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Mamdani taps into Knicks fever to do what Mamdani does best

With the team in the NBA finals for the first time since 1999, New York City’s mayor is scoring his own points through his gift for attention capture.

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Sarah Bregel

Walmart will now deliver Subway sandwiches to your door in under 30 minutes

The retail giant is entering the food delivery wars, combining its in-store restaurant partnerships with its last-mile know-how to take on Uber Eats...

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Elizabeth Segran

Trader Joe’s is dropping a new $2.99 tote, and shoppers are already preparing for chaos

The grocery chain’s latest limited-edition bag arrives June 17, and if history is any guide, it may sell out fast.

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Sarah Bregel

Dow gains 900 points as oil prices ease, while AI stocks keep Wall Street in check

Stocks got a boost from a 2.8% drop for the price of Brent crude oil to $95.10 per barrel.

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Associated Press

The next era of entertainment is sub-fandom

Franchises and finished products are the starting point, not the ending point.

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Karandeep Anand

A look at the biggest AI players barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts

In a bid to access more capital for AI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public.

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Why Meta’s new AI agents could make sense for small businesses

The agents may also help explain why the social media giant is spending billions to quickly develop frontier AI models.

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Mark Sullivan

You’ve deployed an AI voice

But how secure are your rights to use it?

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Jay O’connor

Everyone is lying to you about crypto

The real crypto story is still being told.

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Stu Alderoty

Anchor enterprise innovation in purpose, not pressure

The more AI pushes toward clichéd, homogenous outcomes, the more human skill sets matter.

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Melissa Puls

Melinda Gates pledges another $215 million to improve women’s health around the world

In the past two years, the philanthropist’s donations for women’s health have exceeded $600 million.

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Associated Press

There’s a looming copper shortage. This South Carolina startup wants to mine it from waste instead of ore

A startup called Red Metals is trying to make better use of the copper discarded in old products.

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Adele Peters

McDonald’s is facing intense pushback after it did what no company should ever do

The company’s McValue menu doesn’t mean what it used to.

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Inc.

A Ukrainian drone attack reveals the limits of laser warfare

A strange scene over the Black Sea adds an interesting wrinkle to the laser dazzlers now spreading across modern warfare.

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Jared Keller

Delta just added a major new perk to its Amex cards—and travelers are going to love it

Delta SkyMiles American Express cardholders are getting a second free checked bag, new rideshare credits, and massive welcome bonuses ahead of summer...

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Emily Price

Quantinuum IPO: QNT stock is listing on the Nasdaq today in a closely watched quantum computing debut

Publicly traded quantum computing stocks have been volatile over the last year, but a new entrant just priced its shares well above their targeted...

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Michael Grothaus

CrowdStrike Holdings stock split: Date, timeline, and what it means for CRWD investors going forward

Shares of the U.S. cybersecurity firm have rallied in recent months, at one point nearing the $800 mark. Now the company will make them more...

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Sarah Fielding

The new rules of work: Multigenerational workplaces in the Gen Z era

A candid discussion on how to build and lead multigenerational teams that leverage their differences to achieve great things.

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By Fast Company Staff

The perfect Knicks orange? It’s actually carrot

Pantone was a bust, so two MTA employees found a perfect color match in the most New York way possible: at a 24-hour hardware store.

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Hunter Schwarz

Something is causing tick populations to explode in these states—and experts are alarmed

Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia are seeing unusually aggressive tick activity this year.

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María José Gutiérrez Chávez

Wellness brands have a trust problem. Here’s how to fix it

Consumers are becoming less tolerant of vague promises. Wellness brands are now competing with medical-level expectations.

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Harriet stansall

What AI nationalization could really look like

A government takeover of the leading labs remains unlikely, but Bernie Sanders’s public-ownership proposal and President Trump’s model-review...

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Max Ufberg

Retired Waymo EV batteries will get a second life as grid storage

Electric vehicles are still relatively new to American roadways. One startup is making use of their batteries once they’re no longer fit to power...

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Kristin Toussaint

This Iowa bioenergy startup is turning almond shells, old wood floors, and grass clippings into aviation fuel

If it’s biowaste, Rise Energy is putting it into a reactor and making fuel from it.

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Patrick Sisson

J.Crew’s new campaign is an adventurous romp straight out of its ’90s catalogs

CMO Julia Collier says the company’s latest effort is inspired by its iconic mailers of yesteryear—but it’s not pure nostalgia.

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Grace Snelling

Brands, beware! Microdramas just might be the next metaverse

Millions of viewers. Billions in revenue. Tons of buzz. Microdramas are the hot new thing in brand land. Here’s everything you need to know before...

