NorthPoint Development is offering $10,000 checks to households near its proposed 1,300-acre data center site in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, on top of up to $120 million pledged over 15 years for local services. The Wall Street Journal reports most residents interviewed remain opposed, citing worries about property values, noise, and distrust of both the developer and local officials. Hazle Township's government previously rejected the project on zoning grounds and has imposed a temporary moratorium on data center construction.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-28
Developer NorthPoint Development sent letters to every household in Hazle, Pennsylvania offering a $10,000 grant if residents approve the first of up to 15 planned data center buildings on a 1,300-acre site. The company says the payout could total $45 million for roughly 4,500 households, plus $120 million in community support over 15 years, but many residents have rejected the offer.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-28
California recently certified a ballot measure for November that would impose a one-time 5% levy on billionaires' wealth, paid over five years, aiming to raise about $20 billion annually for health care, food aid and schools. The Center for Land Economics released a report estimating California's total land value at roughly $8.14 trillion, verified through three separate methods, and argues this dwarfs the state's billionaire wealth base by about eightfold. The report notes six named billionaires already hold substantial wealth outside the state's reach, illustrating the mobility of that wealth compared to land.
blog.landeconomics.org
· 2026-09-24
A freelance professional shares advice on ending client relationships gracefully, drawing from personal experience of leaving a steady gig due to disagreement with the company's public stances. The piece emphasizes that maintaining professionalism during an exit is crucial since the freelance/solo work community is tightly interconnected.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-18
Shopping mall values climbed 13%, outpacing other commercial real estate categories according to recent data. The gain signals renewed investor confidence in retail properties that had struggled during years of e-commerce disruption and pandemic-era vacancies.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-14
Apple has revised its trade-in payout tables just a month after last raising them, lowering the maximum credit offered for every returning iPhone model by as much as $120. At the same time, trade-in values rose across the entire iPad lineup and for nearly all Mac models except the Mac Pro, while Apple Watch and Android device values were mostly reduced or held steady. The updated figures, effective September 9, 2026, also add trade-in support for the new iPhone 17 line and iPhone Air.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-09
A roundup of executive commentary identifies 26 commonly stated company values—including accountability and transparency—that frequently fail in practice rather than in intent. The leaders quoted argue that these values are often poorly defined, inconsistently enforced, or reduced to slogans rather than lived behaviors. The piece compiles their perspectives on where organizations most often stumble when trying to embed these principles into daily operations.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-04
A workplace advice piece outlines four steps leaders can take when their organization's decisions or mission clash with their personal values. It builds on prior discussion of how values conflicts affect job satisfaction generally, but focuses on the distinct pressures leaders face when they must both represent and object to company direction.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-03
A leadership guidance piece argues that the toughest calls executives face aren't really about missing information but about competing values pulling in different directions. It recommends leaders conduct a personal 'values inventory'—systematically identifying and ranking their core priorities—to clarify decision-making when facts alone don't point to an answer.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-01
USC PhD student Zhivar Sourati and colleagues published a March paper arguing that widespread reliance on large language models is homogenizing writing, creativity, and even cultural values, drawing a parallel to 'McDonaldization' of society. Unlike past information technologies, they argue, generative AI actively reshapes content rather than simply distributing it, flattening stylistic diversity across users. Duke computer scientist Emily Wenger adds that this convergence could pose an existential risk by encouraging groupthink and eroding independent judgment.
nature.com
· 2026-09-01
Google has reduced trade-in credits offered toward Pixel 11 series purchases, ending the launch-window bonuses it previously offered. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold saw the steepest cut, dropping from $1,000 to $850, while most other recent Pixel models lost $50 or less in trade value. Google says these new lower rates will remain in effect through September.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-28
An entrepreneur behind more than 22 companies at DRC Ventures argues that corporate values only matter when tested by hard trade-offs, not when displayed as slogans. He describes turning mission statements into operational filters that guide daily decisions on suppliers, partnerships and deals, even when a less principled option would be easier or more profitable.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-27
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