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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 15/09/2026
Fast, faster, fastest.⁠ That's how @bavaughan.bsky.social prefaces his Editor's Note for the Fall 2026 issue of Fast Company.⁠ ⁠⁠ The cover story featuring Walmart CEO John Furner reveals how the leader is rapidly deploying AI at scale, while managing some real employee anxiety.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 7m
This tool tells you how fossil fuel emissions actually translate into heat deaths, coral reef damage, and more f-st.co/UYDeZqE
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This tool tells you how fossil fuel emissions actually translate into heat deaths, coral reef damage, and more
Tallying up tonnes of CO2 can feel like an abstraction. A new 'Carbon Impacts Tracer' illustrates how much damage emissions will really cause.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 59m
For Flamingo Estate founder Richard Christiansen, "there's no joy in speed." "I think we also need ceremony as people. It's why we go to church. It's why we get married," Christiansen said at the 2026 Fast Company Innovation Festival.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 1h
Senior Editor @maxuf.bsky.social visited Kyiv’s hidden offices and testing fields to meet the startups, soldiers, and engineers making cutting-edge weapons at a pace the rest of the world is scrambling to match. Take a look inside Ukraine’s secretive tech world building the future of war ⬇️
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Inside Ukraine’s secretive tech world building the future of war
I visited Kyiv’s hidden offices and testing fields to meet the startups, soldiers, and government engineers making cutting-edge weapons at a pace the rest of the world is scrambling to match.
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David Plunkert @davidplunkert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New art for @fastcompany.com "The Smartest People in the World are Automating Themselves into Extinction" How? They're training AI.
Artwork by illustrator David Plunkert for Fast Company of a worker being devoured by the AI they helped train.
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Rachel Kurzius @curiouskurz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When the people yearn for whimsy, these retailers are ready to profit ...   In my latest story for @fastcompany.com I looked at how stores prepare for the many microtrends that pop up, using whimsymaxxxing as a case study: www.fastcompany.com/91613368/eve...
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Everyone loves 'whimsymaxxing,' including your local craft store
Craft stores like Michaels are well prepared for the internet's microtrend du jour.
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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 6h
The new US AI chatbot is... actually not bad? Though it doesn't address the issue at the heart of the problem, which is government digital services in the US aren't great. My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91615011/tru...
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Trump’s new AI chatbot is surprisingly good. But it doesn’t fix government
America.gov can help users navigate federal websites and find services. The harder problem is making those services themselves easier to use.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 2h
The Freckle phone replaces internet and apps with outdoor quests, tactile buttons, and walkie-talkie mode. f-st.co/uausv0f
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This adorable phone is designed to get kids off screens and into the world
The Freckle phone replaces internet and apps with outdoor quests, tactile buttons, and walkie-talkie mode.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 3h
"Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion." f-st.co/auifVLA
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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin just made the single biggest donation ever to a U.S. university
Griffin donated $3 billion, mostly for a new campus in Miami, Florida.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 5h
Checkers and Rally’s are closing stores: See where the most locations have shuttered as national footprint shrinks f-st.co/ea6EAZz
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Checkers and Rally’s are closing stores: See where the most locations have shuttered as national footprint shrinks
A newly amended franchise disclosure from Checkers Drive-In Restaurants reveals net store declines for fast-food burger chains Checkers and Rally's.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 5h
Your conversations with an AI chatbot may feel helpful in the moment. Researchers are warning about a psychological risk that can be much harder to spot. f-st.co/AOstsaw
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Think your AI chatbot is helping you? Researchers say there’s a risk users may not recognize
A new paper examines how seemingly supportive conversations with AI can potentially reinforce unhealthy thinking and emotional dependence.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 7h
T.J. Maxx, which operates more than 1,300 stores nationwide, closed two of its most recognizable stores earlier this year. f-st.co/pRWVFP5
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T.J. Maxx is closing stores: Updated list of doomed locations for 2026
Even as the beloved store’s parent company pushes toward growth, a few longtime locations are shutting their doors.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 9h
Leaving neurodiversity aside, there are multiple reasons why people who are legitimately regarded as “smart,” “clever,” or indeed “intelligent” may end up acting in unintelligent and even dumb ways. f-st.co/GlJQ9Yj
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Is there a difference between being smart and acting smart?
Science has answers.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 11h
When we look back at past boom-bust cycles, the problem was never a lack of intelligence or a lack of capital, but a lack of discipline and humility. f-st.co/ap0nnvd
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Why even the smartest people on the planet can think really dumb things
‘Cultures that celebrate exceptional intelligence eventually begin to mistake intelligence for infallibility.’
