Sayings like “keep your chin up” and “find the silver lining” have proven to be helpful in times of trouble. However, as the world struggles through COVID-19, these methods of finding positivity can feel a little out of touch or even forced, leading to the issue of toxic optimism.

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As you wander around some streets in San Francisco, you might come across a white fridge with paintings of garlic and carrots on the outside. Inside you’ll find that it’s full of juice, cartons of eggs, loaves of bread and a drawer full of fresh vegetables. All for the taking, at no cost. 

The fridge was set up by Cheetah, a wholesale grocery delivery startup, as a way to reduce the company’s food waste and give that food directly to Bay Area residents in need.

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The diamond industry has dealt with controversy and stigma over the last couple of decades with news of unethical mining and questionable practices that violate human rights becoming a topic of debate and discussion. As younger consumers demand more transparency with their purchases, jewelry companies like Tiffany & Co. are spearheading a movement to disclose every detail of their diamonds so that consumers are assured of where their precious stones come from.

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If you were to look at many of the stock photo sites and type in “entrepreneurial child” - you might see images of kids helming lemonade stands, wearing a cute business suit, or looking over a chart on a PC screen. These kids exist. In reality.

But it does raise a question, did these kids choose to be an entrepreneur - or was their destiny decided for them by someone else, like a parent?

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Gone are the days of the to-do list. It’s all about working on your priorities. But with all the distractions in the world—social media feeds, kids, new podcast episodes, kids again—our priorities can often be shelved without us even realizing it.

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It’s painfully common, but very much preventable. Hundreds of kids around the world have died of heatstroke after being left in hot cars, just like the 4-year old in Sungai Petani last week. We discuss what Tesla is doing to make sure no kids are inadvertently left behind in hot cars.

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How often do you check Google Reviews before going to a new restaurant? The way we gauge a place’s quality has changed over the last decade, with online platforms informing us if that new pizza joint is worth the 30-minute drive. Yet, many businesses seem to underestimate the value of online reviews. What can they do to garner better feedback from their customers?

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Calling Apple a tech giant is now an understatement. It has become the first US company to exceed the $2 Trillion threshold, making it a landmark brand in the consumer-tech space.

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College student Liam Porr used A.I. to create a fake blog that can generate news under a fake name.

He initially created it as a fun experiment, but one of his posts reached the number one spot on Hacker News – a website that talks about all things security, A.I., and how to protect yourself on the internet.

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The browser. The legend. The meme. Microsoft’s classic internet browser will no longer be supported after August 21, 2021. In other words, these are the last days of what many have considered the worst browser ever built, albeit one of the most widely used. We discuss the platform’s ups and downs, more default browsers, as well as Microsoft’s answer to Explorer, Edge.

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