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An integration of BlueJeans Networks’ Primetime service with Facebook Live brings interactive streaming broadcasts to millions.

An integration of BlueJeans Networks’ Primetime service with Facebook Live brings interactive streaming broadcasts to millions.

The next time former New York Yankees superstar and The Players’ Tribune founder Derek Jeter gives a large address to talk about his Hall of Fame-worthy career or how he’s helping to give athletes a voice, every single one of his millions of Facebook followers could have the opportunity to tune in live and even ask questions.

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Part-time gigs outside the tech industry are moving toward the higher end of the salary spectrum.

Part-time gigs outside the tech industry are moving toward the higher end of the salary spectrum.

U.S. employees are demanding more part-time and flexible work, and employers are listening. Many, like Amazon, are among the more than half that reported investing in flexible work options this year, according to a 2015 Workplace Trends study.

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Trust and results are essential when you are making a play to work from home.

Trust and results are essential when you are making a play to work from home.

If you think working from home on Fridays sounds good, you’re not alone. “Flexible work hours” is the most desired benefit among workers, with more than half of adult U.S. workers picking it as their top perk, according to the technology staffing firm Modis.

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Informal and informational chats are no excuse not to do your homework beforehand.

Informal and informational chats are no excuse not to do your homework beforehand.

I’m sure you’ve lost count of the number of times you’ve heard that you should reach out to your network when you’re looking for a job. The people you know might be able to introduce you to a hiring manager, or they might have some knowledge about your field that would help you become a better candidate, or they might be hiring themselves.

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Your boss isn’t necessarily being careless or setting you up to fail. Here are a few tips for handling open-ended feedback.

Your boss isn’t necessarily being careless or setting you up to fail. Here are a few tips for handling open-ended feedback.

I’ve worked with a number of bosses in a variety of creative industries. And in my experience, these are industries in which some of the greatest results require a good balance of skill and creative experimentation. I’ve come to learn this combination means that a good manager (for better or for worse) won’t—can’t, really—give you clear guidance 100% of the time.

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The company probably began adding waterproofing tech in earlier products, but the new products “sealed” the deal.

The company probably began adding waterproofing tech in earlier products, but the new products “sealed” the deal.

Apple first used water resistance as a selling point around the two new products it announced Wednesday—the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2—but it’s certainly not the first time Apple has built waterproofing into its products.

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BuzzFeed veteran Jenna Weiss-Berman strikes out on her own with a new podcasting company, Pineapple Street Media.

BuzzFeed veteran Jenna Weiss-Berman strikes out on her own with a new podcasting company, Pineapple Street Media.

Jenna Weiss-Berman is no stranger to side hustles and 80-hour workweeks. Even after joining BuzzFeed as its first-ever director of audio and producing hugely successful podcasts like Another Round and Lena Dunham’s Women of the Hour, she continued to make podcasts on weekends, adding to a production resume that includes NPR, The Moth, and WNYC.

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The once-unstoppable iPhone has suffered a decline in sales over the last two quarters. The new models could end that slump.

The once-unstoppable iPhone has suffered a decline in sales over the last two quarters. The new models could end that slump.

Over the last two quarters Apple suffered its first-ever downturn in iPhone sales, a trend that caused quite a stir in the financial community, where the groundbreaking device was seen as something of a perpetual out-performer. Some analysts said iPhone sales had peaked. Others predicted sales would be flat for the next four quarters.

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When it’s time to take leadership development into your own hands, here are six places to start.

When it’s time to take leadership development into your own hands, here are six places to start.

Today’s organizations have a leadership gap. According to Deloitte’s “Global Human Capital Trends 2016” report, 89% of executives found the need to strengthen, reengineer, and improve organizational leadership. However, more than half (56%) said their organizations are not ready to meet leadership needs, and more than one in five companies (21%) have no leadership programs at all.

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New camps developed by the Chicago Architecture Foundation that use the super popular video game are winning over parents and kids.

New camps developed by the Chicago Architecture Foundation that use the super popular video game are winning over parents and kids.

Six-year-old Olive Sáenz has been “obsessed” with Minecraft for about a year, says her mother, Andrea Sáenz. “She spends hours building stuff, blowing stuff up, and building stuff again. She’s been pretty amazing at self-teaching.”

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