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A back door to a 3% mortgage rate? This startup has a plan to unlock housing market affordabilityThe most creative person in the music business on what to expect in 2024The latest corporate benefit: Parental leave from your first day at workYou don’t need to know everything to make good decisions. This is how to think about ‘rational ignorance’This underrated leadership habit is crucial to successSilicon Valley’s $445 million robot pizza revolution that wasn’tThis $2 billion unicorn startup is corporate America’s secret weapon against OzempicSean Hannity’s anti-woke Christmas movie, ‘Jingle Smells,’ arrives at the worst possible timeClimate change has a $150B economic toll. The Fed should treat it like other national crisesKiss exits the stage and leaves its avatar band to rock and roll all night, foreverWhat Deion Sanders learned from his first losing season as a college coachU.S. home prices to hold firm in 2024 even if a mild recession hits, Fannie Mae saysHip-hop’s 50th anniversary spotlights the influence and struggles of women in the industryHow to shop small businesses without overspending this holiday seasonHow to use your fears to build wealth and a successful careerGoogle Maps’ new colors: a hopeful sign of more changes to come15 questions with Under Armour’s new CEO, who knows the brand is too bro-tasticPhone-free and loving it: Why Yondr usage is spiking at schools, concerts, and soon, maybe, your living roomCOP28 will focus on food’s role in the climate crisis—but the meat industry plans to downplay its partWe can’t improve health equity without diverse healthcare leadersOatly’s fake graffiti invites real protest in Paris‘A whole lot hotter’ for rich people: Research suggests the wealthy’s ‘luxury’ shield against climate change is meltingTech and media layoffs December update: Job cuts not slowing as 2023 draws to an endRed Lobster vastly underestimated how much shrimp people could eat—but it may still be a marketing winA scholar of political deception explains how George Santos got away with lying for so longYes, we should remove lead pipes, but clean drinking water is still no guaranteeWhat is AGI in AI, and why are people so worried about it?The AI industry is even stronger after the drama with Sam Altman and OpenAIApply at one of these companies in 2024 if you want an internship good enough to recommendThis lead-pipe map shows where your state ranks when it comes to public water systemsThe eggs of the future will be from precision fermentationHow retailers can attract Gen Z consumers this holiday seasonHow the Qatar America Institute for Culture reinvented itself and its mission4 ways to show authentic appreciation for your team this holiday seasonClinical Trials with AI: Chasing efficiency and inclusive participation3 ways to simplify Web3 for mass adoptionScreentime with less stressAlmost like being there in personHow companies can maximize their return on advertisingTikTok age progression: How to get the viral ‘time travel’ filter that Gen Z is obsessed withMontana Republicans’ attempt to ban TikTok just hit a big-sky snagThis is how we design the antidote to cancel cultureHow to address the misalignment between company values and product designWhich Shein is going public? The one Gen Z adores—or the one it spurns?Columbia University scientists find that soccer headers diminish brain function over timeA former Lucasfilm exec created this time-traveling chicken to help kids cope with climate changeA new way to think about work for 20243 companies you didn’t know were Christian-based, and one you probably didHow Big Tech’s scheme for a California utopia is tearing apart a farming communityThe 6 numbers you need to know for this year’s U.N. climate summitHow to speak with authority in any presentationConflict happens. Here’s how to get better at dealing with itThese noise-canceling fountains can help mask trafficA management expert explains how OpenAI’s nonprofit-corporate hybrid model worksPlastic-eating enzymes helped make this new Stella McCartney parka6 things to know about Mira Murati, the most interesting person in tech right nowElon Musk aims to prove the Cybertruck’s design flaws are fixed in hyped-up delivery eventMeta’s new legal strategy: calling the FTC’s actions unconstitutionalGoogle is deleting some old Gmail and YouTube accounts. Here’s how to save yoursWhat year 2 of the generative AI craze will look like, according to 41 expertsPOV: Section 702’s always been rotten. Congress must trash it at expirationBarcelona may need water shipped in during a record droughtRevolutionizing retail: Unlocking the power of digital commerceTravel made easyWorkers without college degrees can climb the ladder fastest in these industriesFrom ideation to operation: finding national security solutions with startups and government agenciesWhat we can learn from ChatGPT’s