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- Why Every Leader Needs A Personal Board Of Advisors: Not Just A Mentor
Leaders grow faster when they combine mentorship with a personal board of advisors that offers honest feedback, diverse perspectives, and the curiosity to keep learning.
- Starbucks Baristas Have Voted To Strike Next Thursday On ‘Red Cup Day’
Starbucks Workers United, representing approximately 9,000 baristas in 550 stores, has voted to strike on Thursday, Nov. 13 during the company’s ‘Red Cup Day’ promotion.
- Malaria isn’t just a health crisis — it’s an economic imperative
Economic losses from malaria don’t stay in Africa.
- The BRICS Need Gold Bank Accounts
"Gold Checking Accounts" at big banks would allow major institutions to make payments to each other denominated in grams of gold. HSBC offers this today.
- hello82 Fan Spaces Celebrates Yeonjun’s EP ‘NO LABELS: PART 01’
Yeonjun of TOMORROW X TOGETHER and hello82 have teamed up to celebrate the release of 'NO LABELS: PART 01' with a YEONJUN Pop-Up at Select hello82 locations.
Technology
- Rocket Report: Canada invests in sovereign launch; India flexes rocket muscles
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket gave an environmental monitoring satellite a perfect ride to space.
- The Download: a new home under the sea, and cloning pets
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. The first new subsea habitat in 40 years is about to launch Vanguard feels and smells like a new RV. It has long, gray banquettes that convert into bunks, a microwave cleverly hidden…
- How to trade your $214,000 cybersecurity job for a jail cell
Ransomware doesn't pay what it used to.
- Cloning isn’t just for celebrity pets like Tom Brady’s dog
This week, we heard that Tom Brady had his dog cloned. The former quarterback revealed that his Junie is actually a clone of Lua, a pit bull mix that died in 2023. Brady’s announcement follows those of celebrities like Paris Hilton and Barbra Streisand, who also famously cloned their pet dogs. But some believe there…
- The first new subsea habitat in 40 years is about to launch
Vanguard feels and smells like a new RV. It has long, gray banquettes that convert into bunks, a microwave cleverly hidden under a counter, a functional steel sink with a French press and crockery above. A weird little toilet hides behind a curtain. But some clues hint that you can’t just fire up Vanguard’s engine…
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