Taking the fight to the fraudsters: How AI safeguards the digital economy
Think about how many times a week you swipe your card, tap your phone on an e-reader, or click “complete purchase” on a checkout page. Whether you’re buying a latte or ordering new boots, how often...
View ArticleThe NYPD’s ‘unprofessional’ social media posts are under investigation
New York City’s watchdog agency has launched an investigation into allegations that the city’s police department improperly used its official social media accounts to target public officials and...
View ArticleThe next Swiss Army Knife will be knife-less
The Swiss Army Knife will be getting rid of its knife for some of its future multitools. Victorinox, the Swiss Army Knife’s creator, said in a statement that it’s in the early stages of developing a...
View ArticleDisneyland expansion map shows what the park’s lands could look like after a...
Disneyland has been approved for a makeover after the Anaheim, California, city council unanimously passed the second vote for a rezoning project dubbed DisneylandForward. The project aims to add...
View ArticleTikTok is now labeling AI-generated content
TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from outside its own platform.TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being...
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Is this 661-square-foot home the future of housing?
Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter. Back in March, Stuart Miller, the co-CEO of Lennar, a large publicly traded...
View ArticleUnemployment claims are at their highest in 8 months, but the Fed has yet to...
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than eight months, further evidence that the labor market was cooling. The weekly...
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How ‘method dressing’ is boosting films at the box office
From tennis ball studded stilettos to a custom Celia Kritharioti minidress emblazoned with a movie poster, Zendaya has gone all-in on the theme for her promotion of the new tennis flick Challengers....
View ArticleMeta and Alphabet’s new dividends reward shareholders—especially the founders
Paying a dividend for the first time is a big deal for a giant company that has been focused on growing as rapidly as possible without worrying about sending periodic cash payments to its...
View ArticleNano Nuclear wants to reinvent the nuclear power business—but it could take a...
Nuclear energy is responsible for 19% of U.S. electricity production, fourth in line behind natural gas, coal, and renewable energy sources such as wind. All three of those other sources seem to have...
View ArticleHow DHS is hustling to leverage—and contain—generative 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. How the Department of...
View ArticleLa Niña is coming: An atmospheric scientist forecast what to expect amid...
One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way. Whether that’s a relief or not depends...
View ArticleWhat’s happening to the offshore wind industry and can it recover?
America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts...
View ArticleGay couple files class-action lawsuit against NYC for IVF coverage
New York City was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday claiming it discriminates against gay male city employees by only covering the costs of in vitro fertilization for women and heterosexual couples. The...
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Remembering Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, who made graphic design bigger and...
“I wanted to mix life and design and art,” said the iconic graphic designer Barbara “Bobbie” Stauffacher Solomon in a 2018 short documentary film about her work. And for most of her life, that’s...
View ArticleCarbon offsets are largely ineffective, says corporate climate action group
Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such...
View ArticleIs Southwest Airlines about to lose what makes it Southwest?
Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Southwest Airlines, a long-beloved brand in a seldom-beloved category, is navigating one of the most...
View ArticleThe 4 questions you should ask yourself before saying ‘yes’ to a job offer
A product manager is asked to lead a content marketing team. A digital transformation consultant is being recruited to join a hyper-growth “sustainable energy” consultancy. If you’ve ever worked in a...
View ArticleHow to reimagine success at work
In one study, researchers set out to understand how people think about success. First, they asked participants to agree or disagree with a series of statements about how they believe other people...
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The first board game made in the U.S. touted education while ignoring its...
In 2023 alone, the board game industry topped $16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032. Classics like Scrabble are being refreshed and transformed, while newer inventions such as...
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