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Biden’s NLRB nominee got rejected by the Senate. Here’s why this is bad news...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected Democratic President Joe Biden’s nomination of a U.S. labor board official for a new term, giving President-elect Donald Trump a chance to cement Republican...

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Why Arizona’s attorney general is suing this Saudi-backed farming company

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she’s suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending that its groundwater pumping threatens the...

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How presenters can nail the Q&A session

Imagine this: you’ve just crushed your presentation. The audience was nodding along to your key points, your slides were sharp, and your examples hit home. When it was time for Q&A, you felt...

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This New Jersey bill wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate-driven...

It’s not an accident that The Sopranos, the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past gasoline and oil storage tanks along the New Jersey Turnpike.From the...

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You’ll spend almost $200,000 in your lifetime on streaming, cable TV, mobile,...

We often consider the significant purchases in our lives to be the big-ticket items: a home, a nice car, or a college degree. Not many of us would expect our subscriptions to streaming services,...

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Study links common cooking oils from corn and sunflower seeds to increased...

The foods we eat might be influencing our body’s ability to fight off cancer, particularly colorectal cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published in Gut, the journal of the British Society...

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Boeing is struggling to restart production of its best-selling 737 Max....

Since a crippling strike at many of Boeing’s U.S. plane factories ended more than a month ago, progress ramping up production of its best-selling 737 MAX jet has been deliberately slow. Safety...

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Why OpenAI’s Sora has so much trouble depicting gymnasts

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. What gymnasts can teach...

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Trump’s pick of David Sacks as AI and crypto czar shows how cozy his White...

President-elect Donald Trump’s approach to crypto is becoming clearer with the appointment of entrepreneur David Sacks as Trump’s “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar”—signaling a shift in how the U.S....

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What to know about Tron, a Trump-backed crypto venture linked to Hamas,...

A crypto venture recently unveiled by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his new Middle East envoy, billionaire Steve Witkoff, has partnered with a crypto platform that authorities and financial...

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How child labor and illegal mines are fueling Nigeria’s lithium boom

Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair as she works hour after...

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Macy’s increases its list of doomed locations to 65 stores by the end of...

Macy’s CEO Tony Spring said Thursday on a Q3 earnings call that the retailer will close about 65 locations by the end of January 2025, which is an additional 15 stores more than what was previously...

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What is ‘debanking’ and why are Marc Andreesen and Silicon Valley talking...

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen’s recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast introduced many to the concept of debanking. In essence, this is when bank accounts get closed by the bank...

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Australia wants to tax Meta, Alphabet, and other platforms if they don’t pay...

The Australian government said Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations. The tax would apply from...

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ParkMobile might owe you money. Here’s how data-breach victims can submit a...

Finally, some good news for consumers who have been the target of a data breach.   ParkMobile, a parking payment app, has agreed to a $32.8 million settlement after a massive data breach in 2021...

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‘I’m not understanding this trend’: TikTok is divided on the Sofia Richie...

Who’d have thought Sofia Richie Grainge two-stepping on TikTok could cause such a stir online?  The 26-year-old can be seen dancing alongside her friend, influencer Jake Shane, in a TikTok video...

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If you invested in Apple’s IPO 44 years ago, here’s what your shares would be...

On December 12, 1980, a few hours after the opening bell rang on Wall Street, shares of Apple Computer officially began trading. The numbers, by today’s standards, weren’t that impressive. Apple...

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Stanley cup maker recalls 2.6 million mugs sold at Walmart, on Amazon, and...

Stanley, the maker of popular cups, bottles, mugs, and other containers that have captured the cultural zeitgeist in recent years, has announced a significant recall of several of its mug products due...

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Where Freddie Mac predicts the housing market and home prices will go in 2025

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. This month, ResiClub rounded up U.S. home price forecasts for 2025 from 16 different...

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Why gratitude is your best leadership strategy

I didn’t set out to start a gratitude ritual with my colleagues at Jotform. A few years ago, as the holiday season approached, I was overwhelmed by the number of tasks left to complete. The stress was...

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