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Paresh Dave

Amazon’s Delivery Drones Won't Fly in Arizona's Summer Heat

Amazon’s newest delivery drones will take off from just outside Phoenix but don't count on rush ordering a fan on a hot day. The fleet can't fly when the temperature exceeds 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fast Company

High Country News

Immigrants added $300 million to Bozeman’s economy. But the city is struggling to support them

One of the nation’s fastest-growing cities relies on a vulnerable population of workers to fuel its economic explosion.

The first time Rosa saw snowflakes falling, she thought they were pieces of cotton. “I thought I was going to choke,” she told me. 

Fast Company

Grace Snelling

What is product design today? 100 great designers weigh in

In ‘Designed For Life’ designers describe their creative process and what makes a great product.

A light fixture made of seaweed. A dreamy, psychedelic laundry machine. A hairy bench fashioned out of agave leaves. All of these objects appear in the new book Designed for Life: The World’s Best Product Designers, published by Phaidon Press. The book is a global survey of 100 of the most innovative product designers making waves in the creative world today—and it reveals plenty of...

Fast Company

Elizabeth Segran

The $146 million DTC startup making a better work boot for tradespeople

Brunt is on a mission to design a better work boot for America’s 23.5 million tradespeople.

When we think of the shoe-obsessed consumer, our minds tend to go to women like Sex and the City‘s Carrie Bradshaw, who opted for Manolo Blahniks over a mortgage. But there’s a large segment of men who also obsess over shoes: specifically, the 23.5 million tradespeople—80% of whom are male—who work in construction, manufacturing, and warehousing. These guys spend their days on their feet...

Fast Company

Nate Berg

This gigantic 3D printer could reinvent manufacturing

University of Maine built a massive additive manufacturing device that can build houses, and a whole lot more.

In a warehouse at the University of Maine, there’s a gigantic new additive manufacturing machine named Factory of the Future 1.0. And if its developers are right, it could become the new way that many things get built.

Fast Company

Hunter Schwarz

The Canadian Army’s new camouflage moose logo comes amid recruiting problems

It’s supposed to look like a new camo pattern, but one lawmaker said it looks like a bad game of Tetris.

Canada’s Army introduced a secondary logo that has people asking “How much did you pay for this?”

Fast Company

Adele Peters

Why this San Antonio food bank is building affordable housing right next door

The food bank is beginning construction on a 51-unit apartment complex that will target people who need temporary help as they work on education or job training.

Some 30 minutes outside San Antonio, the town of New Braunfels is one of the fastest-growing communities in the fast-growing state of Texas. The population surged 56% from 2010 to 2020. It’s gotten harder to find housing, and homelessness is growing. The situation helped inspire the local food bank to take on a new type of work:...

Fast Company

Next Big Idea Club

One in 3 Americans have been impacted by extreme weather. This is why stories from small towns can help climate change

FEMA is in the process of updating its flood maps, but those maps still do not factor in climate change forecasts, meaning many people are unknowingly building homes directly in harm’s way.

Jonathan Vigliotti is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning CBS News national correspondent whose work has appeared on numerous platforms, including CBS Sunday Morning, Face the Nation, 48 Hours, and more.

Fast Company

Zachary Petit

Aura Bora proves that weird sparkling water is weirdly good business

Unusual flavors like Olive Oil Martini and Peppermint Watermelon have turned Aura Bora into one of the fastest-growing indie seltzer brands.

To put it kindly, it might seem impractical to enter the crowded sparkling water market today. To put it bluntly, it might seem absolutely batshit.

Wired Top Stories

Marah Eakin

I Rode Saga's HoloBike and Things Got a Little Weird

Saga's HoloBike just launched on Kickstarter. It's pretty and has potential, but the rides themselves are short and need some work.

Mashable

How to watch Apple's May event, where iPads probably roam

There be lustrous new iPads on the horizon. Possibly. Maybe. Probably.

Look, it's a likely reveal at Apple's May event, with a haul of gleaming new iProducts set to be announced during the company's online launch. It's a livestream Mashable's editorial team will be glued to, pinging each other in Slack with various exclamatory remarks (Pro! Air!), party parrots, and "I told you sos". We can't help it.

SEE ALSO: Apple event May 7: Every iPad and product we expect...

Mashable

NYT's The Mini crossword answers for May 7

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections —...

Fast Company

Brian Kateman

A new study on animal consciousness should change people’s views on eating meat—but it won’t

Recent findings suggest, more than ever, that nonhuman animals are capable of suffering. Scientists are begging us to listen.

Can animals suffer? It’s a question that has been floated around classrooms and dinner tables for centuries, at least since philosopher Jeremy Bentham posed it over 200 years ago.

The Verge

Jess Weatherbed

Switch 2 will be revealed before April 2025, promises Nintendo

Nintendo throws a bone to Switch fans. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Nintendo has thrown Switch players a long-awaited bone alongside announcing its end-of-year financials results, confirming the console’s successor will be unveiled before April, 2025. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said that a next-generation Nintendo Switch console will be announced “within this fiscal year” — giving the Japanese gaming giant a deadline of March 31st, 2025. That aligns...

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Design A Fairy-Tale Castle And We'll Reveal Your Inner Aesthetic

I know you've always dreamed of living in a castle! ?????

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Fast Company

Livia Martini

Your employees are freaking out over performance reviews. Here’s how to make them less stressful

Stress hormones spike in the weeks before a performance evaluation. This chief people officer says this doesn’t have to be the case.

These days, performance reviews are getting a bad rap. They’re described as “awful,” “harmful,” and getting “more stressful.” This is understandable. No one wants to feel that their entire body of achievement at work across a year can be summarized in a few paragraphs, or with a handful of adjectives that might not do justice to all the effort...

Mashable

How to watch Delhi Capitals vs. Rajasthan Royals online for free

TL;DR: Watch Delhi Capitals vs. Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for free on JioCinema. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Starting back in March, cricket fans will already be well and truly pulled in by the excitement of the 2024 IPL season. So, who's next to take the pitch? The next match sees the Delhi Capitals take on the Rajasthan Royals in the 56th match of the season.

If you want to watch Delhi Capitals vs. Rajasthan Royals for free from anywhere...

Mashable

How to watch PSG vs. Borussia Dortmund online for free

TL;DR: Stream PSG vs. Dortmund in the Champions League for free on RTÉ Player. Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

So few players get to perform on the Champions League stage. It's the pinnacle of club football, so actually going ahead and winning the competition is something that the vast majority of players can only dream about. But that dream could become a reality for the PSG and Dortmund squads.

If you want to watch PSG vs. Dortmund for free...

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