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This interactive AI-generated podcast app from ex-Googlers blew my mind

Huxe makes podcasts almost uncannily personal—and even lets you talk to their AI hosts.

Let’s be honest: No matter your perspective, taking in news these days tends to be a pretty tiring experience.

The new brand growth engine for the AI era

From funnel to flywheel, we need another playbook for the post-search era, where both LLMs and humans decide what wins.

Of all the things we’ve used ChatGPT for in 2025, one of the most specific was: “What should we drink on a Dalston dive bar expedition on a Thursday night with cooler, younger clients, to avoid a hanxiety-filled Friday, with a board presentation to write?”

Work doesn’t have to suck: A new vision for leadership

A must-read book for millennial and Gen Z leaders advises those not wanting to follow in their elders’ footsteps.

America is at a generational tipping point. The next five years will usher in a whole new class of leaders as powerful positions shift from one generation to the next.

Why consumers are demanding more than just “sustainable”

The younger generations want to see brands regenerating the environment.

Sustainability once sounded like the pinnacle of progress—a badge brands wore proudly to signal responsibility on climate, health, and the environment. But for today’s consumers, especially Gen Z, “sustainable” feels like standing still while the planet unravels. In the face of climate chaos, depleted soils, and vanishing biodiversity, maintaining the status quo is no longer enough. The call of our time is not just to sustain, but to restore—to repair what’s been broken and restore what’s been lost.

Day trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and more could get easier, thanks to this rule change—here’s how

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority just approved one of the most significant updates for retail investors since 2001.

It appears that day trading could get easier.

Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ see alarming rise in U.S.

Infections tied to the NDM gene have grown more than fivefold since 2019, leaving only two expensive drugs as treatment options.

A new study from scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that a dangerous strain of what some researchers have nicknamed a “superbug” is on the rise.

New study shows hybrid work is here to stay—whether bosses like it or not

Owl Labs’ ‘State of Hybrid Work’ report finds employees will job hunt, demand raises, or even quit if forced back into the office full time.

Lately, the conversation about office policy has been dominated by reports of return-to-office mandates, with many employers aiming to get all of their workers back in person by the end of the year. But a new study shows that, despite the best efforts of many RTO proponents, hybrid schedules represent a lasting shift in the way we work—and employees like it that way.

Senators push Match to act against dating scams on its apps

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn gave Match—which operates Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid—until October 15 to provide evidence of efforts to prevent romance scams and show how such fraud occurs.

Two U.S. senators sent a letter to Tinder parent Match on September 24 pushing for action against dating scams on the company’s platforms and asking for information about its efforts to detect fraud and protect its users.

Refi boomlet starts in housing market as mortgage rates slide from highs

The Mortgage Refinance Index just hit its highest level since March 2022.

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Charting progress on inclusivity despite corporate America’s retreat from DEI policies

Speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival last week, leaders in inclusivity said many remain as committed to the cause as ever.

While dozens of companies have suddenly retreated from DEI efforts this year, leaders in inclusivity say there’s reason to be hopeful that this work is continuing—albeit more quietly than before.