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Trumpbacked truth tops apple app While Elon Musk was making his bid for Twitter, another social media app has quietly moved to the top of the App Store rankings: Truth Social, the platform launched by former president Donald Trump after he received a permanent ban from Twitter for his role in inciting the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Among...

Studs “Hey, Stud,” beckons type printed on a wall as I stepped into Studs, the new piercing studio in New York’s Nolita district. I was there to check out the new store, jewelry collection, and to get my cartilage pierced, and was cheerfully greeted by cofounders Anna Harman and Lisa Bubbers, who had piercings of their own sparkling...

lowe's ceo Being the CEO of a company that brings in almost $100 billion in annual revenue, and has over 300,000 associates—there’s a lot of complexity. What I try to do is simplify everything. I don’t have a lot of wasted time during the day. You’re not going to see me at a business lunch downtown, because that...

The michelin man The aim of all advertising is first to create recognition for a brand, and then, ideally, affection and loyalty. This can be achieved in a multitude of ways, but one of the best examples can be found in a symbol that is now 116 years old: the Michelin Man, or Bibendum, as he was formally...

left-handed personality characteristics It might be hard to believe, but left-handed people make up only an estimated 11% of the population. As child educational psychologist, author, and former UCLA associate professor Charlotte Reznick, PhD (who is left-handed herself) explains, this fragment of the population sees the world through a unique lens. “When we’re left-handed, our right brains are...

Ted cruz memes cancun It’s never a good sign when a Senator uses the shrug emoji in a tweet about dropping the ball in a disaster. Yet this clumsy attempt at a mea culpa from Texas‘s chief culture warrior, Ted Cruz, proved merely an amuse bouche for the hearty meal of his botched response to the power blackouts...

Shein stock Shein, the massive Chinese fashion e-retailer that gives Amazon a run for its money, is reportedly eyeing a U.S. stock market listing once again, after last year’s plans were scuttled amid rising tensions between the countries. According to Reuters, which cited two people familiar with the matter, those plans are being revived despite the regulatory crackdown...

Negotiate severance Employment relationships end all the time–especially now, during the Great Resignation, when a record number of workers are choosing to leave their jobs. But even during this tidal wave of voluntary departures, involuntary or acrimonious separations occur every day. For C-suite executives, managers, and other high-ranking employees, the unexpected, unwanted, or unjustified end of their tenure...

Canva subsidiaries This story is part of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022. Explore the full list of companies that are reshaping their businesses, industries, and the broader culture. Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht trudged unhappily through a park in Redwood City, California. It was May 2012, and the Australians, both in their mid-twenties, had flown from...

Sequoia adapting to endure Sequoia Capital has become one of the most closely watched market prognosticators of the modern era, so when a 52-slide presentation from the venture capital company began leaking online earlier this week, entrepreneurs and investors listened closely. The company, whose “R.I.P. Good Times” memo in 2008 and “Black Swan” missive in March 2020 proved...