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- 1.The confidence myth: Why waiting to feel ready holds women backHarvi Kaur · I’ve noticed there’s a belief that women often carry quietly: I’ll do it when I feel more confident. And it sounds perfectly reasonable on the surface. I’ve heard things along the lines of: “I’m sort
- 2.Need a Lyft to the polls? The ride-hailing app is once again offering free or discounted rides this election seasonSam Becker · With disruptions to mail voting systems and other election-related problems potentially sidelining some voters this election season, Lyft is offering, well, a lift! For the sixth straight election sea
- 3.‘I wanted it to be raw’: Paula Scher explains her squished map logoHunter Schwarz · Women+ on the Edge of Democracy is an upcoming revue of 10-minute plays and monologues about this moment in democracy, as written by 36 women playwrights. The logo for initiative, designed by Pentagra
- 4.In China, McDonald’s will deliver your Big Mac by droneJesus Diaz · Another day, another point of proof that people in China live in the future . Shanghai residents can now order from McDonald’s and have it delivered by air to kiosks installed in the city’s waterfront
- 5.El Niño 2026 just broke a major threshold heading into hurricane season. Here’s what that means for the storm forecastJennifer Mattson · El Niño just hit another milestone before we’ve even seen the first major storm of this year’s U.S. hurricane season. And no, we’re not talking about predictions that El Niño is likely to be the stron
- 6.New ‘LinkedIn for government’ helps Americans get into public serviceJared Lindzon · After bouncing around employers for much of her career, Joya Patel says she finally felt settled when she joined the Department of Health and Human Services in 2023. That was especially true after bei
- 7.AI makes the right to repair more tempting than everRebecca Heilweil · Our lives are littered with devices we don’t understand. We don’t know why the microwave suddenly beeps just past midnight, or why the dishwasher won’t run unless it’s been unplugged and then replugge
- 8.Martha Stewart reflects on her empire, Kris Jenner, prison, and SnoopBrendan Vaughan · When Martha Stewart started doing her thing, there was no established vocabulary to describe it. Decades before influencers and solopreneurs conjured a creator economy powered by personal brands , Ste
- 9.Are first impressions as important as we think?Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic · Although most people see themselves as open-minded, we all tend to judge others before we truly get to know them . Prejudging people before we even properly interact with them is the norm, and the ori
- 10.Leadership requires playing the long gameAlan Evans · Many of us have attended meetings where the leader lays out expectations and, at the close, asks, “Is everyone good?” People typically look around to see how everyone wants to answer, and nod in respo
- 11.Bill Ackman doubles down on Trump Iran war praise and Mamdani criticism: NYC mayor ‘scared away productive New Yorkers’Grace Snelling · Bill Ackman agrees with President Donald Trump going to war with Iran and thinks New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “scared away” the city’s most productive workers. In an interview at the Fast Compan
- 12.Putting Culture at the Core of Your Businessvsingh · Featuring Cherien Dabis, Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker and Actress, Visibility Films; Sean Sherman, Founder and CEO, NATIFS and the Sioux Chef and Wilglory Tanjong, Founder, Anima Iris Moderated by Tania R
- 13.The Business of Design—and the Design of the Futurevsingh · Featuring Bill Ackman, CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management Moderated by Stephanie Mehta, CEO and Chief Content Officer, Mansueto Ventures Design is often treated as a finishing touch: Make it beau
- 14.The Business of Being Relevant: Reinventing a 100-Year-Old Institutionvsingh · Featuring Richelieu Dennis, Executive Chairman, Sundial Group of Companies and Kirk McDonald, CEO, Sundial Media & Technology Group Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming
- 15.The real reason AI researchers suddenly want to slow downMark Sullivan · For years, AI safety organizations have warned that the big labs are racing to develop more intelligent and autonomous systems without a clear and realistic strategy for managing the risks. Independen
- 16.Beyond AI: Inside the Race to Reinvent the Physical Worldvsingh · Featuring Joseph Krause, Cofounder and CEO, Radical AI ; Katie Rae, Managing Partner and CEO, Engine Ventures and Raef Sully, CEO, Lilac Solutions Moderated by Morgan Clendaniel, Executive Editor, Dig
- 17.Inside Nike’s Innovation Resetvsingh · Featuring Cade Cunningham, All-NBA First Team, Two-Time NBA All-Star, Pistons Guard, Nike; Sabrina Ionescu, Olympic Gold Medalist, Four-Time WNBA All-Star, New York Liberty Guard , Nike and Phil McCar
- 18.FCIF: Grindr wants AI to completely change how you find your next dateAnna-Louise Jackson · Could AI actually make the online dating and hookup experience better? That’s what Grindr , the LGBTQ+-focused dating and social networking app, has been betting on in recent years as it debuts new fe
- 19.The New Rules of Great Designvsingh · Featuring Carson Caprara, Chief Product Officer, Brooks Running; Brooke Ellis, Chief Design Officer, Block and Emily Galloway, Senior Director of Product Design , Spotify Moderated by Liz Stinson, Sen
- 20.Quantum’s Big Promise—and Its Big Riskvsingh · Featuring Julien Camirand Lemyre , Cofounder and CEO, Nord Quantique and Rebecca Krauthamer , Cofounder and CEO, QuSecure Quantum computing has spent years hovering between breakthrough promise and di