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Snapchat celebrities are making undisclosed paid endorsements. Even more than on other platforms, policing them is a major challenge.

Snapchat celebrities are making undisclosed paid endorsements. Even more than on other platforms, policing them is a major challenge.

No one has been more influential to Snapchat culture than DJ Khaled. An Adweek cover story on the famous rapper deemed him the “King of Snapchat” in February. One month later, Emmanuel Seuge, senior vice president for content at Coca-Cola, called him the same in a cover story in Bloomberg Businessweek.

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A little over a year ago, Tower Paddle Boards started letting employees leave by lunchtime and offering 5% profit-sharing.

A little over a year ago, Tower Paddle Boards started letting employees leave by lunchtime and offering 5% profit-sharing.

In every office, I’ve often felt, there are just a few people who do three times the work of everyone else, yet their reward is only marginally higher. As an entrepreneur, I’ve been managing my own productivity time—not on-the-clock-time—pretty effectively for over 15 years, and I’ve largely been able to work fewer hours than my friends in the corporate world. So when I started Tower, my company that sells stand-up paddle boards, I figured (or at least hoped) that I could hire just these types and give them a better deal in the process.

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Othr collaborates with world-class designers to 3D-print home goods in bronze, porcelain, and steel.

Othr collaborates with world-class designers to 3D-print home goods in bronze, porcelain, and steel.

Four years ago, on a whim, Joe Doucet decided to 3D-print a steel fork.

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Matt MacInnis spent seven years at Apple, and says some lessons he learned there made for bad training in the startup world.

Matt MacInnis spent seven years at Apple, and says some lessons he learned there made for bad training in the startup world.

I helped build Apple during its renaissance in the 2000s. Surrounded by incredible people, I learned the value of relentless focus and of a brand powerful enough to drive consumer trends the world over. It was a phenomenal place to start my career. But it was terrible training for a startup founder.

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The filmmaker talks to us about his new documentary about the Fab Four, which includes rare, meticulously restored film footage and audio.

The filmmaker talks to us about his new documentary about the Fab Four, which includes rare, meticulously restored film footage and audio.

It might be difficult to imagine, nearly 50 years after the Beatles broke up, that there would be anything new to say about one of the most celebrated and documented bands of all time. But Ron Howard insists that there is. The director’s latest project, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years, is a 100-minute documentary examination of the five-year period in which the Fab Four toured and played live, first as a staple in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, then through the chaotic global whirlwind of Beatlemania, all the way through to their last concert at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in 1966.

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Research proves there are ways to learn new skills and concepts with speed and ease.

Research proves there are ways to learn new skills and concepts with speed and ease.

Whether it’s a new technology, a foreign language, or an advanced skill, staying competitive often means learning new things. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. workers have taken a course or sought additional training to advance their careers, according to a March 2016 study by Pew Research Center. They report that results have included an expanded professional network, new job or different career path.

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Abuse and violence against women is one reason why some women don’t earn as much as men for the same jobs.

Abuse and violence against women is one reason why some women don’t earn as much as men for the same jobs.

Pay equity is about more than just gender equality at work. Violence against women also plays a role in the wage gap, according to a report from McKinsey & Company.

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A new rewards program from Uber and Visa is kind of like earning air miles, except you get free Uber rides.

A new rewards program from Uber and Visa is kind of like earning air miles, except you get free Uber rides.

The next time you grab a salad for lunch, it might benefit more than just your health: You could also earn some frequent-Uber miles.

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On average, humans are pretty good at assessing each others’ characters, but those who aren’t still tend to think they are.

On average, humans are pretty good at assessing each others’ characters, but those who aren’t still tend to think they are.

Most people won’t admit it, but we size up other people’s characters all the time. In fact, research suggests that it takes just 30 seconds to make up our minds about someone’s intelligence and personality (we make other assessments even faster) and that these evaluations are surprisingly accurate.

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The common thread in all types of distraction is that they have the potential to keep us from living the lives we want.

The common thread in all types of distraction is that they have the potential to keep us from living the lives we want.

Is the world more distracting? Sometimes it seems that way. With our devices perpetually buzzing, it seems that more events need our attention right away and more things try to entertain us while we’re trying to focus.

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