If you hear a man speaking in a Southern drawl, and he’s talking in pseudo-Zen koans about love and success and family, while also analyzing moments in life according to his traffic-light-inspired moral roadmap, chances are he’s Matthew McConaughey. The actor-turned-author, whose best-selling 2020 memoir Greenlights charted his personal escapades and career fluctuations, has become something of a self-help spiritualist since his book’s publication. (For the uninitiated, a gr
Twitter announced on Thursday the creation of new safeguards to stop disinformation and misinformation from spreading on its platform in times of crisis—that is, any “armed conflict, public health emergencies, and large-scale natural disasters.” Twitter’s head of trust and safety Yoel Roth, wrote in a blog post Thursday that the new policy “will guide our efforts to elevate credible, authoritative information, and will help to ensure viral misinformation isn&#x
When Allbirds arrived in 2016 with simple, comfort-first sneakers that signaled environmental consciousness and coziness, they had a home run. By 2018, the direct-to-consumer footwear brand claimed to have sold more than a million pairs of their sugarcane-soled sneakers. As they continue to dive into different plant-based materials (breathable eucalyptus tree fibers) and categories (mix-and-match athleisure, cushiony carbon-negative sandals), their sneakers received upgrades for seriou
Guy Perelmuter is a computer engineer with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering. He is also a deep tech investor through his venture capital firm, GRIDS Capital. Below, Perelmuter shares 5 key insights from his new book, Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution. Listen to the audio version—read by Perelmuter himself—in the Next Big Idea App.
- Our collective history has always been driven by technology. We should overthrow this myth that we are &
Inside San Francisco’s Museum of Craft and Design, a long hallway painted eggshell blue is lined with the most extraordinary devices. A glass globe that uses trained bees to detect the presence of disease in a person’s exhalations. An Alexa-esque diffuser that emits fragrances at timed intervals to encourage people with dementia to eat. A USB-powered silver necklace that gives off a scent—fragrances include “fascinate,” “annihilate,” and “c
Traditional computer programming has a steep learning curve that requires learning a programming language, for example C/C++, Java or Python, just to build a simple application such as a calculator or Tic-tac-toe game. Programming also requires substantial debugging skills, which easily frustrates new learners. The study time, effort and experience needed often stop nonprogrammers from making software from scratch. No-code is a way to program websites, mobile apps and games without using codes o
Nondisclosure agreements have emerged as one of the most routine legal documents that American workers sign. By 2018, a third of the U.S. workforce had a gag clause in their contract, according to a report from Harvard Business Review. At first created to protect company trade secrets, NDAs evolved into a cloak for abusive bosses. Harvey Weinstein and former President Donald Trump intimidated their employees with NDAs, but that’s all changing now: Thanks in part to the #MeToo movement
Apple is known for many things, but ranking near the top are both its commitment to user privacy and its (sometimes) iconic ad campaigns. The latest news from the company melds the two beautifully. In a new 90-second spot called “Data Auction,” Apple’s full creativity is on display. But the ad also does a terrific job of informing viewers—and, most likely, frightening many of them—about how their personal data is traded by powerful data brokers all day long. Th
Google appears to be working on AR glasses once again, but this time, it is showing a new feature that translates speech to readable text. At last week’s Google I/O 2022, the company demonstrated an AR glasses prototype that can translate spoken language into readable display text. Google has not hinted whether they are developing these as a product, or when, but the fact that they showed them to developers is indicative that they are thinking of how to extend the mo
Are you being summoned back into the office, but you just don’t feel like giving up those stress-free mornings? Do you love taking meetings from the treadmill? Have you saved a small fortune on lunches? Well, the good news is that there are exponentially more remote-friendly employers than there used to be. If your boss hasn’t seen the light yet, here’s where to find a new one. LinkedIn LinkedIn is probably your first stop when looking for a new job, right? You can narrow do