Hi, Welcome Welcome back July 29, 2024 Polaroid’s new Eames-themed camera is a rare artist collaboration done right Photography and Polaroids were long in the legendary industrial designers’ DNA—a new camera makes it official. BY Zachary Petit A Basquiat doormat? Keith Haring ice cream? These days, artist collaborations often feel unartistic—if not totally unhinged. Which is … Continue reading Polaroid’s new Eames-themed camera is a rare artist collaboration done right
July 29, 2024 This on-demand 3D weaving machine could help solve the fast-fashion crisis Unspun’s machines help brands cut down on overproduction. Here’s how it plans to scale its technology. BY Elizabeth Segran For fashion brands, making a pair of jeans is a little like gambling. They must decide what silhouettes will be hot next year: … Continue reading This on-demand 3D weaving machine could help solve the fast fashion crisis
cheyenne macdonald Mon, Jul 29, 2024 Simply Elegant Glass has been selling hand-crafted sex toys on Etsy for nearly a decade. In that time, the shop has made over 7,000 sales and racked up more than 1,500 mostly five-star reviews. The Etsy shop — which offers glass dildos, anal plugs and other insertable items … Continue reading Artisanal sex toy businesses might not survive Etsy’s new seller policies
July 28, 2024 This is the kind of leader we need right now Yonason Goldson makes a case for authentic leadership which is a duty, a privilege, and a trust. BY Yonason Goldson This column is not about politics.?It’s about a type of leader. It’s about how a leader who communicates honestly, inspires trust, and models integrity … Continue reading This is the kind of leader we need right now
July 28, 2024 3 money tips for empty nesters With the kids launched into adulthood, you theoretically have more money, time, and space than you used to. So now what? BY Emily Guy Birken The period after your last child leaves the nest is often described as “bittersweet”–which generally means you’re singing Sunrise, Sunset while turning … Continue reading 3 money tips for empty nesters
July 28, 2024 What happens when you get put on a performance improvement plan The dreaded PIP. Do you need to look for a new job? Here’s what you should know. BY Julia Herbst Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. … Continue reading What happens when you get put on a performance improvement plan
July 28, 2024 How the UPC barcode revolutionized global commerce over the past 50 years While the barcode didn’t herald the end times, as conspiracy theorists once fretted, it did usher in a new age in global commerce. BY The Conversation The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer—on a 10-pack of chewing … Continue reading How the UPC barcode revolutionized global commerce over the past 50 years
Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time Workers in Towson, Maryland will vote on the tentative agreement next month. cheyenne macdonald Sun, Jul 28, 2024 IAM CORE Apple and the unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland retail store have reached a tentative agreement that could … Continue reading Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time
Skepticism, approval and mixed feelings: people have a lot to say about Google’s reversal on third-party cookies. Anu Adegbola on July 26, 2024 After years of back and forth between Google and regulatory bodies, the news finally came that Google is scrapping plans to kill third-party cookies in Chrome. Unsurprisingly, participants in the advertising ecosystem … Continue reading Mixed reactions from ad ecosystem to Google keeping cookies
Websites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocol iFixit and Freelancer said Anthropic’s bot aggressively crawled their websites. mariella moon Sat, Jul 27, 2024 Anthropic Freelancer has accused Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude large language models, of ignoring its “do not crawl” robots.txt protocol to scrape its … Continue reading Websites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocol
