How to spotlight sustainability without “greenwashing”
Brands are under more pressure than ever to adopt sustainable initiatives and produce eco-friendly products, even amid increased reputational hurdles around “greenwashing.” One McKinsey study found a...
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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says Google’s search results are more...
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas doesn’t mince words when it comes to Google. Speaking on stage at Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies gala in New York City Thursday night, Srinivas criticized the...
View ArticleMicrofeminism: On TikTok, women share the little ways they fight sexism in...
In 2024, women are still underrepresented in certain industries and leadership positions, and of course, underpaid across the board. Sexism in the workplace is nothing new. Neither is women trying to...
View ArticleAs Nvidia grows stronger, Apple’s iPhone continues to struggle
This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission. When an analyst leaves a bank to join another bank, it’s a chance to make a big pronouncement about how...
View ArticlePrivate equity is coming for your infrastructure
Private equity is often viewed as an industry that favors a particular kind of financial engineering—one that hasn’t always been good for industries where it operates, such as journalism, healthcare,...
View ArticleGenAI phones are coming soon. Here’s everything you need to know
Generative AI (general artificial intelligence) has been the trendiest term in software for two years. Now it’s about to make its way to the consumer hardware market, too. By the latter half of this...
View Article22.5% of people with a disability have a job. Here’s what employers can do...
Workers with disabilities made major gains in 2023. Last year, 22.5% of people with a disability were employed, the highest percentage since the data was first collected in 2008. Thanks to a resilient...
View ArticleThe FDA finally rules that toxic tara flour once used by Daily Harvest is not...
This week’s announcement from the Food and Drug Administration declaring that tara flour is “generally not recognized as safe” and illegal to use could spell hope for a broken food system that enables...
View ArticleCanada wildfire threat eases, but oil drilling continues with summer around...
The threat from a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing on Wednesday, a day after it forced thousands of residents to evacuate and stirred memories of a...
View ArticlePrisoners are being injured or killed in assigned jobs, AP investigation finds
Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge...
View ArticleThis is the first Mexican taco stand to earn a Michelin star
Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at his newly minted Michelin-starred establishment—the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining...
View Article4 investing tips for new parents
In the early days of new parenthood, the idea of planning for a future beyond the next load of laundry can feel ludicrous. If you’re focused on keeping a tiny human being alive (and struggling to...
View ArticlePut your phone down: 3 steps to intentional, productive work habits
The threats of social media are making front-page news. Proposed bans of TikTok for ties to the Chinese Government or state governments enacting legislation limiting social media are getting...
View ArticlePregnant and laid off: How tech’s mass layoffs left new mothers behind
Nichole Foley had worked at Google for well over a decade when she was laid off in the fall, as part of yet another round of layoffs at the tech giant. “I had never had a bad experience,” she says of...
View Article4 strategies for promoting passion and purpose in the workplace
Many years ago, I introduced my six-year-old son to Chutes and Ladders. He took to the classic board game immediately, and we bonded while moving our respective pieces up and down the board. At last,...
View ArticleWhat’s the future of the 32-hour and 4-day workweek?
Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. There has been a lot of buzz in recent...
View ArticleMajority of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues
A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to 74% of participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory...
View ArticleHow to protect your keyless car from theft
They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet...
View ArticleBezos’ Blue Origin goes back to space with 90-year old Black astronaut and 5...
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s — from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its...
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This stunning aquarium looks like it’s been swallowed by the sea
Should the oceans rise up and envelop the new Sea of Cortez Research Center in the Mexican city of Mazatlán, its true design intent will have been realized. The building is a bold and visually...
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