What’s open on Christmas Day 2024? Holiday hours for Walgreens, CVS, Red...
If you find yourself short a roll of gift-wrapping tape or a stick of butter, or you suddenly decide you don’t want to cook, here’s a list of stores and restaurants that are open on Christmas Day...
View ArticleFrom AI to RTO, 15 HR leaders share their future of work predictions for 2025
People leaders have had their hands full this year. The return-to-work debate and concerns over artificial intelligence and employee retention have dominated many workplaces in 2024. As companies have...
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These gorgeous holiday cards by Josef and Anni Albers show the Bauhaus at its...
Following their precipitous meeting at the famed Bauhaus school in 1922, artists Josef and Anni Albers, arguably the most enduring couple to emerge from the Bauhaus movement, would chart the rest of...
View ArticleYouTube has a new plan to combat clickbait
Thumbnails play the YouTube equivalent of a movie poster, aiming to draw your attention to click and watch when you have hundreds of videos clogging your recommended content. Most of us have been...
View ArticleCan we please, please, please quit redesigning everything?
Here’s my Christmas wish this year: I wish everybody would just quit redesigning everything. Take Jaguar’s recent highly publicized rebranding. I’m still trying to figure out what that bevy of angular...
View ArticleWhy early-career professionals should consider board service to build...
The next generation of corporate directors will need to be more adaptable, strategic, and visionary than ever. Today’s pace of change demands it, and obligations to generate long-term value creation...
View ArticleWhy social media influencers are going to have a very big 2025
As 2024 rolls into 2025, big changes are potentially afoot in the world of social media. TikTok is potentially weeks away from closure in the United States. X (the app formerly known as Twitter)...
View Article8 designers on the trends they want to die in 2025
There is no escaping the tyranny of trends. But as 2024 draws to a close, we reached out to eight designers and architects, including Talia Cotton, Joe Doucet, and Pentagram’s Giorgia Lupi, and asked...
View ArticleThe best new tech to make your home more efficient—and slash your energy bills
A handful of purchasing decisions in your own life can make an outsized difference for the climate, from choosing an electric car (or replacing your car with an electric bike) to adding solar on your...
View ArticleThis California nonprofit has a unique approach to help low-income renters...
Dozens of framed photographs and paintings on the walls in Gabrielle’s cozy one-bedroom apartment in Boyle Heights showcase her artistry and cherished memories from trips to New Zealand and Europe....
View ArticleExperts say this is how to set 2025 career goals if you’re feeling burned out
After spending months working toward a career changing goal, a client recently told executive coach Anne Shoemaker that, while she believes it’s what she wants, she’s not sure if she’s in the right...
View ArticleU.S. holiday sales up 3.8% as shoppers hunt for value
The 2024 holiday season proved fruitful for U.S. retailers, with total retail sales (excluding automotive) increasing 3.8% year-over-year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. The report, which...
View ArticleCyberattack hits Japan Airlines, delaying flights for holiday travelers
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said it was able to stop the onslaught and restore its systems hours later....
View ArticleWhy December could be your final shot at a $7,500 EV tax credit
The electric vehicle (EV) market is bracing for seismic shifts following the election of Donald Trump, whose policy proposals could have far-reaching implications for automakers and consumers alike. A...
View ArticleAn ex-OpenAI exec and futurist talks about AI in 2025 and beyond
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. This week, I’m...
View Article2024 stock market: Here are the numbers that defied expectations
What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates....
View ArticleColleges rush to shield students ahead of possible travel ban
Ahead of President-elect Trump’s January 20 inauguration, some universities are alerting international students about potential changes to U.S. immigration policy. With just a few weeks left before...
View ArticleBYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ at a Brazil factory
Jinjiang Group, a contractor for Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD, said on Thursday Brazilian authorities’ portrayal of their employees as “enslaved” was inconsistent with the facts and that there...
View ArticleAI is helping students with disabilities. Schools worry about the risks
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out...
View ArticleJapan to maximize nuclear power and boost renewable energy
A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan’s new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040...
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