Millennials are more likely to support a cap on personal wealth

With anxieties mounting over the wealth gap, Clint Rainey discusses the results from a new poll indicating that millennials were more open to a personal net worth cap than other generations.

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Millennials are more likely than other generations to support a cap on personal wealth

35 CEOs, influencers and entrepreneurs enter the desert without their devices; what could go wrong? With concerns about the impact of technology on our lives, Elizabeth Segran reports on the life-changing results of a digital detox experiment.

What really happens to your brain & body during a digital detox

What Google’s ChatGPT scare tells us about the company

Google is one of the most successful Big Tech companies in the world. After dominating search and interactive advertising for 25 years, Mark Sullivan discusses how the company has matured following its AI innovation dilemma.

What Google’s ChatGPT scare tells us about the company on its 25th birthday

Climate change has made growing produce indoors a necessity, so why are most vertical farming companies still struggling to turn a profit? Adele Peters investigates.

The vertical farming bubble is finally popping

How OpenAI CTO Mira Murati became one of tech’s most influential innovators

OpenAI is leading the generative AI boom. In this interview with CTO Mira Murati, Ainsley Harris explores how its viral tools' influence, including ChatGPT, goes beyond the tech industry.

To rebuild Ukraine's future, architects are looking to the past

As Ukraine begins rebuilding efforts amidst the ongoing war, Elissaveta M. Brandon explores how war-torn cities of the past offer architects lessons for the future.

To rebuild Ukraine for the future, architects are looking to the past 

After devastating floods in California, Adele Peters explores how cities worldwide are pioneering solutions to climate change-induced extreme weather events. 

How ‘sponge cities’ are redesigning themselves for extreme rain

Although society is trending towards becoming more inclusive and measures have been put in place to protect vulnerable groups, Pavithra Mohan explains why even positive discrimination and diversity initiatives can be damaging.

What it’s like to face ‘benevolent sexism’ in the workplace

Are you struggling to become more creative? It's now a sought-after skill that far too few of us possess. But, as Bianca Dove explains, taking it out of a mental context can unlock new, previously unimaginable, possibilities.

If you want to be more creative, train your body not your mind

Pursuing our passions is the key to happiness, which is why we're most productive and satisfied at work when it feels meaningful. Tamara Myles explains how to boost your motivation at work and find meaning in even the mundane to boost your productivity.

How to make any job more meaningful, according to a positive psychology researcher

Young adults are finding themselves in high-powered positions in charge of brand development for major corporations, including Duolingo. What could go wrong? Sarah Lynch meets with some of these social media manager stars to find out.

How Gen Z social media managers became the new CMOs

Surprise: pushing back on structure can work well in the short term.

Decades-old research from Google is seen by many as the foundation for modern corporate team building. But, despite the study being over a decade old, leadership professional Alexander Puutio reveals why the findings from Project Aristotle are well worth any manager’s time today.

How new managers can bring teams together effectively

It started in a garage and is now used by millions worldwide.

On the 3rd of December, 1982, John Warnock and Chuck Geschke started a company to improve visual communication. It's still at work on that challenge, and its horizons have never stopped expanding. Harry McCracken reflects on Adobe's rise to the top and its plans to stay that way in the future.

Adobe at 40: The past, present, and future of creativity software’s enduring giant

Twitter, Meta, and Stripe have all had to make staff cuts.

Layoffs are always terrible. But there are ways to make the process more humane. So why can’t leaders get it right? Pavithra Mohan reflects on the challenges behind empathetic layoffs and what can be done to make these challenging situations more manageable.

Why so many companies keep messing up major layoffs

As always, it's easier said than done.

A new professional landscape has emerged from the pandemic, with freelance at the forefront. However, from avoidable mistakes to misleading statistics, Emily A. Hay and Alison Spitzer warn that the freelance dream should stay like that for many.

Why “Just go freelance” is crappy advice

It’s bigger and more prosperous than the creator economy as we’ve known it.

Creativity has become the focal point of our modern Internet economy. What was once just a means of artistic expression now powers much of how we all interact, work, and play online. Michael Mignano explores the exciting potential of the emerging supply chain.


The creativity supply chain is tech’s next huge opportunity

Discover easy methods to tackle your conversation anxiety.

If you've ever struggled with meeting new people, public speaking or even engaging in small talk, know that you're not alone, and there's something you can do about it. From mind games to breathing routines, Donna Marino and Eileen Smith divulge simple tips and tricks to calm your nerves.

Unlock the secrets to speaking to anyone with ease

Build self-awareness, seek constructive feedback and define your values.

If leaders are too focused on the daily grind, they aren't focused on the big picture and not giving their employees what they need, often to a company's detriment. Author Mark C. Crowley reveals that leadership is effectively grounded in self-knowledge, so all managers need to take themselves on a journey of self-exploration.

You need a leadership makeover if you’re just focused on getting things done - here’s how to do it

The US federal government plans to use them through the Department of Homeland Security.

A new pack of “dogs” loaded with surveillance technology could creep their way into American communities through a federal backdoor. S.A. Applin takes a deep dive into the commercialisation of robot dogs and what it could mean for future surveillance in America and beyond.

Who let the robot dogs out?

Every company wanted to be Apple. Then reality set in.

Design shapes the way an organisation is perceived by the world, which is why McDonald's spent $2.4bn on modernising its eating places in 2018. However, as Suzanne LaBarre explains, despite the undeniable benefits,  sometimes it simply isn't worth the cost.