The great semiconductor shortage of 2021 has most impacted automakers, which now rely on chips to build cars. But no company, large or small, is safe from the fallout—and bitcoin is partly to blame. There’s a global shortage in semiconductors, and it’s becoming increasingly serious. The U.S. is currently reviewing its supply of the technology,…
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Public transit workers are struggling to enforce mask mandates
We’re asking bus drivers to also do public health outreach, but without giving them the resources to succeed. Many U.S. metropolitan areas report that at least 90% of public transit passengers wear masks while on buses to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Read Full Story
3 leadership traits we desperately need in 2021
This year will not look all that different from 2020. The hope is that leaders are able to display three fundamental traits that would mitigate the extended consequences of this brutal pandemic. In leadership, there are results and opinions. Most people view their own opinions as facts, but they are mostly expressions of their preferences,…
Stimulus update: What’s next for the Senate vote after Ron Johnson delayed your third check?
Your check is still coming (fingers crossed), but later than planned. Here’s the latest update as we head into the weekend. It’s been a day in the United States Senate. Yesterday, Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin singlehandedly delayed the arrival of your next stimulus check when he employed an arcane Senate rule to require that…
The winking ‘WandaVision’ meme arrived at the perfect political moment
How memes don’t just influence culture but interact with it, and Kathryn Hahn’s over-the-top take is the latest proof. Everyone was already tired of being cutely, gently, wackily betrayed. They just needed a meme from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to help them express it. Read Full Story
Memo to Silicon Valley: Here’s what ‘blitzscaling’ looks like in the nonprofit world
Stop asking us to follow in the footsteps of private sector unicorns. For us, impact at scale looks very different, write two nonprofit CEOs. Funders and stakeholders constantly exhort nonprofit leaders like us to “10x or 100x” our programs to serve more people. Look to Silicon Valley, they urge, for lessons on “blitzscaling” and driving…
This is why scientists want to study human embryos beyond the 2-week limit
An international team of scientists from China, the Netherlands, the United States, and the UK want to shake up the world of embryo research. An international team of scientists from China, the Netherlands, the United States, and the UK are shaking things up in Science this week, lobbying for an extension on how many days…