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In front of an audience of feverish fans watching from around the world, Elon Musk unveiled his latest creation.

The electronic car is about to go (more) mainstream. During a packed event at its design studio in Hawthorne, California on Thursday night, and in front of a huge global audience watching via livestream, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Model 3, a $35,000 sedan capable of traveling at least 215 miles on a single charge. The vehicle isn’t expected to ship until late next year; however, you can preorder one now with a $1,000 down payment.

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Every gadget you casually toss helps destroy the planet—and lives. It’s time we think about the lasting effects of what we’re building and buying.

In February, a new smartphone launched in India that cost the equivalent of $3.60. The quickly dropping price of electronics, along with rising incomes around the world, means that there will soon be many more gadgets in the market. And when a newer, cheaper one comes along in a year, many more of them will end up as electronic waste.

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Swamped at work? Accountants go through that every year. Here are their time-management strategies.

Accounting can be a great profession for work/life balance overall. However, as any accountant knows, that is not the case during “busy season” (often from January to March for auditors, or into April for those dealing with taxes). Long hours are the norm. When I did a time diary project a few years ago looking at professional women with families, I found that few people worked more than 60 hours a week, but of those who did, the majority turned out to be accountants in the midst of their busy season ramp-up.

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Tech is changing the traditional college experience. Here’s what’s happening now, and what’s on the horizon.

Media coverage of higher education often focuses on the increased cost of college that places its graduates into an overload of debt with no decent job at the end. What’s often missing in that coverage is how higher education globally is developing technological innovations that are tremendous catalysts of change.

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There’s no shortage of speaking tips out there, but scientists are now figuring out how best to combine them.

What makes someone a great presenter? Why do some speakers seem to effortlessly captivate their audiences, while others struggle just to keep them awake? It turns out that scientists have answers to some of those questions—many of them based in habit. And like any habit, those communication skills can be learned, practiced, and perfected. Here are four that the most powerful speakers have mastered.

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Chronicle, a new concept from the design consultancy Artefact, is like a doctor in your pocket.

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, arthritis—chronic conditions such as these account for 84% of health care spending. Yet many are preventable. An estimated 40% of all premature deaths can be attributed to lifestyle, such as smoking and inactivity. How can the health care system shift focus (and dollars) from acute to preventative care?

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The latest findings from Glassdoor reveal some predictable positions and some surprises.

You may not be one of the people who believes that money can buy happiness; however, a recent Glassdoor survey revealed that as many as 7 in 10 respondents (68%) said that salary and compensation are top of mind when considering whether or not to accept a new job.

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If you think you’re exempt from online harassment, just watch what these guys went through with one wrong post.

Tweeter beware.

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The move is not only good for the chain’s image, it will boost the company’s bottom line.

Whole Foods plans to install rooftop solar power farms on 100 of its retail stores and distribution centers, the New York Times reports. The move will see nearly a quarter of the company’s properties covered in solar panels.

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Dos Equis retires the iconic character in style with a one-way ticket to Mars.

And in a flash of light, he was gone. A man who once ran a marathon because it was on his way. A man whose blood smells like cologne. A man who’s won a lifetime achievement award, twice. He doesn’t always drink beer, but when he does, you know what beer he drinks.

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