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The Business Benefits of Being Socially Conscious
Giving back enhances appeal to customers, differentiates your brand, enriches company culture, and paves the way for synergistic partnerships.Inc. - Business -
Airbnb introduces "Icons" experience to guests
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has introduced "Icons," a new collection of unique experiences. This collection features stays at the "X-Men" mansion, the Minneapolis house from "Purple Rain" complete with exclusive Prince music, a private tour in the ...CBS News - Top stories -
With Its Latest Vessel, Azimut Envisions ‘Conscious’ Yachting
The creators of the latest vessel from Azimut Yachts went to great lengths to reduce its emissions, but even they won’t call it green.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Jon Ronson: ‘A society that stops caring about facts is a society where anything can happen’
The second series of Things Fell Apart, the writer and broadcaster’s podcast series exploring conspiracy theories and the culture wars, topped the charts earlier this year. He explains why journalistic values such as evidence and fairness are ...The Guardian - World -
Experience: I was hit by a subway train – but have no memory of it
The conductor saw me on the tracks, trying to get back on the platform. He pulled on the emergency brakes, but it was too late. When I was 25, I was working in real estate in New York. I didn’t like my career path and was trying to work out what ...The Guardian - World -
Australia Backs $47 Billion Gas Sector’s Role in Transition
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Planet Fitness is raising prices even as it warns customers are growing cost-conscious
Starting this summer, classic card membership will be priced at $15 per month for new members, up from $10 per month.CNBC - Business -
What Part of Civil Society Will Trump’s Party Target Next?
Authoritarians abroad often target NGOs. Don’t think it can’t happen here.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Green transition is stitched into the tax code: White House economist
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Lael Brainard dismissed the notion that Republicans would be able to easily reverse the sustainable energy provisions passed in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) even if they win majorities in ...The Hill - Politics -
To aid the green energy transition, we need to modernize our grid infrastructure
Failing to modernize our out-of-date grid infrastructure is the No. 1 threat to the green energy transition. FERC must act and finalize this rule so we can modernize our transmission and energy systems before it’s too late.The Hill - Politics -
Government's addiction to contractors is creating a data crisis
As government privatization is on the rise, so are claims of secrecy regarding what used to be public data.The Hill - Politics -
Artists in 4 cities create murals to celebrate moms
A group of artists in four U.S. cities have created murals to celebrate mothers. Meg Oliver takes a look at the unique creations.CBS News - Top stories -
Stormy Daniels Grilled on Money Made Off Trump Story---and Experience With Ghosts
The former president’s lawyer sought to portray the porn star as a fabulist who speaks to ghosts and a hustler who had made millions off her story of sex with Trump.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
Apple apologises for iPad ad criticised as ‘destruction of the human experience’
Advert featuring huge hydraulic press crushing cultural objects struck wrong note with many. Apple has apologised after an online backlash to an advert for its new iPad that features an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing a collection of ...The Guardian - World - Apple -
Will Oldham on Steve Albini: ‘He elevated the quality of the human experience’
The artist known as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy met the late musician as a 15-year-old fan, and became a creative partner and friend. He explains why Albini’s idealism is more needed than ever. I met Steve Albini in 1985, when I was 15 years old. Me and ...The Guardian - World -
TikTok to auto-flag AI videos – even if created on other platforms
Industry’s digital watermarking scheme will add to existing safeguards on TikTok’s own tools. TikTok will flag users who upload artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC) to the video-sharing site from other platforms, the company says, ...The Guardian - World - Tiktok -
OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography
Critics say ChatGPT creator’s proposal to allow erotica, slurs and other adult content undermines its mission statement. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is exploring whether users should be allowed to create artificial intelligence-generated ...The Guardian - World -
Tesla accused by NLRB of creating policies to chill workers' unionizing efforts in Buffalo
The NLRB is accusing Tesla of taking steps to keep employees in Buffalo, New York, from unionizing, according to a complaint filed late Wednesday.CNBC - Business - Tesla -
How tape ball helped create fast bowling legends
BBC Sport's Aatif Nawaz explains how tape ball helped to create and influence some of the very best fast bowlers Pakistan have ever produced.BBC News - Top stories -
Jonathan Bailey’s year in TV: ‘Bridgerton characters were created to turn people on’
The Fellow Travelers star on becoming a heart-throb, loving The Traitors, and longing to go on a White Lotus holiday. Jonathan Bailey, 36, is an award-winning stage and screen actor who shot to global fame as Lord Anthony Bridgerton in the wildly ...The Guardian - World -
Re-Creating Vintage Police Cars Accurately Takes Detective Work
For his replica 1967 Wisconsin State Patrol vehicle, Bill Golden found parts from around the country.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Why is Britain’s mental health so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards | George Monbiot
Even as neoliberalism destroys our dreams of a better life, politicians tell us ‘there is no alternative’. But there is. The news should have stopped us in our tracks. Astonishingly, however, it was scarcely reported here. The latest map of mental ...The Guardian - World -
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown
Justin Thomas returns to Valhalla in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for the third time, with one big differenceABC News - Sports -
Mumsnet has its flaws, but the depth of experience shared on it is extraordinary | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
From allergies to hen do beefs, the parenting site’s users cover it all. I just wish they wouldn’t use the word ‘hubby’. I have a confession: I am a secret Mumsnet lurker. It started in the small hours, when my son was tiny. I had ventured on to ...The Guardian - World -
Should We Use AI to Re-Create Our Loved Ones After They Die?
New technology can let us see and hear representations of those we’ve lost. Will that bring comfort? Or will it distort the grieving process?The Wall Street Journal - World -
Independent Art Fair Review: Better Not Play It Safe
Among a multitude of pleasing yet unadventurous art, the standouts at this year’s fair shone especially bright.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Maryland governor signs online data privacy bills
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed two measures into law to better protect personal data online from Big Tech. One of the bills signed Thursday will make Maryland the second state to create strong limits on information collected on children, ...ABC News - Tech