This clever ‘curling bowl’ is perfect for elite snackers

Business 2/18 6:00A Grace Snelling

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman’s new piece of functional dishware is ice rink-ready. If you’re tuning in to the Milan Cortina Olympics, you may be one of many spectators who’s suddenly invested in the sport of curling. You’re in good company:...

The internet’s favorite design shop is closing. Its founder reflects on what went wrong

Business 2/18 5:00A Diana Budds

After more than 20 years of bringing experimental products to life, Areaware is shutting down and taking a seemingly bygone era of design with it. In early February, the 22-year-old design brand Areaware announced it will close on May 1 citing...

Unilever’s new headquarters in New Jersey puts its product development process on full display

Business 2/18 5:00A Nate Berg

Product ideation, testing, and marketing spaces are built into the spine of consumer packaged goods giant’s new North American headquarters. For consumer packaged goods, the path from product idea to store shelves runs directly through the center...

The first-ever Snoopy set is Lego perfection

Business 2/18 4:30A Jesus Diaz

The latest Lego Ideas set captures Charles Schulz’s design in brick form. Recently, I made myself a promise: I would not buy any more Lego for at least a year. That plan has quickly been foiled. Lego s first-ever Peanuts set is just too good, too...

How to thrive in the era of the ‘supermanager’

Business 2/18 4:00A Lindsay Dodgson

As organizations eliminate layers of middle management, supermanagers are becoming the norm. Here’s what the shift means for burnout, productivity, and leadership. If you’re a manager today, your job may well be changing. That is, if it hasn’t...

How gamification is transforming public health

Business 2/17 6:07P Kathy Crosby

Why game design matters for healthier outcomes At its core, public health is about driving healthy behavior changes by building awareness, meeting people where they are, and offering solutions that are accessible and grounded in evidence....

How to design a portfolio career that works: These Renaissance women show how it’s done

Business 2/17 5:00A Anisa Purbasari Horton

As juggling multiple jobs and projects as a career becomes more commonplace, meet the multi-hyphenate women who are making a living while maintaining control. Gabriela Flax spent the first part of her career working in tech as a product manager....

The recent CEO turnover trend continues with three high-profile exits

Business 2/16 6:00A Stephanie Mehta

Workday, PayPal, and ‘The Washington Post’ just ditched their leaders, suggesting that the CEO turnover trend will continue in 2026. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each...

3 science-backed ways to measure integrity

Business 2/16 4:00A Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

The more leaders are trusted, the better their teams perform. Integrity, understood as a disposition to behave in prosocial, ethical, and principled ways rather than corrupt or self-serving ones, is among the strongest and most consistent...

How George Washington’s mistakes in Pennsylvania’s wilderness provided valuable leadership lessons

Business 2/15 8:00A The Conversation

This Presidents’ Day, there are lessons to be learned from the father of our country’s worst moments. This Presidents Day , I’ve been thinking about George Washington —not at his finest hour, but possibly at his worst.

Peacock’s new feature lets you sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game

Business 2/14 8:00A Hauwa Otori

With Courtside Live, viewers use their phones to effectively be their own camera operator. For decades, tuning into a sporting event at home involved watching a traditional broadcast on your TV. These days, however, many viewers aren’t just...

If AI is doing the work, leaders need to redesign jobs

Business 2/13 12:00A Chetan Dube

AI is taking a lot of work off of employees’ plates, but that doesn’t mean work has vanished. Now, there’s different work, and leaders need to craft jobs to match this new reality. Most managers are using AI the same way they use any productivity...

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testifies on social media addiction at landmark trial in L.A.

Business 2/12 11:18A Associated Press

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to take the stand next week. Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta s Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically...

Trial against Meta over sexual exploitation in children begins in New Mexico

Business 2/9 11:15A Associated Press

The trial comes after New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta in 2023. A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico...

4 things to look for when choosing a long-term care facility for a loved one

Business 2/9 9:50A Associated Press

Knowing what to look for can make a huge difference. Sometimes it s a fall that brings a broken hip and a loss of mobility. Or memory problems that bubble into danger. Or the death of the partner who was relied upon for care. The need to move to...