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Summer is here. Even though most workplaces are not on an academic calendar, summer is still a time that many people choose to take vacations. Some of that decision is pragmatic—families with school-age children can bring their kids with them on a trip over the summer more easily than during the school year. Some of it is just that summer feels like a time when vacations ought to happen. If you’re worried about taking time off, you’re not alone. People often do not use all of their allocated vacation time, and companies that enable employees to take as much time…

Another infant formula has been linked to cases of botulism in infants and subject to an immediate CDC recall.gettyParents are being urged to immediately stop using Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula after federal health officials linked the product to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism affecting three babiesAccording to an alert issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday evening, the infants from California, Pennsylvania and Washington developed botulism after consuming Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula. The children were between two and five months old when they became ill. All three infants…

Companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually for stadium naming rights, and for good reason. It’s an opportunity like none other for brands to become associated with lasting memories and big cultural moments, like games and concerts. [Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images] Over the next several weeks for the World Cup, though, brands with naming rights to any of the 10 U.S. stadiums in the tournament have had to scrub their names from their big investments. In essence, they’ve had to de-brand. MetLife, the insurance and annuities company that usually has its name in big letters on the side of…

Looking for help with today’s Easy, Medium and Hard NYT Pips puzzles? Whether you’re after a nudge in the right direction or just want to compare notes, below you’ll find everything you need to solve each of today’s Pips plus a full walkthrough for today’s Hard Pips. Another Sunday, another Pips puzzle to solve. Well, three Pips puzzles to solve, as it so happens. Today’s Hard Pips continues the World Cup theme we’ve seen lately as soccer fever takes over the nation (and the world). If you’re not a big fan of soccer, however, there are plenty of other great…

Below, John Richardson and Attia Qureshi share five key insights from their new book, Never Settle: Persuasion and Negotiation Skills to Get What You Want. John teaches negotiation at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and previously at Harvard Law, and was an associate at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He was a coauthor with Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp of Getting It Done and Negotiation Analysis with Howard Raiffa and David Metcalfe. Attia is the founder of AQ Consulting, where she supports companies through negotiation, conflict resolution, and organizational strategy. She is an adjunct professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of…

Looking for Friday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:ForbesToday’s NYT Strands Hints, Spangram, Answers: Saturday, June 13 (Track Event)By Paul TassiA rather fancy Strands today that may rely on your knowledge of certain bloodlines and history eras. How To Play StrandsThe New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim…

I spent years in environments where the stakes of misplaced attention were immediate and visible: helping Jay-Z build enterprises at Roc Nation, then alongside the very talented team at Westbrook. What I watched in those rooms, and later confirmed as an investor, is that the people who moved the needle weren’t the most available. They were the most present. There’s a difference. And many organizations are quietly, systematically, rewarding the wrong one. We have built workplaces that optimize for responsiveness over results. The employee who replies in 30 seconds reads as engaged. The one who takes two hours because they…

Here’s some help with today’s Quordle, including hints and the answers. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBefore today’s Quordle hints and answers, here’s what you missed on Saturday:ForbesQuordle Hints Today: Saturday, June 13 Clues And AnswersBy Kris HoltHey, folks! Today’s Quordle hints and answers are just ahead. How To Play QuordleFor any newcomers joining us, here’s how to play Quordle: Just start typing in words. You have four five-letter words to guess and nine attempts to find them all. The catch is that you play all four words simultaneously.If you get a letter in the right place for any of the…

Below, Leidy Klotz shares five key insights from his new book, In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive. Leidy is a behavioral scientist and engineering professor at the University of Virginia. He has written for The Washington Post, Fast Company, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review, and has published work in top journals such as Nature and Science. What’s the big idea? Our physical surroundings deeply shape our psychological well-being, identity, relationships, and memories. Intentionally designing and engaging with our spaces can help us live better lives. Listen to the audio version of this Book Bite—read by Leidy…

People check the new iPhone 17 lineup at an Apple store in Shanghai on September 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesAs the premium smartphone market approaches saturation levels and typical upgrade cycles stretch out to three years and beyond, Apple is looking beyond simple price rises across the portfolio. Instead, Tim Cook and his team are overhauling its pricing strategy to increase revenue from its more affluent users with the luxury iPhone Ultra foldable while protecting the core iPhone 18 Pro audience.How The iPhone Ultra Changes Apple’s PortfolioApple will…