Weekly News Update, 6.12.26
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- CNN reported that the FDA has approved a new sunscreen ingredient — bemotrizinol, or BEMT, currently used in Europe and Asia. (Hurray, finally!)
- In Allure, a woman described her experience getting chin filler.
- Harper's Bazaar talked to dermatologists about whether red- and blue-light therapy can lead to melasma.
- Harvard Business Review [podcast episode] spoke to Kayak cofounder Paul English on how better meetings can become a competitive advantage.
- The New York Times [gift link] shared that CEOs and Harvard professors are creating AI-powered doubles of themselves that answer questions and attend meetings (hmm).
- Meanwhile, Fast Company noted that AI could reduce the gender pay gap for women in the highest-paying professions.
- The 19th reported that Americans’ support for LGBTQ+ rights has decreased after peaking in the early 2020s.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] detailed how, as more people are becoming parents at older ages, they are facing “a new and often surprising financial reality.”
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Onion, with “Study: Crying Not Linked To What You Said But The Way You Said It.”
Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- AI data centers in drought-stricken areas
- looking for resume review services
- what Corporette readers do for work
- explaining you were on parental leave
On CorporetteMoms Recently…
- We offered some clothes for working moms, including some maternity basics and washable workwear.
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