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NOAA is vital for coastal state economies

The agency leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health, as well as research into the growing risks posed by climate change.

Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism industries to protecting coastlines from storms.

This French company made life-saving food cheaper and boosted global nutrition

In recognition of its contributions and innovation, Nutriset won the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patents for Humanity Award in 2015.

About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them—that’s one child every 10 seconds.

Why kindness is the key to high performance at work

Kindness often gets bad press, or people might even say there’s no place for kindness at work.

Graham Allcott has written six books, including the global bestseller How to Be a Productivity Ninja. He is the founder of Think Productive and has privately coached prominent international business leaders.

What’s happening at Goya Foods? Chaos and unanswered questions after CEO published bizarre press release

The Latin foods company is in turmoil as it faces a leadership shakeup and a lawsuit among several executive family members.

Longtime Goya Foods president and CEO Robert “Bob” Unanue has published a bizarre press release about his recent departure from the company, leaving a lot of unanswered questions about what is happening behind the scenes at the Hispanic family-owned food and beverage company.

U.S. lobster catch keeps dropping as warmer waters prompt migration

Numerous environmental and economic challenges threaten the lobster industry’s future.

The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans.

Tired of overdramatic TikTok food influencers? Professional critics are too

The U.K.’s Guild of Food Writers is calling out some content creators for writing gushing ‘collab post’ reviews in exchange for free meals.

TikTok and Instagram are flooded with reels of food influencers hyping already viral restaurants or bringing hundreds of thousands of eyes to hidden gems. With sauce-stained lips, exaggerated chewing, and that signature hooked finger over their mouth, they urge viewers to “run, don’t walk” to these must-try spots. But how trustworthy are these glowing reviews?

Intel’s anticipated $28 billion chip factories in Ohio are delayed until 2030

After its expensive bid to become a contract chip manufacturer for other companies strained its balance sheet, Intel has been cutting capital expenses.

Intel‘s promised $28 billion chip fabrication plants in Ohio are facing further delays, with the first factory in New Albany expected to not be completed until 2030, local media outlet The Columbus Dispatch reported on Friday.

Tariff threats and job cuts shake consumer confidence, federal report finds

New data showed that consumers slashed their spending by the most since February 2021, even as their incomes rose.

Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be weighing on an otherwise mostly healthy economy.

Here’s why AG1’s CEO is envisioning the DTC supplement on store shelves

AG1’s Kat Cole discusses growing the nutrition brand’s customer base—and how retail could play a role in how it reaches new customers.

Dek: The health supplement company counts investors like Lewis Hamilton and Alex Honnold.

The internet has suspicions about family vloggers fleeing California. Here’s why

An unsubstantiated online theory has taken hold, suggesting new California laws financially protecting kids who appear in their parents’ content may have to do with some TikTokers’ abrupt relocations.

An unsubstantiated online theory has recently taken hold, claiming that family vloggers are fleeing Los Angeles to escape newly introduced California laws designed to protect children featured in online content.