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Clean energy investments are finally outpacing fossil fuel

Staving off the worst of the climate crisis requires dramatically shifting the type of energy we invest in: less in fossil fuel projects and more...

yesterday 10

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Kristin Toussaint

This robot lawnmower wants to help return your yard to nature

A robotic lawnmower from Swedish company Husqvarna uses GPS to map your lawn—and it’s using that data to suggest that you stop mowing part of...

yesterday 8

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Adele Peters

Minnesota’s new ‘right to repair’ law is the most extensive one yet

Do-it-yourselfers and repair shops are celebrating a victory in Minnesota with the enactment of a new law that requires many manufacturers to share...

yesterday 8

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Fast Company Staff

Just because you think you are tipping a service worker doesn’t mean you are

Capital & Main is an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. Two recent California food...

yesterday 8

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Morgan Clendaniel

So long shop class: This high school is designed for the jobs of the future

A giant trapezoidal building with a donut hole in the middle rises from the flatlands of a former ranch outside Tampa, Florida. Clad in shiny...

yesterday 7

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Nate Berg

People are mad about TikTok’s (great) new font

Having a fervent fan base can be a double-edged sword for an app: Yes, from a business perspective, it’s undeniably great to have more than a...

yesterday 10

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Zachary Petit

Work Smarter: Your Weekly Guide To Being Your Most Productive Self

We get it, you’re busy. Your inbox has 678 unread messages, you never seem to cross everything off of your to-do list, and your days feel lost to...

yesterday 30

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With record-high vacancies, these commercial space owners are getting creative to save their buildings and businesses

When Vishaal Bhuyan, cofounder and CEO of Aanika Biosciences, started the company in 2018, there was one employee located in 400 square feet of...

yesterday 20

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Lydia Dishman

How I finally learned to love ChatGPT

To err is human; to really foul things up requires a computer. That old wisecrack (often attributed, perhaps mistakenly, to population-control...

yesterday 2

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Harry Mccracken

Wall Street mass layoffs continue as Goldman Sachs plans new round of job cuts: reports

Layoffs have unfortunately been all too common in 2023. Tech layoffs by far have dominated headlines, with the tech industry cutting over 200,000...

yesterday 1

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Michael Grothaus

15 years of Michigan’s affirmative action ban offers a grim prediction for the SCOTUS ruling

Andre Sykes grew up in the Linwood neighborhood on the west side of Detroit, the largest majority-Black city in America. He graduated in 2012 from...

yesterday 1

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Kathleen Davis

How JetZero aims to be the ‘SpaceX of aviation’

It takes a moment to adjust. After a lifetime of flying in metal tubes, the reimagined cabin of a JetZero blended wing body jetliner is a...

yesterday 2

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Susan Karlin

15 years ago, Apple launched the App Store. Last year, it brought in $1.1 trillion for developers

Back in 2007 when Apple introduced the iPhone, there was no App Store to go along with it. Steve Jobs wanted developers to code third-party web...

yesterday 0

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Michael Grothaus

As Nvidia and Adobe double down on generative AI, scientists and CEOs sound the alarm

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly LinkedIn newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan ,...

yesterday 0

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Mark Sullivan

How Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty brings mental health advocacy to the office

The conversation around mental health has become too loud to ignore, particularly in the workplace. According to a survey from the American...

yesterday 0

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Kc Ifeanyi

Instacart users can now plan meals using AI

Instacart customers deciding what to make for dinner or what to purchase for a weekend cookout will now be able to solicit advice from an AI...

yesterday 0

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Steven Melendez

4 ways AI will change the classroom with Khan Academy founder Sal Khan

Earlier this month, the learning nonprofit Khan Academy made waves when it announced it had developed a new GPT-powered tool, called Khanmigo, to...

yesterday 0

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Laya Neelakandan

Despite layoffs and looming recession fears, millions of workers are still quitting their jobs

The economy simply won’t quit—even as 3.8 million workers voluntarily did in April. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)...

yesterday 10

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Connie Lin

Don’t worry about CEOs

After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose...

yesterday 10

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Christopher Zara

‘Bed rotting’ doesn’t mean Gen Z is lazy, but is it really self-care?

The latest Gen Z self-care trend, bed rotting, which has over 305 million views on TikTok, is not as gross as it sounds. It’s a fairly accurate...

yesterday 1

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Christopher Zara

Yeezy shoes are back on sale at Adidas—with proceeds going to anti-hate groups

Some of Adidas’ remaining Yeezy shoes are back on sale—months after the German sportswear company cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as...

yesterday 1

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Morgan Clendaniel

CAA is betting that this rapping metaverse rabbit is the future of music

A bear with glowing eyes mixes tracks in an ambient recording studio as “Angelbaby,” a leopard-patterned rabbit with a septum piercing, bobs his...

yesterday 10

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Zachary Petit

NASA’s moon rocket is already $6 billion over budget and behind schedule

NASA’s return to the moon is taking longer than expected and costing more than experts initially believed it would. And while the mission is still...

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Chris Morris

At the Port of LA, a new project will harness energy from ocean waves

At the Port of Los Angeles, inside a massive warehouse that now incubates ocean-related research and innovation, a shipping container filled with...

previous day 8

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Adele Peters

5 signs that your résumé is boring

Résumés are fairly cut-and-dry documents. Following the traditional “template” helps you convey your background and essential skills in a way...

