Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer your biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: What should I do if my
Russians seeking an online window to the outside world are finding their options rapidly diminishing as Vladimir Putin’s government strips app stores of VPNs. Last week, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s internet authority, ordered three major app stores
Kim Hong-Ji/REUTERS Sam Altman has said robots will soon take on everyday jobs in the real world. The OpenAI CEO told Bloomberg that society isn’t prepared for the coming “humanoid robots moment.” He said it
Target sales fell in its first quarter of the year. AAP Image/David Mariuz via Reuters Target reported sliding sales in its first quarter to May 3. CEO Brian Cornell said sales “fell short of our
Google has built a massive business selling ads that appear around search results: In its 2024 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company reported roughly $198 billion under “Google Search & Other,”
Park City, Utah, is home to the most expensive ZIP code in Utah. Joey Hadden/Business Insider The luxury ski hub of Park City is the most expensive city in Utah. It’s home to world-class skiing,
United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The FAA is reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport. It comes after runway construction, technology outages, and staffing shortages have
The reporter in her suite at the Four Seasons Tamarindo in Mexico. Monica Humphries/Business Insider I spent two nights at the Four Seasons Tamarindo, a luxury resort south of Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta. It was my
The buzz in Silicon Valley around AI agents has many asking: What’s real and what’s hype? Box’s cofounder and CEO, Aaron Levie, helps decipher between fact and fiction, breaking down the fast-paced evolution of agents
Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. As a professor of management, I partnered with Andrew Bryant, who studies social marketing, to develop
Spring is officially here. It’s beautiful outside, and let me guess: You are spending all of your time indoors. Don’t worry, you’re in good company. On average people spend 90% of their time indoors. Not
Walmart and Home Depot are taking different approaches to tariff cost increases. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images and Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Walmart said last week that it planned to raise prices over
A century ago, Guccio Gucci opened a boutique in Florence, Italy, that sold high-end leather luggage to well-heeled travelers. He infused his brand with all kinds of unique design elements that would become iconic, including
Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI Duolingo is the latest company to spark backlash over its CEO’s excitement about AI. Investors and Wall Street love hearing about companies’ ambitious AI plans, but many customers hate
Tesla is now accepting Cybertruck trade-ins. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Tesla is now accepting Cybertruck trade-ins, showing owners a glimpse of its depreciation rate. Two owners shared their Cybertruck trade-in estimates, revealing a roughly 37% to
Ma Yansong is gesturing at a spiraling staircase inside the atrium of a building. The founder of MAD Architects—the Chinese firm behind the soon-to-open Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles—is in Rotterdam, the
Wonder eliminated its delivery fee on orders this week. Wonder Food hall startup Wonder eliminated all delivery fees this week, the company said. Wonder operates its own delivery network as well as a growing list
Instagram used to be focused on getting users to post photos and videos anyone can see. That era is over, says Adam Mosseri, who runs the giant network for Meta. Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty
After years of AI disrupting industries and streamlining repetitive workflows, the technology is now poised to transform animation. In 2024, director and writer Tom Paton’s AiMation Studios released Where the Robots Grow, a fully AI-animated
The author stayed home with her kids when they were young, but now, she wants to return to work. Photo credit: Caeley Brooke Photography When my kids were young, I wanted to stay home with