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A new superfood from Africa’s ‘tree of life’ is exploding in popularity—and fetching for high prices

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The trees need more than 20 years to start producing fruit.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/18/baobab-tree-powder-oil-fruit-africa/

Experts say Diddy’s musical legacy is ‘pretty much gone,’ calling him the ‘Bill Cosby of hip-hop’

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The indictment, detailing allegations dating back to 2008, accuses him of abusing, threatening and coercing women “to fulfill his sexual desires."

https://fortune.com/2024/09/18/sean-diddy-combs-music-legacy-experts/

Recruiters, beware: Narcissistic applicants are drawn to this kind of ‘seductive’ language in job postings

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“Rule-bender” wording entices narcissists who are more likely to engage in fraudulent or unethical behavior—particularly where accounting positions are concerned.

https://fortune.com/well/article/narcissism-narcissistic-personality-disorder-recruiting-hiring-job-posting-language/

Hemi Labs raises $15 million from Binance to launch Advanced Modular Blockchain Network for Bitcoin and Ethereum

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Hemi Labs, a start-up that aims to consolidate the powers of Bitcoin and Ethereum under one network, has raised $15 million in its first funding round with lead investors including Binance Labs, Breyer Capital, and Big Brain Holdings.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/09/18/hemi-labs-raises-15-million-from-binance-to-launch-advanced-modular-blockchain-network-for-bitcoin-and-ethereum/

Will the XEC COVID variant bring a fall wave of infections? What to know about symptoms and spread

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The U.S. is coming down from its biggest COVID summer surge yet as a new subvariant emerges—but new vaccines are here, too.

https://fortune.com/well/article/xec-covid-19-omicron-variant-symptoms-spread-vaccine/

Wizz Air CEO says his airline is ‘not going to create’ the fun on long-haul flights as he lambasts perks like free coffee and legroom

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Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Váradi says passengers will need to entertain themselves to avoid suffering the pain of cheap seven hour flights.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/wizz-air-ceo-a321xlr-long-haul-flights-perks-free-coffee-legroom/

Taiwan brand behind Lebanon’s exploding pagers shifts blame to low-profile Hungarian manufacturer

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On Tuesday, thousands of the pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing at least nine people and wounding almost 3,000.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/09/18/taiwan-brand-gold-apollo-lebanon-exploding-pagers-hungary-manufacturer-bac/

Amazon’s Andy Jassy may be ordering a full time return to the office—but research says he’ll backtrack next year

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One worker consoled disgruntled Amazon employees on Reddit: “My company got real strict about RTO last year insisting on 3 days in the office and laying off fully remote workers. 9 months later they have dropped the policy.”

https://fortune.com/2024/09/18/amazon-andy-jassy-ordering-full-time-return-to-office-rto-research-backtrack/

Coinbase and Goldman Sachs alum launch TrueX, a new crypto exchange built on stablecoins

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Founded by former Coinbase head of exchange Vishal Gupta, TrueX will use PayPal's stablecoin as its default settlement currency.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/09/18/coinbase-goldman-sachs-vishal-gupta-truex-paypal-pyusd-exchange/

Introducing the first Fortune LGBTQ+ Leaders list

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Today we celebrate the leaders who have bravely blazed a trail, leaving the path clear for the next generation.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/introducing-the-first-fortune-lgbtq-leaders-list/

The best CD rates for Massachusetts in September 2024

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We analyzed Curinos data to determine the most impressive CD rates in Massachusetts.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/cd-rates-massachusetts/

Man behind the term ‘presenteeism’ says bosses ordering workers back to the office are ‘the dinosaurs of our age’

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A work psychology guru says Amazon's RTO mandate goes against the evidence and won't improve productivity.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/presenteeism-amazon-bosses-rto-dinosaurs/

Ken Ohashi: From bankruptcy to billion dollar boom at Brooks Brothers

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Brooks Brother's Ohashi does not shy away from being one of the few openly-out CEOs on the Fortune 500.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/ken-ohashi-brooks-brothers/

Introducing the first Fortune LGBTQ+ Leaders list

?w=2048

Today we celebrate the leaders who have bravely blazed a trail, leaving the path clear for the next generation.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/introducing-the-first-fortune-lgbtq-leaders-list/

The stranded astronauts are stoic. NASA shouldn’t be

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NASA has doled out billions to work with private companies on space hauls. It’s still unclear what value the space agency is getting for taxpayers’ money.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/18/the-stranded-astronauts-are-stoic-nasa-shouldnt-be/

Google wins legal bid to overturn $1.7 billion EU antitrust fine over its online ad business

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Regulators had accused Google of inserting exclusivity clauses in its contracts that barred third-party websites from running similarly placed ads sold by Google’s rivals.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/google-overturn-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-online-ad-business/

Ken Ohashi: From bankruptcy to billion dollar boom at Brooks Brothers

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Brooks Brother's Ohashi does not shy away from being one of the few openly-out CEOs on the Fortune 500.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/ken-ohashi-brooks-brothers/

How Paramount Global’s two openly-gay CEOs are blazing a trail, and helping the next generation

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With their unrelenting support for the next generation, Paramount Global is positioned to reap the rewards in the future.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/paramount-global-gay-ceos-next-generation/

Trump Media lockup deadline leaves Trump with a choice: trigger a fire sale or hold a meme stock

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Some say the stock is worth only $1.50 a share.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/18/donald-trump-media-truth-social-stock/

Trans+ employees are not alone in bearing the burden of bigotry—it costs employers, too

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As Fortune focuses on the most successful businesses led by queer people, here's what it’s like to exist as a transgender person in business today.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/18/trans-employees-bigotry-costs-employers-diversity-careers-leadership/