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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 01/10/2026

Here are the white-collar occupations with the highest estimated percentage of job loss due to AI in the next 2 to 5 years.

A vertical ranked list displays 15 occupations with beige horizontal bars, black play-button icons on the left, and bold percentages on the right. The occupations and percentages, from highest to lowest, are:

Writers and Authors — 57.4%
Computer Programmers — 55.2%
Web and Digital Interface Designers — 54.6%
Editors — 54.4%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other — 47.6%
Web Developers — 46.2%
Database Architects — 46.0%
Operations Research Analysts — 45.1%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists — 44.2%
Sociologists — 43.0%
Technical Writers — 42.4%
Statisticians — 42.1%
Political Scientists — 40.3%
Database Administrators — 39.0%
Public Relations Specialists — 37.3%
Dashed horizontal lines separate the rows. In the lower-right corner, a stylized illustration shows a person wearing a beige suit, white shirt, and red tie, holding a large open cardboard box containing papers, a laptop, and a red object. Gray leaves extend behind the person. The background is light gray.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 30/09/2026

“Every second person I meet is launching a defense tech fund,” says Eveline Buchatskiy, managing partner of D3, a Kyiv-based venture fund that first invested in Swarmer in 2023.

Eveline Buchatskiy [Photo: Alexander Chekmenev for Fast Company]

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 30/09/2026

Before the war, Swarmer cofounder Serhii Kupriienko led AI teams for Amazon’s Ring division. Now, he’s building software that lets military drones coordinate with less human direction. His eventual goal: an “ethical Skynet.”

Serhii Kupriienko [Photo: Alexander Chekmenev for Fast Company]

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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 · 14/09/2026

Design has always been a powerful way to solve problems. Consider the impact of innovatively constructed buildings that can withstand natural disasters, paint designed to absorb humidity and lower energy costs, or cooling fabric that makes a spiritual journey more comfortable.

A vertically oriented poster on a white background combines bold typography with a colorful abstract illustration. The upper half features large looping yellow forms surrounding stylized blue, pink, gray, and white shapes, including small humanlike figures, blue water droplets, black circular forms, and a pink couch with a white-and-yellow abstract figure seated on it. A large yellow paint roller stands at the left, while another yellow roller-like form appears on the right. Bright cyan horizontal and vertical elements frame the illustration near the bottom. The lower section contains the title “MOLD-FIGHTING PAINT” in large black serif type, followed by three lines naming the paint and organizations. Decorative elements include a grayscale swatch strip and target symbol at the top, a black circular “FC” mark on the left, diagonal black stripes at the lower right, and a thin horizontal gradient line with a target symbol along the bottom.

A bright yellow poster in a black, pixel-art style. Near the top, a horizontal yellow-to-black gradient bar appears beside the text “INNOVATION BY DESIGN 2026” and a target-like symbol. A black circle containing the white letters “FC” is positioned at upper left. The central illustration shows two people viewed from behind, wearing long, loose garments; the figure on the left has a covered head, while the figure on the right has a rounded, uncovered head. Pixelated crossed tools or abstract motifs appear above them, and stylized palm trees flank the figures on both sides. Near the bottom, large black lettering reads “A SAFER PILGRIMAGE,” followed by three bulleted lines. A striped black graphic and a long horizontal line with another target-like symbol complete the lower portion.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 08/09/2026

URL Media describes itself as a “multiplatform network that includes high-performing Black and Brown news organizations.” When deportation raids strained resources, URL established a rapid-response grant program to provide aid to support partner reporting in underserved communities: bit.ly/4yit1uq

A stylized poster featuring a large orange umbrella against a black background. The umbrella has a cream-colored handle and tip, with subtle mottled texture near the top. Around and beneath it are colorful communication and technology symbols, including speech bubbles, a document, an envelope, a video camera, a smartphone, and a chat icon. A large gray number 5 appears at the lower left. Text is arranged above and below the illustration.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 08/09/2026

