Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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A new study modeling six of history’s deadliest heatwaves found that conditions had already crossed the threshold for human survival, and every single one...

A new study in Nature Communications modelled six of the deadliest heatwaves on record and found something the field has been slow to acknowledge: every single one of them killed thousands of people while staying below the wet-bulb temperature...

Too many options breed hesitation, regret, and less satisfaction in the end

I have a decision sitting open that I should have closed days ago. Before I get to that, the research is worth laying out, because it reframes what I thought was just my own quirk. Psychologist Barry Schwartz, in his...

Jobber Formalizes Vancouver Expansion with ‘Beautiful’ Waterfront Workspace

A Canadian technology company based in Edmonton has officially opened an office in downtown Vancouver. Founded in 2011, Jobber remains on a mission to help small home service businesses modernize operations, increase earning potential, and meet evolving consumer expectations through...

Farpoint’s Nicholas Ning on Building AI That Actually Works

For many organizations, the challenge with artificial intelligence is no longer deciding whether it matters. It is figuring out how to move beyond strategy decks, pilot projects, and consumer-facing tools into systems that actually work inside complex enterprises. That is...

Why entrepreneurship can destroy relationships – and how to avoid it

But do you place the same level of importance on your most critical and hopefully longest relationship – your life partner? I know the importance of a successful relationship with your life partner through my experience with my wife, Melinda....

If you’re paying staff from July 1, here’s what you need to know about the new payday super rules

Pay runs past July 1 must be payday super compliant, meaning employers have less than 24 hours to ensure their payroll and accounting systems are ready for the landmark transition. Businesses now have one last chance to stress-test their processes...

Consumer watchdog drags Amazon into court over 5 ‘unfair’ Prime contract terms

Customers of Amazon’s streaming service Prime were left with no choice but to pay more if they wanted to avoid ads under allegedly unfair contract terms, according to a lawsuit. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it had...

NRF boosts Southern Launch in $25 million Series A

The raise was led by specialist defence industry merchant bank Brindabella and Company and alongside the NRF includes former Macquarie Group execs Nicholas Moore and Alex Harvey, and Coupland Asset Management. Southern Launch previously announced an undisclosed “significant” raise in...

We tend to think our actions follow from our beliefs — but cognitive dissonance means we often rewrite our beliefs to justify what we’ve...

In 1959, Stanford students sat through a deliberately tedious task, then were paid to tell the next participant it had been fun. Some were paid $20 to lie. Some were paid just $1. When asked afterward how enjoyable the...

People who reach their seventies genuinely content usually didn’t get there by forgiving everyone; they got there by quietly releasing the need for certain...

We tend to assume that the calm you see in some older people is the reward for a lifetime of forgiveness. The picture is almost cinematic: a person in their seventies who has made peace with everyone, hugged it...
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News Wrap: Attempt to collect election worker info rejected

In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge rejected the Trump administration's attempt to collect the names and contact...
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