His Next Venture, 1 Steve Jobs Hiring Rule Is Nonnegotiable
John Mackey Built Whole Foods. At His Next Venture, 1 Steve Jobs Hiring Rule Is Nonnegotiable

Apple’s $1,999 Foldable iPhone Is Reportedly Facing a Production Problem. Samsung Knows It Well
Apple’s $1,999 Foldable iPhone Is Reportedly Facing a Production Problem. Samsung Knows It Well

Coca-Cola and Toys ‘R’ Us Made the Same Advertising Mistake. Aerie Chose the Opposite Strategy
Coca-Cola and Toys ‘R’ Us Made the Same Advertising Mistake. Aerie Chose the Opposite Strategy

Mark Cuban Is Teaching Teens AI Skills for Free. Small Businesses Should Be the Ones Hiring Them
Mark Cuban Is Teaching Teens AI Skills for Free. Small Businesses Should Be the Ones Hiring Them

Mrs. Fields’ Daughter Is Reinventing the Cookie for the Wellness Era
Mrs. Fields’ Daughter Is Reinventing the Cookie for the Wellness Era

McDonald’s Says Algorithms Don’t Set Big Mac Prices. Franchisees Say They’re Pressured to Follow Them
McDonald’s Says Algorithms Don’t Set Big Mac Prices. Franchisees Say They’re Pressured to Follow Them

America Is Killing the Penny. It Could Change the Most Powerful Number in Retail
America Is Killing the Penny. It Could Change the Most Powerful Number in Retail

Target Is Lowering Nearly 2,000 Prices. It Hasn’t Said Whether Tariff Refunds Made It Possible
Target Is Lowering Nearly 2,000 Prices. It Hasn’t Said Whether Tariff Refunds Made It Possible

Exceptional Leadership Comes Down to 1 Surprisingly Human Behavior
Exceptional Leadership Comes Down to 1 Surprisingly Human Behavior

A 25-Year-Old St. Louis Vaccine Startup Filed for Bankruptcy. It Was Backed by ‘Everybody’
A 25-Year-Old St. Louis Vaccine Startup Filed for Bankruptcy. It Was Backed by ‘Everybody’

Wendy’s Made an Emo Album. Blue Bottle Pressed Jazz on Vinyl. This Is Marketing Now
Wendy’s Made an Emo Album. Blue Bottle Pressed Jazz on Vinyl. This Is Marketing Now

Walmart Says It Won’t ‘Price the Person.’ Now Small Businesses May Have an Opening
Walmart Says It Won’t ‘Price the Person.’ Now Small Businesses May Have an Opening

Entrepreneurs Are Cutting Tech Spending. The Smart Ones Use This 3-Part Test
Entrepreneurs Are Cutting Tech Spending. The Smart Ones Use This 3-Part Test

A $2 Trillion Debut Could Create 7 Fortunes. The Founders Have Pledged 80 Percent of Their Equity to Charity
A $2 Trillion Debut Could Create 7 Fortunes. The Founders Have Pledged 80 Percent of Their Equity to Charity

Think You Make New Decisions From Scratch? Your Brain’s Reward Map Suggests Otherwise
Think You Make New Decisions From Scratch? Your Brain’s Reward Map Suggests Otherwise

Meta Bought Muse a National TV Campaign. Alexandr Wang Is Selling Something Money Can’t Buy
Meta Bought Muse a National TV Campaign. Alexandr Wang Is Selling Something Money Can’t Buy

The People You Barely Know May Be Better for Your Career Than Your Closest Colleagues
The People You Barely Know May Be Better for Your Career Than Your Closest Colleagues

A Maryland Tech Company Just Launched a $200 Million Fund to Invest in AI Startups and Data Center Tech
A Maryland Tech Company Just Launched a $200 Million Fund to Invest in AI Startups and Data Center Tech

Apple’s iPhone Duo Isn’t Even Out Yet, but This 1 Delightful App Already Shows Its Biggest Promise
Apple’s iPhone Duo Isn’t Even Out Yet, but This 1 Delightful App Already Shows Its Biggest Promise

