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Section 230 helped create the internet. What happens if it goes away?

Some senators are expected to hold a press event before April 11 about a bill to start a timer on reforming or replacing Section 230, according to reports.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content while allowing moderation in good faith.

Black Americans express their faith at work more than other racial groups, studies show

Workplace leaders who care about lessening inequality need to understand that racial and religious identities are often deeply intertwined.

Nearly 40% of Black workers feel comfortable talking about their faith with people at work, the highest of any U.S. racial group, our two recent studies found. But they also risk facing religious discrimination.

Inside ‘Signalgate’: How The Atlantic navigated a national security scandal

CEO Nicholas Thompson on the editorial independence that shaped the magazine’s blockbuster story—and the business risks of covering political chaos.

When government officials accidentally included Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, in a Signal group chat discussing U.S. military plans, all hell broke loose. The Atlantic’s CEO, Nicholas Thompson, joins Rapid Response to discuss the scandal now known as “Signalgate,” revealing insider details about how the story came to be and sharing how the publication thinks about fostering its success as a business while maintaining editorial independence.

This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Response, hosted by Robert Safian, former editor-in-chief of Fast Company. From the team behind the Masters of Scale podcast, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today’s top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Subscribe to Rapid Response wherever you get your podcasts to ensure you never miss an episode.

Why delegating tasks is so hard—and how to get better at it

If you want to advance in your career, you simply can’t do everything. Here’s how to improve your delegation skills.

At least half of the people I coach identify delegation as an area that they’d like to improve. Delegating can be a real challenge because—let’s face it—it’s tough to let go of control. 

Housing market inventory is rising just about everywhere—just look at this map

National active housing inventory for sale is up 28.5% year-over-year. It’s even starting to rise in the Midwest and Northeast.

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4 ways to make your business more resilient and ready for the future

The workplace is evolving fast, and companies that embed resilience won’t just keep up—they’ll lead.

Resilience is no longer just about grit or recovering from setbacks. It’s about anticipating change, staying agile in uncertainty, and continuously evolving. The most future-ready organizations build resilience not just at the leadership level, but across their entire workforce—equipping employees with the skills, mindsets, and support systems they need to turn disruption into momentum.  

5 ways to cultivate curiosity and become a better leader

Curiosity is a leadership superpower. Here’s how great leaders use bold questions to stay ahead of the curve.

Curiosity isn’t just a valuable personality trait—it’s a leadership superpower. In a business environment where innovation dictates success, curiosity serves as the catalyst for breakthroughs and industry reinvention. Yet, despite its transformative potential, curiosity remains one of the most undervalued tools in leadership today.

According to a Harvard Business Review study, curiosity fosters openness and collaboration while reducing decision-making errors. Yet only 24% of organizations actively encourage it, leaving a wealth of untapped potential on the table.

The best leaders don’t just seek answers; they reframe problems. Instead of asking, “How do we fix this?” they ask, “What if we reimagine this entirely?” Leaders who embrace this mindset uncover opportunities for reinvention that others overlook because they only focus on immediate challenges. 

Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm defends his ‘de-extinct’ dire wolf

The biotech cofounder says critics claiming his dire wolves are closer to designer dogs are missing the point: ‘It’s a stupid argument.’

This week, genomics and biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences unveiled genetically engineered canines—named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—that it calls dire wolves, a species of wolf that went extinct 13,000 years ago. The company, which has raised $437 million from investors and is valued at $10.2 billion, created the animals by editing the DNA of existing gray wolf cells to include traits from long-extinct dire wolves (like fluffy white fur and big size). It then developed embryos using cloning technology and implanted them into a female dog. Critics immediately disagreed with Colossal’s de-extinction claim, saying that the creatures, which were incubated and birthed by a large female dog, are closer to genetically modified designer dogs. 

DoorDash is now sending food in delivery robots. That’s as good and bad as you think

The delivery giant is adopting Coco—who looks like a small cooler on wheels—as its newest sidewalk courier in Los Angeles and Chicago.

DoorDash has a new delivery partner: Coco the robot. Starting this week, some customers in Los Angeles and Chicago have the option to select robot delivery from hundreds of participating merchants in the DoorDash app.

Picking up steam: How sweating with your friends became the hot new wellness trend

‘It’s a healthy form of dopamine, and we’re all dopamine fiends now.’

Thermal pools, hammams, banyas, onsens, shvitzes, cold plunges, steam rooms, and saunas: Hot and cold water, and the communal experience of steam and sweat, has been a pillar of social and wellness cultures across millennia. Now a new crop of brighter and busier spaces known as social bathhouses seek to re-create the benefits of communal bathing with a callout to today’s overstressed, always-connected culture.