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Jeff Beer

This startup is trying to make peace between AI companies and creatives

How one startup, led by a Scribd cofounder, is helping authors and other artists safeguard their work in the age of automation.

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Stephanie Kaloi

I hire people with multiple jobs. Here’s my one red line

Companies obsessed with time tracking may be overlooking top talent. The real hiring challenge is identifying conflicts of interest.

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Yakov Filippenko

‘Tomatoflation’ is the latest extreme price increase to hit grocery bills. The reasons why are alarming

Tomato prices have recently soared to highs not seen in 45 years. It’s thanks to a number of supply-chain disruptions, and it’s not likely to get...

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Kristin Toussaint

Did ‘Stop! That! Train!’ use AI? Social media is suspicious—and the director’s comments aren’t helping

Reviewers are making claims about the upcoming drag queen-led movie, and director Adam Shankman is struggling to quell the discourse.

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Jude Cramer

Employee engagement was built for a more stable era

That era is over.

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Jon cooper

We replaced a role with AI, and our developers love it

For code reviews, AI has earned its place.

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Brad Weber

How AI decides which products consumers see

An inside look at how to optimize for e-commerce shopping now.

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Kimberly Shenk

Uber lays off 23% of its HR and recruiting team that became ‘too complex and fragmented’

The company is cutting staffers from its People and Places division while confirming a cap on employee AI spend.

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Ella chakarian

Homeowners are suddenly pulling their houses off the market—and this is why

High mortgage rates, picky buyers, and fading demand are causing frustrated sellers to give up during what should be the hottest time of year for real...

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Taylor Hatmaker

Oil prices inch back toward $100 a barrel as U.S. stocks retreat from records

Stocks remain near their records, even with all the pressure on the global economy created by higher inflation.

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Associated Press

NBA Finals 2026: How to watch the Knicks vs. Spurs Game 1, live online or on TV, including free options

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama will battle New York’s Jalen Brunson for the championship, with the first tip-off tonight. Here’s how to catch...

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Jennifer Mattson

Gwyneth Paltrow’s puzzling dairy substitute—arugula—takes off on social media like a rocket

Why the internet is talking about the peppery green and its suitability as a stand-in for cheese.

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María José Gutiérrez Chávez

Bitcoin, XRP, and other crypto tokens are falling to fresh lows. Is SpaceX FOMO partly to blame?

Cryptocurrencies have already been having a lackluster year. Now events outside of the crypto market may be behind the most recent fall.

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Michael Grothaus

The best Bukayo Saka documentary is also a WhatsApp ad

The Meta-owned app chronicles the Arsenal star’s career in a new film, and proves that brand entertainment isn’t an oxymoron.

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Jeff Beer

Warren Buffett explained that the greatest measure of success at the end of your life comes down to 1 word

Ever wonder what truly matters most when you look back at your life? Warren Buffett has the answer.

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Inc.

Google’s AI Overviews search feature will be impacted by a ‘world first’ rule in the UK. Here’s what will change

Online publishers ‘will now have effective tools to prevent their content being used to power AI features in search,’ says the UK’s competition...

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Sarah Fielding

Meet the new ‘reuse’ symbol, a spiraling cousin to the ‘recycling’ icon

A global alliance of businesses, governments, and designers just unveiled a universal mark for reuse—and it could reshape how the world handles waste.

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Elizabeth Segran

Brightline proved America wants trains. Can it survive?

The popular passenger rail company is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

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Adele Peters

Can AI be humane? Aza Raskin says only if we change the race

The Center for Humane Technology cofounder argues that the same incentives that warped social media are now shaping AI, with much higher stakes.

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Robert Safian

Speed is a virtue. Or is it?

We tend to see moving fast as an unalloyed good. The truth is more nuanced.

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Vaclav Smil

Coursera now offers an AI-powered feed of short form educational content

The new learning platform feels like a cross between TikTok and Duolingo, offering a custom feed of minute-long lessons and quizzes.

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Steven Melendez

The Obama Presidential Center is more than its granite tower

We spoke to the architects and urbanists behind the architectural lightning rod about their ambitious plans to give the 19-acre campus its own...

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Nate Berg

He designed a perfect logo for the New York Knicks 30+ years ago. They’re still using it today

The designer of the Knicks logo reflects on what makes it so iconic.

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Hunter Schwarz

5 powerful ways to reset your mindset when you’re stuck

Finding a different perspective can help you when you’re stuck on a problem.

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Andrew horsfield