California targets AI, political deepfakes with new laws
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.A new law, set...
View Article‘Make this go viral MAGA folks’: Russian propaganda group circulated this...
A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a...
View ArticleWNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise
The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026.The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal...
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Lauryn Hill is starring in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ concept album
Grammy-winning superstar Lauryn Hill will headline Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new Warriors concept album, the Hamilton creator announced on stage Wednesday at the 10th annual Fast Company Innovation...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines just completed its acquisition of Hawaiian—here’s what it...
On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines acquired Hawaiian Airlines in a historic merger. The acquisition is the largest merger between U.S. carriers in eight years. “This is a historic day for Alaska Airlines...
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YouTube will now help creators’ fans form online communities
YouTube is launching a new section within channels for fans to come together and share posts and pictures directly related to creators, the company said Wednesday. The new “Communities” feature comes...
View ArticleFed cuts interest rates by a half point—the first time since 2020
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy with a larger-than-usual reduction in borrowing...
View ArticleAmazon raises pay to more than $22 an hour, gives free Prime to...
Amazon.com is raising the pay of its fulfillment and transportation staff in the United States by at least $1.50 an hour and handing out free Prime memberships as benefits, it said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleGM’s EV owners get access to Tesla chargers with an adapter
General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla...
View ArticleTeamsters union won’t endorse Harris or Trump in presidential race
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member union....
View ArticleMrBeast, Amazon sued by reality show competitors over alleged ‘unsafe’...
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants, MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his...
View ArticlePrison inmates earn high school diplomas via tablets—lowering the likelihood...
A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.Advocates say the expansion in...
View ArticleDOJ files $100M lawsuit against ship owner in Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged...
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‘Immigration reform has to happen’: Star chef José Andrés gets real about the...
“I’m not going to cook for you,” world-class chef and multiple-Michelin-star restaurateur José Andrés said as he took the stage at the 10th annual Fast Company Innovation Festival. “Don’t get too...
View ArticleGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a flurry of AI bills—but not the most...
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. Newsom signs pile of AI...
View ArticleU.S. jobless claims unexpectedly dropped last week
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting job growth picked up in September. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits...
View ArticleExpect a vastly different workplace in 5 years
We are beginning to see shifts in the workforce that are influenced by an increasingly older population. Requests for more flexible schedules to care for aging family members. Vocal and much needed...
View ArticleA climate solution is here, and it has four stomachs
From the world’s largest food companies to consumers, we are focused on finding ways to reduce our impact on climate change. For some, the solution has been to give up a staple on tables across the...
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Here’s how the ‘New York Times’ became the ‘Gotham Gazette’ for a single day
Given the semi-annual world-ending events and the bevy of unhinged, heavily costumed folks behind them, a comic book universe would be an objectively terrible place to live. Luckily, New York City is...
View ArticleThe Fed just cut rates on the cusp of an election. Here’s how policy shifts...
The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday marked the closest the central bank has come in launching an easing cycle on the cusp of a U.S....
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