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Unity AI Development: An xNode-based Graphical FSM Tutorial

By Garegin Tadevosyan

Take your Unity AI game to the next level with xNode. In this tutorial, we boost our FSM-based AI with a graphical user interface, delivering an enhanced development environment.

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For Your Health: 5 Tips and Strategies for Wellness Branding

By Pilar Rios Niño

The health and wellness industry is booming, creating opportunity—and a competitive market. Wellness businesses can apply these branding best practices to stand out and connect with customers.

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How to Define an MVP Scope in 3 Hours

By Phillip Wood

Scoping an MVP doesn’t have to take days. Product manager Phillip Wood explains how he gathers product specialists, designers, and engineers to brainstorm features, pare them down, and create wireframes—all in a few hours.

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Elevate Your E-commerce Journey With Animated UX Microinteractions

By Emily Adiseshiah

Toptal experts share their insights and best practices for designing motion effects that enhance e-commerce UX and increase conversions.

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Python vs. R: Syntactic Sugar Magic

By Leandro Roser

Python and R empower data scientists to solve problems using elegant syntactic sugar, simplifying coding and solution exploration. Each language brings its unique capabilities and approach to bear.

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Forensic Accounting: Due Diligence’s Secret Weapon

By Ryan Zanoni

More than just a way to investigate financial crimes, forensic accounting is the most in-depth form of due diligence and compliance. But smaller firms often overlook its value. Here’s why that’s risky.

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Learning to Learn: 5 Tips to Master Any Product Management Domain

By Milos Belcevic

Product managers work across many industries, and domain-specific knowledge is essential to finding success in each one. Learn how to quickly acquire industry expertise with these tried-and-tested recommendations.

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Necessary Friction: The Theatrics of UX Security

By Nenad Ivanovic

Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are times when making products harder to use can be beneficial. Here’s how to use positive friction to enhance UX security and user trust.

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Supply Chain Lessons and Opportunities: Notes on a Crisis

By Zachary Elfman

The supply chain crisis has caused global players and local businesses alike to rethink logistics networks. Here’s how the world economy can emerge stronger and more resilient.

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