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Read More At The Rio Olympics, The First-Ever Refugee Team Will Compete For Gold
Athletes who have been forced to flee their country—including a swimmer from Syria and a marathoner from Ethiopia—are being given a special place in this year’s games.
In August 2015, 18-year-old Yusra Mardini and her sister Sarah fled the war in Syria, spending a month traveling to reach safety in Germany. When their tiny, overcrowded boat from Turkey broke down before it reached the shore in Greece, the girls jumped into the water and helped guide it to safety, swimming three and a half hours to help save the others onboard. This month—exactly a year later—Mardini will swim in the Olympics, as a member of the first-ever refugee Olympic team.
Major League Soccer Is Perfecting The “Beautiful Game” For The Social Age
Copa90 head James Kirkham on why the MLS All-Star Game’s fresh approach is an example for the rest of the soccer world.
Last week in San Jose, the great and the good of brands who activate in U.S. soccer gathered in the name of a single game. At the 2016 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, from ESPN to Adidas, brands, broadcasters, and Major League Soccer clubs mixed together for a week to celebrate the continued rise of soccer in America.
The Best Way To Deliver Bad News To Employees
How you sound is more important than what you say when delivering bad news, according to science.
No one likes bad news—neither the giver nor the receiver—but there is a way to make it a little easier on everyone involved. While words matter, your tone has a bigger influence on the way the information is received, according to a new study from Saarland University in Germany.
Microsoft Announces Five New Travel And Entertainment Bots For Skype
The bots—from Hipmunk, IFTTT, Skyscanner, StubHub, and Spock—represent the second wave of voice-controlled Skype assistants.
A few months ago at Microsoft’s Build developer conference, CEO Satya Nadella described a new bot development framework called Conversations as a Platform. It consisted of a number of developer tools to make bots that understand the human voice and use machine learning to answer questions and deliver useful information.
The Moto Z Phone’s Moto Mods Are A Cool Concept That Need Time To Grow
Removable back plates let you change the functionality of your phone in a snap.
On their own, Lenovo’s two Moto Z smartphones aren’t that remarkable.
This Is What It’s Like To Work For A Marijuana Startup
The newly budding industry’s employees are purpose-driven, highly motivated, and sometimes a little baked.
At first glance, MassRoots is just like any other technology company in America. The Denver-based social platform for marijuana enthusiasts boasts an open-concept, loft-style office filled with 33 talented programmers, developers, and sales staff.
Polar’s New Android Smartwatch Can Train Serious And Novice Athletes
The M600 has a robust heart-rate sensor, built-in fitness training, and a battery that can last two days on a single charge.
A few weeks ago, some friends of mine convinced me to sign up for a 5k at the end of August. I haven’t run a distance like that in probably seven years, and I never was much of a runner anyway, but I agreed. How hard could running 3.1 miles actually be? Turns out, pretty hard. My training has been, well, embarrassing.
Leadership Lessons From The Man Who Runs The U.S. Olympic Track Team
CEO Max Siegel shares his strategies for managing a team on a high-stakes project: the Olympics.
At this moment, 129 American track and field athletes are settling into their living quarters in Rio de Janeiro as part of the 555-person strong Team U.S.A. They are getting acclimated to the weather and training daily, using every last minute to prepare physically and mentally for one of the most important events of their lives. But behind the scenes, Max Siegel has been planning this moment for years.