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 15h
Companies that investment in building stronger communities simultaneously build talent pipelines. #FCImpactCouncil f-st.co/dgobbXY
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What business owes the next generation
Business leaders play a role in creating opportunities for young people.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 18h
TikTok moms and dads claim the AI-generated images are a hack to avoid high picture day prices. f-st.co/HuoHbKN
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'ChatGPT for the win': Parents are using AI to skip out on kids' school photos
TikTok moms and dads claim the AI-generated images are a hack to avoid high picture-day prices.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 20h
‘My rogue AI agent texted my ex’: The new meme that lets you pass the blame for your worst behavior f-st.co/85CE4wH
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'My rogue AI agent texted my ex': The new meme that lets you pass the blame for your worst behavior
"Rogue AI" stories have become fertile ground for jokes, but there's a serious side to the language, which some say lets tech giants off the hook.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 23h
Surprisingly, the same study found that the “RTO Tax” is lowest in some of the country’s most expensive cities, including New York, Boston, and San Francisco, once salary is factored in. f-st.co/3tXGqUP
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U.S. workers spend nearly $7,000 per year just to show up at the office
Surprisingly, the same study found that the 'RTO Tax' is lowest in some of the country’s most expensive cities, including New York, Boston, and San Francisco, once salary is factored in.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
Welcome to M-suite, Fast Company's private, community for women navigating senior-level careers and motherhood. Learn more and apply to join here: bit.ly/3Vffw0l
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
"Governments are competing to attract not only companies and talent, but the AI capabilities that could underpin future growth." f-st.co/DbbqrKR
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How the AI boom is redefining the global business map
AI is changing where companies choose to put down roots, kicking off a new global contest for business, talent, and capital.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
"This marks yet another escalation in the trade war that may result in further retaliation on the Canadian side." f-st.co/pqixV1x
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A U.S. ban on nearly $1 billion worth of these Canadian goods is now in effect
The ban includes motorcycles, alcoholic beverages, and dairy products.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it f-st.co/UEtX90F
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Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it
Citing market uncertainty, the California maker of the popular Oura ring has postponed plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
National Coffee Day freebies and deals: Where to get your caffeine shot today, from Dunkin’ to Peet’s f-st.co/598wyhp
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National Coffee Day freebies and deals: Where to get your caffeine shot today, from Dunkin' to Peet's
Retail chains across the country are standing by on Tuesday to celebrate America's favorite beverage. Here's a list of offers to get you going.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
The 2026 Super El Niño is reshaping hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Here’s what that means for you. f-st.co/wywhkFx
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Earth’s 2 biggest oceans are showing a strange—and unsettling—new pattern
The 2026 Super El Niño is reshaping hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Here’s what that means for you.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
Heven AeroTech is betting its long-endurance, power-rich drones could solve one of the Pentagon’s hardest directed-energy problems: getting high-energy lasers into the sky. f-st.co/aAptRVE
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This hydrogen-powered drone maker believes lasers could be the next big airborne weapon
Heven AeroTech is betting its long-endurance, power-rich drones could solve one of the Pentagon’s hardest directed-energy problems: getting high-energy lasers into the sky.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
Some roles are rungs on the ladder to your broader ambitions. Experts have advice on how to navigate them. f-st.co/99qAh9v
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How to crush a ‘stepping stone’ job you know you won’t keep
Some roles are rungs on the ladder to your broader ambitions. Experts have advice on how to navigate them.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
How a character from 'The Addams Family' is shaping the future of robotics. f-st.co/ut7cmzV
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How a character from 'The Addams Family' is shaping the future of robotics
Researchers from ETH Zurich designed a walking robotic hand.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/09/2026
We must prepare for a future with AI, even if employees haven’t all bought in. Purpose helps. #FCImpactCouncil f-st.co/IBYNPG1
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Purpose is your organization’s antidote to AI skepticism
We must prepare for a future with AI, even if employees haven’t all bought in.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Details about ‘Cornell 7’ rape lawsuit have been exposed by social media, but some worry they’re being throttled f-st.co/XVZolgD
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Details about 'Cornell 7' rape lawsuit have been exposed by social media, but some worry they're being throttled
Platforms like Instagram have mechanisms to protect users from sensitive content, sometimes raising questions about who exactly is being protected.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Monday's mission marked Starship’s 14th full-scale launch from Texas’ southern tip in three years. f-st.co/fHJuKxv
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SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time but returns home early
Starship almost didn't make it to orbit when one of its engines shut down too soon.
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Max Ufberg @maxuf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Over the summer, I visited Ukraine’s hidden offices and testing fields to meet the startups, soldiers, and government engineers making cutting-edge AI weapons at a pace the rest of the world is scrambling to match. Read more @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91611099/ins...
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Inside Ukraine’s secretive tech world building the future of war
I visited Kyiv’s hidden offices and testing fields to meet the startups, soldiers, and government engineers making cutting-edge weapons at a pace the rest of the world is scrambling to match.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Had a great time yapping with @dianabudds.bsky.social about my new book, the broken state of design, and the kinds of better, postcarbon worlds we can still build in @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91612547/pos...
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Our post-carbon future is already here—if you know where to look
A new book by the landscape architect Billy Fleming illustrates how communities have successfully addressed decarbonization and climate justice.
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edans @edans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Enterprise AI impact isn’t about the most powerful model—it’s about the smartest steering", my article on @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91611123/ent...
