fastcompany.com

Language is the original technology, the tool we've all used to coordinate with each other for thousands of years. Our success in life--both professionally and in relationships--depends on it. I write for a living, so you'd think I'd have language ...

My family and I recently returned from an amazing four weeks of traveling across the western U.S. It's the longest trip we've ever taken together, and it was unforgettable. In those four weeks, we visited: Los Angeles The Grand Canyon Red Rock ...

Each week, the business world throws us a mix of surprises, frustrations, and big experiments. Some companies are doubling down on old strategies, others are trying bold new moves, and a few are just trying to keep up. If you're a consumer, you've ...

A recent letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) encouraged industry leaders to streamline and enhance product recall communications, highlighting the need for industry and government systems to transform and evolve to deliver timely ...

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists use an economic model known as the Zillow Market Heat Index to gauge the competitiveness of housing markets across ...

Earlier this month, the president signed an executive order (EO) that could potentially clear the path for 401(k) plans to include alternative investments like cryptocurrency. Theoretically, relaxing the rules about crypto in defined-contribution ...

At a new restaurant in Manhattan, the goal isn't to make money. Launching as a pilot in September, the project--called Community Kitchen--is designed to show what it looks like when a restaurant does everything right: healthy, sustainably grown ...

It's been a bad year for password managers. First, Microsoft announced earlier this summer that its popular Microsoft Authenticator app would be discontinuing its password manager feature and would revert to being an app that focused solely on ...

Rejection isn't just an inevitable part of success--it's the fastest path to it. Think about it: The most groundbreaking ideas, the most resilient leaders, and the most dominant companies all have one thing in common: they've been rejected far more ...

Over 80% of Middlebury College students use generative AI for coursework, according to a recent survey I conducted with my colleague and fellow economist Zara Contractor. This is one of the fastest technology adoption rates on record, far outpacing ...