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Bacon lovers, beware. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a notice alerting the public of a Class I recall of select bacon products. Class I recalls are the most serious ty…
As the average life span increases, entrepreneurs are able to run their businesses for an even longer period of time. However, this shift can make deciding when—and whether—to leave considerably harde…
Serena Williams doesn’t just defy convention on the tennis court. She’s also applying her competitive mindset to entrepreneurship and venture investing, recently rebranding her firm from Serena Ventur…
It’s no secret that investors are getting nervous about AI, leaving chipmakers’ shares struggling. Wednesday brought further evidence with South Korea’s Kospi (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) falli…
Right now, investors are overrun with pitch decks promising companies that run themselves. Agents work the operations and the AI layer does the managing. The pitch promises a startup will hit a billio…
Most executives believe thought leadership is about having the right answer. In reality, it’s about identifying the right problem, specifically, the one the industry is not fully confronting yet. This…
I spent years on Wall Street building the same models that gave big institutions their edge, watching the gaps and building the signals to close them. It became impossible to ignore how the tools that…
In 1785, English poet William Cowper famously mused, Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour.” Now, he was talking about change, but the same lesson can be applied to a staple…
When Guinness drinkers talk about “Splitting the G,” they mean taking the perfect first sip so the foam line lands precisely through the letter G on the pint glass. Ask an Irish bartender and they’ll…
The Trump administration could soon reduce public transportation choices in the U.S. and make it more difficult to get around town on your own. A series of recent moves by the Department of Transporta…
If video killed the radio star, has social media killed the reality TV star? Around two decades on from reality TV’s peak—think The Bachelor, American Idol, Big Brother—you no longer have to endure a…
Forget mission statements and forget the list of values posted in the boardroom. If you really want to understand a team’s culture, start by looking at a leader’s calendar. In an era when artificial i…
Leadership may be humanity’s single greatest invention. Long before we developed writing, money, or artificial intelligence, we learned to solve a more fundamental problem: how to coordinate large gro…
In 2018, Cari Sekendur relocated from New York City to Berlin, Germany to launch an independent web design and branding studio, Butter. Like many designers who leave salaried employment to work for th…
In June, the U.S. government required Anthropic to restrict access to its two newest models by foreign nationals, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. Unable to verify users’ nationali…
My first startup was a textbook-buyback service I founded along with several data nerd friends while at Johns Hopkins. Each week, we’d cram $10,000 of cash in a backpack (in retrospect, a terrible ide…
Do you work in an environment where being flexible is considered wishy-washy? Or is flexibility considered an asset? Sometimes in our work environments, flexibility isn’t invoked as a perk. It’s disc…
Fifty-seven years ago, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Most Americans won’t ever step foot on the moon, or even…
This summer, millions of people have felt the dire consequences of climate change as they faced extreme, record-breaking heat. And the Big Oil companies fueling those heat waves are seeing their profi…
You might want to refill your coffee mug before you dive in here. While coffee consumption has long been linked to improved liver health, a team of researchers has uncovered new biological evidence th…
The release of the Chinese AI model Kimi K3 was a flashpoint in the AI world, sharpening the debate over whether the most capable models should be closely held by individual companies, usually U.S. te…
It’s built into your phone. Into your email. Into your search engine. Artificial intelligence is everywhere, to the point that avoiding it seems nigh on impossible—but there are ways to disable or ign…
Apple will now let you lease an iPhone for as little as $17.99 a month. Yes, you read that right. On Tuesday, the tech giant launched a new program, Apple Upgrade, a partnership with “buy now, pay la…
A YouTube Premium membership is about to come with a ton of new programming. According to an NBCUniversal announcement, starting early next year, YouTube Premium will include Peacock Premium at no add…
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more…
A corporate fad of “tokenmaxxing” on artificial intelligence technology is hitting its limits as workplaces throwing AI at everything are seeing the costs rise without a similar spike in productivity.…
The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many…
Visa Inc. is preparing to lay off about 2,600 workers, or about 7% of its workforce, the payments processing giant confirmed with Fast Company. The cuts come as the company faces an ever-changing paym…
EQT Real Estate acquired the Lakeland distribution center leased to PepsiCo's Quaker Sales and Distribution as part of a three-property Sun...
When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all? For many years, scientists coul…
On the heels of a $1.5 billion copyright infringement ruling against Anthropic, OpenAI has adjusted ChatGPT’s programming to refuse requests to mimic the style of well-known authors. While the chatbot…
A couple of years ago, I started falling asleep with Apple’s AirPods Pro in my ears. I’m a side sleeper, so this involves trying to carefully tuck my head into my pillow in a way that minimizes ear pa…
For Warren Buffett’s authorized biography, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, the billionaire investor gave writer Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to explore his opinions and…
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm…
On Monday, shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) rose 1.17% and the tech giant became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, with a market cap of $4.95 trillion. It took the title from Nvid…
Political advertising disclosures in the U.S. used to be fairly simple. Since 2002, campaigns recorded commercials for television and radio that have been required to include information about who pai…
Shares in major U.S. chip and memory companies, including Micron, Sandisk, and Intel, are sinking this morning in premarket trading after the stock prices of similar companies in Asia got hammered har…
Most conversations about AI-ready leadership focus on the technology— which workflows to rebuild, which tools to buy. True, the CEO must endorse these decisions but that isn’t their role. In the AI er…
Spend five minutes reading the coverage coming out of Cannes this year and you’d think there weren’t any movie stars left on billion-dollar yachts in the harbor. The celebrities this year were creator…
Until recently, governance felt like a solved problem—critical but entirely manageable. With the rise of AI, it is now the dominant enterprise anxiety. AI projects are stalling because companies lack…
People have found plenty to dislike about data centers, from their massive energy and water usage to their potential to drive up the cost of living in surrounding areas. But perhaps the biggest anxiet…
On an incredibly detailed new map, you can look through the world’s 120,000-plus power plants, from solar and wind farms to battery storage and coal and gas plants, along with nearly 3 million miles o…
Your local discount store might be going out of business—again. Less than 15 months after hundreds of Big Lots locations were saved from permanent closure in a dramatic 11th-hour bankruptcy deal, som…
Why is a tiny federal agency demanding detailed medical records from emergency room visits? That’s a question that, as yet, doesn’t have a good answer. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ha…
At Oxman, a New York design studio, you’ll find four capes. They hang off a mannequin in soft folds, each knitted from a single piece of silk. Their color is uneven. Deep indigo collects in the ridges…
When Alyssa Gangeri was running restaurants in New York more than a decade ago, Yelp was the bane of her existence, she says. She would regularly go down a rabbit hole, reading her restaurant’s review…
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about: Now, it turns out, stressing about money could have a long-term effect on your brain. A new study, published in Innovation in Aging, looked at data collect…
Squint and you might see what looks like a hotel room inside Nemours Children’s Health, a pediatric hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. The hospital’s new Advanced Delivery Unit—which treats patients du…
Inside the slick new Terminal B at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, a headless robotic “dog” is beginning to patrol the floors. As bemused airport travelers watch from close by, the four-wheeled device r…
To cut down on the time it takes to verify signatures for early ballots, election officials in Arizona’s largest county made a simple UI change. All it took was less scrolling. When people in Maricopa…
Unions have grown more popular in recent years, with 16.5 million workers represented by a union in 2025—the highest share of the overall workforce in 16 years. As workers have mounted high-profile un…
Leaders love quick wins. When AI lands in their organization, the instinct is immediate: find repetitive tasks and automate them. Speed up invoice processing. Summarize customer emails. Route support…
