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The Dept. of Education reveals Title IX protects students of all genders
June 17, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.86 MBThe Department of Education announced today that Title IX, the 1972 law preventing discrimination based on sex in schools, also protects transgender and gay students.
Twitter's ‘unmentions’ will let you silence bullies
June 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 2.61 MBTwitter is working on 'unmentions' to let you silence bullies and outrage mobs.
BuzzFeed is giving its community’s most successful content creators the biggest incentive of all
June 15, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.16 MBBuzzFeed will pay creators of viral content up to $10,000 per post.
Can't get your favorite drink at Starbucks? Here's why
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 2.68 MBStarbucks is suffering from product shortages due to supply chain issues.
IMF warns of risks after El Salvador's big bitcoin move
June 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.22 MBThe IMF says El Salvador's accepting bitcoin as legal tender could pose problems.
Airbnb wants to foot your travel bill
June 10, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 2.64 MBWant to Airbnb-hop for a year? The company could pay for you to do it.
Fast Company, June 9, 2021
June 09, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.71 MBAmericans are already saving up for space travel.
Fast Company, June 8, 2021
June 08, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.28 MBElon Musk has tweeted that his electric car company, Tesla, is shelving development of its Model S Plaid Plus, the most high-end offering in its flagship Model S line.
Fast Company, June 7, 2021
June 07, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 3.8 MBA report on UFOs is expected to be released by the end of the month.
Fast Company, June 4, 2021
June 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.34 MBGet yourself to Europe or Asia in the amount of time it would take to travel to, say, Cleveland.
Fast Company, June 3, 2021
June 03, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.11 MBAs of June 8, Amazon will turn on what it calls Amazon Sidewalk—a wireless network of Amazon devices like Echo units and Ring cameras that use their owners’ bandwidth to help other Amazon devices send small bits of data to the internet.
Fast Company, June 2, 2021
June 02, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.05 MBKrispy Kreme Tuesday morning unveiled plans to go public.
Fast Company, June 1, 2021
June 01, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.25 MBa new study on aging in the journal Aging shows that aging can be reversed
Fast Company, May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.75 MBVaccinations are up, COVID cases are down, and restrictions on live events are lifting across the country. Nobody could be happier about these things than Meow Wolf, the entertainment group known for its immersive, psychedelically tinged art exhibitions.
Fast Company, May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.14 MBAmazon.com Inc. has reached a deal to acquire the storied MGM Studios for $8.45 billion
Fast Company, May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 5.53 MBAmazon hit with antitrust lawsuit.
Fast Company, May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.27 MBIf winning a $1 million lottery isn’t enough to inspire you to get the COVID-19 vaccine, maybe a year of first-class air travel will do it.
Fast Company, May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.68 MBPublicly correcting misinformation on Twitter is not the thing to do. This is the conclusion of MIT researchers who attempted to politely correct flagrantly false posts on social media.
Fast Company, May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.54 MBWall Street is thirsty for Oatly.
Fast Company, May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 6.26 MBIt’s shaping up to be a grim week for cryptocurrency investors, as tokens are shedding value left and right.
Fast Company, May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 6.06 MBAs algorithms shape the trajectory of our lives in increasingly profound ways, some researchers think companies have a new moral duty to illuminate how, exactly, they work.
Fast Company, May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.78 MBA new report from the World Health Organization and theInternational Labour Organization demonstrates how the cost of working atypically long hours has real, negative effects.
Fast Company, May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.43 MBThe DarkSide ransomware group, which was linked to the Colonial Pipeline hack, has announced that it is shutting down operations.
Fast Company, May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.06 MBAmazon announced today that it’s hiring 75,000 people for order-fulfillment and transportation jobs.
Fast Company, May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.21 MBBeyond Meat will start selling its Beyond Meatballs at Walmart next month, the El Segundo, California-based company announced this morning.
Fast Company, May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.51 MBMillions of taxpayers who collected unemployment last year might be eligible to receive an additional refund from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), although it’s unclear how many checks will be distributed or when, exactly, they’ll go out.
