How to fall back in love with your job
Most of us are excited to start a new job. The newness of your responsibilities and working relationships makes going to work each day something to look forward to. Like most things, though, novelty...
View ArticleThe right wing came for Black nonprofits—and it worked. Funding has plunged...
It’s a familiar story. After the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, there was national soul searching and protests, and racial justice suddenly became fashionable. Money that once had been a...
View ArticleHow to manage conflict on your team when you’ve been avoiding it forever
Every year, U.S. companies lose $359 billion in productivity to conflict between employees. While healthy conflicts can boost innovation and creativity, left unchecked they can also impede...
View ArticleThe lost history of a nearly successful push to ban gas-powered cars in the...
Nicholas Petris, born to Greek immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1923, could remember a time when electric trucks were a common sight on the streets of Oakland. In fact, just a couple of...
View ArticleHow the Tesla Cybertruck became the internet’s favorite punching bag
Since its launch in November, the Cybertruck has been picked on. Onlookers have compared the electric truck to a kids’ toy, a glitchy video game rendering, and a refrigerator on wheels. About 10...
View ArticleThe best parental leave policies have these 3 things in common
It’s no secret that the U.S.’s parental leave policies pale in comparison to those of other developed countries. Although the Family and Medical Leave Act will protect jobs for up to 12 weeks after...
View ArticleThe key to countering stress at work and beyond
When I was a boy, my mother taught me a simple but profound principle that has shaped my life and work ever since. She told me that the ancient Jewish philosophy of “Tikkun Olam” was the best way to...
View ArticleHow to become a more empathetic leader
Today, it is cool to be kind in the corporate world. CEOs are expected to promote work life balance. CHROs now organize reset activities like team meditation sessions and walking meetings. And CFOs...
View ArticleA neuroscientist explains how playing games has shaped us
Kelly Clancy is a neuroscientist studying the biology of intelligence. She has held research positions at MIT, Berkeley, University College London, and the AI company DeepMind. Her essays have...
View ArticleElon Musk’s xAI has a Tennessee-size pollution problem on its hands
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. Trouble for Elon Musk...
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Eli Lilly just made its weight-loss drug cheaper with a simple design tweak
Eli Lilly has released a new version of its weight-loss drug that’s easier to produce and about half as expensive, thanks to a change in the bottle that contains it. Lilly’s Zepbound previously came...
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Creative directing my cancer
The cancer unboxing experience is not good. There are no instructions, it’s not fun to play with, and there’s absolutely no way to put it back in the box. But, I’ve been a creative director for a...
View ArticleThe right to repair electronics is now law in 3 states. Is Big Tech complying?
If you’re considering purchasing a new gadget—whether that’s a laptop, a video game console, or a digital camera—you might expect to have access to whatever repair manuals or spare parts the...
View ArticleDollar General stock price plunges 30% as company says customers don’t have...
Shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG) plummeted 30% Thursday after the discount retailer announced lower than expected earnings and cut its sales outlook for the full year, saying its customers were...
View ArticleBiden administration accelerates solar-energy development plan on federal lands
U.S. President Joe Biden‘s administration said on Thursday it had finalized a plan to expand solar energy on federal lands in 11 Western states, part of a broader push to speed the permitting and...
View ArticleOver 100 tons of dead fish clog a Greek tourist port after extreme climate...
More than 100 tons of dead fish had been collected in and around the port of Volos, in central Greece, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations, authorities said Thursday. The...
View ArticleJapan’s Nippon Steel plans to invest $1.3 billion more in U.S. Steel’s mills
Japan’s biggest steelmaker Nippon Steel said on Thursday it plans to make an additional investment of about $1.3 billion in U.S. Steel’s two mills as part of its pending acquisition of the U.S....
View ArticleTelegram CEO Durov’s investigation is ‘absurd,’ his lawyer says
A lawyer for Telegram boss Pavel Durov, who is the target of an unprecedented investigation in France, said on Thursday it was “absurd” to suggest the head of a social network was responsible for any...
View ArticleSub-Saharan Africa will grow to become 25% of the global working population....
Earlier today, the asset management firm Bridgewater released a new research report about the growing population in Sub-Saharan Africa and what that could mean for the world’s economic growth. In the...
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The Kelce brothers strike marketing gold, Tropicana has a juicy new look, and...
This week in branding, the Kelce brothers demonstrated their marketing genius, Filson revealed its first-ever collection for women (it only took 127 years!), Tropicana has made up for its terrible...
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