It’s hard to combat gender bias when you don’t even realize it’s happening. And a lot of men still don’t see the sexism right in front of them, a new study of venture capitalists and startup founders makes clear. Nearly 80 percent of the female venture capitalists who responded to the survey, conducted by LinkedIn, said they have witnessed episodes of overt or unconscious sexism in their industry. Only 28 percent of the male investors said they saw sexism.

In the realm of animal protection, the chickens that we eat, known as broilers, have been the proverbial elephant in the room. Their numbers are almost inconceivably vast. Roughly 9 billion chickens are slaughtered every year in the United States, making up well over 90 percent of the land animals killed for food. Yet broiler chickens have mostly not benefited from a wave of improvements to farm animal welfare policiesannounced in recent years by large meat producers and food chains.

For all the change ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft may bring, it seems eliminating deep-seated discriminatory prejudice isn’t one of them. Results of atwo-year long studypublished on Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that drivers for the popular ride services treat passengers differently, sometimes even cancelling trips outright, because of their prospective passenger’s race and gender.

As the calendar turns the page from October to November, the Pumpkin Spice Latte gives way to the Peppermint Mocha.Other seasonal favorites also return to Starbucks, including Chestnut Praline Latte, Caramel Brulée Latte and Eggnog Latte. But it’s not just what’s in the cup that changes.Every November, the Starbucks cup itself undergoes a makeover, and this year, it looks like it will transform twice.

Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya came to America in 1994 with a desire to learn English and the makings of an amazing yogurt recipe. Just over two decades later, Ulukaya has done well, and also done good: He’s a self-made billionaire who gives readily to charity, is deeply devoted to his employees’ well-being and has dedicated himself to the plight of refugees. But his American success story has become a target for xenophobic rhetoric.

That had to smart a little. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos lost $3.2 billion in one hour Thursday after his company announced tepid third-quarter earnings, Forbes reported. At 52 cents per share, Amazon’s net income fell far short of analysts’ prediction of 78 cents per share, Forbes notes. The company’s stock price tumbled 6 percent initially, denting Bezos’ fortune. By 4:45 p.m. the stock had shrunk from $818 per share to $782.10 ―a plummet of about 4.3 percent.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gathered all who would listen last Thursday for a much-hyped announcement: Each of the cars currently in production by the company will include all the hardware required to drive themselves autonomously. But the most exciting part of the announcement may not have actually been announced at all.

Women make less money than men, even though they work 39 more days per year, according to aglobal report on gender equalitythe World Economic Forum released Wednesday. The analysis, which uses data from 33 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries― including the United States, much of Europe, Nordic countries and nations in South America and Asia ― might seem odd at first. You’d think that women would work less than men.

Your buddy’s home brew is never as good as he says it is. The market is awash withbad beer choices. And for the love of hops, Chad, stop leaving half-empties on the coffee table. Then there’s the problem of delivering your suds from farm to table. It’s been a banner year for beer truck rollovers, meaning pallets of your favorite cold ones are kissing the pavement before kissing your lips. Not good.

For the second year in a row, REI is telling its customers to take a hike. The sporting goods retailer said Monday it plans to close all 149 stores on Black Friday, the annual shopping bonanza that has in recent years sprawled over into Thanksgiving itself. The company’s website won’t process any sales on Black Friday, and all 12,287 employees will be paid to take the day off. Instead, REI ― whose name stands for Recreational Equipment, Inc.