Net neutrality deja vu: The Biden administration’s attempt to regulate...
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s efforts to restore net neutrality rules while a legal case brought by the broadband industry proceeds. The delay is...
View ArticleWhat’s the FIRE movement? How a trend is helping people retire in their 30s
Some young people are looking to retire far before they turn 65. The Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement prioritizes extreme savings and early investment to reach retirement earlier...
View ArticleHow AI chatbots could improve civic engagement in the 2024 election
Earlier this year, the journalist Julia Angwin and Princeton professor Alondra Nelson tested leading AI models’ ability to answer questions about elections such as voter registration requirements....
View Article3 Unexpected ways founders are using AI to make their work easier
One of the most important elements of making marketing content that people actually want to watch, listen to, or read is relatability, credibility, and humanity. These are all uniquely human, but that...
View ArticleMrBeast, YouTube’s $700M star, is caught in a swirl of controversies
MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly unrivaled influence among young audiences, acknowledged Wednesday that he used “inappropriate language” in his early online days,...
View ArticleMassachusetts is now the 11th state to mandate pay transparency
Massachusetts businesses with more than 25 employees must disclose salary ranges when posting jobs, under a new bill signed into law Wednesday that puts the commonwealth in line with 10 other states...
View Article$2 billion in USDA payments will go to Black and other minority farmers
The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced...
View ArticleElon Musk’s repost of a Kamala Harris deepfake shows he’s no free speech warrior
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. Elon Musk shares a...
View ArticleWhy is ARM down? Arm Holdings stock plunges on earnings report, despite AI...
Just a day after chip giants Nvidia and TSMC saw their stock prices rise, opposite fortunes are affecting competitor Arm Holdings. Yesterday after the close of the markets, Arm reported its first...
View ArticleMove over Google and Microsoft: Amazon’s putting $16.4 billion to develop...
Amazon.com is expected to join Google and Microsoft on Thursday in reporting a surge in capital spending on artificial intelligence as Big Tech companies rush to capitalize on the booming technology....
View Article‘Flying with children is already complicated enough’: DOT proposal would ban...
The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children.Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and...
View ArticleThe number of Americans filing for unemployment is at an 11-month high
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims tend to be volatile...
View ArticleBoar’s Head recalls 7 million pounds of deli meat linked to deadly Listeria...
Boar’s Head recalled roughly 7 million more pounds of meat products on Tuesday because they may be tied to a Listeria outbreak that has resulted in two deaths, expanding last week’s nationwide recall...
View ArticleUber partners with China’s BYD to add 100,000 EVs—except you can’t get them...
Uber is putting 100,000 new electric vehicles on its platform through a new partnership with Chinese EV company BYD—but U.S. drivers for the ride-hailing service will miss out. The multiyear...
View ArticleA nation divided: Federal protections for transgender students launch in some...
New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 21 states and hundreds...
View ArticleDoorDash Q2 earnings: The delivery giant posts another strong quarter
DoorDash continued its long-running streak of setting new quarterly records for key metrics in its second quarter, the food delivery giant announced Thursday. DoorDash’s second-quarter revenue...
View ArticlePro-Trump influencers are spending $20 million to court UFC bros for the...
Among the most striking images from the night of Donald Trump’s shock victory in 2016 are those depicting baby-faced young men in suits and MAGA hats, writhing in ecstatic glee. While much of that...
View ArticleSnap’s quarterly revenue falls short of estimates as competition rises
Snap forecast current-quarter sales and adjusted core earnings below market expectations on Thursday as the Snapchat owner grapples with stiff competition from larger rivals for advertising dollars in...
View ArticleIntroducing the 10 Most Innovative People of the Last 10 Years
Fast Company’s Innovation Festival returns to New York City this September 16-19. And while every Innovation Festival is a reason to celebrate, this year we’re going even bigger for our 10th...
View ArticleI’ve been a super commuter for a year—and I love it
As more employers have embraced the return to office, workers across the country have rearranged their lives to accommodate policies that require them to be in the office every week. Some employees...
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