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On August 18, OpenAI announced ChatGPT for Teens, a version of its chatbot with stronger safety protections, parental controls, and more age-appropriate responses. The product reflects a growing recognition that different populations may need ...

Levi's just recreated one of the rarest models of its most iconic jeans, and they're a relic of a crucial moment in garment design history. The jeans, Levi's 1942 501s, document a short-lived period of the brand's history around America's entry into ...

When the refrigeration system failed at an ice rink outside Kalamazoo, Michigan, last September, the Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association--whose club had skated there for six decades--was suddenly without a home rink. A month later, a private ...

Few leaders have a better real-time read on how AI is actually reshaping the workforce than Hayden Brown. As CEO of Upwork, the platform where 18 million freelancers meet the businesses that need them, she sees what the monthly jobs report can't:

Why are some people better at getting promoted than others? In an ideal world, the answer would be merit, which is basically a mix of talent and hard work. This simple but rare combination would result in higher levels of performance that would be ...

Walk into a gym or wellness store and you might encounter compression boots, smart rings, creatine supplements, and ice baths. Their use by elite athletes can function as an implicit endorsement, making them seem more proven or more broadly useful ...

Perimenopause and menopause, normal transitions that impact people who menstruate as hormone levels begin to fall off, might be more disruptive to the work lives of those experiencing symptoms than previously thought. Perimenopause and menopause ...

Nothing quite triggers a collective exhale like the "ding" of a canceled meeting. These days, people have come to dread meetings. It's no wonder companies are getting creative in their attempts to revamp them, from starting with coloring sessions to ...

We live in a world of distraction. In the time it took me to write this sentence, I got a new email alert on my computer, two new DMs, and an alert on my phone that my Duolingo streak is in jeopardy. With all of this outside interference, how in the ...

Bank of America has announced a unique change to its hybrid work policy: it will prohibit employees from working remotely on consecutive days. Starting on September 14, Bank of America staff in hybrid roles will still have two remote days each week,