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No more wrangling your cat into a carrier: Pet telehealth is here

If you think it’s hard to get a doctor’s appointment for yourself, try getting one for a pet. Veterinarians in the U.S. are slammed. More than 23 million American households—nearly one in five—adopted...

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5 tactics Olympians and athletes use that can help you succeed at work

Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. The thrill of victory and the agony of...

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Overworked managers keep ghosting their teams

As managers struggle under heightened pressure to do more with less, their staff are feeling ignored, and checking out. The vicious cycle is documented across numerous studies and surveys which...

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This Florida city was hit hard when the 2008 housing bubble burst—now prices...

Want more housing stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. At the height of the pandemic housing boom in May 2022, FirstKey Homes, an...

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Disneyland and Disney World expansion plans: Every new theme park attraction...

Earlier this year the Walt Disney Company unveiled a map that detailed plans to expand its Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. The expansion will allow for all new themed lands at the park....

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How the FTC will make it easier for you to click ‘unsubscribe’

In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment...

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Elon Musk is set to interview Trump on X

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is due to interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media network on Monday in an event that could inject more surprises into the...

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Trump’s campaign claims their emails were hacked and Iran is to blame

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents.The...

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LA 2028: How the city is preparing for its third Olympics

It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, before handing it off to a key representative of LA’s local business — Tom Cruise...

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Airlines are investing heavily in sustainable fuels—but critics say they’re...

Last November, Virgin Atlantic Airways made headlines for completing the world’s first transatlantic flight using “100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.”  This week, the Advertising Standard...

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How many people are dying from extreme heat—and how can we prevent more?

The summer of 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years (though 2024 may end up being even hotter). High temperatures and heat waves occurred around the world, resulting in more than 47,000 heat-related...

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Blink Fitness bankruptcy: Why the discount gym owned by Equinox Holdings just...

After 13 years of operation, Blink Fitness—the wallet-friendly gym owned by Equinox Holdings—has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  According to a statement from the company, published this morning,...

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Maui’s wildfire changed Kula residents a year ago. Here’s what they’re doing...

In the days after wildfire ripped through a rural neighborhood in the Maui mountain town of Kula, residents were determined to do what they could to prevent a repeat. With donated hoses and some...

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Pacific Northwest tribes are getting piecemeal state and federal funding to...

Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government...

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Truth Social may be a barometer for Trump’s presidential campaign—and stock...

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign may be experiencing some recent turbulence, and the same can likely be said about his social media platform, Truth Social. Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG),...

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Apple’s 30% App Store fee will soon hit Patreon subscriptions

Soon, new Patreon memberships purchased on the iOS app will be subject to Apple’s 30% App Store fee in the coming months, the crowdfunding platform announced Monday in a blog post. Patreon has to...

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Candy and snack recall, FDA update: List of products that may be contaminated...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified several recently recalled products from Palmer Candy Company as Class I recalls, the highest level of risk. This update follows the initial...

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TikTok’s blazing UX makes Trump’s lies spread faster than ever

The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has its first controversy over misinformation. But rather than faked images that push a false narrative, it’s a false...

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AI is like Google Maps: The user is the product

The other day, on a long road trip in a rental car, I found myself looking for a place to pull off the road. As I’ve done many times before, I typed into Google Maps “Food Near Me.” I peered at the...

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SEC sues NovaTech over alleged $650 million crypto fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday sued the cryptocurrency company NovaTech and its married cofounders, saying they fraudulently raised more than $650 million from more than...

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