Thousands of conversations between Claude and its users, alongside tools created during those chats, were available for a period of time through Google searches earlier this month—echoing a similar is…
Earlier this year, we showed two of our interns, both bright young people in their twenties, an early build of an AI-generated presenter we were developing for training content. I expected them to tak…
Sometime in June of 2026, without ceremony, human beings became a minority on the internet they built. Cloudflare, which manages traffic for millions of websites, reported that bots now generate 57.5%…
Peter Drucker was the quintessential management visionary. Often decades ahead of his time, he developed concepts like the knowledge worker and management by objectives long before they were on anybod…
You might have heard the term “wildflowering” in the dating world. According to a piece in Psychology Today, it “means allowing a relationship to either wilt or bloom completely organically without en…
Netflix’s next documentary might be getting the streaming giant more than just views. Last Friday, Kalshi sent Netflix a cease and desist following the release of the trailer for a new documentary on…
Companies are spending big on perks for their C-suite. According to the Wall Street Journal’s recent analysis of a trove of annual filings, 1,500 of the largest U.S. public firms spent a combined tota…
Artificial intelligence makes mistakes all the time: adding extra fingers to generated images of humans or hallucinating data just to please its user. But sometimes, mistakes rest entirely on the huma…
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Doug Bauer, CEO of Tri Pointe Homes—America’s 19th largest homebuilder—thinks the ph…
Since 2017, Google has promised not to show ads based on users’ Gmail messages. While that policy isn’t changing today, Google may be laying the groundwork for personalized ads based on AI insights fr…
The U.S. electric grid is the largest and most expensive machine on the planet. Its interconnected pathways cover nearly 7 million miles, serve 400 million customers, and its value is placed at about…
After OpenAI’s latest model broke containment and went rogue, Congress acted fast, introducing a bipartisan bill that called for the creation of an AI kill switch, which lawmakers said would ensure th…
AI hallucinates, but Yahoo is working on it. Yahoo Scout is the company’s all-in bet on AI search, one that actually shows its sources so users can double-check the information. In this episode of Adv…
Just when Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino seemed to be finally clawing her way back from last year’s logo debacle, the company announced on Monday she is stepping down. Masino, who joined Cracker Barr…
There’s a new social media trend that has some parents cringing and checking their bank balances. That’s because it involves parents taking their kids to Target ahead of back-to-school time, but not j…
Confirmed measles cases have climbed to 2,318 so far this year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marking a second consecutive record-breaking year. The…
Across seven countries, seven people woke up to days that no longer looked the way they once did. The war in Iran began months ago and thousands of miles away. But its effects quickly ricocheted acros…
Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in atta…
The first thing most athletes do after a game is kick off their sneakers and slip into a pair of slides. Nike and Hyperice are betting that ritual will become something much more intentional. Their la…
Forget SpaceX: This Chinese chip stock is going to the moon. ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, recently went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s tech-focused STAR Market (a China-based equiva…
Another retailer has announced that it is closing some of its stores. This time around it’s the popular pet supply chain Petsense, which is owned by Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO). Here’s what…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations…
What do zombies have to do with skincare? The K-beauty brand Peach & Lily is making connection with its latest face cream—and rolling it out with a marketing campaign straight out of a George Romero m…
Like upturned hockey sticks in the windup to a slap shot, the towers holding up the newest U.S.-Canada international crossing reflect a legacy shared by the two countries. The Gordie Howe Internationa…
When my 10-year-old got her hands on a Toniebox loaded with Hasbro’s The Game of Life, she didn’t leave her room for an entire afternoon. When I popped in to check on her, she was choosing different l…
One of the most common challenges I see in founder-led companies appears right after success. The business is growing, revenue is strong, customers are happy, and the team is lean and hardworking. In…
Last fall, Carl Addison showed his Starbucks coworkers a magic trick. As a shift supervisor at his Seattle-area café, he was responsible for the store’s twice-a-week inventory count. Starbucks had int…
Show me a farmer, said Mike Burdick, vice president of Sabanto, an autonomous tractor startup in Itasca, Illinois, and I’ll show you someone who has a million things he or she just doesn’t have time t…
Sustainable business practices are often seen as a luxury that only rich countries can afford. And these days, some of the biggest economies, including the U.S., are backtracking on those commitments.…
If your workday feels like a high-stakes game of notification whack-a-mole, you aren’t alone. Between Slack channels buzzing, Microsoft Teams pinging in the background, multiple email accounts open, a…
This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The most critical component to actually fielding high-en…
In most companies, tension between co-founders is treated as a personal issue. It’s uncomfortable, it may affect morale, and in extreme cases, it can become a governance concern, but it is rarely trea…
Today leadership no longer has the allure it once did. In fact, if you get an opportunity for a promotion, there may be good reasons to think it over carefully. Incredibly, only 6% of respondents in a…
The Toronto Tempo arrived in the WNBA this season with record-breaking attendance, a 53-point single-game performance from a star player, and the weight of being the league’s newest franchise. As the…
In early July, Delta Airlines announced that it would begin offering a new category of fares for its Delta First, Delta Premium Select, and Delta One seat tiers. The Delta One option came with a name…
It really is phenomenal how easy it is to edit photos these days. And yet, for all the mind-blowing photo-enhancing options in front of us, one seemingly simple feat is oddly out of reach—and that’s e…
Federal student loan terms can change from one academic year to the next. For instance, every spring, the Treasury Department determines the fixed interest rate for federal student loans for the upcom…
When it comes to driving, most of us want to get to our destination as quickly (and safely) as possible. After all, given how bad sitting behind the wheel is for your health, who wants to be in a car…
For years, economists have predicted that artificial intelligence would hollow out the labor market. Machines would write the code, analyze the contracts, draft the emails, and automate the work that…
Somewhere right now, an employee is getting an automated flag for spending too long away from their keyboard. Another is being scored on keystroke volume. And another is having their Slack tone analyz…
Twenty-six employees at Meta who were recently laid off made a bold claim in a lawsuit last week: They alleged the company had used AI to select people for layoffs, disproportionately impacting people…
A coalition of governors and attorneys general is suing the Trump administration, arguing that the federal government wants to strongarm Democratic states into complying with some of its most controve…
Asking the internet for advice can be a dicey game: Users can either be helpful or take the chance to make a joke of it all—as the European Central Bank (ECB) has come to find out. The financial insti…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wants other AI leaders to quit the doomerism. “The fact that [AI] is going to be the end of humanity—it’s complete nonsense,” Huang told Axios in an interview published Thursda…
Barbie has worn a black and white one piece swimsuit, a pink dress, and a silver space suit—and now thanks to a new collaboration, she can wear Reebok Angel Reese 1 too. Mattel unveiled its latest dol…
From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Matrix, humans have long been afraid of tech going rogue. As artificial intelligence becomes more and more advanced, those fears have become more tangible—and after O…
A nationwide outbreak of Cyclospora linked to lettuce, that’s causing explosive diarrhea, has now spread to four additional U.S. states, bringing it now to a total of nine states, according The Center…
A former pastor is suing OpenAI over flawed medical advice that its ChatGPT chatbot allegedly gave him in 2025. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday by Scott Wint…
If you’ve been an Amazon Prime member at some point in the past several years, you have until Monday to file a claim to be included in a $2.5 billion settlement. Eligible customers could receive up to…
Today Anthropic released its new Opus 5 model, which the company claims delivers performance comparable to its more advanced Fable 5 model at half the price. Opus 5 is designed for both complex coding…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariff hikes drew objections Friday from America’s trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia’s trade minister slamming them as “completely…
A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities, despite warnings from government scientists tha…
