Why Meta decided to finally embrace the iPad
Meta has spent 15 years shunning the iPad. Now it seems the company’s finally ready to embrace tablet lovers. WhatsApp users can text from the big screen at last. On Tuesday, Meta…
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New COVID-19 variant may be driving up cases in parts of the world
COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases is primarily in the eastern…
Trump says he will negotiate his budget bill after Musk’s criticism
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to negotiate aspects of the “big, beautiful” tax bill, expressing dissatisfaction with certain provisions while being satisfied with…
7 unlikely pairings you’ll see at Summit Detroit
Fast Company is the official media partner of Summit Detroit. At Summit events, unlikely pairings of innovative yet seemingly disconnected people regularly take the stage. In the past,…
Why is GME stock down today? GameStop is betting $500 million on bitcoin, but investors aren’t buying it
GameStop is taking its promised bitcoin investment seriously—$500-million-worth-of-bitcoin serious, in fact. The video game retailer (which has also become a meme stock) announced the…
The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture
On the morning of April 23, 2024, Claudio David Balcane González, a twenty-six-year-old musician from the state of Aragua, in Venezuela, arrived at the Texas border. In the previous three…
Big banks eye cautious entry into crypto as Trump-era regulators ease path
Big U.S. banks are holding internal discussions about expanding into cryptocurrencies as they get stronger endorsements from regulators, but initial steps will be tentative, centering on…
How this marathon runner has spared 900,000 disposable cups from landfill
Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated, when she started to think about how much waste such events produce. On…
David Droga is stepping down as CEO of Accenture Song
Accenture announced on Wednesday that David Droga, CEO of its technology-focused creative group Accenture Song, will step down from his role in September. Droga will transition from his…
New Texas law says Apple and Google must now verify ages of app store users
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of their app stores, putting the second-most-populous U.S.…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX hits another setback as Starship demo ends in explosion
After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft tumbled out of control and broke…
What should I do if I think my coworkers are gossiping about me?
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer your biggest and most…
What is ‘ghostworking’? Most employees say they regularly pretend to work
There’s nothing spooky about ghostworking, apart from how popular it may be right now. The newly coined term describes a set of behaviors meant to create a façade of productivity at the…
Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
The internet—it seemed like such a good idea at the time. Under conditions of informational poverty, our ancestors had no choice but to operate on a need-to-know basis. The absence of…
Endless growth, endless harm: Facebook is a symptom, not an outlier
The recent exposé Careless People, by former Facebook (now Meta) executive Sarah Wynn-Williams, has received significant attention for its jaw-dropping revelations about the social media…
Air traffic controller training is tough. Here’s how universities could help
Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans…
Data is democratizing ethical consumption
Growing up in rural Northern California and later serving in the military, stationed in Mississippi, I experienced firsthand the stark disparities in access to quality goods. Even finding…
How AI is making the invisible visible in branding
In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly redefining creative industries, branding stands at a pivotal crossroads. Tools like Midjourney and DALL-E are often portrayed as threats…
Why your workplace needs more “Gracious Professionalism”
When most people think about innovation, they imagine sprints, whiteboards, late nights, and the relentless pace of deadlines. What’s often missing from this image are genuine acts of…
The secret to scaling climate solutions? Don’t sell climate
In 2006, as the modern sustainability movement gained momentum, I launched The Lazy Environmentalist on Sirius Satellite Radio. The show’s premise was simple: Millions of people wanted to…
Trump wants to kill NYC’s congestion pricing, but a judge just said he can’t—yet
New York City’s congestion pricing program has only been in place for a few months, but it’s already reduced traffic, increased public transit ridership, led to fewer delays for school…
Nvidia reports Q1 earnings this week: Here’s what to expect
Nvidia’s earnings have become some of the most closely watched numbers on Wall Street. The company makes up about 6.5% of the Nasdaq 100, and 5.5% of the S&P 500, so a good quarter can…
Welcome.US CEO Nazarin Ash on the value refugees bring to the economy—and corporate America
As the global migrant crisis continues to dominate our airwaves, Welcome.US has triggered a dramatic impact on U.S. immigration, resettling 800,000 refugees across all 50 states. The…