This 3-step approach to performance reviews uses neuroscience to make them...
Cynthia, a salesperson who works remotely, is struggling to meet her sales goals. As her manager, you’re not sure what to do. A few years ago, it would have been easy to drop by an employee’s desk,...
View ArticleHow Olympians master their minds to perform under pressure
Participating in the Olympic Games is a rare achievement. The pressures and stressors that come with it are unique. Whether an athlete is battling to win the breaststroke or powering their way to gold...
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23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to take the struggling company private—then...
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing pioneer 23andMe unveiled a new product in May. Cofounder and CEO Anne Wojcicki had long promised that 23andMe would democratize genetics and, in the process, unleash...
View ArticleThe number of Americans filing for unemployment is at an 11-month high
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims tend to be volatile...
View ArticleBoar’s Head recalls 7 million pounds of deli meat linked to deadly Listeria...
Boar’s Head recalled roughly 7 million more pounds of meat products on Tuesday because they may be tied to a Listeria outbreak that has resulted in two deaths, expanding last week’s nationwide recall...
View ArticleUber partners with China’s BYD to add 100,000 EVs—except you can’t get them...
Uber is putting 100,000 new electric vehicles on its platform through a new partnership with Chinese EV company BYD—but U.S. drivers for the ride-hailing service will miss out. The multiyear...
View ArticleA nation divided: Federal protections for transgender students launch in some...
New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 21 states and hundreds...
View ArticleDoorDash Q2 earnings: The delivery giant posts another strong quarter
DoorDash continued its long-running streak of setting new quarterly records for key metrics in its second quarter, the food delivery giant announced Thursday. DoorDash’s second-quarter revenue...
View ArticlePro-Trump influencers are spending $20 million to court UFC bros for the...
Among the most striking images from the night of Donald Trump’s shock victory in 2016 are those depicting baby-faced young men in suits and MAGA hats, writhing in ecstatic glee. While much of that...
View ArticleSnap’s quarterly revenue falls short of estimates as competition rises
Snap forecast current-quarter sales and adjusted core earnings below market expectations on Thursday as the Snapchat owner grapples with stiff competition from larger rivals for advertising dollars in...
View ArticleIntroducing the 10 Most Innovative People of the Last 10 Years
Fast Company’s Innovation Festival returns to New York City this September 16-19. And while every Innovation Festival is a reason to celebrate, this year we’re going even bigger for our 10th...
View ArticleWhy people are trying to save NASA’s VIPER mission
VIPER isn’t going down without a fight. Planetary science fans are asking Congress to step in after NASA unexpectedly pulled the plug on the VIPER—short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration...
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How this Portland startup reimagined the iconic yellow hard hat
When Studson, a Portland, Oregon-based startup, began selling a new kind of construction helmet in 2021, making a safer, cooler hard hat was a priority. In an era of climate change, heat has become...
View ArticleThe quickest way to tell if an employee feels part of the team is to listen...
You don’t need a survey to gauge employee engagement. Sometimes, all you need to do is listen. If there is one word in the English language that will clue you in on whether your employees are...
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Josh Shapiro has become a VP frontrunner—but his history with fracking is a...
It was supposed to be a triumphant moment. Five months ago, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro traveled to a union hall in Scranton to announce a new energy plan his administration touted as a “bold...
View ArticleRobocars vs. traffic lights: Which are better at controlling traffic flow?
Robotic vehicles can optimize the flow of traffic in cities even when mixed in with vehicles driven by humans, thereby improving traffic efficiency, safety, and energy consumption, my colleagues and I...
View ArticleA rare nova explosion will be visible from Earth in 2024. Here’s everything...
The stars aren’t fixed and unchanging, unlike what many ancient people thought. Once in a while, a star appears where there wasn’t one before, and then it fades away in a matter of days or weeks. The...
View ArticleHow crypto became an election issue again in 2024
Last week, Donald Trump spoke in front of the world’s biggest Bitcoin conference in Nashville. The Republican presidential nominee, who has for months positioned himself as the “crypto candidate,”...
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From dry lightning to decaying storms: Here’s how wildfires create their own...
Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, they can actually create their own weather.In these extreme fire situations, firefighters’ ordinary methods...
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Google flubs its Olympics ad, designers animate the Paralympics, and Polaroid...
The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing, and with the Games come plenty of exciting design stories. This week in branding news, we’re taking a look at Google’s new Olympics-themed ad, and a line of...
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