How do I make up for lack of experience on my résumé?
Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company‘s mini-advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace...
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Forget PowerPoint: This is the AI presentation app of the future
It’s tough to think of two words that seem more at odds with each other than “beautiful” and “presentation.” I mean, have you seen a PowerPoint slide deck lately? That disconnect is something Mitch...
View ArticleHow business services companies are helping their clients become more efficient
Optimal efficiency has surely been the holy grail of human enterprise for as long as people have been trying to stretch a bushel of corn to feed their clan. Now, nearly three centuries after Benjamin...
View ArticleWe’ve been promised that EVs will lead to cleaner air. This Bay Area study...
Electric vehicles have long been lauded as a key part of our transition to a low-carbon future. But the impact of EVs remains, admittedly, a little intangible. Conversations around electric vehicles...
View ArticleWhy this college student ended up on academic probation after using Grammarly
Marley Stevens posted a video on TikTok last semester that she described as a public service announcement to any college student. Her message: Don’t use grammar-checking software if your professor...
View ArticleBrands, your customers are OK with AI chatbots, but that doesn’t mean they...
If you’re a brand on social media (and which brand isn’t?), you need to tread carefully when it comes to using AI across your social channels. That’s according to a new survey from social media...
View ArticleBoxed chocolate candies are being recalled due to life-threatening allergic...
A century-old maker of boxed chocolate candies has announced a recall of one of its products due to the package being mislabeled. The mislabeling means almonds are not listed as one of the...
View ArticleCEOs, what if you could turn your customers into shareholders? This fintech...
Stock rewards have obvious appeal to shoppers: Why not own a piece of the company where you’re spending money? It’s possible that those programs may become more common in the near future, as the...
View ArticleToday’s top business headlines: Vyvanse shortage, Microsoft security, Target...
Vyvanse shortage: Last August, the Food and Drug Administration approved a central nervous system stimulant, Vyvanse, to treat ADHD due to a shortage in ADHD medication. But now, eight months later,...
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Disney is bringing back the droids you’re looking for
Last fall, visitors to Disneyland’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge were surprised to find a couple of new characters roaming around the theme park: mini free-roaming droids. But the two-legged droids were...
View ArticleOne of the most addictive apps of the year just got better
Rooms, a free iOS app that lets users create and swipe through interactive 3D rooms, has done some remodeling.“The first version of Rooms was proof of concept,” says Jason Toff, founder of Rooms. ”It...
View ArticleFamily Dollar may be closing stores, but this quirky discount retailer from...
Daiso, the Japanese low-cost retailer known for its colorful stationery, unique gadgets, and low-budget snacks, is looking to expand its presence in the United States. Since entering the U.S. market...
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An inside look at the Phoenix Suns and Mercury’s new $100 million headquarters
In Michael Lewis’ Moneyball, the Oakland Athletics use data and statistics, rather than traditional scouting methods, to build a team of players everyone else in the league undervalues. The focus of...
View ArticleIs modern science making the barf bag obsolete?
When I was a kid, the pinnacle of comedy was this guy who used to bring his lunch to school in airplane barf bags. He’d ask his dad to bring them home from business trips, so he could collect and use...
View ArticleDisrupt Your Work Day: The Future of Collaboration Starts Now
Whether fully remote, back in the office, or somewhere in between, employers and employees alike are exploring better ways to work together in a distributed world. But while teams establish the new...
View ArticleChase’s new media business touts ‘brand safety’ as advertisers flee social...
Media companies have another rival for ad dollars: JPMorgan Chase. One of America’s largest Wall Street players announced that it’s launched Chase Media Solutions, a bank-led media business that...
View ArticleTrump Media is the ultimate ‘belief stock’
The past week has been quite the rollercoaster ride for shareholders of Donald Trump’s newly-public Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. Trump Media, whose stock began trading last week, has...
View ArticleThere are almost 10,000 satellites orbiting Earth—and that’s creating a...
By the numbers, the space industry is, effectively, the satellite industry. Around $17.9 billion was invested in the global space economy in 2023, according to the most recent quarterly report from...
View ArticleFinal Four 2024 live stream: How to watch the NCAA women’s and men’s...
It seems counterintuitive, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball championship—also known as March Madness—wraps up in April. The women’s Final Four will take...
View ArticleApple layoffs: iPhone maker cuts over 600 jobs after reportedly killing off...
Since late 2022, every major tech company has initiated mass layoffs—with the exception of Apple. But now that is finally about to change. According to information the iPhone maker filed with...
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