Is HomeGoods Closing Stores? See the Updated List for 2026
Is HomeGoods Closing Stores? See the Updated List for 2026

Flexjet Is Spending Millions to Make Private Flying Feel Like a 5-Star Hotel. Every Business Should Pay Attention
Flexjet Is Spending Millions to Make Private Flying Feel Like a 5-Star Hotel. Every Business Should Pay Attention

Your Sleep Score May Miss the Bigger Health Signal Hidden in Your Nightly Sleep Stages
Your Sleep Score May Miss the Bigger Health Signal Hidden in Your Nightly Sleep Stages

California Just Changed Workplace Harassment Training. Employers Need to Know What Crosses the Line
California Just Changed Workplace Harassment Training. Employers Need to Know What Crosses the Line

Muse for Small Business Can Analyze Months of Customer Reviews in Minutes
Muse for Small Business Can Analyze Months of Customer Reviews in Minutes

The Best Strategy to Protect Against Getting Hacked Is Surprisingly Old-School
The Best Strategy to Protect Against Getting Hacked Is Surprisingly Old-School

Bob Chapek Defends Disney’s Most Unpopular Decisions and Reveals the 1 He’d Make Again
Bob Chapek Defends Disney’s Most Unpopular Decisions and Reveals the 1 He’d Make Again

The Creator Metric Brands May Care About More Than Followers
The Creator Metric Brands May Care About More Than Followers

Dolly Parton Worked on Her Coffee Brand for 40 Years. Now Fans Can Finally Buy It
Dolly Parton Worked on Her Coffee Brand for 40 Years. Now Fans Can Finally Buy It

In the Age of AI, Don’t Pay Your People to Work Hard. Pay Them to Win
In the Age of AI, Don’t Pay Your People to Work Hard. Pay Them to Win

A Quarter of Anthropic’s Revenue Comes From 2 Customers. Experts Say the Real Test Comes Next
A Quarter of Anthropic’s Revenue Comes From 2 Customers. Experts Say the Real Test Comes Next

How a New ChatGPT Integration Could Solve the Biggest E-Commerce Shipping Headaches
How a New ChatGPT Integration Could Solve the Biggest E-Commerce Shipping Headaches

The Most Dangerous Thing a New Manager Can Say Is ‘I’ll Fix This’
The Most Dangerous Thing a New Manager Can Say Is ‘I’ll Fix This’

The ‘AI-Trust Deficit’ Is Real: How a Corporate Blindspot Handed Innovative Leaders a Huge Advantage
The ‘AI-Trust Deficit’ Is Real: How a Corporate Blindspot Handed Innovative Leaders a Huge Advantage

A Southern Accent Can Help or Hurt a Career, Depending on Where the Job Is
A Southern Accent Can Help or Hurt a Career, Depending on Where the Job Is

Nearly 1 in 5 Workers Tested Positive for Drugs. Fentanyl Was the Unexpected Exception
Nearly 1 in 5 Workers Tested Positive for Drugs. Fentanyl Was the Unexpected Exception

Franchise Owners Are Losing Money. Some Brands Still Won’t Let Them Close
Franchise Owners Are Losing Money. Some Brands Still Won’t Let Them Close

WNBA’s Valkyries Turned a $50 Million Expansion Fee Into a $1 Billion Franchise. It Started by Telling Sponsors to Wait.
WNBA’s Valkyries Turned a $50 Million Expansion Fee Into a $1 Billion Franchise. It Started by Telling Sponsors to Wait.

Oura Delayed Its IPO Despite Strong Demand. An IPO Expert Says Investors May See a Deeper Risk
Oura Delayed Its IPO Despite Strong Demand. An IPO Expert Says Investors May See a Deeper Risk

A Family-Owned Hot Dog Maker Wants to Last Another 170 Years. Now Its Famous Color Will Come From Insects
A Family-Owned Hot Dog Maker Wants to Last Another 170 Years. Now Its Famous Color Will Come From Insects

One-Off Acquisitions Rarely Work. The Winning Strategy Takes 3 to 5 Years
One-Off Acquisitions Rarely Work. The Winning Strategy Takes 3 to 5 Years

