Fast Company

Fast, faster, fastest.⁠ That's how Editor in Chief Brendan Vaughan prefaces his Editor's Note for the Fall 2026 issue of Fast Company.⁠ ⁠⁠ The issue's cover story featuring Walmart CEO John Furner reveals how the leader is rapidly deploying AI at scale, while managing some real employee anxiety. ⁠ Read the story before the issue hits newsstands: bit.ly/4gZFbBr

"Collective leadership, where the load is shared and decisions are made through team-based processes, is both an ethical and pragmatic approach." go.f-st.co/uFMUWkd

ETH Zürich’s FlexiQuad uses a flexible ring fuselage to bounce off walls, squeeze through gaps, and grab objects on the fly. go.f-st.co/Ld0m0qF

Hershey is making the 2026 holiday season sweeter with a fresh lineup of new and returning treats go.f-st.co/R1AhWAN

Hershey is making the 2026 holiday season sweeter with a fresh lineup of new and returning treats go.f-st.co/UZlHd7N

It's open enrollment season, time to decide whether you need to adjust your health insurance coverage. Here are 5 common open enrollment pitfalls that could cost you big bucks in 2027 if you don't avoid them. go.f-st.co/OQyHj1N

From better prompts to smarter use of memory, a few simple changes can help you get more out of ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools. go.f-st.co/eVRH93o

Beware this CAPTCHA scam designed to steal your data. go.f-st.co/CNFxBCZ

Using local AI, Batch helps you find your best images fast. go.f-st.co/Dt5iRw1

Sometimes leaders need to step outside the office to see whether their office model is really working. #FCImpactCouncil go.f-st.co/xP8wOyy

From a firefighter to a reconstructive surgeon, many 2026 midterm election winners were not your usual politicians go.f-st.co/MigD9Wq

Here's something you probably haven't heard: Average net tuition at public four-year colleges is now below $2,000 for certain students. New data reveal how much college pricing has changed. go.f-st.co/VRd0o3J

The next time a reactionary billionaire contemplates hijacking the federal government in order to cosplay as a pro-innovation, anti-bureaucracy technocrat, they need to understand that doing so will come with a price. go.f-st.co/Fm5zhsF

Brands: Get your audience in the room before you make decisions. @herrstrom @studioherrstrom #FCImpactCouncil go.f-st.co/PZBrs5Q

Another holiday season, another advertising drama around who did and didn't use AI—this time starring Dior. go.f-st.co/d6ff6x2

Remember Coach? Gen Z can't get enough of the handbag brand, and its latest earnings show just how big the comeback has become. go.f-st.co/L5WODD2

U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, but the number of people working part-time rose by 339,000. go.f-st.co/xhHm4o7

After much of corporate America retreated from DEI efforts during Donald Trump's second term, what can we expect? go.f-st.co/Q9b0Jcf

RIP Cybertruck: The perfect symbol for all of Elon Musk's mistakes. go.f-st.co/edPwJQa

Remember Coach? Gen Z can't get enough of the handbag brand, and its latest earnings show just how big the comeback has become. go.f-st.co/uh9GgE3

Here's something you probably haven't heard: Average net tuition at public four-year colleges is now below $2,000 for certain students. New data reveal how much college pricing has changed. go.f-st.co/lQyTcks