Новости за 13.11.2018

Amazon may not have picked these locales for its second headquarters, but at least now they get weirdly specific apologies from Alexa.

Bedding can make or break sleep in teens, concludes Adriana Galván. The rest of us may be able to learn something from her research, too.

The company is trying to crack down on teen vaping.

Juul is regulating itself before the Food and Drug Administration does it for them.

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At this year’s Fast Company Innovation Festival, reclaiming your day was a hot topic of conversation in a panel presented by Lincoln.

Following walkouts over low pay and poor benefits, public school teachers ran for office in unprecedented numbers this year.

An embarrassment of riches for one of the richest companies in the world.

An extremely pro-Trump company has produced a box of bigotry disguised as plastic building bricks.

Negative information doesn’t have to result in disappointment. 

In ancient Persia, there was a messenger who reported whether or not his army had been victorious in battle. If they won, citizens celebrated him like a hero. If their army lost, the messenger could expect to be executed immediately–even though he had nothing to do with the outcome. Oddly, there are no reports of messengers lying about a victory and sneaking out after the party.

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Do you know if your retirement funds are supporting companies with pro-women policies (or even women on the board)? Gender Equality Funds can help you move your money to support your politics.

Turns out you can earn a huge brand image win by doing the right thing.

The team behind Wallace and Gromit turns out to be just as endearing as the characters it has created.

The ruling both was brie(f) and definitive.

If you were in the Netherlands this morning, you may have heard the company Levola let out a milk-curdling (s)cream. That’s because the European Court of Justice ruled that it cannot copyright a particular flavor of cheese.

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A bad job can cost you a lot of tears and heartache.

It was the middle of July 2008, and I had just bought an expensive power suit for a job interview. After being laid off during the height of the recession and unemployed for about six weeks, I was feeling desperate and willing to spend money on anything that might put my career on track.

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Turkey may rule the holiday dinner table, but the fast feeder knows it’s got the other 364 days covered.

The newly minted congresswoman-elect tweeted that the community is outraged.

Got oat milk?

Soy milk is over. Almond milk is, like, so last year. Corn milk? Never heard of it. This year (and probably the next one unless they get pea milk to catch on) will be ruled by oat milk–and Hood is ready for it.

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The commercial publisher has made a non-commercial choice

As iHeartMedia continues its push into the podcasting world, it is trying to be good neighbors to its public radio peers. Not only is it throwing a fancy Hollywood awards show and inviting all the cool kids from Gimlet, WNYC Studios, Wondery, and American Public Media, but it is respecting its elders, too.

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It’s not necessarily laziness. Employees may have other reasons for ditching processes.

Across states like California, Florida, and Washington, the number of million-dollar homes is skyrocketing.

It’s not always a deal breaker, but they will do some digging to see if your story matches up.

This story has everything: Gentrification, peeping toms, and fierce debate over public space in one of the most expensive cities on the planet.

Today the company is rolling out three new products.

Long burdened by an economic recession and oppressive student debt, millennials, it seems, are finally starting to save money. Swedish startup Qapital, which has been helping millennials and the digitally savvy automatically save for everything from beachside surfing trips to a new car since 2015, wants to help them save better.

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In his new book, “Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation,” Dan Schawbel explores the need to tame the scourge of email.

The president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios shares his approach to creative problem-solving and managing teams.

With its new fund, the Cleveland-based Evergreen Cooperatives have a bold goal: to make it easy to transition a business to worker-ownership.