7 strategies to overcome professional self-doubt
The vast majority of people—85%, to be exact—admit they lack confidence in the workplace: they avoid taking on leadership roles, they don’t speak up in meetings, and they doubt themselves.…
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LCID price: 1-for-10 reverse stock split couldn’t save Lucid from sinking even more today
There’s more bad news for Tesla rival Lucid Motors. On Tuesday, shares of the luxury electric vehicle company Lucid Group (Nasdaq: LCID) fell a whopping 10% as the EV maker began trading…
No one is happier it’s Pumpkin Spice Latte season than Starbucks
For fall fanatics nationwide, the return of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte was an August highlight. But it’s safe to say that no one was happier than Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol. In a…
Anna Wintour names Chloe Malle as Vogue successor
Anna Wintour ended weeks of fashion-world speculation Tuesday when she named Chloe Malle her successor as head of editorial content at Vogue—but the most powerful person in the business…
OpenAI and Meta are fixing how AI chatbots respond to teens in distress
Artificial intelligence chatbot makers OpenAI and Meta say they are adjusting how their chatbots respond to teenagers asking questions about suicide or showing signs of mental and…
This CEO is going viral for stealing from a child at the U.S. Open
Another weekend, another extraordinarily cringe CEO moment gone completely viral. In case you missed it, Piotr Szczerek, the CEO of Polish paving company Drogbruk, was caught on video…
Anthropic more than doubles its valuation to $183 billion after raising $13 billion
Artificial-intelligence company Anthropic said on Tuesday it is now valued at $183 billion post-money, over twice as much as its earlier valuation, as investor enthusiasm towards AI…
Aurora borealis forecast: ‘Cannibal’ geomagnetic storm could make northern lights visible in 10 states tonight. Here’s where and when
Here’s some good news coming off a long holiday weekend as we head into the fall: If you missed the northern lights (or aurora borealis) last night, you may get another chance to catch a…
McDonald’s just put a classic back on the menu—temporarily
McDonald’s is making some major efforts to bring customers back to the home of the yellow arches. The fast food chain just announced it will bring back its iconic Extra Value Meals…
Crypto.com bets big on sports prediction markets
Legal sports betting is still not offered in California or Texas, the country’s two most populous states—and in Florida, the third most-populous, it’s largely controlled by the Seminole…
Gold just hit an all-time high—here’s why it matters
Precious metal investors who hold gold assets are having a good day today. The king of precious metals, gold, has broken through an all-time high and is currently trading at over $3,551…
How nonprofits are turning to storytelling to bring more donations
Cindy Eggleton has always believed in the power of a story. But the CEO and co-founder of Brilliant Cities, a Detroit-based early childhood development nonprofit that supports learning in…
U.S. stocks are headed for their worst loss in a month with Nvidia and Broadcom leading the way
U.S. stocks are tumbling on Tuesday, and some of Wall Street’s biggest stars are leading the way lower. The S&P 500 sank 1.2% and was on track for its worst loss in a month. The Dow Jones…
The Kraft Heinz Company is breaking up as the Big Food era increasingly looks like it wasn’t such a great idea
Packaged food giant the Kraft Heinz Company announced on Tuesday that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to split into two separate, publicly traded companies. The…
Census Bureau data reveals U.S. labor force has lost over 1.2 million immigrants
It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her life more…
Shrimp recall update: Radioactive worries hit Kroger and other retailers as full list of impacted products grows
In mid-August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory stating that select shrimp products destined for stores in the United States may be contaminated with…
CEO of Japan’s Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, resigns after investigation into illegal supplements
Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami, one of Japan’s best-known business leaders, has resigned from the beverage group following a police investigation into his purchase of a supplement…
Klarna Group reveals target IPO share price as stock listing date nears
Klarna Group, the Swedish fintech startup known for its popular buy now, pay later services, has reveled the target share price for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). In a…
The Download: therapists secretly using AI, and Apple AirPods’ hearing aid potential
One more thing Supershoes are reshaping distance running Since 2016, when Nike introduced the Vaporfly, a paradigm-shifting shoe that helped athletes run more efficiently (and therefore…
Pinterest bets on ‘additive AI’ as it reimagines personalization
For more than a decade, social platforms have faced criticism for embedding algorithms that fuel compulsive behaviors, encourage doomscrolling, and measure success by time spent glued to…
5 ways to write better AI prompts
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. AI assistants are surprisingly…
Meet the Guys Betting Big on AI Gambling Agents
Some up-and-comers are pushing to make agents that can actually place wagers instead of just supplying tips, but the field is off to a rough start. Tom Fleetham formerly worked as the head…
3 fear-induced mistakes business leaders make (and how to avoid them)
All too often business leaders are making decisions based on unexamined fears, rather than really leaning into those worries and thinking them through. A 2023 survey of global business…
Ann Arbor is reinventing the power company
Most new renewable energy projects take the form of massive wind or solar farms. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is trying something different: a new city-owned utility is building a local power…