The Internet Once Sounded Like Lunacy. Today’s Founders Face the Same Test
The Internet Once Sounded Like Lunacy. Today’s Founders Face the Same Test

Harvard Business School’s Howard Stevenson Defined Entrepreneurship in 10 Brilliant Words. His Work Changed My Life
Harvard Business School’s Howard Stevenson Defined Entrepreneurship in 10 Brilliant Words. His Work Changed My Life

A Harry Styles Pop-Up Drew 4-Hour Lines. Then a Dispute With a 72-Year-Old Shop Owner Ended in Her Arrest
A Harry Styles Pop-Up Drew 4-Hour Lines. Then a Dispute With a 72-Year-Old Shop Owner Ended in Her Arrest

Target Is Opening a New Store in the Hamptons. It’s Missing 1 of the Brand’s Most Famous Features
Target Is Opening a New Store in the Hamptons. It’s Missing 1 of the Brand’s Most Famous Features

Constellation and White Claw Are Leaving a Coors Distributor. The Dispute Could Spread Beyond Colorado
Constellation and White Claw Are Leaving a Coors Distributor. The Dispute Could Spread Beyond Colorado

SpaceX Just Did Something Historic. The Economics of Rocket Launches Are About to Change in a Big Way
SpaceX Just Did Something Historic. The Economics of Rocket Launches Are About to Change in a Big Way

Want to Feel Better in Middle Age? A New Study Points to This 30-Minute Habit
Want to Feel Better in Middle Age? A New Study Points to This 30-Minute Habit

A Celebrity-Promoted Private-Jet Company Reported $232 Million in Revenue. Now It Faces Allegations of Fraud
A Celebrity-Promoted Private-Jet Company Reported $232 Million in Revenue. Now It Faces Allegations of Fraud

Caring for Others Isn’t Enough. A New Study Says Your Mental Health Depends on This Too
Caring for Others Isn’t Enough. A New Study Says Your Mental Health Depends on This Too

Surfside’s Owner Dropped Its Lawsuit Against Anheuser-Busch. What Ended the Fight May Never Come to Light
Surfside’s Owner Dropped Its Lawsuit Against Anheuser-Busch. What Ended the Fight May Never Come to Light

OpenAI, Blackstone, and Trade Unions Are Uniting Behind Data Centers in These 7 States
OpenAI, Blackstone, and Trade Unions Are Uniting Behind Data Centers in These 7 States

7 Ways Founders Can Stormproof a Startup Before the Crisis Hits
7 Ways Founders Can Stormproof a Startup Before the Crisis Hits

Anthropologie Added Nike to 200 Stores. The Real Strategy Has Nothing to Do With Sneakers
Anthropologie Added Nike to 200 Stores. The Real Strategy Has Nothing to Do With Sneakers

C4 Energy’s New Drink Tastes Like Beer, but It Packs More Caffeine Than the Original Four Loko
C4 Energy’s New Drink Tastes Like Beer, but It Packs More Caffeine Than the Original Four Loko

Chipotle Discontinued Its Margarita Years Ago. Now It’s Back for Just 5 Weekends
Chipotle Discontinued Its Margarita Years Ago. Now It’s Back for Just 5 Weekends

People Don’t Fall in Love With Products. MLS Built Its Campaign Around What They Do Love
People Don’t Fall in Love With Products. MLS Built Its Campaign Around What They Do Love

Matt Mullenweg Just Replaced Automattic’s Board. 2 of His Picks Come From a Shuttered $1 Billion App
Matt Mullenweg Just Replaced Automattic’s Board. 2 of His Picks Come From a Shuttered $1 Billion App

The Best Advertising Isn’t Advertising, Says the Founder of This Accounting Firm
The Best Advertising Isn’t Advertising, Says the Founder of This Accounting Firm

One Coworker’s Comment Isn’t a Verdict. Hearing It 3 Times Is Different
One Coworker’s Comment Isn’t a Verdict. Hearing It 3 Times Is Different

Gen-Z Wants Millennials to Retire. But Millennials Aren’t the Real Reason They Can’t Get Hired
Gen-Z Wants Millennials to Retire. But Millennials Aren’t the Real Reason They Can’t Get Hired