This is how AI can help middle managers of the future be less miserable
Middle managers have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad couple of years. Playing the middleman between senior leadership and frontline supervisors has always been a little miserable, but the...
View ArticleShake Shack jumps into summer menu mania with new BBQ burger options starting...
Burger chain Shake Shack announced this morning that it will release a BBQ menu just in time for the start of summer. The menu will be available from Friday, May 24, until early September, but fans...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Supreme Court will decide if gig drivers should be considered...
California’s top state court on Tuesday will consider a labor union’s challenge to a ballot measure allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in the state as independent...
View ArticleYour employees are afraid to take PTO, but a third are playing hooky from...
Employees are struggling with burnout, but taking time off isn’t always that easy. For its latest report on out-of-office (OOO) culture, the Harris Poll surveyed 1,170 American employees over the age...
View ArticleA new EPA cyberattack alert urges U.S. water systems to upgrade security...
Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water...
View ArticleFeeding tomorrow: Collaborating for a sustainable food supply
Astoundingly, one-third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. That staggering number amounts to 1.3 billion tons per year, with an estimated value of nearly $1 trillion USD. And yet,...
View ArticleThis landmark AI legislation will have a ripple effect across the globe
Europe’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark...
View ArticleHims & Hers Health stock price nears record high on news that it will offer...
Hims & Hers Health got a shot in the arm this week that sent its share prices to near all-time highs. The San Francisco-based digital pharmacy company, which sells a variety of drugs online and...
View ArticleHow Cartier, LVMH, and other luxury brands are preparing for the Olympic’s...
Luxury retailers in European cities outside France are jockeying for business from deep pocketed tourists this summer, betting on a surge in visitors avoiding crowds and street closures in Paris...
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Khan Academy and Microsoft are teaming up to give teachers a free AI assistant
Khan Academy’s AI assistant will now be free to K-12 teachers in the U.S., thanks to a new deal with Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday during Microsoft’s Build conference. Microsoft is donating...
View ArticleCigar boxes to steel pontoons: What to know about the new floating pier...
Palestinians in Gaza have begun receiving humanitarian aid delivered through a newly completed floating pier off the coast of the besieged territory. Built by the U.S. military and operated in...
View ArticleBASF settles PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ water contamination lawsuit for $316.5...
German chemical company BASF said on Tuesday it reached a $316.5 million settlement with some U.S. public water systems that claimed toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam made by the company...
View ArticleChina’s farms investing in solar show no sign of pausing buildout
Shi Mei and her husband earn a decent enough living by growing corn and millet on their small farm in eastern China’s Shandong province. In 2021, they diversified by investing in solar energy —...
View ArticleMore companies are offering child care at work. Is it a good idea?
They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling...
View ArticleHigh salaries, poor performance: These were the most overpaid CEOs last year
When it comes to CEO salaries, no one topped Broadcom’s Hock Tan last year. A new study by the Wall Street Journal ranks Tan (and his $161.74 million pay package) as the highest among S&P 500...
View ArticleTikTok ban vs. First Amendment: Legal experts explain
TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal...
View ArticleClear-air turbulence: How common is it and why is it so dangerous?
The death of a British man and injuries impacting dozens of other people aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence Tuesday highlighted the potential dangers of flying through...
View ArticleHow can I improve my memory?
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...
View ArticleNvidia stock price closely watched today as another high-stakes earnings...
Nvidia Corporation, the world’s leading GPU chip design company, is poised to announce its latest quarterly earnings after the bell on Wednesday, and market watchers are keenly focused on the...
View ArticleAffirm, Klarna, and Afterpay’s ‘pay in four’ products will now have credit...
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will apply some credit card consumer protection rules to buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders, the agency said on Wednesday, in a bid to impose more...
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