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Tetra Images/Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in infrastructure, mobility challenges, and a digital divide. These US cities will remain resilient due to investing in things like sustainable technology and innovation. As a result, places like Raleigh-Durham, Denver, and Atlanta are some of the fastest-growing cities. If city leaders across the country learned anything from the past year, it s the value of resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in infrastructure, posed mobility challenges, and revealed a digital divide. The places that have fared the best are the ones that have been investing in the future, specifically in areas like digital transformation, manufacturing, sustainability, infrastructure, and innovation. ....
vgajic/Getty Images Working moms face a particular disadvantage when it comes to balancing remote work with domestic duties. A Yale University study suggests moms are more likely to feel depressed, anxious, and lonely while working from home. When deciding on continuing remote work after the pandemic, employers should consider making accommodations for working moms. Many employers have found to their surprise that remote work offers productivity and savings. Why return to the office, and continue paying that pricey lease, when your employees are just as productive from home? I can already hear the groan of discontent from parents around the country particularly mothers. Indeed, studies have found that mothers suffer a gender disadvantage in the remote work environment. They are more likely to work with their children present. Their household chores increase when they work from home. They are more likely to report depression, anxiety, ....
Adobe Scott Belsky is the chief product officer of Adobe and founder of Behance, Adobe s social media platform. The following is a recent blog post, republished with permission, that originally ran on Medium. He discusses how crypto art cuts out the middle man and gives artists full credit and fair payment. Over the last year I became the proud owner of The Furry Lisa, among several other one-of-a-kind digital creations often referred to as crypto art or NFTs (non-fungible tokens a special type of cryptographic token and digital contract that represents something specific and unique as opposed to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and tokens that are fungible). ....
Nathanael Hovee / EyeEm/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Texas is attracting new residents with its low cost of living, abundant space, and no income tax. Dallas is becoming a favorite because of its growing population and diverse job market. Its popularity has led to a competitive housing market with buyers having to put in all-cash offers. All eyes are on Texas and not just because the state was recently hit with a record-breaking winter storm. Tens of thousands of Americans (more thanjustCalifornians) are moving to the Lone Star State every year for the same reasons Texans love it: low cost of living, no income tax, and plenty of space, according to Texas Realtors annual relocation report. ....