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Hormel Is Betting $1.06 Billion on Chicken. The Deal Goes Far Beyond Grocery Shelves. As the country’s protein obsession grows, Hormel is doubling down on chicken with a new major deal.

I Reviewed Hundreds of LinkedIn Profiles. This Mistake Kept Showing Up. If you want the right people to discover your business, make it easier for them to understand what you do.

Want Better Sleep? A Study Says to Change These 3 Parts of Your Diet. The study found that three switches could lead to a longer time spent in the deep, slow-wave sleep phase.

Steven Bartlett Built a Team to Fail on Purpose. 1 Project Now Reaches 30 Million Global Listeners. The podcast host says he rewards failure. During a coversation with Kind founder Daniel Lubetzky, he explained why.

Brands Keep Hiring Creators for Reach. Virgin Is Betting $100,000 on Something More Valuable. Creator partnerships are moving beyond sponsored posts. Companies can gain more value by investing in talent, trust, and longer-term relationships together.

Melinda French Gates Just Named 3 Favorite Books. 2 Are Debut Novels. The philanthropist took to social media to share some of her recent reads and asked her followers to do the same.

3 Lessons in Hospitality From a Grandmother’s Simple Morning Ritual. A grandmother’s quiet morning ritual offers three practical lessons for sensing the moment, anticipating needs, and creating memorable hospitality.

FTC Investigation Signals a New Phase of AI Regulation for OpenAI and Anthropic. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson reportedly started investigations before the OpenAI Hugging Face breach.

I Earned $250,000 a Year and Still Ended Up $38,000 in Debt. The richest I ever looked was also the brokest I had ever been. Lifestyle upgrades, easy credit, and shame turned a high income into debt. Here’s what finally changed.

$289 Million for Small-Business Lenders Released Just Before Funding Deadline. The Trump Administration has withheld Congressionally allocated funding for Community Financial Development Institutions this year despite CDFIs historically drawing bipartisan support.

Changing Your Mind Is a Brain Balancing Act, and New Research Shows What Can Throw It Off. Researchers found that both underactive and overactive prefrontal circuits can disrupt reversal learning, but at distinct stages of adaptation.

AT&T’s CEO Just Dismissed Elon Musk’s Starlink Phone Plan. BlackBerry Once Made the Same Kind of Bet. John Stankey says Musk’s plan isn’t feasible. Will he come to regret his prediction?

Apple Just Fixed a Security Flaw Used in an ‘Extremely Sophisticated Attack.’ Your iPhone May Still Need an Update. Apple announced the bug could have allowed attackers to run their code of choice on a compromised device.

Satya Nadella Transformed Microsoft’s Culture by Changing 2 Words Leaders Used. The labels leaders repeat can stifle ideas or create room for learning. Research and Microsoft show how to choose workplace language more intentionally.