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Tech Giants: Here’s What The FTC Means By “Competition”

The Federal Trade Commission (sort of) explains how exactly it defines anti-trust behavior.

This may be good news for leading tech firms: For the first time in more than a century, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has defined what “competition” means and what constitutes “anti-competitive behavior.” The decision is significant for companies like Google, Facebook, Intel, and Apple, which have all received unwanted scrutiny from the FTC—though it may not clear things up as much as they would like.

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How To Make Doing What You Love More Lucrative

There are plenty of ways to do creative and fulfilling work and make a decent living.

In the popular view of the labor market, there are two kinds of careers. Some are well-paid but soul crushing. Others are fun, creative, meaningful—and pay sums that will keep you in your parents’ basement for the rest of your life.

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Despite What You’ve Heard, The World Is Getting Better (But Don’t Get Too Complacent)

Global poverty, health, and education are getting better. Climate change, extremism, and inequality are getting worse. The balance is positive—for now.

Is the world improving or deteriorating? Are people’s lives getting better or worse? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the future? No doubt, you can make a case either way. But according to a big new report about the state of the planet, there might be more positives than negatives. The world is mostly getting better, though, of course, we face many challenges.

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On Winning The Hearts—And Dollars—Of Mommy Bloggers

Babies don’t really need expensive leather shoes. But thanks to some strategic mom marketing, Freshly Picked’s adorbs $60 baby moccs are hot.

In 2009, Susan Petersen, a stay-at-home mom in Provo, Utah, had a lightning bolt of an idea. She’d been struggling to find shoes for Gus, her newborn son. The baby shoes she saw in stores tended to be made of cheap materials. They looked shabby and often didn’t stay on his fast-growing feet. One day, she dreamt up tiny moccasins that, similar to Robeez, would fit snuggly around her baby’s foot and expand to accommodate chubby baby ankles.

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