Your face can now earn your Facebook account a verification badge. On Friday, Meta Platforms launched Facebook Verified, a badge that confirms there’s a real person behind a profile. The process work…
A second Subway Sandwich Shop franchisee with multiple stores has filed for bankruptcy in as many months. This time, the Subway franchisee is a multi-store operator in North Dakota. Here’s what you ne…
In early July, the Trump administration took yet another step to roll back energy efficiency efforts: It proposed a rule that would make it harder for future administrations to set efficiency mandates…
It’s The Odyssey effect. From gladiator sandals, to translations of Homer’s classic, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie The Odyssey is not only smashing box-office records—the July 17 opening weeke…
The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed chil…
One in six American mortgages are now serviced by Rocket. That encompasses almost 10 million borrowers and manages $2.1 trillion in principal balance. But it wasn’t that long ago that Rocket was laggi…
Employees across the workforce often collectively hold their breath in dread whenever another big company announces layoffs attributed to the work automating capabilities of artificial intelligence (A…
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is bidding farewell to the Maple Street Biscuit Company. The restaurant chain said this week that it has sold Maple Street to Biscuit Belly, a Southeast chain of about…
July has been a horrible month for the stock prices of Elon Musk’s two publicly traded companies: Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) and SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX). As of the close of markets yesterday, the two compani…
Whether an organization reaps the benefits of AI depends on the state of its data and how effectively the organization aligns information, priorities, and a definition of success across teams. When AI…
The number of data centers in China is surging thanks to AI, just like in the U.S. But unlike the U.S., China is racing to power them with clean energy. A data center in Mongolia, for example, is conn…
Theme songs not only quickly establish the mood and tone of your favorite movies and TV shows but also reveal clues about settings. If National Tequila Day had an official theme song, “Tequila” by the…
Top executives at leading Western AI companies are increasingly warning about the safety and national security risks posed by Chinese open-weight frontier models. What they tend not to mention is that…
Could you love your furnace? Would you put your water heater on display? Is your air conditioner a reflection of your personal design aesthetic? Unless you are very, very weird, the answer to all thos…
It’s 4 p.m. on a Sunday. You’re at the nail salon because you have a meeting Monday morning that requires you to look polished and put-together. In theory, this is supposed to be a relaxing part of yo…
As AI continues to automate routine tasks, some progressive organizations are shifting early-career roles to handle complex work that requires judgment. As a result, junior employees need to navigate…
For nearly two decades, I’ve worked in and alongside organizations at the most senior levels. And I see one clear pattern—your most technically brilliant people aren’t always your best leaders. The or…
It’s 7:52 a.m. Your 4-year-old has dressed herself, which is a win. She’s chosen a pink tutu and a rainbow-striped T-shirt. You make peace with the fact that it is stained with strawberry juice. But t…
The hope of the designers behind the newly opened Obama Presidential Center is that departing shoppers will look toward the future and not back to the past. While there are plenty of shirts, hats, an…
Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. Last week, I attended an Nvidia media event that included a field trip to an undisclosed location in Silicon Valley—a building without any i…
I had a lot of odd jobs growing up. I was a bus boy at a pizza place in college; I worked at a bookstore; I was a clerk at a bankruptcy law firm; and I did cold calls for Smith Barney (now Morgan Stan…
When the U.S. Commerce Department ordered Anthropic on June 12 to immediately prevent all foreign nationals from using the artificial intelligence company’s two most advanced large language models, An…
I use AI heavily in my solo business. I’ve written previously about handing tasks over to artificial intelligence, and I’m a genuine advocate for it. But I’ve also drawn clear lines around what AI do…
Something strange is happening in offices and on video calls right now. By almost every visible measure, people are still showing up and doing their work. They are nodding along in meetings and occasi…
I asked an early-stage investor a simple question: Tell me about a startup that discovered, too late, that it wasn’t allowed to operate the way it had built itself to operate. He gave me three compani…
Since 1966, the majority of employers have been legally required to provide a confidential breakdown of their workforce by race and gender to the government. The mandate—which applies to any company w…
Ndidi Oteh explains why creativity isn’t just a cultural value—it’s a critical force behind innovation, transformation, and long-term business success.
For any brand, a major redesign is a make or break moment. But for legacy companies with decades of clout behind them, the stakes are even higher. So when Coca-Cola unveiled a new global visual ident…
Several hundreds employees were laid off Tuesday across multiple Disney divisions including ESPN, National Geographic, Disney Entertainment Television and Disney Studios. Surprisingly, Pixar staffer…
Apart from billionaires, no one seems to feel good about the economy right now – but by one key measure, Americans are doing better than ever. The latest report from the Department of Labor showed tha…
Brent crude oil prices hit $100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since May, after reports that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea located near the Strait of…
When I speak with leaders across all industries about AI, there is always talk about efficiency—how much time we save and how productive we are. Workday’s new Human Connection Workplace Index confirms…
It used to be “I’ll Google it.” Now, many people just ask their LLM of choice. They type their question, and they get their answer without ever visiting a website. In fact, more than 80% of searches n…
Though GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are lauded for their transformative effects, including weight loss and lower blood sugar, they’re not without their side effects. Those can includ…
Everyone is obsessed with Japan as of late. People want to travel there, watch the movies, eat the food, and wear the fashion. But it appears the fascination has since trickled down, and now even AI c…
Artificial intelligence is seemingly all that leaders can talk about right now. It’s discussed in all-hands meetings, included in individual and company goals, and employees are measured by how many t…
Phil Haid shares why one simple question can transform how teams collaborate and innovate.
Leena Jain shares that AI can predict what’s likely. Breakthrough ideas often begin with uncertainty instead.
Muneer Panjwani says that AI can synthesize information at remarkable speed, but creativity, intuition, and original thinking remain distinctly human.
Parental leave looks great on paper, but many working mothers who take it have seen missed promotions, unfair performance reviews, or even job loss. Nearly half of all Equal Employment Opportunity Com…
U.S. applications for jobless benefits tumbled to the lowest level in more than five decades last week as layoffs remain historically low despite global economic uncertainty. The number of Americans a…
Tinder has announced a global expansion of Tinder Events, its in-app feature designed to help singles connect IRL through shared interests. The Match Group-owned brand introduced Events in March 2026…
Bo Zhao believes curiosity is built through conversations, not algorithms. The best creative education happens in the real world.
AI can explore countless directions, but it can’t replace the intuition required to choose the right one.
Gordon Boggis argues that creativity isn’t something you can teach—it’s something you unlock through curiosity, experience, and the courage to think differently.
Deirdre White believes progress comes from making tough choices and focusing creative energy where it can have the greatest impact.
To keep accounts safe from malicious intruders, having various passwords and authentication steps has become the norm. With that comes an oh-so-common predicament: doing such a good job securing an ac…
The Trump Media & Technology Group announced last week that it would soon offer a new product for financial services companies: a real-time feed of posts from the “highest-ranking” accounts on Truth S…
Napa might have some of the country’s best wine, but it might soon lose an icon of American culture: drive-thrus. The city in Northern California has a proposed ban on drive-thrus as part of a move t…
Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could bypass the strait. As Iran’s choke…
As the worlds of entertainment and sports continue to overlap, Variety held its inaugural Sports & Entertainment Studio in New York, featuring Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson, NASCAR leg…
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and…
The European Union on Thursday hit hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its…
Data collected from 30 American cities showed an 18% decrease in the homicide rate from 2025 compared to the same period in 2026, translating to about 215 fewer homicides this year, according to a new…
More than 180 warehouse employees will be impacted by the closure set for Nov. 15, however, production operations will continue.
