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13 gift ideas to help breathe new life into anyone’s living room
Whether you’re shopping for a binge-watcher or a board game fanatic, these gifts will make the recipient loath to leave their couch. For its annual gift guide, Fast Company asked business leaders who know the home—and some of our staff members—for space-specific recommendations.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
This underrated skill can help businesses avoid expensive mistakes
Here’s how cultural competency can help teams avoid expensive and harmful mistakes—and boost their bottom lines. Some have said that DEI is dead. However, the backlash against DEI doesn’t stop cultural competency from seriously impacting a businesses’ bottom line.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
AirPods that never need charging? These researchers just found a way to use your body as a charger
A new Power-over-Skin technology invented at Carnegie Mellon University could change the way we charge our wearables. There are few things that I hate more than putting on my Bose Ultra Wireless Open Earbuds and having the little critters whisper: “Battery low.” Which is why I’m excited about new research from the Future Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon University that’s exploring technology that could power your earbuds, or any other small gadget, by sucking electricity through your skin. In other words, no running out of juice ever again. Just put your buds on and play till your ears fall off.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
Try this simple breathwork technique to reach peak performance
The benefits are profound: a richer life, reduced fears, and deeper connections. As you embark on a journey toward alignment, connecting your professional choices and personal curiosities to your life’s purpose, you might begin to observe synchronicities unfolding. Yet, deeper psychological blocks also emerge.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
Julius is a great AI tool for analyzing and visualizing datasets
You can use Julius for virtually any type of business or scientific data, or simply to categorize survey responses or interpret spreadsheets. This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
Why funding women’s health shouldn’t be up for debate
Finally, something we can all agree on. “I am a nurse practitioner and see the repercussions of [the gender health gap] daily caring for my female patients.” —Abigale
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
These digital product trends will define 2025
From platform selectivity to a return to mobile centricity, these four trends will shape the future of digital experiences. Consumer preferences, technology innovations, and emerging market forces—from AI capabilities to platform shifts and sustainability imperatives—shape how we build digital products and their success in the market. While it’s impossible to predict with certainty, our teams foresee these four trends catering to consumers in 2025 and beyond.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
7 insights about the future of marketing
Six seasons of podcasting taught this host a lot. With 20 years as a brand builder and business strategist, my passion is in driving companies and our world in a positive forward direction. As the global head of sustainability and impact for iF Design, I think a lot about the social and environmental impact of design; after all, from products and packaging to platforms, places, and even policies—everything is designed.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
Why a ‘great culture’ doesn’t equal getting results
Choosing more than five culture shifts is a recipe for failure—here’s why. At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we enable high-level women to mentor each other to achieve personal and professional happiness through sisterhood. As the nonprofit organization’s founder, chair, and CEO, I am honored to interview and share insights from thought leaders who are part of our peer-to-peer mentoring program.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
Why 1.5 degrees has failed as a climate messaging strategy
Focusing on limiting the increase in average global temperature to 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels hasn’t stopped the climate crisis. How can we better communicate the issue? In 2015, at COP21 in Paris, international leaders settled on a goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In the decade since, that has become both a rallying cry and a shorthand for climate action. At multiple United Nations climate conferences, it has been turned into a quippy plea to “keep 1.5 alive.”
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:00
European cities are banning diesel cars. So they’re headed to Ukraine’s front lines
The Ukrainian military is using SUVs and pickups from across Europe to transport wounded soldiers from combat zones to places where they can get medical attention. As war rages in his home country of Ukraine, Ivan Oleksii pays close attention to the environmental regulations throughout Europe. Specifically, he’s focused on how those regulations might impact diesel vehicles. This might not seem like a typical activity to support a war effort, but for Oleksii, it very much is.
Published: 2024-11-26 09:30:00
Formula 1 expands grid to add GM’s Cadillac brand and team for the 2026 season
The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team. Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors.
Published: 2024-11-26 09:30:00
7 hacks to remember names more effectively
These tricks can make it easier for you to remember your new neighbors or that person you met at last week’s networking event. Holiday party season is starting to ramp up, which means you’ll be meeting new people and seeing others you’ve met in the past. It also means your ability to remember names will be put to the test. If you have trouble in this area, you’re not alone.
Published: 2024-11-26 09:28:00
This tiny design tweak made YouTube a more palatable place for women creators
Hiding dislike counts on the video sharing platform changed user behavior toward women, a new study shows. It doesn’t take a genius to know that it’s hard to be a woman on the internet. From the sexism that mirrors women’s offline experiences to the objectification that’s part and parcel of being online, the environment for women is challenging at best.
Published: 2024-11-26 09:00:00
‘Buy now, pay later’ plans are becoming more popular. Experts are concerned
Shoppers who sign up for these payment plans using a credit card can be hit with more interest and fees. More shoppers than ever are on track to use “buy now, pay later” plans this holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt.
Published: 2024-11-26 09:00:00
Supreme Court won’t hear tobacco companies’ appeal for graphic cigarette label warnings
The FDA required that warnings about the risks of smoking occupy the top 50% of cigarette packs and top 20% of advertisements. The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether federally mandated warnings on cigarette packs that graphically illustrate the health risks of smoking violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies opposed to the labels.
Published: 2024-11-26 00:45:00
Amazon is testing out warehouse robots. Here’s what you need to know
Amazon says its robot Robin is currently being used in dozens of warehouses. Amazon has introduced a handful of robots in its warehouses that the e-commerce giant says will improve efficiency and reduce employee injuries.
Published: 2024-11-26 00:30:00
Farm groups urge Trump not to deport farmworkers. Here’s why
Nearly half of the nation’s approximately 2 million farmworkers lack legal status. U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.
Published: 2024-11-25 23:30:00
How heritage brands challenge consumer identity
Several iconic companies have announced significant rebrandings in recent weeks, upending a series of commercial and cultural landmarks. When Katja Vogt considers a Jaguar, she pictures a British-made car purring confidently along the Italian coastline — a vision of familiarity that conveys “that dreaming, longing feeling we all love.”She’s not sure what to think about Jaguar now after the 89-year-old company announced a radical rebranding this week that featured loud colors and androgynous people — but no cars. Jaguar, the company says, will now be JaGUar. It will produce only electric vehicles beginning in 2026.
Published: 2024-11-25 23:00:00
Thanksgiving travelers: Airport strike, bad weather, and more could cause delays
Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S. Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end with another record day for air travel in the United States.
Published: 2024-11-25 22:30:00
