Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s work spanned the worlds of celebrity, fashion and power. His death announced Thursday at age 91 has elicited an outpouring of tributes. Ralph Lauren “I have always had the deepest
Tiler Peck is one of the longest-tenured prima ballerinas at New York City Ballet. Twice, she has had injuries that almost ended her career. But at 36, an age when many ballerinas choose to retire,
caption TK Ash Jurberg My partner and I visited Portland and ended up traveling the city solely by bicycle. Cycling helped us save money and explore neighborhoods we otherwise might’ve missed. Now, I’ll tell every
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published August job market data on Friday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The US added 22,000 jobs in August, far fewer than the expected 75,000. Unemployment rose to the highest rate since
Hello once again and thanks for spending time with Fast Company’s Plugged In. Fifteen years into the era defined by the iPhone, a question still looms over the consumer tech industry: What’s the next great
Every day, we hear about new algorithms, groundbreaking analyses, and the potential for AI to revolutionize patient care. Yet, for many physicians and their teams on the front lines, AI can feel like another layer
No one has ever called LeBron James underrated. But the NBA star wasn’t always on top, particularly outside of basketball. He’s been questioned and critiqued for his pursuits in philanthropy, education, business, and entertainment. That’s
New data suggests that high-paying remote positions are almost as rare as they were before the pandemic.  According to a recent analysis of over one million job postings between January and July from Ladders, a
When the Labor Department put out a disappointing jobs report a month ago, an enraged President Donald Trump responded by firing the economist in charge of compiling the numbers and nominating a loyalist to replace
There’s a mountain of evidence that having a sense of purpose is correlated with feeling happy. And while an inanimate object such as the moon can’t feel emotions, humans have much to thank our natural
Work is filled with contradictions and disruptions these days, and the uncertainty can make the workplace feel like a constant emergency. As a result, people are stressed, pessimistic, and pulling back from their organizations—but they’re
The author (not pictured) was surprised by the grief she felt after dropping her younger daughter off at preschool. Angel Santana/Getty Images My daughters started full-time preschool and kindergarten at the same time. I was
TikTok gave us slang like rizz, while X popularized ratio and doomscroll. But according to new research from Florida State University, the newest force shaping language isn’t a person or platform: It’s artificial intelligence. In
Elon Musk has long argued that falling birth rates are the greatest threat to civilization. ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images Tesla has just unveiled a monster new pay package for CEO Elon Musk. The proposed
Madison Marsh crowns Abbie Stockard at Miss America 2025. Courtesy of Miss America Miss USA and Miss America are often confused, but the pageants are quite different. Women aged 18 to 28 can compete in Miss
Grindr CEO George Arison’s average day includes TK, TK and TK. George Arison George Arison was named CEO of Grindr in 2022. Before that, he founded Shift and Taxi Magic. A typical day for Arison
The US carried out a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea this week. Department of Defense/Screengrab via X The US carried out an airstrike on a suspected drug vessel in the
As I type, Microsoft Copilot suggests ways to continue, restructure, or even rewrite this very sentence. On the surface, it feels like a small thing, no more remarkable than Gmail finishing an email or Google
Analysts predict that Apple will be hiking the prices of its newer phones. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple’s iPhone 17 could be pricier than its predecessors, with some models costing $50
Austin just got its first official branding in nearly 200 years, and it’s an homage to natural springs, rolling hills, and a city that’s emerged as a liberal island in an overwhelmingly red state. The