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January 22, 2015
What's Next For Architecture For Humanity?
Where the architecture nonprofit went wrong, and where volunteers hope to take it now.
Last week, news broke that Architecture for Humanity, the design nonprofit founded in 1999 by Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr to bring better architecture to those in need, had shuttered its San Francisco headquarters, and would be filing for bankruptcy.
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The Women Leaders Driving Lyft's Impressive Growth
Fourteen of Lyft's top 30 executives are female, including two big new hires. Here's why that matters to the fast-growing company's future.
While new Lyft CMO Kira Wampler was an intern at Intuit during business school, two female executives at the company came back from maternity leaves to huge promotions, running large parts of the business. Wampler had an offer to work at Intuit after graduation, but explored opportunities at other companies that were recruiting her. "I would ask them, can you give me an example of someone in your organization who is roughly this age, who has roughly this number of kids, who just had a promotion?" she says. "Very few could do that." Knowing that she wanted to grow both her career and her family, she returned to Intuit, where she worked for six years as an early leader in word-of-mouth marketing.
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Why You Should Stand Up For Yourself Against A Horrible Boss
New research shows that retaliation against a hostile boss helps you hold onto your sanity.
Next time your boss criticizes you, stand up for yourself.
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New Website Promises To Help You Explore Potential Employers
Want to know a firm's diversity ratio, or who'll be heading up a certain division? Craft claims it can help you find the perfect position.
Moving jobs is a bit like moving house. You go from your comfort zone to a new and usually more challenging environment—but it's not a decision taken without gathering as much information you possibly can about the place you may be moving to.
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How To Fake it Till You Make It Without Being Deceitful
Craving a new challenge? You can "fake" your way to that next big gig without lying or misleading anyone.
When it comes to moving ahead, we all have to shoot for a stretch job or project from time to time. But getting someone to take a chance on you can be tough, especially in environments that are risk-averse. Some try the "fake it till you make it" approach.
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January 21, 2015
Your 2-Minute Guide To Microsoft's 6 Biggest Announcements
Pressed for time? Here's your quick guide to the future according to Microsoft.
Still ploughing through your afternoon to-do list? Inundated by tech news? We get it. If you couldn't divert your attention to Microsoft's big Windows 10 announcement today, don't fret: We put together a two-minute guide of the most important stuff.
Windows 10 Starts Rolling Out Next Week
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Astonishing Solar-Powered Plane Reveals Its Route Around The World
Demonstrating the power of the human spirit, and renewable energy.
The team behind the Solar Impulse 2—aka the groundbreaking solar-powered plane which could potentially stay in the air indefinitely—has announced its route around the world for what is set to be a record-breaking trip.
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Plus-Size Bloggers Invited By Target To Help Critique New Clothing Line
The blogosphere is changing fashion as we know it.
Particularly when they command big audiences, bloggers play an important role for companies who want to connect with their customers. While online journalists have long been targeted by publicists looking for exposure for particular product lines, they now play an increasingly key role in the actual creative process undertaken by fashion companies and the like.
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You Can Now WhatsApp From Your Desktop
Prepare to take the much-loved messaging platform to the next level. Unless you own an iPhone, that is.
A good percentage of WhatsApp's 700 million users have a reason to celebrate today—for the first time ever, the ultra-popular instant messaging app for smartphones is now available for use on your desktop, via a web browser.
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This Smart Keyboard Can Recognize Its Owner
Why your typing style might be as good as a fingerprint.
From old-fashioned passwords to more modern biometric alternatives like Touch ID, there are plenty of ways we can protect our identities online. Here's one you might not have considered before: a smart keyboard which identifies users based on the individual ways they type.
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