PFAS compounds have carbon-fluorine bonds, one of the strongest in chemistry. BY The Conversation Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname “forever chemicals” from their extraordinary ability to stick around in the environment long after they’ve been used. These synthetic compounds, commonly used in consumer products and industrial applications for their water- and … Continue reading ‘Forever chemicals’ are hard to break down, but light works
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Worried about the future? History proves it’s hard to predict
November 09, 2024 Worried about the future? History proves it’s hard to predict In 1974, 20 of the world’s leading intellectuals tried to imagine life in 2024. They got a lot wrong. BY Ted C. Fishman In 1974, the worthy Saturday Review, then in its 50th year, published several anniversary issues that took stock of how … Continue reading Worried about the future? History proves it’s hard to predict
Parents are avoiding hard conversations with Gen Z
August 21, 2024 Parents are avoiding hard conversations with Gen Z Parents who find a topic difficult are less likely to bring it up even when they think it’s important. BY Shalene Gupta Difficult conversations with parents are rite of passage for childhood, whether it’s about friendship, grades, mental health, or romance. However, a new Gallup … Continue reading Parents are avoiding hard conversations with Gen Z
The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel
The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel The FTC took action after receiving numerous complaints from consumers across the country. pranav dixit Updated Mon, Jun 17, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters The US government has sued Adobe and two senior company executives for allegedly deceiving consumers by … Continue reading The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel
We spent nearly a year building a gen AI tool. These are the 5 (hard) lessons we learned
June 11, 2024 We spent nearly a year building a generative AI tool. These are the 5 (hard) lessons we learned McKinsey built an AI tool called Lilli to bring sources and capabilities into one platform to improve workflows. BY Kitti Lakner and Erik Roth When generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) emerged prominently in late 2022, … Continue reading We spent nearly a year building a gen AI tool. These are the 5 (hard) lessons we learned
Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here’s how to cope
April 29, 2024 Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here’s how to cope A pair of studies in 2004 and 2005 showed people prefer receiving negative attention over being ignored entirely. BY The Conversation Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being … Continue reading Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here’s how to cope
Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered after a hard hit. Was it a design feature or design flaw?
By Associated Press January 18, 2024 The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.” The game Saturday night was the fourth-coldest in NFL history. The temperature … Continue reading Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered after a hard hit. Was it a design feature or design flaw?
Elon Musk biopic: Darren Aronofsky is the perfect director for A24’s film, but now comes the hard part
By Michael Grothaus November 18, 2023 Elon Musk seems to be everywhere, so why not on the big screen, too? That’s where audiences will find him, or at least a version of him, now that arthouse studio and critical hit maker A24 has acquired the film rights to adapt Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography, … Continue reading Elon Musk biopic: Darren Aronofsky is the perfect director for A24’s film, but now comes the hard part
Generational slang divide at work makes communication hard for Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, and boomers
By Michael Grothaus September 25, 2023 If you sometimes feel like your older or younger coworkers are speaking another language, that’s because, well, they are. No matter your age, the generation you belong to has unique vocabulary—slang—that makes perfect sense to you but can leave others scratching their heads. And this generational slang divide … Continue reading Generational slang divide at work makes communication hard for Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, and boomers
Amazon Prime is too damn hard to cancel, says FTC lawsuit
By Haleluya Hadero—Associated Press June 21, 2023 Amazon was sued Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the … Continue reading Amazon Prime is too damn hard to cancel, says FTC lawsuit