Planet Labs operates the world’s largest Earth-imaging satellite fleet, producing more than 3 TB per day of images. Unlike traditionally slow and rigid aerospace development cycles, the company harnesses a design and development process it calls “Agile Aerospace.” Read more: bit.ly/3UGAYel

A poster-style graphic with a white background and a large black rectangular space scene in the center. The scene features two blue, segmented satellites stretching diagonally from the upper left toward the lower right, with a central square microchip connected to thin cream-colored circuit traces. A smaller white satellite appears along the lower-left edge, and part of a blue Earth with dark geographic patterns is visible in the bottom-left corner. Cream, orange, and yellow planets, stars, and small circular celestial objects are scattered across the black background. A white comet or rocket-like object with an orange tip points diagonally downward near the upper right. Above the illustration is the heading “BEST WORKPLACES FOR INNOVATORS.” Below it are a large gray “4+” graphic and the text “PLANET LABS,” followed by “SAN FRANCISCO” between two thin orange horizontal lines.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 08/09/2026

Physical passport stamps are becoming less common, but an American Express survey found that 73% of adults want more ways to commemorate their trips. A manager at American Express had an idea: turning card transactions into virtual collectible stamps. Amex Passport was quickly born: bit.ly/4gVbv8r

A poster-style graphic features an open passport against a black background. The left page contains abstract cream, coral, and black geometric blocks, along with several overlapping travel stamps labeled “AMERICAN EXPRESS.” The right page shows a blue-and-black illustration of Earth beneath a small white airplane. A coral passport stamp with a globe symbol overlaps the lower-right corner of the passport. Above the image, gray lettering reads “BEST WORKPLACES FOR INNOVATORS.” Below it, a large gray number “3” appears beside the words “AMERICAN EXPRESS,” with “NEW YORK” printed underneath between thin coral lines.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 08/09/2026

Frontline employees at Chipotle spotted that time-intensive prep work limited food consistency at the chain’s restaurants. In response, Chipotle introduced a High-Efficiency Equipment Package. Here's how it cuts prep time by hours per restaurant per day: bit.ly/4iPg8mX

A vertically oriented poster with a white background and a large black square graphic in the center. The top reads “BEST WORKPLACES FOR INNOVATORS.” Inside the black square is a colorful, abstract composition featuring a large green-and-cream curved loop across the lower half, along with scattered orange, green, cream, and blue shapes. The surrounding illustrations include curved ribbons, triangular forms, circuit-board lines, a blue-edged computer chip, rectangular card-like shapes, a small clock-like circle, and several flame- or leaf-shaped forms. At the bottom, a large gray number “2” appears beside the company name “CHIPOTLE,” with “NEWPORT BEACH, CA” beneath it between thin orange horizontal lines.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 08/09/2026

Claude Code began as an internal tool used by Anthropic engineers to help test AI models and assist with coding. It quickly got picked up across the company, and its popularity suggested commercial potential. The company released it to the public in 2025. Read more: bit.ly/4iQcmK2

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 10/08/2026

The Los Angeles Queens is inspired by the “Queen of the Diamond,” Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play against major league players. The San Francisco Firebells’ name refers to Lillie Hitchcock Coit, a former patron of volunteer firefighters in that city.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 10/08/2026

The New York Heights is named after Dorothy Height, dubbed the godmother of the civil rights movement. The Boston Hunters pays tribute to Harriot Kezia Hunt, often referred to as America’s first woman physician.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 10/08/2026

The Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) follows in the footsteps of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which brought women to the professional stage for over a decade, but folded in 1954.

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 30/07/2026

In August 2005, Fast Company published a cover story that blared “Why We Hate HR.” Since then, the HR discipline has seemingly been wholly transformed.

Magazine cover of "Fast Company" (August 2005) featuring a cartoon girl in a red dress holding a sad plush toy, surrounded by whimsical stuffed animals. The bold title reads "WHY WE HATE HR."

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