Lawmakers introduce AI legislation targeting deepfakes in elections
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit political campaigns and outside political groups from using artificial intelligence to misrepresent the views of...
View ArticleUber is launching a blue verification badge. Here’s how riders can get a...
In an effort to make ride hailing safer and easier, Uber announced a new verification feature aimed at giving drivers more information about who is getting in their car. Starting Wednesday, passengers...
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This sleek, low-cost battery will keep your power on if the grid goes down
If you live in a place where climate change is making power outages more common—that is, basically anywhere on the planet—you might have considered buying a home battery system. But typical battery...
View ArticleHow politics became the new entertainment
With Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, Janice Min, cofounder and CEO of The Ankler, provides insight into the powerful intersection of celebrity and politics. Securing a celebrity...
View ArticleFCIF daily roundup: Highlights from day 2 at the Fast Company Innovation...
The 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival continued on Tuesday with dozens of sessions and receptions covering a wide range of topics. The event even served as an opportunity to share some news—City...
View ArticleWhy is Tupperware bankrupt? Food storage brand’s Chapter 11 filing reveals...
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP), owner of the iconic food storage brand Tupperware, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing comes after years of financial struggles...
View ArticleNew AI tools can dig up skeletons in politicians’ social media histories—and...
Character, as they say, is what you do when no one’s watching. What’s been hard to ignore during the current election, however, is that character also seems to be what you do when only certain people...
View ArticleSolving the AI Energy Challenge
In this custom episode from FastCo Works and Williams, Kathleen Koch sits down with Chad Zamarin, EVP of Corporate Strategic Development at Williams, to break down the rapid rise in energy demand with...
View ArticleCalifornia targets AI, political deepfakes with new laws
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.A new law, set...
View Article‘Make this go viral MAGA folks’: Russian propaganda group circulated this...
A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a...
View ArticleWNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise
The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026.The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal...
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Lauryn Hill is starring in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ concept album
Grammy-winning superstar Lauryn Hill will headline Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new Warriors concept album, the Hamilton creator announced on stage Wednesday at the 10th annual Fast Company Innovation...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines just completed its acquisition of Hawaiian—here’s what it...
On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines acquired Hawaiian Airlines in a historic merger. The acquisition is the largest merger between U.S. carriers in eight years. “This is a historic day for Alaska Airlines...
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YouTube will now help creators’ fans form online communities
YouTube is launching a new section within channels for fans to come together and share posts and pictures directly related to creators, the company said Wednesday. The new “Communities” feature comes...
View ArticleFed cuts interest rates by a half point—the first time since 2020
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy with a larger-than-usual reduction in borrowing...
View ArticleAmazon raises pay to more than $22 an hour, gives free Prime to...
Amazon.com is raising the pay of its fulfillment and transportation staff in the United States by at least $1.50 an hour and handing out free Prime memberships as benefits, it said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleGM’s EV owners get access to Tesla chargers with an adapter
General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla...
View ArticleTeamsters union won’t endorse Harris or Trump in presidential race
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member union....
View ArticleMrBeast, Amazon sued by reality show competitors over alleged ‘unsafe’...
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants, MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his...
View ArticlePrison inmates earn high school diplomas via tablets—lowering the likelihood...
A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.Advocates say the expansion in...
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