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Fall 7 times, get up 8

How to find resilience in leadership and life

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3 ways philanthropic organizations can help build trust

The philanthropic sector must lead the charge in creating prosperity for all

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Why Jimmy Fallon is now in the tortilla chip business

‘The Tonight Show’ host has become a partner and investor in Xochitl. Now he just has to teach you how to pronounce it.

Jimmy Fallon has done plenty of commercials and branded segments on his late-night show. Last year, he partnered with Beats by Dre for a signature set of headphones and put them head-to-head against Kim Kardashian’s design. 

Florida is about to ban fluoride in public drinking water, following RFK Jr.’s crusade to get rid of it

Florida lawmakers gave final approval to the bill Tuesday after Utah became the first state to pass a fluoride ban last month.

Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities.

‘They got rid of some of our best talent’: How Trump is hacking away at America’s cyber defenses

The White House is cutting deep into CISA, the agency tasked with defending U.S. elections, infrastructure, and networks—and turning security political.

“We’ve had many, many threats against our nation,” President Trump said in the Oval Office in November 2018, as he announced the creation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Now “we’re putting people that are the best in the world in charge,” he said, “and I think we’re going to have a whole different ball game.” 

This newly discovered cloud is 3,400 times the mass of the Sun—and we almost missed it

Eos may never form stars—but it’s offering a new way to see the invisible parts of our galaxy.

4.5 billion years ago the Sun was formed in a swirling cloud of dust and gas called the Solar Nebula. In a paper published by Nature Astronomy journal on April 28th, a team of internationally collaborating scientists proved that another giant molecular cloud hangs only 300 light-years away—making it the closest cloud to Earth.

California’s high-speed rail project may get another chance—if private investors agree to fund it

Construction is already underway for a mostly privately funded high-speed system to carry riders from Las Vegas to Southern California.

A long-delayed project promising nonstop rail service between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours may be able to secure the private funding it desperately needs if California agrees to pay the investors back, its chief executive told The Associated Press.

Starbucks is about to ‘uplift’ 2,000 stores with a new design

A rundown of 5 piping hot design changes from Starbucks’s otherwise sobering quarterly earnings call.

Starbucks held its quarterly earnings call Tuesday, during which CEO Brian Niccol highlighted a slew of design steps the company is taking as part of its overall turnaround strategy.

Influencers are being blamed for a rise in shark attacks

New research suggests social media stunts like touching sharks are leading to more defensive bites—and hurting conservation efforts.

Influencers get a lot of stick these days. The latest thing they’re being blamed for: shark attacks.

The case for AI optimism

Healthcare technology has the ability to improve our lives, and AI is a big part of that.

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