Fast Company, May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.42 MBChipotle Mexican Grill is among the employers looking to add to its workforce—and it will increase pay to coax candidates to come onboard.
Fast Company, May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.15 MBIf you’re still waiting for your tax refund to arrive—and it’s been several weeks since you filed your 2020 return—the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) feels your pain. But it’s warning taxpayers this week not to exacerbate the situation by posting information online that could compromise their privacy.
Fast Company, May 7, 2021
May 07, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.34 MBAnalysts are predicting that the market madness over internet-meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin could reach a fever pitch in the next few days.
Fast Company, May 6, 2021
May 06, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.43 MBA federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the legal authority to impose a national eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fast Company, May 4, 2021
May 04, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.84 MBVerizon announced on Monday that it’s selling Verizon Media, which includes Yahoo and AOL, for $5 billion.
Fast Company, May 3, 2021
May 03, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.62 MBIf you’re still trying to win startup pitches with an exuberant handshake, a big grin, and boundless positive energy—you’re doing it wrong, says a new study.
Fast Company, April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.12 MBGwyneth Paltrow and Goop are partnering with Celebrity Cruises for the water-travel giant’s latest ship, Celebrity Beyond. The actress-turned-wellness-guru will serve as the brand’s new “well-being advisor,” they announced Thursday.
Fast Company, April 16, 2021
April 16, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.65 MBJeff Bezos published his final letter to shareholders as CEO of Amazon.
Fast Company, April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.42 MBInstagram is testing hiding likes again.
Fast Company, April 14, 2021
April 14, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.52 MBLive Nation has had enough of the pandemic roller coster. After more than a year of empty arenas, the entertainment giant is taking matters into own hands and wiring over 60 venues for livestreaming, the company announced today.
Fast Company, April 13, 2021
April 13, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.32 MBAccording to a recent survey from software company Qualtrics, younger workers were much more likely to say they’ve moved away from their physical office locations over older workers
Fast Company, April 12, 2021
April 12, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.13 MBcrappy eating at home leads to crappy job performance at work the following day.
Fast Company, April 9, 2021
April 09, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.33 MBSony announced a deal with Netflix that will give the streamer access to Sony feature films starting in 2022
Fast Company, April 8, 2021
April 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 2.91 MBTarget announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a number of new initiatives to better support Black-owned businesses.
Fast Company, April 7, 2021
April 07, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4 MB54% of motorists who have driven their vehicles soon after using a videoconferencing platform report having trouble concentrating on the road.
Fast Company, April 6, 2021
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 3.75 MBGood news: Humanity may be less horrible than online comment threads indicate. A new study shows that a small number of cyberbullying teens are likely responsible for a large portion of online cruelty. And yes, the anonymous commenter calling you fugly may well be too young for a learner’s permit.
Fast Company, April 5, 2021
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.09 MBThe Labor Department reported Friday that job growth blew past expectations in March, with employers adding 916,000 new workers to their payrolls—far more than the 675,000 increase that economists had forecast.
Fast Company, April 2, 2021
April 02, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.96 MBSome Big Tech companies may be tapping the brakes on the work-from-home forever trend
Fast Company, April 1, 2021
April 01, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 5.08 MBSilicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, reputed for having a finger on the pulse of the digital generation, just released its annual ranking of the largest, fastest-growing marketplace startups during the year 2020.
Fast Company, March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.29 MBAfter waiting more than a month for information about their third Economic Impact Payment, millions of Americans who receive federal benefits are finally getting some much-needed clarity.
Fast Company, March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 4.66 MBIf you thought that the brains of men and women are inexorably different, you are wrong.
Fast Company, March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 3.06 MBThredUp, the virtual thrift store where people buy and sell secondhand apparel, made its market debut on Friday.
Fast Company, March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 3.8 MBThere may be an unintended benefit to your caffeine habit: A new study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition finds that drinking coffee spikes fat burning.