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As a domestic car sales slump continues, China’s automakers lean on exports

However, the EU is capping Chinese hybrid vehicle imports at 350,000 a year.

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A super PAC trying to influence the Maine Senate election seems to have advertised to the wrong Portland

Right name. Wrong coast.

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María José Gutiérrez Chávez

‘SNL’ and Shane Gillis get backlash for ‘rape culture’ jokes during a national conversation about sexual assault

In the wake of the Cornell lawsuit that has dominated headlines recently, the storied sketch comedy show seems to have lost the art of reading the...

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Sarah Bregel

Why is Kelly Clarkson beefing with a Brooklyn toy shop?

The singer and the New York boutique novelty store are in a social media feud, and the internet can’t look away.

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Jude Cramer

Elon Musk quietly becomes the biggest donor in the midterms in a bid to save Republicans

The money includes $158 million given to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates.

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Congress wants to keep AM radio in every new car

Automakers cite costs and technical challenges, but lawmakers say the century-old technology remains essential, especially during emergencies.

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Chris Morris

The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at a D.C. golf course

Hundreds of historic trees were removed from the federal grounds. Those roots told a story.

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Hunter Schwarz

When AI runs the company, what exactly is leadership for?

Leaders will need to ask not just whether a process is working, but also what a given system is learning to do.

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Enrique Dans

When your AI system breaks—and what to do about it

Upkeep is part of the cost of any AI system.

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Anna Burgess Yang

As midterms approach, Trump is sticking with tariffs even though voters disapprove

Trade experts say Trump’s tariffs are causing more harm than good.

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Silicon Valley responds to Trump’s hands-off approach to AI regulation at Tech Week

The U.S. is now further away from governance on AI than it was during the Biden administration.

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With AI productivity, your team is burning out

How to understand the impact that getting work done faster is having on your workforce

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Illia Smoliienko

34 leaders share their essential work-travel rituals

The small routines that restore energy, curiosity, and perspective on the road.

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Fast Company Impact Council

Netflix layoffs loom as stock performance struggles, growth slows, and investors cool in 2026: reports

The streaming giant, once known for its unstoppable subscriber growth, is reportedly planning what could be its biggest job cuts in four years.

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Christopher Zara

How AI can prevent knowledge from walking out the door

Agentic operations captures context, replicates it, and compounds it.

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Balkrishan Kalra

Duo the owl’s next big act is an animated series

Duo TV follows the learning app’s famous owl and its supporting cast of characters.

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Grace Snelling

How Inc. and Fast Company get inspiration from our archives

Projects like Personal Brand Special Report and the Inc. 5000 show the power of legacy and longevity.

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Stephanie Mehta

What’s open and closed on Columbus Day 2026? Banks, stock markets, Costco, CVS, mail, and more

Monday, October 12, is a federal holiday, though many services choose to operate normal hours. Here’s a list to get you through.

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Shannon Cudd

Data centers produce heat year-round. Here’s how to save it for winter

The heat is not going away—but it needs to go somewhere.

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The Conversation

Lyft’s historic wage theft settlement fixes the past but ignores the future

The $272 million settlement could compensate thousands of drivers for past grievances. But it does little to change the rules governing gig work...

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Bryce Covert

Spredges, glitter, and lots of gold foil: Penguin is betting on deluxe book design to win over kids

Kids are bedazzling their books and clipping book charms to bags. Penguin is answering with special editions designed to be displayed.

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Elizabeth Segran

Fear of being ‘too much’ silences women leaders. Here’s how to ask anyway

If you’re struggling to advocate for yourself, try these 4 steps.

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Kelli Thompson

You can be a great mother and love your work

OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair says women (and mothers in particular) often feel they need to apologize for wanting to work, succeed, and take joy in their...

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Vsingh

Take your full maternity leave

If Rati Sahi Levesque could rewrite one rule of corporate America, it would be this: Make your own schedule. There’s nothing wrong with working at...

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Vsingh

Who decided moms can’t have it all?

Adeela told Fast Company that she takes pride in her work—and wants to show her family that it’s okay to be busy, be ambitious, and love what you...

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Vsingh

The government should subsidize paid leave

Latham Thomas doesn’t believe paid leave should solely be the responsibility of companies. She argues the government should subsidize it because...

