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How much does a Super Bowl commercial cost in 2025?

‘Fast Company’ senior editor Jeff Beer breaks down the price of what a Super Bowl campaign actually costs. Is it still worth it?

‘Fast Company’ senior editor Jeff Beer breaks down the price of what a Super Bowl campaign actually costs. Is it still worth it?

NYC shuts down live poultry markets over bird flu outbreak

The order came after birds infected with the bird flu virus were found during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.

All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices.

‘It just didn’t go the way I planned’: Hawk Tuah girl breaks silence after crypto scandal

Haliey Welch’s $HAWK memecoin quickly rose to a $490 million market cap when launched on December 4. But its value plunged $440 million in just 20 minutes. 

Following a cryptocurrency scandal in December 2024, Haliey Welch (aka Hawk Tuah girl) seemed to drop off the map. Months later, she’s opening up about what really happened. 

Trump administration asks federal agencies for lists of underperforming workers

The Office of Personnel Management directed federal agencies to submit names of every worker who has received less than a ‘fully successful’ performance rating in the past three years and to note if any have been on performance plans.

President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who are underperforming, as it seeks to shrink the workforce and awaits a court ruling related to its deferred resignation offers.

Amazon to pay nearly $4 million for allegedly taking drivers’ tips

Amazon has denied the allegations and did not admit to wrongdoing as part of the settlement.

Amazon has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle charges that the e-commerce company subsidized its labor costs by taking tips its delivery drivers received from customers, District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb said Friday.

Hims & Hers faces backlash over ‘misleading’ Super Bowl ad—but it didn’t stop stock from jumping over 11%

The telehealth company defended its ad with a defiant statement: ‘We’ve called out the system and now the system is asking that our ad get taken down.’

Telehealth company Hims & Hers Health is fighting back after the drug industry’s main lobbying group called out its first Super Bowl ad as “misleading” and in potential violation of marketing rules.

LG: No refunds or exchanges for 500,000 electric ranges recalled over fires and pet deaths—instead, customers get a sticker

The home appliance maker is sending out warning labels after 86 reports of ‘unintentional activation’ of the stove, resulting in property damage totaling more than $340,000.

LG Electronics USA is recalling half a million electric ranges that have been involved in at least 28 fires, resulting in numerous injuries and a few pet deaths. But instead of issuing a refund or replacement, the home appliance maker is sending customers warning label stickers.

Report: It takes a $180,000 salary to comfortably afford U.S. childcare

A new analysis by the National Women’s Law Center finds that childcare is out of reach for families across every state.

The cost of childcare has been climbing precipitously for the past decade, with some families spending about a quarter of their yearly income—or more—on those expenses. As federal funding and pandemic-era relief has disappeared, many providers have struggled to keep their doors open, making it even more difficult for families to find affordable care.

A water crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is getting worse

Growing water use is already overtaxing limited supplies from nearly all of the region’s cross-border rivers, streams and aquifers.

Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together.

3 ways leaders can transform workplace challenges into opportunities

Deep social and workplace divisions demand a bolder, more empathetic approach to leadership—here’s how to start.

Leading a team has never been simple, but today’s challenges demand something extra. With deep divisions in America spilling over into our workplaces, simply carrying on “business as usual” won’t cut it.