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A new collaboration between Heineken and Bodega signals the arrival of ‘dumbphones‘ into the mainstream. Gen Z is sick of smartphones—and big brands are starting to catch on.

Great Salt Lake Institute Director Bonnie Baxter has devoted her life to researching the dying ecosystem. Here, she talks about what that means. This story was originally published by High Country News.

Colorado lawmakers have passed new legislation in a years-long effort to curb foreclosures by homeowners associations and metropolitan districts that are based on unpaid fines and fees. The reform bills — including one for metro districts that’s already been signed into law — have aimed to create new regulations for HOAs and metro districts by restricting foreclosure filings of the kind that hit thousands of homeowners in recent years.

What determines which events and interactions create memories? There are several factors to consider. Most of what happens to you every day vanishes without a trace. Countless walks, interactions, meals, and discussions have little or no long-term impact on your brain. You will have no memory of many of the people you pass when you walk by them, or of particular words that someone spoke to you (even if you recall the gist of what they were saying).

Here’s what your morning routine should look like, according to Laura Mae Martin, Google’s executive productivity advisor. Whether or not breakfast is the most important meal of the day is up for debate. What’s not, however, is the importance of mornings. Laura Mae Martin, author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Well-being, says those first couple of hours deserve and require more attention than other parts of your day.

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U. S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court. Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it violates TikTok users’ First Amendment rights.