These 12 states are taking Trump to court over his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Twelve states on Wednesday urged a federal court to strike down President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports, saying he had exceeded his authority, left U.S. trade policy dependent on his whims...
View ArticleEV maker BYD’s sales in Europe surpass Tesla for the first time
Chinese automaker BYD sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time, according to a report by JATO Dynamics, as an aging model lineup and CEO Elon Musk’s politics hurt demand for...
View Article8 indie publishing gems worth your time and money
The LA Art Book Fair returned this weekend with a new venue and a renewed sense of intention. Now in its eighth edition, the fair took over ArtCenter College of Design’s South Campus in Pasadena,...
View ArticleWalmart layoffs: Memo cites rapid technological changes as 1,500 corporate...
Walmart Inc. is laying off approximately 1,500 employees in the United States in a bid to restructure as it works to keep up with fast-moving technological changes. The job cuts will impact corporate...
View ArticleCrypto investors saw Trump as their champion. Now they’re not so sure
It seems like a triumph for a cryptocurrency industry that has long sought mainstream acceptance: Top investors in one of President Donald Trump’s crypto projects invited to dine with him at his...
View ArticleWe’re not ready for the next disaster
Hurricane season officially begins in 10 days. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that the U.S. is likely to see an above-average number of hurricanes this...
View ArticleHinge Health IPO update: NYSE stock trading starts today after shares priced...
Digital physical therapy health startup Hinge Health Inc. is expected to make its market debut on Thursday in a closely watched initial public offering (IPO) that will test the market’s interest for a...
View ArticleSenate votes to kill California’s gas car ban—a major setback for EVs
The Senate voted on Thursday to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, acting to kill the nation’s most aggressive effort to transition toward...
View ArticleAmazon’s Grubhub deal is delivering big results
Amazon and Grubhub are entering the second year of a five-year commercial agreement that gives Amazon Prime members access to the food delivery platform’s subscription program at no extra cost. As...
View ArticleAre OpenAI and Jony Ive headed for an iPhone moment?
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. OpenAI will acquire the...
View ArticleHouse Republicans just gutted the IRA. What happened to all the supposed...
Early this morning, the House voted 215–214 to pass a sweeping budget reconciliation bill with provisions that include a cancellation or phaseout for just about everything that was in the Inflation...
View ArticleFDA restricts COVID-19 vaccines to older adults and high-risk groups. Here’s...
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The agency said it would approve new versions of the vaccine only for adults 65...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. won’t sign the WHO’s new pandemic response treaty
On March 20, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement, following three years of “intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the...
View ArticleIs empathy a core strength? Here’s what philosophy says
In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and Trump megadonor Elon Musk offered his thoughts about what motivates political progressives to support immigration. In his view, the culprit...
View ArticleUniversal Studios’ Epic Universe opens today: Here are 5 hidden secrets in...
Epic Universe is massive. Spanning over 110 acres, the new Florida theme park from Universal Studios, which opens today, has created four differently themed lands that captivate the imagination and...
View ArticleDOE redirects $365 million from Puerto Rico’s solar projects to oil-dependent...
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling power grid, sparking an...
View ArticleThe U.S. Treasury will stop minting pennies. Here’s how the math adds up
The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is phasing out the penny and will soon stop putting new one-cent coins into circulation. The U.S. Mint, which produces the coins, made its final order of penny...
View ArticleShould you practice ‘appstinence’? Gen Z and Gen Alpha are embracing this...
“Appstinence,” which (as you may have guessed) refers to abstaining from using your apps, is a movement encouraging people to get off social media and become less attached to their smartphones. It was...
View Article9-to-5 jobs, ChatGPT, and preventive Botox: Gen Z is not falling for any of...
A new TikTok trend, set to a snippet of Charli XCX’s “I Think About It All the Time” featuring Bon Iver, sees users, particularly Gen Z women, sharing lists of “propaganda” they’re not falling for in...
View ArticleFrom the boardroom to the basketball court
Growing up, dinner table conversations at our house weren’t just about what we learned at school that day. My mom, Jill, was a CEO for my entire life, leading a nonprofit that made meaningful...
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