‘Don’t Do It’: Dunkin’ Employee Urges Customers Not to Order Large Iced Beverages and ‘Waste’ Money
The employee has gone viral on social media for his discovery.
The Download: “reprogramming” aging, and the hidden sense of interoception
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why “reprogramming” is the buzziest approach to reversing aging right now Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first…
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Texas cannot yet enforce ID checks on porn sites
A Texas judge issued an injunction today to stall the enforcement of an online age verification bill. The Free Speech Coalition, along with adult video sites like Pornhub, led the legal challenge against Texas’ HB 1181, arguing that the bill violates the First Amendment and infringes on rights guaranteed by Section 230. “The Court agrees […]
Economy Shows Signs of Slowing, Inflation Still Has a Majority of Americans Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck
The U.S. economy experienced slower growth in the second quarter of 2023, with the gross domestic product (GDP) rising at a rate of 2.1%, falling short of the Federal Reserve’s initial prediction of 2.4%.
I’m the Former VP of HR at Microsoft. I’ve Witnessed Many Bad Managers in My Career — and They Almost All Had These 4 Traits.
Here’s what to look for—and learn from.
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Offered to Pay Jimmy Kimmel’s Staff Amid Writer’s Strike: ‘They Wanted to Pay Out of Their Own Pockets’
Kimmel launched the “Strike Force Five” podcast with other late-night legends Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, and John Oliver.
Building a Successful Business on a Foundation of Feedback
Customer feedback, whether glowing or critical, can be a boon for your business. This week, Yelp’s Small Business Expert Emily Washcovick is joined by Alok Ahuja, CEO and founder of Trexity, to talk about how he started his business and found success by focusing on one very simple thing: constructive feedback.
How to Use Human Psychology to Crush Your Sales Goals
Learning why people act the way they do when it comes to purchasing will help you become the master of sales — and you might already be using some of these strategies without knowing it.
6 Steps to Improve the ROI of Your Google Ad Campaigns
Trouble with your Google Ads? After nearly 20 years mastering the service, I’ve got the solution.
Grayscale wins lawsuit against SEC, while the agency settles first NFT case and Friend.tech hype crashes
If you’ve been dreaming about bitcoin spot ETFs, it’s time to talk to someone outside of the crypto world. This is coming from someone who literally had a dream about them this week.
Lowering costs nets Salesforce a profitable quarter, but can it keep it up?
Salesforce had a better quarter than expected, but it’s reporting and forecasting those results based on prior work, to a real degree.