A new wave of transparency is sweeping across America’s workplaces–and there’s no looking back. At the beginning of the year, California, Washington, and New York joined Colorado to require pay transparency for most open jobs. Several other states and localities–including…
Unlike Peter Pan, millennials and Gen Zers would like to grow up. But today’s high cost of living has made these younger generations go from lost boys to lost adults, as many of them say it’s preventing them from becoming…
Elon Musk’s futuristic brain chip startup Neuralink has received federal approval for its first in-human clinical trial, marking a major milestone for the company with huge ambitions. The company announced the approval by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday,…
Rare diseases have gained more attention in recent years, perhaps in part due to the high price tags often associated with approved therapies. But the cost of rare disease drugs is dwarfed by the cost of not having them. Our…
Warren Buffett famously said: “Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.” Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran disagrees—she spends it all. The real estate mogul says she’s never saved a penny in her…
Advocates of stronger regulation of artificial intelligence have a long list of concerns and possible dangers backing up their argument, from short-term threats such as spreading believable misinformation to more existential far-off risks of superintelligent A.I. taking over humanity (or…
Some fibres resulting from the production of cardboard in the factories of Finnish giant Metsä Board are reused in the agricultural sector to improve soil fertility. We take a closer look. Metsä Board has partnered with Finnish circular economy company…
Givaudan Active Beauty has launched B-Biome Score, a new label that evaluates how microbiome-friendly cosmetic ingredients are. Scientifically based rating scale According to the manufacturer of cosmetic actives and specialities the new rating scale is fully transparent and accessible across…
Inflation led to the highest cost-of-living adjustment in 40 years for Social Security beneficiaries this year, with checks increasing 8.7%. But with inflation cooling, the COLA could be less than half of that next year. Though it’s still too soon…
Wall Street has been wobbling under the weight of a potential U.S. debt default over the past few weeks. Investors are concerned that a deal to raise the debt ceiling could be hard to come by amid political gridlock in…