first yearWhat a cheeseburger reveals about the human rights abuses hiding in our foodLost in a sea of analysts? Five ways to thrive as an in-house creativeBeing an excellent partner to government agenciesBankrupt Rite Aid is closing another 31 stores: Full list and map of doomed locationsFour misconceptions marketers have about generative AI—and what to believe insteadTop 3 questions marketers should consider for end-of-year conversations‘X will be gone’: 5 of the wildest comments from Elon Musk’s off-the-rails DealBook interviewTime for growth: How AI efficiencies unlock creative potentialA rising tide: The case for industry-wide marketingHenry Kissinger dies: Here’s why the former secretary of state was so controversialWhat’s wrong with saying ‘I hope you are well’ in work emailsWhere did Warren Buffett turn for investment advice? To Charlie Munger, whose way of working was unique among corporate execsWhat OpenAI’s tumult can teach us about employee loyaltyWhy hardware is the missing piece to solving the climate tech puzzleDetroit’s road of the future will charge your car as you drive on itWhy trash talk can actually be good businessThis is one thing AI cannot do (and what managers can do about it)Chick-fil-A’s drive-thru of the future could serve 720 cars per hourInside Fanatics’ wild bet to become the Amazon of sportsFlorida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules could bleed into the workplaceH&M is vowing to pay factory workers more. Why aren’t other brands stepping up?4 ways every company can win with early-career tech talentThis new Manhattan building is designed to flood‘We’re not trash, we’re people’: Inside the complicated push to crack down on homeless campsWe’ve been getting job training all wrongApple’s apps of the year include a hiking guide, a unique streaming service, and moreThe latest TikTok trend: A Christmas wish list PowerPoint deck, from your kidsKraft mac & cheese is going veganHere’s how to end the WFH vs. return-to-work debate here and nowA Bitcoin transaction uses as much water as a backyard swimming pool, according to new researchMassachusetts unveils a new strategy to help coastal communities cope with climate changeShould we be afraid of Q*, OpenAI’s mysterious AI system?Are you confident or concerned about the future of AI in business?Jezebel is coming back from the dead, bought by Paste MagazineReddit just got a fancy, new rebrand from Pentagram. Will it get an upvote? (exclusive)The surprising location of one of Chick-fil-A’s highest-grossing restaurantsApple is offering Goldman Sachs an out of troubled Apple Card partnership: ReportWhy we’re marketing: We’re trying to sell somethingHow to mainstream sustainability excellenceWhy we need a Surgeon General’s warning for smartphones at workApple Music Replay 2023: How to see your most-played songs with the ‘year in review’ featureAvoiding the cloud may be costing your business more than you thinkDon’t let disruption sidetrack your successThree key considerations when choosing a health care financing partnerThis year’s Spotify Wrapped will reveal the ‘real’ you, whether you like it or notSailing through troubled waters: Business leadership during economic uncertaintyThese hidden Google search features are full of promiseDedicated intentional recovery time makes workers more productive. Here’s whyWhy everyone should learn a little programming4 simple ways leaders can better support working parentsHow Vuori defied the DTC apocalypse to become a $4 billion athleisure juggernautChick-fil-A nears $19 billion in sales: Inside the evolution of a controversial brandIn the face of death, destruction, and displacement, beauty plays a vital role in GazaThe contract between workers and bosses has changed. Here’s howAmid Arizona’s historic drought, foreign firms are exploiting unregulated water to grow alfalfa3 ways to sound smarter in your next meetingThis is what actually happens at the COP climate summitsWatch this: Oscar winner Olivia Colman skewers the fossil fuel industry in a new adThe first step in solving our waste problem? Stop thinking of it as “waste.”Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime partner at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99Credit experts are sounding alarms over ‘buy now, pay later’ holiday spendingTech and media layoffs November update: Job cuts keep coming at ByteDance, Vice, Amazon, FaireReddit’s long-awaited IPO might finally be happening soonCyber Monday smashes records yet again as holiday shoppers snap up fashion dealsApply to Fast Company and Inc.’s new Ignition Schools programWant to deliver great product, customer, and employee experiences? Add scrimmages in 2024The farmhouse craze is making it harder for actual farmers to buy landHow brand purpose can drive positive changeHow companies can combat the nonprofit recessionTransforming from a services to a product companyShein IPO: