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Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios Inclusive sizing is one of the biggest trends in retail, leaving fashion brands scrambling to extend women’s clothing lines well beyond the traditional offerings. The brass ring is to offer sizes 00-40 — not just “plus” sizes 16-26 — in everything from jeans and lingerie to formalwear. Why it matters: As the …

Led by an A-list of C-suite executives, a new nonprofit is developing a playbook to guide companies in supporting employees’ mental health, plus a free online clearinghouse for anyone seeking help. Why it matters: Recognizing that burnout from the pandemic has even reached the corner office, Project Healthy Minds is trying to reduce the stigma …

Private health insurance is a conduit for exploding health care spending, and there’s no end in sight. The big picture: Most politicians defend this status quo, even though prices are soaring. And as the industry’s top executives and lobbyists gathered this week in San Francisco, some nodded to concerns over affordability — but then went …

Zealous marketing departments, capital-hungry startup founders and overeager reporters are casting the futuristic sheen of artificial intelligence over many products that are actually driven by simple statistics — or hidden people. Why it matters: This “AI washing” threatens to overinflate expectations for the technology, undermining public trust and potentially setting up the booming field for …