Daily Crunch: Apple Doubles Down On Subscriptions

WhatsApp just released its first major redesign in three years. The result is so great, it’ll make Android users proud to be green. I’ve tried virtually every major messenger app over the years, but my favorite has always been Apple’s Messages. No, I’m not a blue bubble snob. I’ll happily use different messaging apps with different friends.

Time management is often touted as the antidote to burnout and an enabler of surviving in hustle culture, but Kristin Browstone argues we should be paying more attention to the energy we use. I was talking with a friend recently who is feeling crushed by her workload and can’t seem to get off the treadmill of 6 a.m.

The auto giant subsidiary debuted last week a system enabling EVs and homes to power one another. A quartet of General Motors electric vehicles line the garage of a sleek Beverly Hills mansion now occupying a lot once housing Dean Martin’s digs. It’s against this backdrop of old making way for the new that subsidiary GM Energy last week demonstrated its new vehicle-to-home bidirectional (V2H) charging technology.

We’re taught to aspire to work in management. But here’s why a leadership role might be wrong for you. Modern business culture tries to motivate people for success. The plot arc of a successful career involves promotions, raises, increases in responsibility, and fancier job titles. The reality is that the path for advancement in most organizations involves ascending a leadership hierarchy.

Consumers want more options. The government should oblige. By now, there’s an economic story that should be familiar to most Americans: Company A begins as a humble startup, offering goods and services whose convenience and price attract consumers. Soon, Company A becomes a Corporation, buying out its competitors, shuttering small businesses, and consolidating its power.

Human Resources is leading the charge on employer branding, marketing the company to both employees and recruits. Modern HR professionals are getting more brand-savvy by the day. Why? In simple terms, HR professionals need to be as effective in branding their organizations in the minds of existing and future employees as marketing professionals are in branding their organizations in the minds of customers.