Why school cellphone bans are gaining steam in these red and blue states
Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been...
View ArticleLoan officer: I’m seeing more homebuyers with $8K to $10K mortgage payments
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. During the pandemic housing boom, demand for homes skyrocketed, fueled by ultralow...
View ArticleHow Google is partnering with Indian farms to offset carbon emissions
Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar—a form of charcoal that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and returns it...
View ArticleOne reason the U.S. government is so spooked by TikTok: AI
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. The real reason the...
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Nintendo announces Switch 2, the sequel to its greatest console
The Nintendo Switch is the Japanese game company’s second best-selling product of all time, bested only by the Nintendo DS. Today, it announced the long-rumored sequel, the Nintendo Switch...
View ArticleHow to test out the new Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo unveiled its highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 that’s set to be released later this year. Nintendo didn’t provide a launch date, but said it would share more at an April 2 event. Still,...
View ArticleEnergy utilities get nearly $23 billion from Biden administration to fix...
The U.S. Energy Department’s loan office on Thursday announced $22.92 billion in conditional financing for several energy utilities across a dozen states. The financing, if finalized, will come...
View Article‘Welcome, TikTok refugee’: Duolingo sees a 216% spike in U.S. users learning...
“Oh so NOW you’re learning Mandarin,” Duolingo tweeted on Monday. The timing couldn’t be clearer, as a wave of so-called TikTok refugees scrambled to join the Chinese social app RedNote ahead of...
View ArticleTikTok refugees or propagandists? China’s RedNote users share mixed responses...
Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed “TikTok refugees” from the United States with selfies and messages on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged stronger cultural ties with other...
View ArticleWalmart is facing backlash from investors after cutting DEI programs
More than 30 Walmart investors, representing $266 billion in assets under management or advisement, have asked the retail giant to explain the reasoning behind its decision to roll back DEI...
View ArticleAmericans keep falsely claiming this random man from Vancouver is RedNote’s CEO
Americans flocking to the Chinese app RedNote thought they’d been welcomed by the platform’s CEO. Turns out, he’s just a guy from Vancouver. “It was a typical Sunday,” Jerry tells Fast Company. “I was...
View Article3 lessons in leadership I learned from the bass guitar
For me, the intersection of my scientific roots and the creativity that helps me lead innovation for one of the world’s largest food and agriculture companies came from an unlikely place—the bass!...
View ArticleModular design makes tech personal (and repairable)
Decades before the first personal computer hit the shelves, American industrial designer Brooks Stevens popularized the phrase planned obsolescence—defining it as “instilling in the buyer the desire...
View ArticleWith full speed ahead on AI investment, does ROI matter?
In the great AI spending spree, does ROI matter? That’s a question that every tech-related company should be asking themselves. The right answer could save businesses a lot of grief while setting them...
View Article3 big predictions for AI in financial services in 2025
As we look ahead to 2025, the financial services landscape will be shaped not by AI as a standalone innovation, but by how it enables smarter, faster, and more personalized experiences. Here are three...
View ArticleWhy we need to unleash a regenerative revolution
Today, the world’s population is growing and urbanizing. Almost 70% of people worldwide will live in cities by 2050, which lies at the heart of our transition to a sustainable, circular, and resilient...
View Article7 sleep myths that could be ruining your rest
If you’re having trouble focusing at work and start dragging midday, the solution may not be grabbing another cup of coffee. A productive day starts the night before with quality sleep, yet sleep can...
View ArticleIs Joann Fabrics going out of business? Retailer warns of possible...
Popular arts-and-crafts retailer Joann Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time, hoping to facilitate a sale process as the distressed company navigates yet another...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds TikTok ban. No one knows what comes next
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court voted Friday to uphold a law that will require TikTok to shut down as soon as Sunday, unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agrees to sell the app. The...
View ArticleWorker shortages could define the 2025 global economy. Here’s why
For all the trepidation about world trade, debt and inflation, it could well be worker shortages that define economic trends this year—on both sides of the Atlantic. Immigration curbs and deportations...
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