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  • The Philadelphia 76ers has long-been pressed about whether or not their two franchise players can coexist.Joel Embiid’s latest round of tweets shows his displeasure of being in Philadelphia.The Sixers should trade their controversial center, but it must be worth their while.Joel Embiid is starting to sound like nothing more than a fussy millennial.Considering his lack…

  • The Brooklyn Nets officially announced on Thursday that they hired Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as their next head coach.Nash was a talented player, but he comes to Brooklyn with zero head coaching experience.He has a strong personal relationship with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but what happens if the team struggles?The Brooklyn…

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    Public Sector Careers

    by Bloomberg Stocks

    September 03, 2020 Are your workplace dilemmas different because you’re in the public sector? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Bernie Banks, a retired U.S. Army general and a professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. They talk…

  • Charles Taylor/EyeEm/Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming integral to how organizations are run. This should not be a surprise; when analyzing sales calls and market trends, for example, the judgments of computational algorithms can be considered superior to those of humans. As a result, AI techniques are increasingly used to make decisions. Organizations…

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    Marketing in the Age of Resistance

    by Bloomberg Stocks

    oxinoxi/Getty Images Modern consumers are as politically and socially conscious as ever. While some brands respond out of fear of alienating sects of their audience, a recent Morning Consult study found that merely saying the “right things” or “standing in solidarity” no longer cut it with consumers. They want the brands they support to back up those…

  • Martin Barraud/Getty Images In recent years, most major international airlines have reported healthy profitability. But our calculations show this to be a mirage. In the case of Lufthansa and American Airlines, for example, accounting for their environmental costs of $2.3 and $4.8 billion respectively would make both companies unprofitable. What explains this discrepancy? To date,…

  • Forbes just released its Celebrity 100 list, and Kanye West and one of the Kardashians are amongst the highest-paid. How did that happen? Kanye West & the Kardashian clan have, against all logic, weaseled their way into our wallets. | Source: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File PhotoKanye West made the Forbes “Celebrity 100” list of highest-paid celebrities.His sister-in-law,…

  • Adam Carolla is a man stunted in emotional maturity — but he took things to a new low with his COVID-19 tweet. Have we had enough of Adam Carolla yet? | Source: s_bukley / Shutterstock.comAdam Carolla has, shall we say, controversial takes on things.But he stooped to a new low with his COVID-19 tweet.People have been calling…

  • Gareth Bale has revealed Real Madrid blocked his attempts to leave last summer.Bale still wants to move on, but says his club makes “things very difficult.”Bale has gotten the right mentality to be a star in Madrid the way Cristiano Ronaldo was.Gareth Bale was the world’s most expensive player when he joined Real Madrid in…

  • Khloe Kardashian is officially back with Tristan Thompson.She says they’re happy, and they’ve “never been stronger.”Whatever, girl — you know you never split with that man.Khloe Kardashian continues to think we’re all stupid.The youngest Kardashian sister swears on all that’s holy that she’s now back with Tristan Thompson, and they’re “stronger than ever.”But anyone with…