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5 days ago | 
devicedaily.com | Grace Snelling
There’s one key rule that’s been keeping pollutants out of the air—and Trump might get rid of it
EPA head Lee Zeldin has urged to rescind a finding that’s vital to regulating greenhouse gases. It could have major climate repercussions.
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1 week ago | 
fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling
Behind some of the most recognizable iconography in the world, from American presidential campaign logos to New York City subway signage and Apple keycaps, is one Swiss designer and a textbook he published in 1949. You’ve probably never heard of either. Walter Käch was a calligrapher and educator at the Zürich School of Arts and Crafts in the late ‘30s and ‘40s.
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1 week ago | 
fastcompanybrasil.com | Grace Snelling
Depois de mais de uma década desenvolvendo sua mascote, a coruja Duo – que começou como um desenho simpático e virou uma estrela nas redes com milhões de seguidores –, o Duolingo resolveu fazer o impensável: matou o personagem. O que parecia uma decisão arriscada acabou rendendo à empresa a campanha mais bem-sucedida da sua história – e talvez até uma das ações de maior alcance já feitas por qualquer marca.
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1 week ago | 
fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling
On a panel this week, U.S. secretary of education Linda McMahon, the former WWE CEO who is now charged with making sweeping decisions for 100 million American school children, repeatedly referred to AI technology as “A1.”For McMahon, who was speaking at the ASU+GSV Summit for educators, it was an embarrassing mistake. But for Kraft Heinz’s A.1. steak sauce, it was basically free product placement—and the brand didn’t hesitate to take its cut.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Grace Snelling
The secretary of education mixed up AI and ‘A.1.’ Heinz’s steak sauce brand didn’t miss a beat. On a panel this week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the former WWE CEO who is now charged with making sweeping decisions for 100 million American school children, repeatedly referred to AI …
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1 week ago | 
fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling
For years, baby boomers have been “aging in place” and keeping home turnover low. And now, not only are boomers holding onto their homes, they’re also the generation buying the most property—boxing out millennial homebuyers for only the second year since 2013. Millennials, who range from 26 to 44 years old, have largely dominated the housing market for the past decade. The only exceptions to this rule have occurred in 2023 and 2024, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
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1 week ago | 
fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling
There’s now an e-bike that can be powered with the same charger you use for your MacBook. But like many innovations in the electric space, if you’re in the U.S. you’ll have to wait to get your feet in the pedals. The new bike is from Estonian e-bike company Ampler, which bills it as “the world’s first USB-C chargeable e-bike.” It comes in two models, the Nova and Nova Pro, both currently available for preorder at a cost of roughly $2,800 and $3,300, respectively.
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1 week ago | 
fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling
There are a lot of issues President Trump could be worried about right now, from dealing with the repercussions of his global tariff war to investigating why his administration’s war plans were direct messaged to a journalist. Instead, he’s preoccupied with your showerhead. That’s right: On Wednesday, just after announcing that the U.S. would levy a head-turning 125% tariff on all Chinese imports, Trump was busy signing an executive order about showerheads.
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2 weeks ago | 
fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling
It took Duolingo more than a decade to grow its owl mascot, Duo, from a cute cartoon character into a social media star with tens of millions of followers. Then Duolingo’s marketing team did the unthinkable: It killed him off. The decision turned out to be the company’s most successful social media play ever—and likely one of the widest-reaching social campaigns of all time, by any brand. Duo was originally created as logo in 2011, the year that Duolingo was founded.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Grace Snelling
Duolingo: Still A Bargain At 35x FCF? I Think So (NASDAQ:DUOL)Investment Thesis Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) is one of those rare businesses that is firing on all cylinders. Not only is it growing at a rapid rate on …
