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‘Dead the sh*t out of it’: How Duolingo scored its most viral hit ever by...
It took Duolingo more than a decade to grow its owl mascot, Duo, from a cute cartoon character into a social media star with tens of millions of followers. Then Duolingo’s marketing team did the...
View ArticleBeing a high-performer CEO isn’t enough. True leadership involves empathy
The CEO’s role is evolving. Private equity is playing an increasingly influential role in shaping the expectations, performance, and tenure of CEOs. The financial environment is also changing, with...
View ArticleShould you get on the glass elevator? Here’s what to know about this latest...
Over the last year, there has been no shortage of new career trends: From the great stay to revenge quitting, employees are rethinking their careers, their relationship to their employers, and...
View ArticleHow Guinness is getting Americans to pour a pint beyond St. Patrick’s Day
Jason Momoa is a tough act to follow. Especially if you’re a Guinness marketer. Last year, the brand partnered with Momoa to direct and star in a U.S. spot for his favorite beer that ended up getting...
View ArticleWeightWatchers bankruptcy: WW stock plunges as company reportedly considers...
Yesterday was a head-spinning day in the markets. After President Donald Trump announced out of the blue that he would be placing a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for many countries—excluding...
View ArticleWall Street bounces back with historic gains after tariffs pause
U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so...
View ArticleWhat the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ can teach us about AI
One recent rainy afternoon, I found myself in an unexpected role—philosophy teacher to a machine. I was explaining the story of the Bhagavad Gita to a leading large language model, curious to see if...
View ArticleThe EU announces tariffs on U.S. will be paused for 90 days but keeps...
The European Union’s executive commission said Thursday it will put retaliation measures on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump’s pause on his sweeping new tariffs on global trading...
View ArticleApple airlifted 600 tons of iPhones from India to the U.S. Here’s why
Tech giant Apple chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, to the United States from India, after it stepped up production there in an effort to beat President...
View ArticlePrada buys rival fashion house Versace in $1.4 billion deal
The Prada Group announced a deal Thursday to buy Italy’s Versace from the U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings under terms that value the fashion house at 1.25 billion euros ($1.4 billion).Prada said the...
View ArticleClimate laws at the state level could now be in the DOJ’s crosshairs. Here’s why
A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate...
View ArticleSilicon Valley is pushing Trump to make Greenland a ‘Freedom City’
As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark—or take it by force—some Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called...
View ArticleLVMH’s Louis Vuitton factory in Texas is ‘significantly’ underperforming
Six years ago, LVMH’s billionaire CEO Bernard Arnault and President Donald Trump cut the blue ribbon on a factory in rural Texas that would make designer handbags for Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s...
View ArticleEgg prices hit record $6.23 per dozen despite falling wholesale costs and...
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu...
View ArticleWorld exclusive: Duo finally speaks! The internet’s favorite owl tells all
After a viral disappearance and rumors of his demise, Duo the owl is alive—and he’s finally ready to speak: “I said, ‘It’s either Spanish or vanish.’” Watch the full tell-all interview and hear from...
View ArticleWhat if Apple Vision Pro’s killer app is the ‘AI girlfriend’?
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. Blade Runner wasn’t so...
View Article4 incredibly wrong things Trump said about coal as he touted its comeback
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U.S....
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Canva unveils its biggest redesign in 13 years
Don’t let Canva’s rainbow gradients fool you. The Aussies are relentless, and their global conquest through easy-to-use design software continues as they set their sights on markets owned by Adobe and...
View ArticleHow to get better sleep by syncing with your body’s natural rhythm
Olivia Walch is an investigator in the Department of Neurology at the University of Michigan and CEO of a tech start-up called Arcascope. Her research has been featured on CNN, NPR, and in The...
View ArticleDOGE just announced more layoffs at TTS, the government’s vaunted tech group,...
Thomas Shedd, who directs the General Services Administration’s vaunted tech group, Technology Transformation Services (TTS), has just announced that a new round of firings has begun at TTS, insiders...
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