How AI helped Meta beat Wall Street’s Q1 predictions
Instagram and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. posted better-than-expected results Wednesday for the first quarter thanks to strong advertising revenue—boosted by artificial…
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Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure
Any data, prompts, or requests you share helps teach the algorithm—and personalized information helps fine tune it further, says Jake Moore, global cybersecurity adviser at security outfit…
The ‘Caveman Method’ is the latest viral skincare technique. Experts say you should think twice
The cost of a multistep skincare routine can quickly add up. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you simply stopped? This weekend, a TikTok creator went viral for discussing…
The Download: China’s energy throwback, and choosing between love and immortality
—Gigi Kwik Gronvall, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, explains the consequences of the Trump administration’s decision to force a health department focused…
This is how it feels at the beginning of the end of the world
“The apocalypse will start having vermouths and tapas,” a friend told me yesterday. Just a day before, the electricity shut down for all of Spain and Portugal, trapping thousands in…
3 science-backed ways to find a good boss
Chances are you’ve had a bad boss at some point in your career. Research shows that up to 65% of employees would take a new boss over a pay raise, and roughly half of people who quit their…
Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen
“Whether it’s a utility token or a memecoin, it’s not regulated by the SEC,” says Lisa Bragança, attorney at Bragança Law and former branch chief at the SEC. Therefore, to avoid the…
Panera Bread just launched a tasty new ‘it’ bag. But will customers bite?
The images of Panera Bread’s new Croissant Clutch could be straight out of a fashion magazine. Highlighted against a warm, glowing orange-and-brown background, the accessory looks out of…
2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker
Later this year, Boston Dynamics plans to put its all-electric humanoid Atlas robot to work in a Hyundai factory. The new version of the bot, evolved from the hydraulic Atlas model that’s…
In rural California, farmers are harvesting a new crop: Solar power
Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight. As the price of renewable energy technology has plummeted and water has gotten more…
A long-abandoned US nuclear technology is making a comeback in China
You can basically copy and paste that line into countless stories about today’s advanced reactor technology. Molten-salt cooling systems? Invented in the mid-20th century but never…
Why online shopping feels like a chore in 2025
While online shopping remains undeniably convenient, many are beginning to wonder: Is it still fun? According to a new study from Criteo, 75% of consumers now see online shopping as purely…
Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US
Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, identify-verification technology startup says it will begin expanding to the US starting May 1 and will launch a phone-like hardware device by next year. Those…
The pro bono problem
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Fall 7 times, get up 8
The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual…
3 ways philanthropic organizations can help build trust
The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual…
Why Jimmy Fallon is now in the tortilla chip business
Jimmy Fallon has done plenty of commercials and branded segments on his late-night show. Last year, he partnered with Beats by Dre for a signature set of headphones and put them…
Rumaan Alam and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Female Protagonist
The writer Rumaan Alam has noticed that readers, especially as of late, can be quick to dismiss novels that have characters they find unpleasant. But “when a character on the page is able…
Florida is about to ban fluoride in public drinking water, following RFK Jr.’s crusade to get rid of it
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective…
‘They got rid of some of our best talent’: How Trump is hacking away at America’s cyber defenses
“We’ve had many, many threats against our nation,” President Trump said in the Oval Office in November 2018, as he announced the creation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
This newly discovered cloud is 3,400 times the mass of the Sun—and we almost missed it
4.5 billion years ago the Sun was formed in a swirling cloud of dust and gas called the Solar Nebula. In a paper published by Nature Astronomy journal on April 28th, a team of…
California’s high-speed rail project may get another chance—if private investors agree to fund it
A long-delayed project promising nonstop rail service between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours may be able to secure the private funding it desperately needs if…
Starbucks is about to ‘uplift’ 2,000 stores with a new design
Starbucks held its quarterly earnings call Tuesday, during which CEO Brian Niccol highlighted a slew of design steps the company is taking as part of its overall turnaround strategy. While…
Visa’s new tech lets AI shop—and pay—for you
Are you ready to hand over your wallet to AI and let it do your shopping for you? Maybe not—but the technology to do it is hitting the market. On Wednesday, Visa announced Visa Intelligent…