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The Politics of Place and What It Means for Talent Strategy
The spring 2024 issue’s special report looks at how to take advantage of market opportunities in the digital space, and provides advice on building culture and friendships at work; maximizing the benefits of LLMs, corporate venture capital initiatives, and innovation contests; and scaling automation and digital health platform.
The spring 2024 issue’s special report looks at how to take advantage of market opportunities in the digital space, and provides advice on building culture and friendships at work; maximizing the benefits of LLMs, corporate venture capital initiatives, and innovation contests; and scaling automation and digital health platform.
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Meet the ‘professional namer’ who directed Accenture’s $100 million name change: ‘It’s the best job in the world’ - Fortune (No paywall)
Anthony Shore, 56, is a professional namer who has christened more than 250 companies and products—and one dog.
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U.S. Fixation on Nuclear Deal Let Iran Loose on the Middle East - Foreign Policy (No paywall)
Washington’s shortsighted policies enabled Tehran and its proxies to destabilize the region.
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Meet the Dubai artist whose work has sold for millions — and turns down 99% of prospective buyers
"Most artists are linked very heavily to galleries ⦠whereas with this setup, I can actually develop my own relationships with my clients and really build that collector base all over the world," Jafri told CNBC's The Art of Appreciation. He also has a London gallery space for European and U.S. buyers.
Jafri, a British artist, studied at Oxford University's prestigious Ruskin School of Art and has been working for nearly 30 years. Known for his magical realist art, he creates work in a "meditative state," he said, using music to get into the right headspace and often painting for many hours at a time.
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We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.
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How to Filter Out Harmful 'Forever Chemicals' at Home - Scientific American (No paywall)
An environmental engineer provides a glimpse of the magnitude of the challenge to remove PFAS from water supplies and ways you can reduce these “forever chemicals” in your own drinking water
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British man tests first personalised melanoma vaccine
Steve Young is part of the tests to see if an mRNA jab can stop the deadliest skin cancer returning.
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The 300-year-old Japanese method of upcycling
Sashiko is easy, practical and beautiful – and gaining fans around the world. Bel Jacobs speaks to practitioners to find out more.
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Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
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Fossil fuels could have been left in the dust 25 years ago - FT (No paywall)
If only we’d followed Wright’s Law, solar tech could have been cheaper much sooner
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