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So, what happens next? With some solid technological foundations in place, what will be the direction of travel for the future of work through 2024 and beyond?Conversations with business and industry experts suggest the rate of change is only going to quicken, which brings challenges for both employees and employers. Also: Two breakthroughs made 2023 tech's most innovative year in over a decadeDavid Brodeur-Johnson, principal analyst at Forrester, says this pace of change means business and digital leaders must focus…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Do you celebrate your birthday in the same month as your mother? If so, you are not alone. The phenomenon occurs more commonly than expected, a new study of millions of families has revealed. Siblings also tend to share month of birth with each other, as do children and fathers, the analysis of 12 years' worth of…

Well, we knew this day was coming. While some of us loved the idea of a social network free of them altogether, no social media company can resist the urge to add a feature that has become synonymous with the existence of any social app: hashtags.Today, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri took to Threads to officially announce that the company is starting to roll out support for hashtags on Threads. The rollout is starting today and immediately, so you can expect to start seeing tags on posts pop up all across your feed.…

You might assume that the iPad Pro and the MacBook Air are worlds apart, but they’re actually pretty similar devices when you think about it. Both are built for portability, come in two display sizes, and cost roughly the same. Picking between them is trickier than it first looks. We’ve put together this guide to help you choose the right device, no matter your budget or use case. Whether you prioritize performance, portability, display, software, or something else, you should feel much more confident in your…

Skyrim mods have always been a vital aspect in keeping the aging Elder Scrolls game alive and well. While the vast majority of them are free to download and install, Bethesda is once again interested in keeping some of the higher quality ones back for profit. A recent update for Skyrim was sent out and with it, Bethesda announced Creations, a new way for “players to discover, download and play community-made content.” In a nutshell, it means modders specially picked by the developer can earn a bit of money for their…

On the curious Days I Hate Myself, the sixth track on enduring manband Take That’s ninth album, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen dip their toes into ska. Ska! It’s a surprising, not entirely satisfying move on an album that takes more left turns than you’d expect from a band who could easily ignore new music altogether and rely on a discography woven tightly into UK pop’s DNA.Recorded mainly in Nashville and New York, This Life eschews the anonymous synth-pop stylings of recent albums III and Wonderland to focus…

It’s not unusual to see actors finding passions off the screen to pursue in order to further expand their brands, and skincare is a pretty popular foray for celebrities. It makes sense too, because who doesn’t want to have smooth and glowing skin that looks flawless, even when being projected in high-definition onto the big screen? Scarlett Johansson is the perfect example of this, and she’s been in the skin cream game for a while now with The Outset. But you don’t have to be pulling a Marvel paycheck to get these…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Inspiration Behind the Reality-TV Style for The Hunger GamesMoving is never easy — and it’s even harder in the era of global warming. Beyond the usual concerns like jobs, affordability, and proximity to family and friends, people are now considering rising seas, wildfire smoke, and heat waves. According to a recent survey, nearly a third of Americans named climate change as a motivation to move.Some are headed to “climate havens,” the…

Threads is experimenting with a new tagging system that resembles hashtags. However, functions differently. Instead of appearing as a hashtagged (#) word, these tags transform into blue-text hyperlinks when used to initiate or contribute to a topic’s discussion. Threads is testing hashtags…err tags Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg first revealed this via a post on Threads. He wrote, “Testing a way to categorize your posts with a tag.” He adds that the feature first rolls out in Australia and other regions will follow soon after.…

How bad can Batgirl really be? Warner Bros. shocked the entertainment industry last year by canning the practically complete movie, explaining that this was simply because it wasn’t very good. But this is the studio that put out the theatrical cut of Justice League and The Flash, so can it really be such a cinematic nightmare that it must never be seen by the viewing public? Knowing that the practically complete Batgirl is just sitting on some dusty hard drive over at Warner Bros. is driving fans crazy, but perhaps it’s…