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Enterprise AI impact isn’t about the most powerful model—it’s about the smartest steering
As a CEO, would you give a brilliant employee total freedom with no objectives, no constraints, no supervision, and no feedback?
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Rachel Kurzius @curiouskurz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When people post infographics, they're sharing about the world and also about themselves — what they care about, etc.   So when @moma.bsky.social debuts its 1st-ever information design exhibit, what is it telling us about itself?   My latest for @fastcompany.com: www.fastcompany.com/91612965/mom...
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MoMA explores the useful beauty of information design
The museum’s first-ever exhibition dedicated to the field includes works by a climatologist, The New York Times, and more.
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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A raft of recent lawsuits seems to indicate we're heading towards a new legal approach to AI systems that try to nail them on product defectiveness. My latest for @fastcompany.com on what's going on www.fastcompany.com/91613370/can...
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AI’s next big legal battle is over product liability
A growing number of lawsuits argue that chatbot makers should be held responsible not just for their outputs, but for how their products are designed.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
On a regional and local level, there’s a lot of variation. f-st.co/6NkKAUc
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Home price shifts across America's 50 largest metro housing markets
On a regional and local level, there’s a lot of variation.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Nvidia says its new AI security platform can stop rogue agents from breaking containment f-st.co/IDYO6Ek
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Nvidia says its new AI security platform can stop rogue agents from breaking containment
The chipmaker says OpenShell and Sentry will restrict what AI agents can access, monitor their behavior, and shut them down if they cross software boundaries.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
For years, brands have tried to crack the Gen Z code through campaigns, influencers, and trend chasing. The companies breaking through today are taking a different approach: inviting Gen Z into the creative process from the very beginning.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
"The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts." f-st.co/96jtRxF
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U.S. and China strike trade deal for tariff cuts worth nearly $30 billion each
The deal includes nonsensitive items exported to the U.S. including fireworks and wooden Christmas ornaments.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Starbucks store closures: See a list of locations that have shuttered across the country in latest coffeehouse cull f-st.co/ncuTLeV
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Starbucks store closures: See a list of locations that have shuttered across the country in latest coffeehouse cull
As of Monday, the newly shuttered Starbucks locations are now being reflected on Google and in the coffee chain's store locator tool.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Everyone loves "whimsymaxxing," including your local craft store. f-st.co/63BKDD1
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Everyone loves 'whimsymaxxing,' including your local craft store
Craft stores like Michaels are well prepared for the internet's microtrend du jour.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Our brains are overstimulated, and cities aren’t helping f-st.co/IJ7LiDP
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Our brains are overstimulated, and cities aren't helping
Small urban design choices can help preserve—not exhaust—human attention.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
The challenge for communities and their leaders is not simply deciding whether to allow data centers, but determining how to govern their growth. f-st.co/SR8JKfx
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What people living next to data centers think about managing them
Our research found less public support for policy provisions governing more complex issues related to data centers.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
Seven habits for demanding excellence without being a jerk. f-st.co/KKZ25EI
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Are you 'tough' enough at work?
Seven habits for demanding excellence without being a jerk.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 28/09/2026
“Give every person on your team one thing that is theirs, where they can make the call, and you back it." f-st.co/AuHAVHN
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5 tips to build a winning team that can handle anything
The team is the only unit of performance that matters now.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 27/09/2026
The growing backlash against President Donald Trump’s crypto conflicts quickly has changed the political calculus. f-st.co/OuxYmHi
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How Trump’s crypto winnings cost the industry looser regulation
At stake was the Clarity Act, which would have provided light-touch regulation over cryptocurrency assets.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 27/09/2026
The museum’s first-ever exhibition dedicated to information design includes works by a climatologist, The New York Times, and more. f-st.co/Z1iiWnI
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MoMA explores the useful beauty of information design
The museum’s first-ever exhibition dedicated to the field includes works by a climatologist, The New York Times, and more.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 27/09/2026
Smartglasses, drone deliveries, and AI agents are entering our lives at a rapid pace. Can we keep up with the adoption curve? f-st.co/rjViauN
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We have a love-hate relationship with technology, and that’s never going to change
Smartglasses, drone deliveries, and AI agents are entering our lives at a rapid pace. Can we keep up with the adoption curve?
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 27/09/2026
At the 2026 Fast Company Innovation Festival, Cade Cunningham—a two-time NBA All-Star and Detroit Pistons guard—explained his brand partnership with Nike and discussed his team's recent comeback story.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 27/09/2026
In the era of AI slop this skill will set you apart f-st.co/TyqLZhP
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In the era of AI slop this skill will set you apart
As people discount work they suspect AI produced, your public speaking skills may matter even more.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 26/09/2026
Wendy’s is closing more stores: See a list of doomed locations from a major franchisee in ongoing bankruptcy f-st.co/bjN5lq7
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Wendy's is closing more stores: See a list of doomed locations from a major franchisee in ongoing bankruptcy
One of the fast-food chain's largest operators could close as many as 30 restaurants, new filings reveal. Five have already been identified.
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