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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
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Why this athletic training shoe startup thinks it can run with the big boys like Nike and Adidas trib.al/KN9uCvv

Why this athletic training shoe startup thinks it can run with the big boys like Nike and Adidas

Founded by former college athletes, Boston-based Unsung is launching the "Snapback Trainer," designed specifically for sports training.

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Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. trib.al/nVpN8gV

AI stocks slip and global markets retreat as oil hits 5-month high

The S&P 500 sank 1.3% following even sharper losses in Asia.

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Gen Z’s new favorite app is a throwback to old-school Instagram trib.al/N448BTP

Gen Z's new favorite app is a throwback to old-school Instagram

A fast-growing platform called Posting2 feels like a time machine to the 2010s, before algorithms dominated our social feeds. Is it too good to last?

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"Early public consultation is increasingly a very important part of the process." trib.al/JywsGvX

How Google, Amazon, and Meta are trying to win over communities pushing back against data centers

Big Tech is promising more money and transparency.

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How tech gadgets designed with professional athletes in mind could improve longevity for the rest of us trib.al/gO3MVc6

How tech gadgets designed with professional athletes in mind could improve longevity for the rest...

The sports world is a laboratory for developing new tech and understanding the human body in ways that can aid with injury prevention or recovery.

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These adaptable coats switch up your winter wardrobe with one purchase trib.al/ewa2vEt

These adaptable coats switch up your winter wardrobe with one purchase

Outerwear that reverses, unsnaps, and sheds pieces, so a single jacket has you covered.

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"AEONrv remains a niche, if tech-forward, player in a $159 billion industry." trib.al/LXWzW71

This founder built the RV he wanted for ski trips. It led to a $20 million business

Jim Ritchie felt that RVs looked like ‘1980s Vegas.’ His hybrid vehicle company, AEONrv, grew 4,231 percent in three years.

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The sector has suffered massive job losses since 2022, prompting calls for unionization and worker protections. trib.al/6fEDWUP

Electronic Arts lays off 400 in latest blow to beleaguered gaming industry

The sector has suffered massive job losses since 2022, prompting calls for unionization and worker protections.

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Americans are abandoning a weekly habit that’s been part of everyday life for decades trib.al/RSA9d7z

Americans are abandoning a weekly habit that's been part of everyday life for decades

New Gallup data reveals a dramatic shift in how Americans spend their time and money, with potentially serious consequences for an entire industry.

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A new study reveals AI's capacity for play, when left to its own devices. trib.al/FlzFnCl

MIT researchers stranded an AI agent on a desert island. What happened could change how robots are...

A new study reveals AI's capacity for play, when left to its own devices.

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The latest data from Sandberg’s feminist organization Lean In reveals that six in 10 employees have heard sexist views at work shaped by manosphere and tradewife content. trib.al/sOLqb5E

Sheryl Sandberg says the manosphere is hurting women at work

The latest data from Sandberg’s feminist organization Lean In reveals that six in 10 employees have heard sexist views at work shaped by manosphere and tradewife content.

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How tech gadgets designed with professional athletes in mind could improve longevity for the rest of us trib.al/V61VO6b

How tech gadgets designed with professional athletes in mind could improve longevity for the rest...

The sports world is a laboratory for developing new tech and understanding the human body in ways that can aid with injury prevention or recovery.

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What would take a typical computer 34,000 years, GM accomplished in less than a month. Here's how AI and virtual testing are changing the future of electric vehicles. trib.al/MbxSh3l

GM just did 34,000 years of battery testing in less than a month. Here's how

After virtually testing hundreds of thousands of battery configurations in weeks, General Motors wants to bring the same technology to every stage of vehicle development.

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Angry hosts are taking to social media after Airbnb's new rules banned them from instructing guests to wash dishes and strip sheets in their 'House Rules.' trib.al/javZqJi

'Guess my cleaning fee just went up': Airbnb hosts are mad they can no longer require guests to do...

Angry hosts are taking to social media after Airbnb's new rules banned them from instructing guests to wash dishes and strip sheets in their 'House Rules.'

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Angry hosts are taking to social media after Airbnb's new rules banned them from instructing guests to wash dishes and strip sheets in their 'House Rules.' trib.al/cLPQXiR

'Guess my cleaning fee just went up': Airbnb hosts are mad they can no longer require guests to do...

Angry hosts are taking to social media after Airbnb's new rules banned them from instructing guests to wash dishes and strip sheets in their 'House Rules.'

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Gen Z’s new favorite app is a throwback to old-school Instagram trib.al/CHkZ6cr

Gen Z's new favorite app is a throwback to old-school Instagram

A fast-growing platform called Posting2 feels like a time machine to the 2010s, before algorithms dominated our social feeds. Is it too good to last?

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A new study reveals AI's capacity for play, when left to its own devices. trib.al/Slp10gH

MIT researchers stranded an AI agent on a desert island. What happened could change how robots are...

A new study reveals AI's capacity for play, when left to its own devices.

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Barclays is the latest bank to announce layoffs in the name of AI efficiency, following Citigroup, HSBC, and Standard Chartered. trib.al/1Dbe9Rw

Barclays layoffs today: Bank slashes 5% of workforce, attributing 5,000 job cuts to AI

Barclays is the latest bank to announce layoffs in the name of AI efficiency, following Citigroup, HSBC, and Standard Chartered.

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Barclays is the latest bank to announce layoffs in the name of AI efficiency, following Citigroup, HSBC, and Standard Chartered. trib.al/LhAcu2S

Barclays layoffs today: Bank slashes 5% of workforce, attributing 5,000 job cuts to AI

Barclays is the latest bank to announce layoffs in the name of AI efficiency, following Citigroup, HSBC, and Standard Chartered.

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The housing market has a 42.8% problem. Millions of homeowners have little financial incentive to move, and new data suggests the situation isn't improving anytime soon. trib.al/jMDSgqb

Nearly half of U.S. mortgages have one thing in common, and it's creating a huge problem

A record share of outstanding mortgages originated during the pandemic-era low-rate period, leaving millions of homeowners reluctant to sell as borrowing costs remain elevated.

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