Hurricane-ravaged Florida and North Carolina make changes to voting ahead of...
Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people in Asheville and surrounding areas remain without power in their homes following Hurricane Helene. In Florida, which started...
View ArticleSEC just hit four companies with big fines for downplaying the SolarWinds hack
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined four companies on Tuesday with misleading investors about the impact the 2020 hack of SolarWinds had on their own systems. Unisys, Avaya, Check Point, and...
View ArticleStarbucks baristas and customers seek changes from new CEO
Starbucks’s new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him. Tasked with reassuring investors that the company’s coffee shops are still hugely popular in the U.S., Niccol also has to contend with...
View ArticleGoldfish gets a sophisticated makeover to woo adult snackers
Goldfish, the crunchy snack loved by toddlers and teenagers alike, is getting a more mature name. That’s right. As of Wednesday, “Chilean Sea Bass” is swimming into our lives—at least for a limited...
View ArticleThe Peloton Bike+ is coming to Costco this holiday season
Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to broaden its customer base. The Peloton Bike+, a stationary bike...
View ArticleBoeing reports $6 billion quarterly loss amid a crippling strike
Boeing reported a loss of more than $6 billion in the third quarter and immediately turned its attention to union workers who will vote Wednesday whether to accept a company contract offer or continue...
View ArticleApple and Goldman Sachs were ordered to compensate you for the Apple Card...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay more than $89 million in penalties on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Apple Card users, for mishandling...
View ArticleMcDonald’s E. coli outbreak: Map, timeline, locations, and states impacted by...
Things appear to be going from bad to worse for McDonald’s, after the fast-food chain became the center of a full-on E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders. So far, one person has died and...
View ArticleCharacter.ai lawsuit sets up legal fight over companion chatbots after...
On the last day of his life, a 14-year-old Florida boy found his confiscated phone, went into the bathroom, and logged into Character.ai. “I promise I will come home to you. I love you,” he wrote,...
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Why this new Denver high-rise has a giant crack in its exterior
A new phenomenon is taking over high-rise architecture around the world: Design firms are constructing buildings that look like a cleaver hacked a chunk from their otherwise pristinely shining glass...
View ArticleWegovy and other weight-loss drugs didn’t curb medical costs, according to a...
Drugs like Wegovy may trim your waistline but not medical costs, according to an analysis of U.S. health insurance claims shared with Reuters. The full-year cost of care for U.S. patients with obesity...
View ArticleWill SpaceX join the international effort to tackle space junk?
The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk’s space venture joining an international charter designed to reduce a growing swarm of debris in space, Director...
View ArticleTim Burton, a ‘deeply emotional filmmaker,’ is afraid of AI
The imagination of Tim Burton has produced ghosts and ghouls, Martians, monsters and misfits—all on display at an exhibition that is opening in London just in time for Halloween.But you know what...
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Augment’s AI assistant wants to help companies write code faster and more...
An AI coding assistant called Augment Code is hoping to make programmers—and their teams—more efficient. And while it’s competing against a variety of other coding assistants, including Microsoft’s...
View ArticleWhy AI disinformation hasn’t moved the needle in the 2024 election
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. AI disinformation...
View ArticleEPA finalizes stricter rules for lead paint dust in homes, childcare facilities
Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and childcare facilities. A...
View ArticleWhite House issues new rules on AI use for national security agencies
New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s immense promise with the need to protect against its...
View Article‘I don’t want to give it up’: Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Chinese...
When it comes to electric vehicle sales, China has been dominating the market: EVs from China account for nearly 70% of global EV sales. Even Ford CEO Jim Farley is a fan. He’s been driving—and...
View ArticleDon’t expect Taylor Swift to swing the Gen Z vote
Former President Barack Obama recently posted a plea on X, begging young people to vote. “You wouldn’t let a bunch of old people decide what music you’re going to listen to or what clothes you’re...
View ArticleRussia pushed disinformation on social media about Hurricanes Milton and Helene
Russian actors pushed disinformation campaigns on social media around Hurricanes Milton and Helene in an attempt to sow distrust in the American government and stoke outrage over Ukrainian support...
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