Employers have made considerable efforts and obtained remarkable results in asking workers to spend more time in the office over the past two years. But while even complying employees usually regret t…
Conventional wisdom says breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but you don’t want to be starting your morning off by eating any of the 19 million eggs that are part of a massive recall. The…
Monday.com has just become the latest company to lay off its employees in favor of AI. On Wednesday, July 22, the work management software firm announced that it will lay off about 20% of its workfor…
This past school year, Cambridge, Massachusetts, placed every eighth grader in Algebra I. It didn’t go well. Ultimately, more than 60% of rising ninth graders will repeat the course. The consequences…
Toxic bullying in the workplace is usually discussed as an HR issue. But what happens when the bullying is happening inside executive ranks, boardrooms, and positions of power? I am the Founder, Chair…
A product manager I know got a four-word message from her boss last month: “Do more with less.” She had the AI tools. She had a shrinking deadline. She also had a kind of dread. She is good at her job…
For much of my career, global supply chains were built around a simple premise: Optimize for efficiency. But after working across the global cotton industry—one of the world’s most interconnected supp…
“She didn’t quit because she didn’t love the job. She quit because her son’s school kept calling her out of meetings, because the after-school program in her neighborhood closed, because by the time s…
Every corporate announcement seems to be about an “AI-first” launch or a new agent. On paper, it looks like a revolution. On the ground, it feels a lot more like chaos. Rushing these tools out is slow…
Wake up early, head to work, go to sleep and repeat. Maybe try to find some time to eat and see some loved ones in between. That’s the reality for most working Americans today. The only upside, if you…
Getting tattoos can hurt. But people who’ve gotten one using Microdot Tattoos, a new applicator from the London-based skin technology company CipherX, say it hurts less than brushing your hair. Rather…
Many businesses discuss emotional intelligence, but in practice, this concept has remained in the background for quite some time. Sure, you see many references to it in management and leadership liter…
When a close friend of Eric Lu, a software engineer, noticed her grandmother losing motor skills, she asked her to write down her name on a piece of paper as a keepsake—maybe she could use it for a ta…
This weekend, Rosie Assoulin will do something she’s hasn’t done in 14 years of running her namesake label: sell a dress for under $50. The award-winning designer—a red-carpet favorite of Rihanna, Bey…
Recently, when talking to Samsung Electronics America Executive VP of Mobile Experience Dave Das about the company’s new Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra phones, I offhandedly referred to the w…
It’s a desk so big they called it “Icehenge.” Weighing in at more than 7 tons—equivalent to an adult African elephant—the desk designed by architect Frank Gehry was inspired by the look of glass shard…
Anthropic has doubled down on its position as the AI company pushing hardest for industry regulation, announcing on July 21 that it plans to donate another $20 million to Public First Action, a politi…
For the past few years, the AI infrastructure race has been driven by the assumption that larger artificial intelligence models require larger data centers. That idea has fueled an extraordinary wave…
Someone in another department Slacks you: “Hey, quick favor . . . any chance you could get this to me by Friday?” No context on why it matters, no acknowledgment of what’s already on your plate, just…
The most obvious use of generative AI is writing. It’s right there in the name—large language models (LLMs) are all about reading, organizing, analyzing, and conjuring words—which is exactly why many…
This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The threat of low-cost weaponized drones may grow more u…
Most women have heard the stereotypes about “mom brain”: According to conventional wisdom, mothers—especially new mothers—neurologically reorient around their children, leaving their minds foggy and f…
People are more likely to stay at their job when their values and the organization’s mission are clearly aligned. But not every task you are asked to do may fit with your personal system of values. Wh…
For years, brand reputation was built on straightforward outputs: the product worked, the service delivered, and the mission statement said the right things. But, behind the scenes, a sophisticated co…
AI is changing how people view creativity in the workplace. While some leaders have touted AI as improving the creative process at their companies, there are also broader concerns about outsourcing th…
LinkedIn has released its second annual Cities on the Rise list, ranking the top 25 U.S. metro areas that it says have emerged as the fastest-growing destinations for jobs and new talent. The Microso…
Shoes by ThreadTheory. Snacks by CrunchCove. Gadgets by SkyScribe. They’re all for sale on FakeHaul.com, a new competitor to online marketplaces like Temu. They offer the same bottom-of-the-barrel pri…
A diarrhea-causing illness has taken over the US and the news cycle, but as officials try to trace its origins, many greens lovers are asking themselves the same question: Can I eat Lettuce now? The a…
More and more companies are implementing artificial intelligence into both their internal workflows and their external products, and that AI use comes with an environmental impact. Already, AI data ce…
If you are one of the 63 million Americans currently receiving Social Security benefits, you’ll want to read on. (Some 54 million retired workers and 9 million of their survivors and dependents curren…
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100% tariff on imported generic medications, which could raise costs for Americans unless drugmakers can move production to the U.S. by August 2028. I…
AI has become very good at passing the tests we set for it. Stanford University’s 2026 AI Index Report captures the problem neatly. While AI models can master abstract logic, they often struggles with…
If you’ve eaten at Chick-fil-A lately, your spicy chicken sandwich might have come with something extra – and it isn’t waffle fries. The country’s most popular chicken sandwich chain just got hit with…
The Kraft Heinz Company this week announced a new partnership. But it isn’t with another condiment brand, or even within the realm of food. The food and beverage giant is instead teaming up with the W…
Winter Storm Uri, the multiday freeze that slammed Texas in February 2021 and pummeled the state’s power grid, has been on Kenneth Kovar’s mind ever since. Though the resident of New Braunfels, northe…
It’s getting harder and harder to find a Long John Silver’s. When it celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, the quick-service seafood chain said it had almost 900 franchised locations in the United…
The release of Kimi K3, the latest model from Moonshot Labs, a Chinese AI firm founded by a former Carnegie Mellon computer science graduate, has shaken both the AI and political worlds. In an instant…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning individuals to steer clear of select antihistamine tablets due to the fact that the tablets may be cross-contaminated with an ulcer-treating drug…
President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could hoist children out of poverty and give more Americans the chance to benefit from investments in the stock market. But some parents say they’re still wa…
Whenever I coach managers or speak to executives, I simplify leadership down to its most practical expression: helping people succeed. Employees do their best work when they have the tools, support, c…
The Terminator movies continue to become more premonition than fiction. On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that two of its AI models hacked a startup—oh, and they did it completely on their own. That’s righ…
In 2020, just after Winslow and Laura Robinson bought a farm in Maine, they were surprised to learn that sewage sludge had been used as fertilizer there decades earlier—and that the sludge had left be…
Very few companies have a better real-time read on the American economy than Delta, and even fewer CEOs are more willing to say what they actually think than Ed Bastian. True to form, he shares what D…
MRP Industrial is targeting 93 acres in Rowan County for new industrial use after officials approved a land sale agreement for the...
The never-ending debate about voter ID has come to the home of never-ending pasta. Over the past few days, a clarification from Olive Garden about guests providing ID to use their Never-Ending Pasta P…
If you’re a LinkedIn user, you recognize it instinctively: Anyone with a green ribbon around their profile picture is in the market for a new job, and they want everyone to know it. LinkedIn’s “Open…
Two medical staff members in white lab coats beckon, guiding us through the reception area of an abandoned Los Angeles hospital. Animated caricatures of personified emotions grace the walls. We sign i…
Burrowed more than 100 feet in the ground, the concrete shell of one of the most fearsome pieces of Cold War infrastructure is being brought back to life. This November, the Twistflower Nuclear Missil…
You’ve just settled into your seat on an international flight. Next to you, a baby is crying. Somewhere down the aisle, another passenger has just unwrapped a tuna sandwich. And to make matters worse,…
When it launched a decade ago, Away captured the hearts of millennials with its colorful, affordable suitcases with ridges. Those original customers are now in their thirties and forties, traveling ar…
