News

Tesla remotely extends range of vehicles for free in Florida to help owners escape Hurricane Irma. Link

Equifax hackers steal personal details of up to 143 million people…and what you should do about it (Link). Link

Apple will test its customers’ loyalty, buying power and enthusiasm for innovation this week when it unveils the first iPhone to cost as much as $1,000. Link

MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 2017. The list of these outstanding innovators is a reminder that behind all those innovations are people with dreams, fears, and ambitions. Link

Millennials are rapidly losing interest in democracy. Link

Apple, Amazon join race for James Bond film rights. Link

How science found a way to help coma patients communicate. Link

Shirzad Chamine: Five strategies to challenge negative thoughts. Break out of this self-destructive habit to become more productive in work and life. Link

Blog Posts

What’s the difference between fulfillment and happiness? Link

Playing board games can make you a nicer person with better relationships. Link

Interesting Numbers

10 million square feet of office space is managed by the startup WeWork (with a current valuation of $20 billion), which offers co-working spaces and — increasingly the service of running offices they themselves do not own. Link

Goldman Sachs is now predicting that total paid streaming subscribers will hit 847m by 2030 — a rise of more than 700m compared to the end of 2016. Link

Video: Jim Carey (I needed color)

This is a wonderful portrait of a polymath and creative genius.

Detours

The best and worst countries to live and work In, according to expats. Link

Scents on a plane: Why the aviation industry is waking up to fragrance. Link

Retail Therapy

Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio spreads his gospel of ‘Radical Transparency’. Mr. Dalio has created an unusual and confrontational workplace
at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund firm. With a new book, he hopes to inject his ideas into the mainstream. Link

Contemplation

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

(Albert Einstein)

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