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Your Google Calendar now wants you to totally check out on vacation Meredith Lepore

Though according to a recent Wrike survey of 1,000 American employees, one-third of employees intend on being available to work on vacation (and they have to do this in order to actually enjoy their vacation) your Google Calendar does not want you to even check your email if you are OOO. It just launched a new feature that will tell your community hours you are unavailable and will also act as your personal assistant and decline meetings for you. Read More

The funniest responses to today's global Slack outage Jane Burnett

Slack was down today, and people lost their minds. Here are some of the best and funniest responses to the global Slack outage. Read More

Survey: 31% say 'a few hours' is the longest they could be without their smartphone Jane Burnett

31% of Americans say they think “the longest amount of time” that they could be without their smartphones “for personal use” is simply “a few hours.” … Read More

This weird research-backed, goal-setting hack actually works Nir Eyal

Over the past four years, I’ve discovered many incredible ways to hack my habits, set better goals, and improve my life. Read More

Thousands of Swedes are inserting microchips into themselves – here’s why Ladders Contributor

This phenomenon of Swedes inserting microchips into themselves reflects Sweden’s unique biohacking scene. Read More

A six-figure salary in San Francisco is now considered 'low income'Meredith Lepore

In the Bay Area having a salary of $117,400 qualifies you as “low income” in some counties, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. WHAT?! … Read More

Survey: These are the top cities where tech employees are moving for work Jane Burnett

Research finds that 60% of people who hire tech employees say they’re aiming to bring more people on board by the end of 2018. Read More

Study finds 40% of people have deleted a social media account in the past year Meredith Lepore

Some days it feels like we live, breathe, and die social media, but that may be changing. The recent events impacting privacy on Facebook and Twitter in the past year have prompted 40% of people with social media accounts to delete at least one of them in the past 12 months, according to new research by PR agency Edelman. Read More

Women are two times more likely than men to suffer from 'iPad neck'Monica Torres

Your smartphone device can be a literal pain in your neck, according to a new study from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Read More

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