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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant
If you’ve ever been to a Nashville honky-tonk, you’ve witnessed the chorus of cowboy boots, the thrumming acoustic guitars, the roadhouse neon, the Stetsons, the buoyant bourbon-and-barbecue-fueled energy. You probably...
The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit
These indirect systems rely on a combination of field sampling—foresters roaming among the trees to measure their height and diameter—and remote sensing technologies like lidar scanners, which can be...
Longevity clinics around the world are selling unproven treatments
The growing field of longevity medicine is apparently aiming for something in between these two ends of the wellness spectrum. By combining the established tools of clinical medicine (think...
How creativity became the reigning value of our time
Given how much we obsess over it, the concept of creativity can feel like something that has always existed, a thing philosophers and artists have pondered and debated throughout...
The rise of vibe coding 
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Stay ahead of rapidly changing regulatory dynamics with AI 
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Mistakes businesses makes deploying AI enterprise apps 
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Why human connection matters in healthcare 
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The shift from talent intelligence to work intelligence  
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What to know about Chapter, the Medicare startup cofounded by Vivek Ramaswamy that was just valued at $1.5 billion
Chapter, a Medicare advisory startup cofounded by Vivek Ramaswamy, announced on Wednesday it has closed on $75 million in Series D funding, at a valuation of $1.5 billion, backed by...
New Jersey is suing Discord for allegedly violating child safety laws
New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Discord on Thursday, alleging that the social platform recklessly exposed children to “harassment, abuse, and sexual exploitation by predators who lurk on the...
Target backtracked on DEI—and was hit by boycotts. Now the CEO is meeting with Al Sharpton
In the three months since Target overhauled its policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the retailer has faced an onslaught of public criticism and a boycott that has carried...