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Warm sea surface temperatures during the first week of June indicate the presence of El Niño.NOAAThe FIFA World Cup matches began this week, but that is not the only thing with global implications in recent days. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that El Niño has formed. Here’s what that means, and why forecasters believe it could be a potentially “super” one.El Niño Is Here“El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific,” wrote a NOAA press release earlier this week announcing an El Nino Advisory. “El Niño, the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted…
Service dogs provide connection to their owners, which is where real healing begins. Published June 12, 2026 01:08PMOwning a dog is good for you—like, really good for you. Studies have shown time and again that dogs relieve stress, provide health benefits (including lower cardiovascular risk), and improve your mood. What is it about dogs in particular that makes them so happiness-inducing? “Their unconditional love,” says Karen “KP” Perez, community engagement manager for nonprofit Freedom Service Dogs (FSD). “I feel like healing starts when you don’t feel alone anymore. It starts when you are getting outside. And so these dogs kind…
When you’ve worked in the food industry for as long as I have, you start to recognize when an ingredient stops being a supporting actor and becomes the main character. That’s what’s happening right now with fruit. We’ve watched pineapple slices top upside-down cakes, fruit bowls land in lunchboxes, smoothies take over breakfast, and acai bowls become social currency. But what we’re seeing now feels different. Fruit isn’t just part of the conversation, it’s shaping it. That’s why we dug into this further by analyzing cultural signals, social listening, and category data to create our inaugural trend forecast, Fruit Fwd:…
Mountain Hardwear combined its mastery of comfort and durability with the latest ultralight technology The Lightness of Being (Photo: Mountain Hardwear)Published June 12, 2026 01:18PMGoing ultralight used to mean making trade-offs: paring down features, sacrificing comfort, and hoping gear would still hold up in the wild. But with more than 30 years of experience making high-performance alpine equipment, Mountain Hardwear isn’t afraid to challenge the ultralight gear equation. The company is building on its legacy of designing durable, mountain-worthy equipment—and proving that lighter doesn’t have to mean less. To understand how the new Lightness of Being Collection came to life…
Argentina’s midfielder #11 Thiago Almada throws water on his face to cool off during a 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Uruguay and Argentina at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesFIFA, the international governing body for the sport of soccer, has mandated a three-minute hydration break midway through each half of all 104 games at the 2026 World Cup, creating de facto four quarters to a game that has always been just two halves. Officially, this is meant to prioritize “player welfare.” But there appears…
If you’ve applied for countless jobs and rarely hear back, chances are you’ve encountered a phenomenon that has grown increasingly common: “ghost jobs.” Sometimes employers post a job listing that seems legitimate—but the company has no intention of hiring for the position. This can be a major source of frustration for job seekers who take the time to apply for those jobs, only to get no response or find that the company never intended to fill the role. This month, New York state lawmakers passed a bill that could help combat the scourge of posting these jobs that don’t actually…
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 Friday:ForbesQuordle Hints Today: Friday, June 12 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…
When generative AI was new, the issue of how it worked with copyright law was poorly understood. Over the previous two decades it was generally taken as a given that the mass indexing done by search engines like Google was a necessary part of being on the internet. Google wasn’t reproducing the content—just showing users a headline and a link—so it always functioned more like a distributor than a republisher. {“blockType”:”mv-promo-block”,”data”:{“imageDesktopUrl”:”https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2025\/03\/media-copilot.png”,”imageMobileUrl”:”https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2025\/03\/fe289316-bc4f-44ef-96bf-148b3d8578c1_1440x1440.png”,”eyebrow”:””,”headline”:”\u003Cstrong\u003ESubscribe to The Media Copilot\u003C\/strong\u003E”,”dek”:”Want more about how AI is changing media? Never miss an update from Pete Pachal by signing up for The Media Copilot. To learn more visit…
Published June 12, 2026 09:12AMOverview: The best mountain bike helmets balance safety ratings, ventilation, and fit for the type of riding you do most. For general trail and enduro riding, look for a half-shell helmet with a certified rotational impact protection system (like MIPS), strong Virginia Tech impact ratings, and a dial-adjustable fit system. Our top pick is the Smith Forefront 3 MIPS.Choosing a mountain bike helmet used to be simple: you picked a color, cinched a plastic dial, and hoped for the best. Today, the landscape is flooded with proprietary tech, multi-density foams, and confusing safety acronyms. To help…
MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 15: Ronnie Cabrera, Dailem Delombard and Maylin Lezcano holding Lucas Cabrera (L-R) sit with an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors as they try to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act at the kiosk setup at the Mall of Americas on January 15, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAs some subsidies for health insurance plans purchased on U.S. states’ marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act expire, KFF is predicting an unprecedented drop in enrollment for ACA health care plans this year. While in 2025, more than 22 million…