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You might be excited to take Elon Musk’s crazy transportation tech, but the first use is going to be for freight—and it might not be on land.

You might be excited to take Elon Musk’s crazy transportation tech, but the first use is going to be for freight—and it might not be on land.

Before you ever board a hyperloop for a half-hour trip from San Francisco to L.A., it’s possible that the ultra-fast transit system might help deliver the things you buy. Hyperloop One, the Los Angeles-based startup that ran a demo near Las Vegas earlier this year, is working on cargo transportation on land—and it also wants to transform shipping ports.

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“I just wanted to make a buck!”

“I just wanted to make a buck!”

From the moment the credits of breakout Netflix show Stranger Things start, they transport you to the ’80s. Creative studio Imaginary Forces accomplished that largely through Benguiat, a decorative serif typeface that screams ’80s mostly because of its associations: the covers of Stephen King paperbacks and Choose Your Own Adventure novels, the copyright notice on old VHS tapes, and the covers of old Smiths albums, to name just a few of the cultural artifacts it has been tied to over the years. It’s homey, langorous, and yet a little fancy.

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A new survey of disaster apps finds many options—some prone to failure—and much more to come.

A new survey of disaster apps finds many options—some prone to failure—and much more to come.

When a terrorist struck Nice, France, on July 14 a new French government app designed to alert people failed. Three hours passed before SAIP, as the app is called, warned people in and around Nice of the danger on the city’s waterfront during Bastille Day festivities.

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As one entrepreneur explains, “crisis management” isn’t a monolithic process or a skill that suits every situation.

As one entrepreneur explains, “crisis management” isn’t a monolithic process or a skill that suits every situation.

Sooner or later, no matter their size, location, or industry, all companies face some sort of crisis. The trouble, though, is that we often talk about “crisis management” like it’s a single skill or process: You have it or you don’t; you do it right or you totally mess it up.

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We’re listening to more songs than ever thanks to YouTube. Eight charts that explain why that isn’t necessarily music to the ears of Taylor, Bono, and the big labels.

We’re listening to more songs than ever thanks to YouTube. Eight charts that explain why that isn’t necessarily music to the ears of Taylor, Bono, and the big labels.

Taylor Swift has “declared war” on YouTube. Or at least that’s how some have characterized the open letter signed by Swift, U2, and around 180 other artists last month, calling on lawmakers to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, or DMCA.

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Do you need to do that task? Really? First, ask these six questions to cut the busywork and take back your day.

Do you need to do that task? Really? First, ask these six questions to cut the busywork and take back your day.

Forty percent of U.S. employees feel overworked or burned out, according to the Staples Business Advantage Workplace Index 2016. The report also found that the majority of employees (59%) believed that decreasing their workload could lead to less workplace stress.

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When a smaller company gets acquired by a behemoth, the leadership needs to get ready for huge change.

When a smaller company gets acquired by a behemoth, the leadership needs to get ready for huge change.

Jet.com, the once-scrappy supposed killer of Amazon, is now just another part of the corporate machinery—albeit a corporate machinery that wants to compete with Amazon. Earlier this week, Walmart bought Jet.com for $3.3 billion, an attempt by the big box retailer to boost its flatlining e-commerce presence. Though Jet.com and Walmart.com will remain separate brands, Jet’s CEO, Marc Lore, will be overseeing both.

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Employees will watch the Games at work, with or without permission, so why not use the Olympics as an opportunity to build culture?

Employees will watch the Games at work, with or without permission, so why not use the Olympics as an opportunity to build culture?

The 2016 Rio Olympics pose both a unique challenge and opportunity to U.S. employers, with data suggesting that 37% of the working population will consider tuning in during working hours.

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In a few weeks, Apple will likely unveil a new iPhone with a better camera, a faster chip, an additional speaker, and no headphone jack.

In a few weeks, Apple will likely unveil a new iPhone with a better camera, a faster chip, an additional speaker, and no headphone jack.

It started with the infamous revelation that the new device would come without a headphone jack. Wait? What? Why? Then came a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth over this great indignity foisted on consumers by Apple. Apple is essentially forcing new iPhone owners to use a dongle if they want to keep using their standard analog headphones.

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The privacy activist says the loss of the iPhone’s last analog output could lead to a couple of anti-consumer scenarios in the future.

The privacy activist says the loss of the iPhone’s last analog output could lead to a couple of anti-consumer scenarios in the future.

It’s almost a certainty that Apple has removed the standard headphone jack from the next iPhone, which will be announced in a matter of weeks. The new phone will deliver sound through the Lightning port at the bottom of the phone, or via Bluetooth to wireless headphones. These are both digital outputs; the analog output of the headphone jack is probably gone for good.

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