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For this study, Lindsey and his colleagues worked to lay down some of that groundwork. Previous research has shown that various dimensions of LLMs’ behavior—from whether they are talking…
In 2002, artificial intelligence was still in winter. Despite decades of effort, dreams of bestowing computers with humanlike cognition and real-world understanding had not materialized.…
Figma’s initial public offering this week was a boon for investors. Well, some investors. When shares of the design software startup started trading on Thursday, they immediately went to…
U.S. hiring is slowing sharply as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy. The…
President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not…
How much does Oreo parent Mondelez crave the chocolate-peanut butter alchemy of Reese’s? It has twice attempted to acquire Reese’s parent, The Hershey Company, in 2016 and 2024. Well, if…
Apple shares rose 2% in premarket trading on Friday, after the iPhone maker’s quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, indicating resilience in the face of global trade tensions…
U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global…
The Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee is dubbed the “Last Great Colosseum”—and for good reason. It’s a massive homage to spectacle, with a seating capacity of around 150,000 encircling a…
OpenAI has removed a controversial opt-in feature that had led to some private chats appearing in Google search results, following reporting by Fast Company that found sensitive…
This week we welcomed a record-breaking baby to the world. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived over the weekend, developed from an embryo that was frozen in storage for 30 and a half…
Hello again, and thanks for reading Fast Company’s Plugged In. When you think about it, training AI to use the web might be the single most impactful way to expand its power. So much of…
YouTubers dedicate their lives to building a following in hopes of creating and sustaining a livelihood. For top creators, the rewards are immense: MrBeast, the world’s biggest YouTuber,…
The enterprising Tiler Peck has been a leading dancer at New York City Ballet for more than fifteen years, played a neurotic ballerina on Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “Étoile,” and created a…
“To them, it doesn’t really matter who ultimately succeeds,” says Sam Abuelsamid, who writes about the self-driving-vehicle industry and is the vice president of marketing at Telemetry, a…
When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, it triggered fears that the move would undermine…
Stories like this also highlight how reproductive technologies are shaping families. Thaddeus already has a 30-year-old sister and a 10-year-old niece. Lindsey and Tim are his birth…
New technologies usually follow the technology adoption life cycle. Innovators and early adopters rush to embrace new technologies, while laggards and skeptics jump in much later. At first…
Few cybersecurity threats generate as much alarm as remote code execution, or RCE. This type of flaw allows an attacker to run malicious code on someone else’s device—no physical access…
After 25 years helping companies build teams, I’ve seen white-collar work evolve through tech booms, market crashes, and management fads. But today’s shift is more foundational: hybrid…
Africa’s e-commerce sector is experiencing a renaissance. In 2025, Africa’s retail e-commerce is expected to reach over $39 billion, and $55 billion by 2029. This growth is driven by…
It’s time to admit it: Too much of the social impact sector is still funding yesterday’s solutions while claiming to advance towards a better tomorrow. I’ve been in this sector since I was…
How many McDonald’s locations do you think you’ve been to across the U.S.? Ten, maybe twenty? One TikTok creator is aiming to hit all 13,589 of them. Posting under the handle @donnyboys10,…
Still haven’t made it to the American Idol stage? Now you can audition for a new singing competition—without ever leaving home. In partnership with iHeartRadio, TikTok announced its Next…
