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: Is it okay to lie (a
Donald Trump gave Elon Musk a “key to the White House” after Musk criticized Trump’s budget bill. Now Musk has criticized the same bill with even stronger language — and Trump has yet to respond.
A close-up view of apparently destroyed Tu-95 aircraft at the Belaya airbase on Wednesday. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies Ukraine carried out a massive drone attack on Russian airbases on Sunday. Kyiv said dozens of
Dollar Tree’s focus on higher-priced items is giving it some cushion against tariff costs. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dollar Tree‘s decision to abandon the $1 price point years ago is helping it offset
I ordered the same meal — a classic, loaded burger and side of tots — at both Wahlburgers and Smashburger. Andrea McHugh I visited Wahlburgers and Smashburger to try to find the best burger-and-tots meal.
Tom Girardi was sentenced to over 7 years Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Tom Girardi was sentenced on Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for embezzling millions from
TikTok, a platform where misinformation and dangerous rhetoric often spreads far and wide, has officially removed the #SkinnyTok hashtag from its search results. The hashtag had become a space for creators to promote restrictive eating
President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Elon Musk abused his role as a “special government employee,” a new report from Elizabeth
Although it’s been quite an adjustment going from a big city to a small one, I’ve grown to prefer the latter. Ashley Archambault I moved out of Miami to Titusville, which has a small-town atmosphere
Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses. The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Šefčovič,
A Russian Tu-22M, one of the aircraft type that Ukraine said it hit in its Sunday attack. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Ukraine said it hit 41 Russian aircraft in a daring attack on multiple airfields. The
The magic of an archive often has to do with discovery—of an idea that never made it out of a sketchbook, the behind-the-scenes lore only a handful of confidantes are privy to, and the mundane
Dr. Reed Caldwell rates scenes from the Max medical drama “The Pitt,” starring Noah Wyle. He breaks down the show’s portrayal of performing CPR and end-of-life care, handling surgical tools, treating disorders like sickle cell
The author loves working from home because she enjoys the solitude. Mystockimages/Getty Images I hated working in the office because I always had to pretend to look busy, and I felt trapped. Eight years ago,
Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” Tuesday. The fires have
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng met in Paris last month. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images Airbus shares rose after Bloomberg reported that Chinese airlines are mulling ordering hundreds of
According to etiquette experts, there are a few things wedding guests should never do. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Business Insider asked etiquette experts about the mistakes guests should never make at weddings. Guests shouldn’t ignore the
Discount store operator Dollar Tree forecast its second-quarter adjusted profit to be down as much as 50% from a year ago, accounting for volatility caused due to changing tariffs. Shares of the company were down
In 2000, Lee Wenham planned what would have been the world’s largest jewel heist, targeting De Beers diamonds valued at more than $500 million. The plan involved a dramatic raid on London’s Millennium Dome, an
Matty Matheson is a star and producer on the award-winning shoe The Bear, a massive YouTube personality, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and more. No one will ever confuse him with the ShamWow guy, but