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. I’ve changed how I use Claude and ChatGPT lately. They’ve become my…
Right now, sockeye salmon season is peaking in Alaska. Some fishing vessels in the Cook Inlet have welcomed a new crew member, one who doesn’t complain about swells, eat, or even sleep—yet is able to…
The CEO of Allianz just announced that the travel division of the German insurance giant will cut up to 1,800 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months. The business unit employs around 22,600 people. Roughl…
We’ve all heard of analysis paralysis—that maddening loop where overthinking prevents any decision from being made. But in a recent podcast conversation with Beri Meric, founder of Ivy, I was asked a…
I was writing a work email and found myself spending an embarrassing amount of time staring at it before hitting send. The message was short, the ask simple. I’d already read it aloud three times, che…
If you’ve looked for a job in the last 12 months, odds are you’ve run into this sequence of events: You find a job description that matches your experience perfectly. You take the time to tailor your…
There are clear signs that AI has been adopted at different rates along gender lines, driven in large part by greater skepticism on the part of women. This gap in adoption has narrowed as time has go…
From tech to finance, mass layoffs are rippling through industries this year. Companies including Amazon, Meta and Oracle have slashed thousands of roles, typically citing AI adoption or broader restr…
Spain dominated the ball and occupied the entire pitch at MetLife Stadium during the World Cup final against Argentina. It didn’t matter that Messi’s teammates fouled, elbowed, and used every trick to…
At work, there’s good days and bad days. But if you were to ask users on TikTok, every day at a 9-to-5 is a battleground. From deciding what recipe or restaurant to try next, to what fragrance or pair…
I’ve reached an uncomfortable conclusion after a decade helping connect companies with tech talent across Africa, and now leading the International Youth Foundation (IYF), a global NGO focused on yout…
ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a memo to employees Tuesday morning, obtained…
Instagram just rolled out a new feature that makes it easier to curate your feed. It’s now possible to swap out the audio track on published posts and carousels. Previously, users could only change th…
Some stories hit a nerve and go viral. This is one of them. After 59-year-old Mary Gates’ work-study job ended at the University of the District of Columbia, her Social Security disability benefits ne…
A young mathematician teamed up with a new AI model to tackle one of the hardest open problems in mathematics, and the result is causing a stir among mathematicians and AI researchers on X. Levent Alp…
On TikTok, one creator is giving brands free logo makeovers. She doesn’t change their color schemes, their fonts, or their imagery. All she changes is their spelling, inspired by her mom’s Mexican acc…
Next time you need to fill your pet’s prescription, you might be able to pick up your own at the same time. Tuesday CVS Health announced plans to carry dog and cat medications alongside human ones in…
The U.S. and Iran are back to bombing every day in a bid to control the Strait of Hormuz. And neither is backing down, showing the limitations of President Donald Trump’s reliance on escalating airstr…
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. In 2017, Japan-based homebuilder Daiwa House entered the U.S. housing market, buying…
The designer behind the Motorola Razr returns with a flip phone built to destroy the attention economy. It’s not a nostalgia play, however. Called the Light Flip, the company is betting that design fo…
When it comes to headlines, the landscape for initial public offerings in 2026 has overwhelmingly been dominated by artificial intelligence and tech companies. But next week, one of the most high-pro…
It wasn’t long ago that pundits predicted OpenAI’s advertising business could eventually overshadow those of Meta and Google. The company was similarly upbeat. But a new report on the early numbers su…
President Donald Trump’s administration sought phone records of several New York Times journalists and even those of some of their relatives, according to a motion unsealed Monday — an unusually aggre…
Home buyers are increasingly regaining the upper hand in most major U.S. metro areas, but the amount of leverage they wield depends entirely on where they’re buying. The second quarter marked the most…
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash…
I grew up believing one thing: Don’t be average. Looking back now, as an older, slightly fatter man, there’s something wonderfully ironic about that particular piece of advice. While every person in a…
Anthropic will finally have to pay authors for pirating their books. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved a $1.5 billion AI copyright settlement. The payout is believed to b…
Store closures have become a common story in 2026. While food and restaurant chains like Five Guys, Pizza Hut, and Papa John’s tend to grab the most of the headlines, this year has also seen closures…
Growing up in Las Vegas, Hunter Manz took annual trips to nearby Lake Mead with his father. Each year, he watched the reservoir, Southern Nevada’s primary water source, recede further, sparking an ear…
Global competition for critical minerals is reshaping economic and technological leadership. Lithium, cobalt, and nickel power everything from electric vehicles to grid-scale storage. Yet as demand su…
Technology leaders are very comfortable talking about productivity. We can discuss automation rates, developer velocity, cost curves, and defect rates with great confidence. We are less comfortable ta…
Kas Bordier sells her clients a vision of longer, healthier, and constantly measured lives—one that’s perfectly attuned to today’s optimized pursuit of health. As the founder of Mavi, a new architect…
The Trump administration has had plenty of targets in its sights in recent months. The newest are China’s cutting-edge AI models. Following the release of Kimi K3, the latest model from Moonshot AI, t…
President Donald Trump said his new Air Force One needs to be upgraded. “It has a lot of capability,” Trump said Sunday, but “in about a month or so, they’re gonna send it to have it be maxed out.” H…
The 2026 World Cup has been a real moneymaker for FIFA. Revenues from TV broadcasting rights, ticket sales, and other commercial sources are projected to amount to nearly $11 billion, making it the mo…
For the past two years, companies have been trying to add AI to their processes. That sounded reasonable at first. Existing workflows, existing systems, existing data, existing dashboards — now with i…
Shoko Kawata just became the first mayor in Japan’s history to stay in office while becoming a mother. She arranged for a deputy to cover her maternity leave, without resigning and without apologizing…
Want to predict how long you’ll live? Knowing is impossible, but there are simple research-backed tests—tests you can do for free, at home—that provide indications. For example: You can do the sit-ris…
If you’re feeling burned out right now, you’re not alone: In a DHR Global survey of corporate professionals, 83% reported some degree of burnout. AI isn’t helping. A sabbatical can make a difference—t…
After joining Amazon as a product leader in 2022, I saw a series of layoffs and return-to-office mandates over the following three years that made any semblance of presence in home life impossible. Th…
In almost every leadership conversation I have been part of over the last two years, AI comes up within the first ten minutes. Sometimes it is the whole conversation. Executives want to know how to us…
It has been a busy year for Wall Street debuts. While a few IPOs have captured most of the headlines, 203 companies have begun trading on either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq market so far in…
It seems like common sense to step out of the frame when a group you don’t belong to is taking a picture. But it seems President Trump missed that memo. The World Cup has officially come to an end as…
When David Risher was appointed as Lyft’s CEO in 2023, the company was struggling with financial losses and dwindling market share. The rideshare conducted multiple rounds of layoffs to stay afloat. I…
Starter homes are finally starting to come back within reach in some parts of the country. A new report from Realtor.com found that the multi-year shortage in smaller, more affordable homes that appea…
A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their cas…
Food insecurity adds an estimated $53 billion to the nation’s medical bill every year, per a 2019 study. Yet most providers still log it as a note in the patient chart rather than a vital sign worth t…
Winding down looks different for everyone, but it often involves some sort of sitting—it might be sitting back to read a novel or lounging while watching one’s favorite show. But a new study suggests…
Summer 2026 has been filled with one extreme weather event after the other, from massive heatwaves and Canadian wildfires to flooding. Now, brace yourself for hurricane season. Tropical depression in…
At nearly $10,000 a pop, Tom Ford leather jackets are already pricey. But put one on a tech CEO, and its value will soar even higher—almost a million dollars higher, apparently. Earlier this month, a…
Last week, Seattle resident Kiana Hall spotted an oddly bedraggled-looking raccoon running across her backyard. She took a video, posted it on Instagram, and named the creature “Jimothy” in her captio…
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Based on our analysis of the Zillow Home Value Index, nationally aggregated U.S. hom…
Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New Y…
Electric air taxis could soon start packing some serious firepower. Archer Aviation has teamed up with Anduril Industries, the military technology startup cofounded by Palmer Luckey, to create what th…
LinkedIn is unmatched at showing you who your network knows that you’d want to meet. A few keyword-rich searches of your second-degree connections—the people your direct, first-degree contacts are con…
The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the U.S. tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand overwhelmed capacity within…
As the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, Americans living and traveling abroad are being asked to exercise increased caution. The U.S. State Department issued a “worldwide caution” travel advi…
U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoli…
There is a new update regarding the Cyclospora outbreak that has affected multiple states across the nation, causing explosive diarrhea in hundreds of individuals. The update includes a recall of sel…
Something has shifted in the way that most companies engage with their customers in recent years, with automation playing a heavier role in a customer’s experience. While efficiency is important, it c…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations…
For years, the Charging Bull statue was the icon of Wall Street, meant to represent the financial might of a bull market. But over the past decade, it has been eclipsed by a very different sculpture.…
The release of Kimi K3, an artificial intelligence model created by a former computer science graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, has rocked parts of social media and the AI commentariat.…
Too many leaders approach delegation only as an opportunity to transfer work off their plate. The challenge with this is they often find themselves disappointed and let down when the quality of the wo…
Earlier this year, LVMH agreed to sell Marc Jacobs, as the world’s largest luxury group continues trimming its portfolio after several years of slowing demand. It’s the latest sign that even the bigge…
We’ve all been there. You email one coworker: “I need this by Thursday.” You email another: “Hi! Just checking back in. Would you be able to have this ready for me by Thursday? Totally understand if t…
Critterz was one of the first feature films built primarily with AI. But OpenAI abruptly shut down Sora, the tool its director, Nik Kleverov, was relying on. Kleverov, who is chief creative officer of…
One of the best things about being a freelance designer is building a career that’s all your own. But that independence is also what makes freelancing so hard. Finding clients. Brainstorming. Getting…
Chon Azzopardi-Brown had done everything career experts tell job seekers to do. She polished her CV, searched job boards, networked on LinkedIn, and tried to navigate a tough hiring market complete wi…
On paper, the candidate seems wonderful, and when you bring them in for an interview, things go great … at first. But as the conversation goes on, your gut instinct tells you something is off. Maybe t…
If you’ve been using Perplexity for a while, you’ve probably figured out the basics. You know it gives you straight answers instead of a giant wall of sponsored results and recipe blogs. That’s fine,…
There are many reasons to scream right now—from cyclospora to corrupt politicians avoiding accountability. What if instead we collectively squealed for ice cream on National Ice Cream Day? Well, we’r…
In ads, influencer partnerships, and blog posts, Anthropic has continued to position itself as the intellectual, even creative, AI platform. “There’s hope in hard questions,” explicates one ad. “Keep…
To say the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is the most-anticipated sporting event of the year would be an understatement. More than 80,000 people are expected to attend the fina…
Madrid, the other city that never sleeps, is more awake than ever for the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, which will be broadcast from New Jersey today. Even in the middle of July,…
Below, Steve Kamb shares five key insights from his new book, How to Try Again: An Approachable Guide to Navigating Chaos and Making Change That Sticks. Steve is the founder of Nerd Fitness, an approa…
Fully 70% of U.S. workers feel unprepared for today’s workforce. That’s not a data point you encounter and move past. It sits with you, especially when you’ve spent a career thinking about how learnin…
When ships can’t make it through the Strait of Hormuz, the fallout goes beyond the price of oil: Nearly a third of the world’s fertilizer also passes through the corridor, coming from factories in cou…
From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle. Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring tomato prices. They spiked by roughly…
If there’s one universally beloved form of nostalgia-inducing retro tech, it’s pinball. The thing about pinball, though, is you can’t just play a particular table at home whenever you want—at least, n…
When Spanish midfielder Pedri zips across the field this Sunday, microscopic pillars on the Nanostrike+ fabric of his Adidas Predator cleats will help him control the ball. The microstructure technol…
The FIFA World Cup comes to a close on Sunday, as Spain and Argentina face off for the championship. The tournament’s scale is difficult to overstate: More than 75% of the world’s population was expec…
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. We’re currently amid a 14-month streak in which year-over-year nationally aggregated…
How much money parents can invest in their kids is one of the biggest factors in upward mobility. The inability of many families to provide their children a financial leg up has helped drive income in…
In June, Apple previewed its next major iOS update, iOS 27, which will become widely available for supported iPhones in September. As with all major iOS updates, installing the new operating system fe…
When we installed a new furnace in a rental property, the city’s mechanical inspector told me it didn’t pass code due to how the natural gas line was run. I started to argue—I know the code—but challe…
If you’re a high achiever, you’ve probably been told—in various formats and with varying degrees of sincerity—to be kinder to yourself. Choose kindness. You are enough. For most, that advice likely la…
Most companies say they’re invested in their people. Yet many employees experience something different. According to the TalentLMS Skills Visibility Report, four in 10 employees say it’s easier to fin…
At a time when Hollywood needs a win, acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan is again betting on the experience economy. His epic masterpiece The Odyssey hits theaters today (Friday, July 17) and is al…
PURCHASE, N.Y., July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.48 per share of PepsiCo common stock, a 4 percent increase…
For anyone looking to cool off this summer, a new viral recipe is transforming one of the season’s most iconic fruits into a creamy frozen dessert, no ice cream maker required. A watermelon ice cream…
There is a common misperception that philanthropy is inherently rigid, with funding and grant agreements tied to narrowly defined activities. Thankfully, this viewpoint is rapidly changing. Modern phi…
Every 20 years since 1965, Harvard Business Review publishes an article with the results of a survey asking men and women executives nearly identical questions about the perception of women in executi…
When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission opened an investigation into Nike’s diversity practices, it was unusual for a number of reasons. The federal agency’s mission has long been to enforce…
A staple of the millennial mall experience, Claire’s is known as the place where teenagers can score whimsical jewelry and get pierced. But on social media, the accessory retailer is also a dentist of…
On July 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the official most closely identified with Ukraine’s much-lauded effort to turn drones, software, and com…
A cyberattack on one of the country’s biggest milk brands has forced the dairy to suspend operations while it sorts through the chaos. Coca-Cola, which owns Fairlife, disclosed on Thursday that the da…
This has been a summer of extreme weather, so brace yourself—it looks like Mother Nature may have another curveball up her sleeve. As if we don’t have enough to worry about—from the apocalyptic-lookin…
As hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada, smoke is drifting across the United States, worsening the air quality in cities from Detroit to New York. It’s a stark example of how climate change is affecti…
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke…
General Mills is issuing a major recall for some of its Pillsbury roll products. At present, at least 736,000 Pillsbury bread rolls have been pulled from shelves due to possible glass contamination.…
There’s been a new update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak affecting people in five states. Now, the agency is warning people to avoid a spe…
The National Mall has become a hot spot for festivities this summer as the U.S. commemorates its 250th anniversary, hosting the (sparsely attended) Great American State Fair as well as a massive FIFA…
Santee will share his perspective on enabling sales teams with better intelligence, simplifying decision-making and creating more valuable customer conversations.
President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, th…
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s th…
The company adjusted its environmental targets last year “to what we have confidence we can achieve.”
Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscriber count, is reportedly planning to cut about 3,000 jobs. Most of the job cuts are tied to a significant shift in the company’s ret…
Shares of Netflix Inc (Nasdaq: NFLX) are down more than 11% in premarket trading on Friday following an earnings report that came close to Wall Street’s expectations but also announced plans to reduce…
More than 850 wildfires are currently burning in Canada—and the smoke is reaching cities thousands of miles away, from Chicago to New York City. Next week, it’s expected to reach Europe. If the sky is…
When Spirit Airlines collapsed in May, its travelers weren’t the only stakeholders left stranded. Thousands of employees lost their jobs overnight, with some filing a lawsuit over owed pay and benefit…
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act mandated curb cuts at intersections across the country. The requirement was specific: Wheelchair users needed a ramp from sidewalk to street. What happened…
A new mandatory screening program will test all U.S. service members for testosterone deficiency in an initiative to optimize soldiers’ performance and their long-term health. On Wednesday, Defense Se…
In a classic experiment more than a decade ago, researchers in Japan gave a slime mold—a single-celled organism known for forming efficient networks—a “map” of the cities around Tokyo. They represente…
China is quickly closing the gap on Elon Musk’s reusable rockets in a way that should worry him more than any single competitor has before. On July 10, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (C…
Congratulations in advance to Argentina or Spain, but let’s be honest: Even before the opening whistle of the final, the 2026 World Cup has already produced undeniable winners and losers. And not just…
Hello again and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. For the longest time, I used Siri for only two purposes. One was setting alarms, which it did flawlessly. The other was answering random ques…
Clara Sieg found inspiration in birds. A venture capitalist with a history of backing consumer-facing brands, Sieg had been increasingly concerned with the consequences of drinking polluted water. So…
If you’ve spent any amount of time using ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI assistants, you’ve witnessed some of the ways it can go wrong. LLM accuracy remains an issue, and there are plenty of social situa…
Like many companies navigating this new era of artificial intelligence, Canva has had an “interesting” year. Looking back at the last six months, Cameron Adams, cofounder and chief product officer of…
Media companies have gotten pretty good at blocking AI bots. They have been less good at deciding which ones should be allowed in. Reports say most major publications almost universally block crawlers…
For years, I wrestled with the website for my solo business. I’d reached the limits of what I could do myself and was perpetually frustrated by the built-in templates of most website tools. Yet I wasn…
The days of cradle-to-grave jobs are as long gone as fully employer-funded pensions, medical insurance, and annual company picnics for staff and their families. But while most employees have accepted…
To say that the FIFA World Cup has been eventful would be an understatement. Over the last month, there have been upsets, controversies, and personality clashes on and off the pitch. But there’s a com…
Skim the headlines and today’s career story belongs to two groups: anxious new grads at the bottom and embattled executives at the top. U.S. entry-level postings have fallen about 35% since early 2023…
I remember the moment I realized my employees were happier than me. From the outside, I had it all: 50 education centers across 10 countries, thousands of students, several successful businesses. But…
We are at an inflection point, a moment when AI-driven mega IPOs are flooding the market—from SpaceX, to the frenzy surrounding OpenAI and Anthropic’s upcoming initial public offerings. Meanwhile, sma…
Wall Street banks and trading firms will soon receive President Donald Trump’s musings within milliseconds as the parent company of Truth Social announced a new service on Thursday that’s targeted tow…
Every company that sells, ships, manufactures, or distributes physical goods is now exposed to transportation volatility. Even if a company does not own a single truck, it depends on freight capacity…
Teamwork makes the dream work. It is cliché, and yet true. But teamwork often involves multiple departments and various roles, each with individual goals and priorities. As a cross-functional collabor…
Between shrinking entry-level gigs, mass layoffs and high rates of long-term unemployment, AI has been at the center of workers’ job loss fears. Some tech executives have warned that AI could lead to…
Cyclosporiasis, otherwise known as the “explosive diarrhea” parasite, has continued to make headlines this week, as thousands across the United States—mostly in Michigan—are expected to have been infe…
The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers, and others. The policy, known…
Successfully implementing AI tools across a company is one thing. Getting consumers on board is entirely another—and according to a recent report, more than 97% of companies are missing the mark. Glob…
“Dirty Jobs” founder and TV host Mike Rowe recently said that at a time when many companies are laying off white-collar workers, there is a skilled labor shortage threatening AI’s current $10 trillion…
According to a new report from Realtor.com, short sales are gaining ground as an option for homeowners who might otherwise be headed for foreclosure. In a short sale, a homeowner who owes more on the…
Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain’s King Charles III, and Anthropic’s chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand’s king, Saudi Arabia’s crown…
When AI started becoming mainstream, many companies reacted by trying to keep them out of the interview process. Particularly in engineering, candidates were warned not to use Cursor or Claude Code. S…
Nearly 15 years ago, Justin McLeod founded Hinge, now known as “the dating app designed to be deleted.” Hinge stands out in the dating app landscape for prioritizing long-term connections over superfi…
Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The latest commitment appears to bring the compa…
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter breaking down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company covering emerging technology, AI, a…
When major disasters strike, Americans are routinely waiting weeks — or even months — to receive presidential approval for aid. And if they live in a state that didn’t support President Donald Trump,…
Publix has closed a number of locations this year, but the brand appears to be growing its overall footprint. Most recently, the southeastern U.S. supermarket chain has permanently shuttered its locat…
Last month, Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, better known as SpaceX, transitioned from a private entity to a publicly traded company. It entered the stock market on June 12 with…
This week, several major wildfires are burning across Canada. Though wildfires are expected as part of an annual cycle, they still pose a threat to animals, people, and property—and air quality. And…
On a recent Sunday afternoon, the usual motley crew convened beneath the glowing billboards of Times Square. Costumed King Kong, Spiderman, and Minnie Mouse performers beckoning tourists for photos; s…
A great acceleration is coming to the auto industry thanks to artificial intelligence, and one of the giants of the carmaking world is using the technology to reinvent its product pipeline. In recent…
Three-plus years into the AI boom, we’re all still figuring out what an AI token is actually worth. Welcome to the era of stochastic shopping. Tokens, at their core, are the tiny units of language tha…
When the startup Tiny Vinyl launched last year, its product was simultaneously more than a century old and brand new. The Nashville-based company had taken the vinyl record and shrunk it down to the h…
ixty-eight-year-old John Oakes took the same walk every afternoon circling his small community of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. On Aug. 1, 2024, as the hot summer sun trickled through Spanish moss,…
When independent gas stations rebrand from one supplier to another, it’s called reflagging. A 76 station might become a Sinclair, and its pylons, signs, and branding on its canopy get swapped out for…
More than 100 new vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed on an average day, according to Mike Sentonas, president of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. What was once a trickle has become a torrent, th…
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Apple owns the smartphone. It owns the devices and the ecosystem around them. It owns the on-campus product launch. Steve Jobs built that, Tim Cook protected it, and now John Ternus has to carry it in…
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How can you tell if you have self-discipline? We all know people who work out at 5 a.m., eat only healthy food, and floss after every meal. And other people who sleep until the afternoon, chomp on unt…
Perhaps you’ve heard that women are finally finding their financial groove, pushing past the patriarchy, and crushing it in capitalism. Best-selling books and top-ranking podcasts are here to teach he…
Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority, according to our new research published in the Proceedings…
Companies are investing a lot of money in AI resources right now in the hope that it will enhance people’s performance and make organizations function more efficiently. Because of the size of the inve…
Everyone remembers when Adidas dropped Kanye. Almost nobody noticed when they started winning without him, until suddenly they were everywhere again. After losing an estimated $1.7 billion in annual Y…
In 2025, the number of American workers represented by a union climbed to 16.5 million, the highest share of unionized workers in 16 years. During an era of declining union membership, this is no smal…
With thousands of people sick from a mysterious foodborne illness, your go-to fast food order might look a little different for now. The intestinal infection known as cyclosporiasis spreads when peopl…
OpenAI is reportedly developing a screenless smart speaker that could be commercially released as soon as 2027 as its first-ever major hardware device. OpenAI’s speaker will be designed for the home.…
The rapid growth of data centers across the country has already stressed power demand and driven up electricity bills. And those impacts are only worsening. Americans could see $6.3 billion added to t…
In June, employers added 57,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% in June from 4.3% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released earlier this month. But the BLS rep…
Andrés Cantor is unlike most public figures. He may walk down the street or dine at a restaurant without being immediately recognized. It’s not until he opens his mouth and speaks that his identity is…
For generations, Monopoly has let players dream of becoming real estate tycoons. Now, Netflix is turning that fantasy into a $2 million reality competition. Netflix and Hasbro are bringing the 91-year…
Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday that his decision to cut the Gates Foundation out of his charitable giving is more about believing his three kids are ready to handle giving away his entire f…
Total social media bans for young people are popping up around the world, but a new policy out of the U.K. is taking a different approach for older teenagers. On Wednesday, July 15, the U.K. governme…
Zohran Mamdani just offered to babysit 500 New York City children. Well, kind of. This week, the 34-year-old mayor announced a city-wide Parents’ Night Out. The city-sponsored event will offer free ch…
You’ve probably noticed: The weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable. And you don’t have to look far to see the effects, considering the massive heatwave now hitting much of the United States a…
For a diehard soccer fan, owning a literal piece of the action from an iconic game is the ultimate souvenir. FIFA’s newest merchandise lets World Cup devotees do just that—but it comes with an eyebrow…
Airport lounges have become one of the biggest battlegrounds in premium travel, and Chase is making its biggest move yet in Texas. The company will officially open its newest Chase Sapphire Lounge by…
OpenAI, for the second time in the past few months, is facing a legal battle that could alter the company’s trajectory. This time, it is squaring off against Apple in a fight whose origins can, in som…
A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday. That information could be reassurin…
There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the chan…
My kids were finally almost grown, and I was in my late 50s, when my mother started to fall. Not once. A series of falls, each one taking a little more of her, until the word the doctors used was acut…
Shares in PayPal Holdings (Nasdaq: PYPL) are skyrocketing in premarket trading this morning after a report that the legacy digital payments platform has received a joint buyout offer from one of today…
For years, “swivel chair work” was shorthand for a very real problem: employees spinning between applications, copying data from one system to another, and chasing approvals through multiple inboxes.…
Whether you’re grilling one out in the backyard or enjoying one with all the fixins’ at a baseball game, nothing says American summer like a hot dog. And the pinnacle of hot dog mania is today: Nation…
Hackers leaned further into ransomware in the second quarter of 2026, with a surge of new attacks led by two competing ransomware-as-a-service groups. A new report from NordStellar finds that ransomw…
America’s fastest-growing restaurant isn’t Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, or Chipotle. It’s a chicken wing chain that’s been opening hundreds of new locations. In a preview of QSR Magazine’s annual QSR 50, w…
More hard times for Hardee’s. After closing dozens of locations last year, a large franchisee for the Southern-style dining brand is now seeking Chapter 11 protection, the latest unfortunate developm…
Since President Donald Trump began the Iran war nearly five months ago, he has repeatedly said it’s almost over or that the U.S. has, in fact, already won. His resumption of the conflict is just the l…
Over the past decade, the AI-focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown from one campus in Austin to a growing list of more than 15 schools across the country, including in major cities like New York…
Across companies in America, many employees are pondering a question about work: Does what I do here matter? That question is at the center of today’s workplace morale challenge. Similarly, employee…
Ikea’s newest collection is designed to move. And move. And move. These 13 home furnishings were inspired by the lived reality of young urban dwellers who regularly find themselves moving to new apart…
At first, it looks like something went wrong during the production of a new cap for the Philadelphia Phillies. The tan hat shows the team’s script letter P logo in white, but just to the logo’s left,…
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New York City is lending its iconic I <3 NY logo to your lips. For her first brand campaign since joining the company three months ago, Glossier’s new chief marketing officer, Nicole Solórzano, is ut…
As a kid, I was a perfectionist who had meltdowns if I colored even a little outside the lines. Arguably, my unrealistic standards for myself might have helped me perform better in school. But I still…
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Cubic zirconia looks like a diamond, but jewelers call it a simulant: an imitation that plays the part at a glance but does not survive close inspection. A lab-grown diamond, by contrast, has the same…
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In 2007, two psychologists, Madeline Heilman and Tyler Okimoto, published what would become one of the most influential papers on gender bias in the workplace. Across three experiments, they found tha…
Frito-Lay cuts 65 jobs at its Raleigh facility as it transitions warehouse operations to an external logistics provider effective September.
