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Business leaders must prioritize employee well-being

Too often we gauge success by revenue, efficiency, and productivity while ignoring the well-being of the people doing the work.

As I’ve been watching deep cuts unfold across the federal government and nonprofit sectors, I can’t help but feel deeply sad for the work that is at risk or has been cancelled, the knowledge that will be lost, and for the people who did the work.

Why mental health support matters for all workers

It’s not just the office crowd—everyone has their own worries and concerns.

The old adage “the only thing constant is change” seems to ring true in workplaces today. Workplaces are rife with challenges, from navigating economic uncertainty to rapidly adapting to technological change. Workplace mental health support plays a pivotal role in helping employees build resilience to navigate the stressors they face.

Break the cycle of inefficiency

How teams can move faster with accuracy.

In today’s workplace, everyone’s racing to a digital finish line. Organizations have embraced transformation, but in a rush to adopt new technologies, many leaders have prioritized speed over strategy without aligning teams, systems, and goals.

TikTok gives artists new tools to track and boost viral songs

The platform’s global rollout includes insights on views, engagement, and fan data, plus a new pre-save feature for upcoming releases.

TikTok has boosted the careers of numerous musicians, thanks to their songs—both new and old—going viral. The latest example is Connie Francis’s 1962 hit Pretty Little Baby, which is currently inescapable across For You pages.

China’s critical mineral export ban gets pushback from global auto industry

German automakers became the latest to warn that China’s export restrictions threaten to shut down production and rattle their local economies.

Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their U.S. counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures, and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution.

‘Cuts have consequences’: A South Florida meteorologist explains Trump’s NOAA cuts are degrading weather forecasts

National Weather Service offices are understaffed, and ‘what we’re starting to see is that the quality of the forecast is becoming degraded,’ meteorologist John Morales said during a TV broadcast.

For more than 30 years, meteorologist John Morales has broadcast weather forecasts to South Floridians, warning the hurricane-prone region about the storms headed toward its coast. But now, Morales’s ability to give accurate, quality forecasts to those residents is being hampered because of the recent federal government cuts to science and climate research.

Music giants begin negotiating AI licensing rights for labels and artists

Sony Music, Warner Music, and Universal Music Group reportedly have begun talks with AI startups that allow users to compose new tracks.

As artificial intelligence’s influence continues to spread deeper into pop culture, major record labels are starting negotiations with AI companies to ensure they—and their artists—are properly compensated when their music is used to train large language models.

Powering AI: Here’s what to know about Meta’s new nuclear deal with Constellation Energy

The tech giant joins other industry leaders in turning to nuclear energy to meet the enormous consumption needs of artificial intelligence.

Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep open its Clinton Clean Energy Center nuclear facility in Illinois, a move that will help feed the tech giant’s enormous power needs in the artificial intelligence era.

5 read-it-later alternatives now that Pocket is shutting down

Find a new home for your saved articles, videos, and web pages.

It’s official: Mozilla has announced that its extremely handy read-it-later app Pocket will be shutting down on July 8, 2025, with user data exports available until October 8, 2025.

Will crypto replace banking? The Trump administration can’t decide

The MAGA movement can’t decide whether crypto is a new means of banking or merely a speculative asset class.

Last year, Donald Trump took the stage of the Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference to worship at the altar of cryptocurrency. He said he would fire Gary Gensler, the former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission who led a yearslong crackdown on crypto fraud. The audience roared. He ended on a rousing note: “We will make America and Bitcoin bigger, better, stronger, richer, freer, and greater than ever before.”