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The average wedding costs $33,000, or about $284 per guest. There are a lot of "hacks" out there that claim to...

Divorce is not an end but a beginning, says Rafia Afi, who gets women together to change ideas about toxic marriages

In Senegal, men who once upheld patriarchal norms now promote gender equality thanks to the country's "schools for husbands" initiative.

‘Gourmand’ fragrances with notes of biscuit or cherries are also trending among young consumers online

Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mine

Studio Atelico, the game studio building new AI-first gaming experiences, has closed a $5 million seed round.

Ghana reportedly lost 160,000 tonnes of cocoa in the 2023/24 season to cocoa-smuggling syndicate.

America's housing shortage grew to an all-time high of 4.7 million units, according to a new Zillow® analysis of recently released Census data. This deepening housing deficit remains the prime driver of the nation's housing affordability crisis.

Northumbria University graduate Hope Underwood has created a water harvesting system that can be retrofitted to domestic drainpipes.

The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.

The 200-year-old tile game is popping up in clubs, hotels and parties as a way for Gen Zers and millennials to connect

Try it, we dare you

Businesses once trumpeted their climate goals. Now they are quietly plugging away

Why being popular is not the goal of most small businesses

Explore the transformation of "ohitorisama" in Japan, from a term denoting a lone customer to a celebrated figure symbolizing individuality and wisdom. Discover the origins of the term and its shift in meaning, particularly in the context of societal changes and the emphasis on embracing a

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They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.

An EOS client of mine made me aware of this Netflix Culture Power Point deck. It was created by Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, and Patty McCord, Chief Talent Officer at Netflix from 1998 to 2012, and has been viewed more than 5 million times. You can read the Harvard Business Review article (which also contains the PPT deck) authored by Patty McCord here. She summarizes five of the central ideas that she and Hastings were focused on when they and a few other colleagues created the deck. Few could argue with the success of it given the success of Netflix. It is great food for thought for any company. You should read her article as well as page through the deck. See my observations below the slide deck.

Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy - fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country as some small towns scramble for survival

The new electric pickup truck packs interesting ideas into a small, highly customizable, affordable package. But a few key details could thwart its success.

Falling for, and fretting over, the gilded and greedy new aesthetic.

In-cab digital signalling was tested last week as part of a project to secure the future of main-line locomotives

Dodai plans to introduce motorcycles with exchangeable batteries as a strategy for growth.

Chinese electric vehicle company has benefited from rising demand for plug-in hybrids in its domestic market

Harvard’s tuition currently averages $56,650 per year for undergrads.

Global report shows Britain's decline in reading skills as we choose scrolling and streaming over turning the pages of a book

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.

China, India and the US will have the world’s largest populations of adults living with overweight and obesity by 2050, according to new research that highlights the global public health crisis and the potential for colossal economic losses.

Latin America has extensive and incomparable competitive advantages. Within just a few kilometres, you can find mountains with snow-capped peaks, deserts, rainforests, beaches, volcanoes and ancient cities, as well as countless stories that reflect our region's cultural diversity. By telling the