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This narrative-driven party, hosted by the founder of Minecraft, could be the future of live events

By Jeff Beer July 14, 2022 OK, picture this: A group from the future travels back in time to save the souls of the human race from being imprisoned in a future blockchain hellscape. They need to get people out of this dimension to achieve Soulvation. No, it’s not the synopsis of a forthcoming James … Continue reading This narrative-driven party, hosted by the founder of Minecraft, could be the future of live events

This intuitive, all-terrain e-bike could replace your car for short trips

By Max Ufberg July 12, 2022 America, in case you haven’t heard, is in the midst of an e-bike boom. The Light Electric Vehicle Association reports in a recent study that the U.S. imported about 790,000 electric bicycles in 2021–a 70% increase over the year prior. For comparison, the U.S. imported 652,000 electric cars in … Continue reading This intuitive, all-terrain e-bike could replace your car for short trips

Is remote work here to stay? An inside look at how this shift could dramatically change cities

By Andrii Parkhomenko and Eunjee Kwon       June 23, 2022 If companies allowed more of their employees to work from home permanently, businesses would gravitate toward city centers, while people would primarily live in the periphery, resulting in less traffic congestion and falling real estate prices downtown. Those are our main findings from … Continue reading Is remote work here to stay? An inside look at how this shift could dramatically change cities

How Microsoft’s union agreement could shape the rest of the tech industry

By Wilfred Chan     June 15, 2022 The tech industry has not been kind to worker organizing. While federal law grants American employees the right to unionize without retaliation, tech giants and video game studios have established a norm in recent years of fighting back hard—often illegally, federal labor investigators allege—against workers who have … Continue reading How Microsoft’s union agreement could shape the rest of the tech industry

This could be the root cause of employees’ low engagement according to neuroscience

By David Rock and Joy VerPlanck   June 01, 2022 Maybe you’ve had an influx of new hires from the Great Reshuffle. Or maybe you’re at a company going through a rough time. Or maybe you’re just trying to maintain a healthy status quo. For all these situations and more, it’s important for leaders to … Continue reading This could be the root cause of employees’ low engagement according to neuroscience

Local TV Projected For A 9% Advertising Increase, National TV Could Take Hit Later This Year

Local TV Projected For A 9% Advertising Increase, National TV Could Take Hit Later This Year by Wayne Friedman , May 26, 2022 Local TV stations could see a 9% increase in advertising revenues this year to $23.4 billion, but national TV networks — broadcast and cable — will drift lower, according to the latest … Continue reading Local TV Projected For A 9% Advertising Increase, National TV Could Take Hit Later This Year

Google Urged To Shed Data That Could Identify Women Seeking Abortions

Google Urged To Shed Data That Could Identify Women Seeking Abortions by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, May 24, 2022 Democratic lawmakers are urging Google to shed location data that could be used to identify women who seek abortions. “Google cannot allow its online advertising-focused digital infrastructure to be weaponized against women,” Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Rep. … Continue reading Google Urged To Shed Data That Could Identify Women Seeking Abortions

Revolutionary changes in transportation could slow global warming—if they’re done right, IPCC says

By Alan Jenn   April 09, 2022   Around the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are taking advantage of sharing mobility services, such as Uber and Lyft, and the rise in telework during the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way people think about commuting. … Continue reading Revolutionary changes in transportation could slow global warming—if they’re done right, IPCC says