A weekly check-in helps the couple talk about small annoyances before they snowball. Courtesy of Rebecca Strong My husband and I started having a weekly marriage meeting. It’s helped us express gratitude for each other
Ryan Kailath; Getty Images; BI This summer, we decided it was time to outsource my boss. Well, really, I “replaced” my boss with AI, working with a chatbot trained in his image. RyanBot, named for
Violetta Kruglyak, 44, is a real estate broker and makeup and hair stylist living in NYC. Marissa Alper for BI Violetta Kruglyak thrives in NYC real estate by hustling for deals in a competitive market.
A new 2-K student poses for her first day in the program. Paola Chapdelaine for BI When Zaire Wells’s daughter was selected for a free childcare slot, it felt like the two-year-old “got into Harvard.”
Contestants at the 2026 Miss USA pageant in Miami on August 27. Ivan Apfel/Getty Images The 2,400-seat Miami theater lit up like a Coldplay concert when the QR code dropped at the Miss USA pageant.
Boris Cherny shared his response to a developer worried about AI slop. Bloomberg/Getty Images A developer emailed Claude Code creator Boris Cherny that AI coding had created “friction.” Cherny posted his full response to the
In 2017, I bought my first Birkin. Not because I wanted to impress anyone. Not because it was a status symbol. I bought it because I saw it as an investment. As an entrepreneur, I naturally
Below, Dr. Itamar Shatz shares five key insights from his new book, Solving Procrastination: The Science of Why We Put Things Off and How to (Finally!) Stop. Itamar is an Affiliated Lecturer at Cambridge University.
Solidcore is expanding its brand with a new class focused on heavier weight training. Courtesy of Solidcore Boutique fitness brand Solidcore is beefing up with a new strength-focused class in infrared heat. It’s a big
Julie Chapon, the CEO of Yuka, lives in New York City. Adélaïde Chantilly This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julie Chapon, the 39-year-old CEO and cofounder of Yuka, who is based in
NYT bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer used to write books during lunch breaks while working in finance. Brigid Kemmerer Brigid Kemmerer wrote books during lunch breaks while working in finance and raising three kids. An NYT
Cheryl had already lost two of the 12 people on her team in the company’s first reduction in force. Then her product marketing lead resigned to join a competitor. A few weeks later, she was
In 2024 almost 50,000 Americans died by suicide, making it the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. And the ripple effects are even wider. According to research, each suicide is connected to
Caroline Ellison, the former Alameda Research CEO who served prison time for her role in the FTX fraud case Bloomberg/Getty Images Manifund CEO Austin Chen says Caroline Ellison has taken a role at the grantmaking
Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. On Wednesday, Apple held its annual September product launch at its Steve Jobs Theater. The event will be remembered for two debuts. One was the
Jeff Dean left Google after 27 years to launch his own startup Bloomberg/Getty Images Jeff Dean resigned as chief scientist from Google last month. He was considered a legend in the company. His new startup
If it’s a day ending in Y, you can count on a story that further erodes the public’s trust in Big Tech. This week it was Sony Music and Warner suing Anthropic over copyright, accusing
Meta may have been a bit too enthusiastic in its highly publicized campaign to reduce middle management. The social media giant has reportedly been asking some individual contributors in its Applied AI (AAI) division if they
When employees at Meta learned that the company would start collecting their data to train AI models, there was a swift backlash. Many of them openly pushed back on Meta’s plan to capture keystrokes and
If you’re unsettled about Netflix watching your every move during your next embarrassing binge watch, you’re not alone. In a new lawsuit, the state of Florida accused the streaming giant of deceiving customers about its