Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyNews Celadon truck drivers turn to Facebook as thousands left stranded and jobless by bankruptcy Fast Company - Lydia DishmanFrom the promise of new jobs to hot showers, meals, and a place to rest, Good Samaritans of all stripes are gathering on a Facebook group formed in the wake of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Celadon
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews These are the 10 worst states for millennials Fast Company - Lydia DishmanAs if the weight of student loans and paychecks that barely rise with the cost of living aren’t tough enough, it’s no wonder many millennials are below the federal poverty rate. However, there are some
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyVirgin Galactic Virgin Galactic stock is soaring because of a far-off prediction about Hypersonic air travel Fast Company - Arianne CohenNow you know what to buy your 2040 self for the holidays: some shares of Virgin Galactic to hold for a long long time. Virgin Galactic’s stock soared 18% today following a bullish rating by Morgan Stanley
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews In a scathing complaint, Amazon accuses the Pentagon of bowing to Trump’s bias against Jeff Bezos Fast Company - Steven MelendezAmazon on Sunday formally protested the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, saying in a court filing it was “the result of improper pressure from President
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyInnovation What happens if you skip your flu vaccine? This VR game shows you the deadly consequences Fast Company - Kristin ToussaintFlu vaccine rates are disturbingly low. What can move the needle? Perhaps building some empathy for vulnerable populations with the magic of virtual reality. Every year we’re told to get our flu shots,
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews Russia’s impressive commitment to doping and tampering just got it banned from the 2020 Olympics Fast Company - Arianne CohenThe doping-friendly minds behind the Russian Anti-Doping Agency are at it again: Following recent tampering with athlete drug test data, Russia is officially booted from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyDwayne "The Rock" Johnson Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia invest in Salt & Straw ice cream to make cheat meals more awesome Fast Company - Jeff BeerPortland-based ice cream shop chain Salt & Straw just got a couple more high-profile ownership partners. Business partners Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia are announcing today their newest investment—in
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyTechnology How to tell when your company’s transparency goes too far Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari HortonSharing may be caring, but there are drawbacks to broadcasting too much of your organization’s information. As we near the end of another year and decade, most of us are reflecting on this past year’s
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyThe Kominsky Method Netflix dominates Golden Globes with 34 nominations, while women directors are shut out—again Fast Company - Joe BerkowitzNetflix leads the Golden Globe nominations by a large margin, but where are the women directors? Back in 2014, Netflix bum-rushed awards season for the first time with five Golden Globe nominations for
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. LeadershipEmotional Intelligence How to find an emotionally intelligent mentor Fast Company - Harvey DeutschendorfKeep an eye out for these five traits, which tend to signal someone will be a good fit. Everyone wants a good mentor. They can help you get ahead at work, and provide an important sounding board when trying
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. DesignDesign This is the world’s most beautiful outhouse Fast Company - Evan Nicole BrownThis “bathroom in the bush” is basically invisible during the day. 2019 was a year in which illusions were shattered and nothing was as it seemed. Fittingly, trends in design have reflected this: Mirrored
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyDesign Is it possible to draw the internet? This 22-year-old illustrator gets close Fast Company - Mark WilsonDaniel Keogh’s drawings capture the fevered pace and spectacle of the web. I don’t know what I just looked at. It involved a Nintendo 64 controller, that much is for certain. But then, what else? I believe
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyTechnology Intel says this breakthrough will make quantum computing more practical Fast Company - Sean CaptainThough trailing quantum rivals like Google and IBM, Intel thinks it can win the long war through something it’s always been great at: miniaturization. In October, Google claimed the milestone of quantum
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. TechnologyTechnology Your website needs to be accessible—anything else is just bad business Fast Company - Lydia DishmanNot making websites accessible means potentially losing the $500 million in spending power of the vast number of working-age adults with disabilities. Accessibility has become one of the newest buzzwords
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyNews The ‘department store of the future’ is here to save NYC from the retail apocalypse Fast Company - Elizabeth SegranIt’s been a hard year for New York City department stores. The year began with Lord & Taylor shuttering its flagship store on Fifth Avenue after 104 years, and just last month, Barneys filed for bankruptcy,