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Microsoft’s total emissions increased 25% in 2025, according to its latest sustainability report, adding to the trend of tech companies polluting more heavily as they ramp up AI data centers. And the…
It’s been called the greatest transfer of wealth in history: Baby boomers, now aged 62-80 (born between 1946 and 1964), are estimated to hold at least $93 trillion in assets, and are sitting on more m…
In May, Meta laid off 10% of its workforce, impacting nearly 8,000 employees. On Monday, a group of current and former staffers filed a lawsuit alleging the company used AI to target those with disabi…
The highest paid employee across the Central Ohio Transit Authority is, predictably, its president and CEO. The second-highest paid employee? A vehicle maintenance worker who racked up nearly $230,000…
In this episode of Adventures in AI, Fast Company speaks with quantitative futurist Amy Webb about everything AI, from automation and fake expertise to the most vulnerable industries.
Anthropic’s newest commercial begins with a sharp piano note, and what sounds like recordings of people asking tough questions of our current moment navigating artificial intelligence. “Can AI be tru…
Reconfiguring a factory used to mean shutting it down, making costly bets, and hoping the design worked in the real world. PepsiCo found a way around that. Rather than rely on engineering blueprints t…
PepsiCo is reimagining manufacturing by building the facilities of the future twice—first in the virtual world. Using AI-powered digital twins, engineers can simulate, test, and optimize operations be…
If you’ve ever felt utterly cramped on a plane, United has good news. On Tuesday, the airline announced it’s adding a new seating arrangement to a row on its Economy Plus cabin that aims to give passe…
For decades, the world of work rewarded the people with the most knowledge. The experts had the most competitive advantage. Right now, an abundance of information is changing that. And easy access mea…
IBM is in free fall. As of this writing, shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) are currently down more than 23%. The reason? The hardware and software giant released a pre…
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The company reported a four percentage point increase in sustainably sourced ingredients in 2025 but has yet to document Scope 3 emissions metrics.
“We do expect some more pressure on the business from a commodity standpoint,” CFO Steve Schmitt said on an earnings call.
New York has made history as the first state to issue a moratorium on data centers. On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order that would halt construction permits for hypers…
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In a lawsuit Apple filed Friday against OpenAI accusing the AI giant of trade secret theft, attorneys for Apple pointed to one specific design detail as the tip of the iceberg of a larger pattern of t…
There’s no shortage of drama when it comes to the largest merger in Hollywood history. Earlier this year, Netflix dropped out of its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after Paramount Skydanc…
Key market opportunities in the sleep water enhancers sector include the rising demand for non-pill sleep solutions and functional beverages, growth in clean-label and plant-based products, and increa…
PepsiCo nutrition leader Sue Gatenby reflects on four decades in nutrition, from helping shape the precursor to the Eatwell Guide to leading product reformulation, positive nutrition strategies and ta…
PepsiCo said consumers pulled back in the second quarter as gas prices rose, slowing its efforts to revitalize its North American snack business.
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Less than a year after taking the helm at Austin-based Siete Family Foods, Sami Jallad is walking away.
Quaker Oats, a brand of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo, announced the launch of Quaker Oat Shake & Go, a whole grain oat shake that is prepared in the bottle — add a liquid of choice, shake and enjoy, t…
From Dirty Mountain Dew to Slice’s creamy varieties, major brands are transforming the DIY dirty soda trend into a booming ready-to-drink market in 2026.
Marketers like PepsiCo and Mars are using the app’s e-commerce feature to drive sales and inform new products, according to the platform’s head of food.
Accelerating performance across regenerative agriculture, restorative and protective practices, sustainable sourcing, and livelihoods ambitions worldwide PURCHASE, N.Y., July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- P…
Big companies, including PepsiCo and Mars, are using the app’s e-commerce feature to drive sales and inform new products, according to the platform’s head of food.
The beverage giants are joining an industry-wide effort to connect consumers with government safety data as shoppers become increasingly concerned about what’s in their food and drinks.
Heather Hoytink will oversee the Reese’s maker’s confection, salty and protein portfolio when she takes over July 8.
America’s leading beverage companies, including The Coca-Cola Co., Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo, announced the nationwide expansion of a shared digital ingredient transparency infrastructure, American…
Adam Buttgenbach joins the leading national yard logistics provider as Vice President of Fleet Strategy & Loss Prevention. HENDERSON, Nev., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- YMX Logistics, a leading natio…
The multiyear deal with Gatik will help the food and beverage giant increase capacity in "hard to staff" areas of its transportation network.
PepsiCo is building its sports-drink portfolio around protein as the macronutrient surges in popularity due to GLP-1s and broader wellness trends.
The partnership focuses on PepsiCo’s regional transportation networks, where it moves products daily from site to site. The post Gatik to bring autonomous freight to PepsiCo’s North American supply ch…
The multiyear deal with Gatik will help the food and beverage giant increase capacity in "hard to staff" areas of its transportation network.
The effort will expand into PepsiCo’s North America food and beverage supply chain.
PepsiCo and Gatik have launched the largest commercial driverless trucking deployment to date, with operations now live across Texas, Arizona and Arkansas The post PepsiCo and Gatik launch commercial…
A month-long World Cup forces CPG brands to adapt campaigns daily as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and others target shifting consumer demand.
Meet the Nottingham duo behind major FMCG launches, working with PepsiCo, Tesco and more to drive NPD, challenge AI-led innovation and shape future food trends.
Doritos/PepsiCo "Telethon Hawkins" Wins Best of Show for Branded Content & Entertainment Miami Ad School Student Captures Best of Show in the Student Division ("NPC's for NPC") WASHINGTON, June 8, 202…
Leaders from brands like PepsiCo and Athletic Brewing discussed growth opportunities and key challenges in convenience retail at the Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum.
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