My sex doll is mad at me: A short story
“Wake!” I command again. Her shoulders shake slightly at the sound of my voice. I take a photo and upload it to the sex doll Reddit. Caption: “Breathing program working, battery full,…
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5 warning signs it’s time to make a change to your executive team
I once hired an executive—we’ll call her Alice—who elevated our company overnight. She helped shape our strategy, built a great team, and brought instant credibility to our brand. Our…
China’s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robots
According to statistics from Shenzhen New Strategy Media’s Industrial Research Institute, there were over 160 humanoid-robot manufacturers worldwide as of June 2024, of which more than 60…
TikTok Is Back in US App Stores
Twenty-six days after it was banished from US app stores, TikTok has returned to the iOS App Store and Google Play store. Apple and Google brought back the Chinese-owned video app after…
Recovery urbanism: Build Los Angeles’s resilient future
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5 ways our marketing agency is leveling up in 2025
The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay…
Golden State Warriors release an album from their own record label featuring Bay Area artists
The Golden State Warriors are known for their electrifying plays and superstar Stephen Curry, but now the team is pioneering a fresh gameplan: blending sports and entertainment in a way no…
How eateries with breakfast menus are responding to high egg prices
It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of the problem. Breakfast is…
The worse traffic gets, the more fast food people eat
Road congestion is a persistent thorn in the side of our car-centric society. It’s loud, stressful, dangerous, and worsens air quality. It’s been linked to all kinds of adverse health…
The odds are shifting in the Oscars race: Here are the likely front-runners after last weekend’s industry awards
After a rough start to 2025 due to the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, awards season in Hollywood is officially back in the swing of things. The fires, which broke out right after…
Bird flu infections went undetected in some veterinarians, CDC study says
A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. The study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention echoes two smaller…
Igloo recalls more than a million coolers over fingertip injuries and amputations
Igloo is recalling more than one million of its coolers sold across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that has resulted in a handful of fingertip injuries, including some…
Gen Z is dropping megabucks on Valentine’s Day, even in this economy. Here’s how much they’re willing to spend
If you follow any Gen Zers on social media, you may know they seem to abide by one piece of sage wisdom: Go big or go home. That much is certainly true when it comes to their wild…
What to know about the car attack in Munich
A driver drove a car into a labor union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring 30 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be an…
Denny’s closing restaurants: 30 more locations added to doomed list as struggling diner fights inflation
Denny’s Corporation (NASDAQ: DENN) told investors it is closing another 30 restaurants, for a total of 180 closures combined in 2024 and 2025, while reporting fourth-quarter earnings on…
940 million flowers are traveling through Miami’s airport this Valentine’s Day
If any husbands or boyfriends mess up Valentine’s Day this week, it’s not because of a shortage of flowers. In the run up to Feb. 14, agricultural specialists at Miami International…
YouTube TV viewers could lose CBS and several other channels as a contract dispute with Paramount drags on
Several channels owned by Paramount Global, including CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and MTV, could go dark on YouTube TV this week if a contract renewal cannot be reached between the…
DOGE’s Website Is Just One Big X Ad
At a press conference in the Oval Office this week, Elon Musk promised the actions of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project would be “maximally transparent,”…
Chocolate prices will continue to rise. Blame aridity
Valentine’s Day often conjures up images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential threat. Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s…
Are Dating Apps Getting Worse?
Lauren Goode: I also think if there is a bright spot, it's probably going to be some of the apps that are very specific for people that help people winnow down what they're looking for and…
How We’re Keeping Tabs on DOGE
Leah Feiger: And so many have been. Absolutely. Katie Drummond: So many have been, so my answer has been, this will go through court and it will churn through the legal system, and it will…
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Trump’s health secretary
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending,…
Apple has been charged with abuse of power by this German watchdog. Here’s why
The German antitrust authority has charged Apple with abusing its market power through its app tracking tool and giving itself preferential treatment in a move that could result in daily…
DEI in the Trump era: What’s at stake for you and your workplace?
‘Fast Company’ staff writer Pavithra Mohan explains how Trump’s executive orders regarding DEI will impact you—and how companies can sustain inclusion efforts. Source link