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Stephanie Vozza

5 ways to save office buildings before it’s too late

Buildings can stand for centuries, or even millennia. But for many buildings in the modern world—particularly the big office towers that make up...

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Nate Berg

How brain signals can help us objectively measure chronic pain

Using a brain implant that can record neural signals over many months, my research team and I have discovered objective biomarkers of chronic...

previous day 8

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Fast Company Staff

Why Snarkitecture designed its first office to look like an art gallery

A glossy black boulder sitting on the floor. A giant rock, also black, suspended right beneath the ceiling. And a white curtain that looks like...

previous day 1

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Elissaveta M. Brandon

AI is going to change the design profession, but not necessarily for the worse

It’s easy to laugh at the terrible uncanny valley-ness of AI Hollywood movie trailers and those ubiquitous party photos where everyone has a...

previous day 9

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MasterClass slashes its prices by 33% in a bid to win back users

MasterClass is looking to boost its enrollment, announcing plans to introduce new types of programming and cutting the price of its annual...

previous day 7

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Chris Morris

This moisture-wicking activewear uses an unexpected secret ingredient

As we all know, fossil fuels are terrible for the planet, driving global warming and generating enormous pollution. And yet, they’re also a...

previous day 8

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Elizabeth Segran

Skills-based hiring at scale is hard. That’s why CEOs need to support it

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...

previous day 8

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Stephanie Mehta

Shortform helps you save time with 15-minute book summaries

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe...

previous day 6

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Jeremy Caplan

Get ready for the song of the summer (sped-up version)

Whatever this year’s song of the summer is, it’s very likely to come with an addendum: “Sped-up version.”  Early last week, a new entrant to...

previous day 7

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David Salazar

Gushers and Fruit Roll-Ups are making a comeback, and they’re bringing the ’90s with them

For late Gen Xers and early millennials, the ’90s were the golden age of snacking. And as the backdrop for endless sleepovers and SNICK, three...

previous day 5

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Zachary Petit

What is the real point of all these letters warning about AI?

Hundreds of AI researchers, computer scientists, and executives signed a short statement on Tuesday arguing that artificial intelligence could be a...

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Mark Sullivan

What a debt limit deal could mean for NASA

The debt limit deal reached late Saturday night contains both good and bad news for NASA. The plan from President Joe Biden and Republican Speaker...

previous day 1

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Fast Company Staff

Most LGBTQ+ employees are not comfortable being out at work. Companies are failing them

At the moment, almost 500 bills that target the LGBTQ community are working their way through state legislatures, according to data collected by...

previous day 1

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Shalene Gupta

What’s in the debt ceiling deal? Everything to know, from student loans to IRS funding

As of the time of this writing, many major stocks are up on yesterday’s news that a deal to lift the United States debt ceiling has been reached...

previous day 2

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Michael Grothaus

Amazon quietly ditched its plan to make half of all shipments carbon neutral by 2030

When Amazon announced a program called Shipment Zero in 2019—a goal for half of all of its shipments to be carbon neutral by the end of the...

previous day 2

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Adele Peters

AI warning: Human extinction threat should be a ‘global priority,’ say experts

Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning Tuesday about the perils that...

previous day 2

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Christopher Zara

POV: Let’s not forget Isaac Asimov’s advice on developi

For decades, intellectual leaders have anticipated a revolution in artificial intelligence. Going back to the 1950s, writers like Isaac Asimov...

previous day 3

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Fast Company Staff

POV: Here’s how Congress can regulate AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged lawmakers to consider regulating AI during his Senate testimony on May 16, 2023. That recommendation raises the...

previous day 2

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Fast Company Staff

How long can companies keep on raising prices?

Even with unemployment at just 3.5%, polls show that most Americans think the economy’s headed in the wrong direction. The University of Michigan...

previous day 3

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James Surowiecki

This Gen Z student is using human-centered design to combat the fentanyl crisis

When Alec Manko was a freshman at Stanford, an older student died of an overdose resulting from drugs laced with fentanyl. Manko began thinking...

28.05.2023 1

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Jill Bernstein

Sleeper trains are returning to Europe

Millions of Americans will find themselves in Memorial Day traffic this weekend, inching toward an elusive beach or barbecue. Others will spend...

27.05.2023 4

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Ainsley Harris

What the growing number of solo women globe-trekkers means for the future of travel

At 35, I was fresh off a divorce and a couple of subsequent heart-wrenching breakups. To say that I’d had an emotionally taxing few years would be...

27.05.2023 1

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Christopher Zara

Barbie Summer is finally here. Or did last year’s never end?

“Hot Barbie Summer” trendsploded in 2022 after production stills hit the internet from Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie, featuring Margot...

27.05.2023 2

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Jill Bernstein

A Twitch streamer got caught viewing deepfake porn. His quest to make amends shows how hard removing it actually is

On January 30, Brandon Ewing made a mistake he’ll never forget. While broadcasting himself playing Hitman 3 to some of his 316,000 Twitch...

27.05.2023 4

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David Salazar

Ethical AI explained: Why companies need to think about their tech’s potential harms

The rush to deploy powerful new generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, has raised alarms about potential harm and misuse. The law’s...

26.05.2023 1

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