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. Design The first algae-based ink is derived from spirulina instead of petrochemicals Fast Company - Lilly SmithScience and art are colliding to make design a more sustainable industry. Inks, paints, pigments, and dyes have come from the natural world for centuries. During the Renaissance, the gemstone lapis lazuli
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. News Ellen DeGeneres wants you to stop buying fur and use these soft faux-fur blankets instead Fast Company - Elizabeth SegranIn case you hadn’t gotten the memo, fur is out. Luxury brands ranging from Prada to Gucci have stopped incorporating fur into their products, Macy’s has banned fur from its stores, and even Queen Elizabeth
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. LeadershipLeadership Why it matters that female M.D.’s aren’t called “doctor” as often Fast Company - Julia HerbstWe suggested that this seemingly trivial, possibly unintentional, double standard ended up undermining female physicians. If you work in medicine, does it matter if you are called by your title? Is it
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsFlu Cold vs flu symptoms: Here’s what the CDC says to watch for as the virus strikes early in 2019 Fast Company - Christopher ZaraYou had a terrible night’s sleep. You woke up with a stuffy nose and scratchy throat. Is it a cold? The flu? Or is it just Monday? It’s not always easy to distinguish between a common cold and the more
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanySleep We asked a sleep expert to analyze the presidential candidates’ sleep habits Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari HortonMany report inconsistent sleep schedules and an average of less than seven hours per night. Everyone benefits from a good night’s sleep, including presidential candidates. Yet according to a video series
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. TechnologyTechnology If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy Fast Company - Sean CaptainThe recent firing of a Google employee demonstrates how you relinquish your privacy—and private data, including personal photos—when you put work accounts on your personal device. The Bill of Rights covers
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews 5 things to know about Finland’s Sanna Marin, the world’s youngest prime minister Fast Company - Michael GrothausIf you feel like you’re not living up to your full potential, you might want to give this story a miss. Finland’s Sanna Marin is set to be sworn in as the country’s prime minister this week. The news so
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. DesignDesign New York City has chosen this trash can of the future Fast Company - Mark WilsonIts clever design is sturdy on the street but easy to lift. The city of New York is home to more than 23,000 trash cans, which are prominently displayed on street corners. It’s a charming side effect an
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyInnovation This app rewards commuters for choosing public transit, biking, car-sharing, or walking over driving Fast Company - Kristin ToussaintVelocia, Miami’s new transit app, creates a virtuous cycle by giving you free rides when you use any transportation option that isn’t a private car. There are a lot of ways to get around Miami. If plan
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyLeadership These 5 popular productivity tools have hidden risks Fast Company - Christopher ZaraBefore you download any of these supposedly revolutionary timesaving apps, you might want to read this. Reach: An estimated 66 million Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple HomePod units were in use in U.S.
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyLong-form Journalism Silicon Valley’s psychedelic wonder drug is almost here Fast Company - Ruth ReaderA new startup called MindMed could have the key to providing the upsides of psychedelic drugs for both focus and addiction treatment—while cutting out the downsides of tripping. “This could save lives,
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyPodcasting This podcaster wants to catch you up on the news on your ride home, no matter what you’re into Fast Company - Jeff BeerBrian McCullough’s Ride Home Media is launching Celeb News Ride Home, the latest in a growing trend of niche news curated for your ears every day. Back in the 1920s, when Time magazine founder Henry Luce
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyAllbirds The best gifts for the environmentally conscious, according to Allbirds employees Fast Company - Lauren SteeleThe team at Allbirds, the sustainable shoe brand, knows a thing or two about products that can literally help make the world a better place. Here, employees from the green shoe company share their favorite
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyMotorola The secret history of the Motorola Razr, the first great phone of the millennium Fast Company - Mark WilsonMembers of the original Razr design team recount making one of the most influential pieces of hardware ever. This is the first installment in The Design of Y2K, a series telling the stories behind the
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. DesignDesign 20 years ago, the world as we know it was born Fast Company - Kelsey Campbell-DollaghanOn the twentieth anniversary of Y2K, here’s what the people behind the era’s most influential products have to say about design in the third millennium. “This is not one of the summer movies where you