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Vsingh

The parallels between leadership and motherhood are the same

There’s a perception in corporate America that when you become a mother, you’re less committed, less dedicated, and less ambitious. Reshma Saujani...

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Vsingh

The Trump administration wants to take greater control of scientific grants. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea

When politicians impose their ideology on science, they are seeking to control what is true and what is not.

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Greg Satell

The rise of misleading ‘bait-and-switch’ jobs—and how to avoid them

Nearly one in five workers say their job has changed significantly since they were hired. Here’s how to tell when normal evolution has become a...

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Lindsay Dodgson

AI-pilled bosses and clients are turning designers into ‘pixel pushers’

More than a dozen graphic designers share what happens when the people paying them think they can ‘Ask ChatGPT’ and do their jobs better than they...

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Rachel Kurzius

Start vibe-coding your own iPhone Shortcuts already

Apple’s automation app is easier than ever now that AI can build them for you.

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Jared Newman

How to use AI for a ‘voice of the customer’ analysis

It might change how you describe your own work—and help you build your business.

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Anna Burgess Yang

Silence 95% of spam calls and text scams with these 3 simple tweaks

How to restore a semblance of serenity on your iPhone or Android phone—for free.

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Doug Aamoth

How to make sure your return to office policy works

Almost 40% of employees have been through multiple RTOs. Often this is because the initial RTO policy failed.

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Natalia Emanuel

The list of AI insiders sounding the alarm on their own companies keeps growing

From OpenAI and Anthropic to Google DeepMind, researchers and employees are speaking out about everything from copyright infringement and military use...

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Sarah Hofmann

Can AI be moral without being sentient?

As Anthropic explores the possibility of conscious AI, philosophers and religious thinkers are wrestling with a fundamental question: Can a machine...

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Mark Sullivan

Why the community-owned Green Bay Packers are NFL fans’ Hail Mary as private equity takes the field

Call it the people’s team verses PE. As big money defines pro football competition, from stadium real estate development projects to nine-figure...

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Paul Mueller

Want to improve your time management? Lower your expectations

Life is messy. Accept it. Plan for it.

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Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Why you shouldn’t treat career development like a guilty secret

Senior leaders often hide networking and professional development. But these activities can make leaders and their teams more effective.

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Ellie Rich-Poole

Home price shifts across local housing markets, as told by 3 maps

Large, sparsely populated counties can dominate a home price map, so ResiClub sized counties by active inventory instead.

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Lance Lambert

RAMageddon: 3 tips to handle the rising cost of computer memory

In addition to water, AI data centers also use a disproportionate amount of memory. Here’s how it might affect you.

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Emily Guy Birken

This free tool fixes your copy-paste headaches

Broken formatting, be gone!

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Justin Pot

Googlebooks mark the end of the old Google

The dream of the open web as the next great computing platform is finally over.

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Jared Newman

Nobody trusts HR. It’s up to companies to fix it

‘Employee well-being needs to be managed the same way companies manage all other important business objectives. Someone at the top has to own it.’

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Mark C. Crowley

It’s not ‘AI,’ and it’s not ‘superintelligence.’ So, what is it?

President Trump’s obsession with rebranding artificial intelligence is drudging up a decades-long debate about how to best describe the technology.

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Chris Stokel-Walker

A new employee was reprimanded for drinking 1 cup of coffee a day. An expert says the drink isn’t the real problem

The incident sparked a debate about office culture, micromanagement, and making new hires feel welcome.

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Inc

Why a good boss matters more than working from home

Researchers found that a favorable manager relationship is tied to higher job satisfaction across work arrangements.

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The Conversation

Can Apple keep its AirPods from becoming ‘PervertPods’?

Apple is reportedly releasing AirPods with cameras next year. It should learn from Meta and Google—and consider the brand risk.

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Michael Grothaus

How to avoid being a ‘meat proxy’ when you use AI

AI can make us faster, but there’s a line between using it as a thought partner and completely surrendering our judgment.

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Kuan-Lin F. Liu

What to think about before making a big ask from your direct reports

Before piling extra work onto your team, consider the cost and what you can offer in return.

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Art Markman