Gen Z favorite fast-fashion brand files to go public in the U.S.Why we delay pursuing our goals (and what you can do to change it)Bring these lessons from the cloud to the rest of your business17 ideas to express employee appreciation during the holidaysPreparing for disruptions with prescriptive guidanceThis new geothermal plant in the Nevada desert is helping power Google data centersKeeping innovation alive amid market turndownsWhat does the future of work look like across industries?The 4 next big technologies in workplace and productivity for 2023The 3 next big technologies in wellness and fitness for 2023The 4 next big things in transportation for 2023The 4 next big technologies in sustainability and energy for 2023The 5 next big things in space and telecom for 2023The next big technologies working for social good in 2023Meet the small and mighty tech companies of 2023The 3 next big technologies in security and privacy for 2023The 4 next big things in robotics and automation for 2023These are 2 of the most interesting young tech companies of 2023The 3 next big things in tech from nonprofit and academic organizations for 20234 next big things in tech from North American companiesThe 3 best international tech innovations of 2023The 5 next big things in metaverse, AR, and VR for 2023The 3 next big things in media, entertainment, and social technologyThe 5 next big tech innovations in marketing and advertising for 2023The 6 next big things in healthtech for 2023The next big technologies in food and agriculture for 2023The 4 next big things in fintech, crypto, blockchain, and Web3 for 2023These 4 companies’ excellence in innovation spans multiple categoriesThe 6 next big things in enterprise technology for 2023The 4 next big things in education technology for 2023The 6 big new things in e-commerce and retail for 2023These 2 technologies are tackling real world problemsThe 5 next big things in consumer technology for 2023The 5 next big things in computing, chips, and foundational tech for 2023The 4 next big things in buildings and real estate technology for 2023The 4 next big things in apps for 2023Behind the scenes of Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2023The 6 next big things in AI and data for 202358% of workers say they spend the majority of time on work that isn’t meaningful. Here’s how to fix itHow a monkey’s brain could hold the secret to AI safetyPutting more women in leadership roles won’t solve systemic inequityThe gorgeous, psychedelic work of Iris Alba, the genius book designer you’ve never heard ofWhy did the chicken cross Flatbush Avenue?3 ways therapy can help your career, not just your personal lifeHow TikTok Jesus is reinventing the chain letter for the social media ageThis Wyoming startup developed a rooftop sprinkler to protect your home from wildfiresTikTokers say they’re quitting vaping after learning about the human-rights abuses in Congo cobalt minesMost meetings are terrible. Here are 5 ways to improve them5 boring questions you should avoid in a brainstormFast Company Media KitThe industry talking the most about AI jobs is not tech, according to LinkedInThe U.K., Portugal, and Spain are partnering on a small-sat constellation to improve disaster monitoringThe Supreme Court is set to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media postsMerriam-Webster’s 2023 word of the year is a nod to AI’s schismFinancial literacy for today’s knowledge-hungry consumerFour successful elements of celebrity and premium spirits collaborationsTikTok owner ByteDance to lay off hundreds as it winds down its failed gaming divisionOnline Black Friday sales reach record $9.8 billion, boosted by mobile shoppingStreamlining global entity divestitures: Leveraging an employer of record (EOR)The myth of work-life balance and the rise of work-life harmonyFinance is facing a talent shortage. What role should automation and AI play?How data is transforming decisioning for enterprise leadersThe 4 biggest lessons I learned from 30 years of marketing mistakesMarques Brownlee isn’t your average YouTuber. Here’s what leaders can learn from his impressive riseForget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead8 traits high-performing teams have in commonWhat part of ‘get rid of my data’ don’t companies get?5 essential questions that determine if you’re letting this mindset damage your cultureIn a generative AI world, analog film photography is making a comebackViral YouTubers are giving cereal the silly rebrand it needsTurn your wildest AI prompts into emojis with this quirky new appCars broke Los Angeles. Could a new form of transit fix it?An old median near a Los Angeles freeway sat empty for years. Now it’s affordable housingYour kids’ old toys are creating an e-waste disaster. Here’s how to stop it5 ways to lead through change—and inevitable pushbackWhy Coda is the most underrated productivity tool of 2023