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Sanders and Bannon call for an AI slowdown at the Pro-Human Assembly
Sanders and Bannon called for stronger AI oversight at the Pro-Human Assembly. Warren backed a pause on advanced AI the next day.
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Poppi Went Viral Before It Was Ready
A single TikTok took Poppi from barely selling on Amazon to $100,000 in sales overnight. Founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth explain…
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OpenAI discloses six cases of its models hiding mistakes and making up data
OpenAI disclosed six cases of models hiding mistakes and making up data, and set out how it will report such incidents from now on.
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Marketers, there’s a right way and a wrong way to use nostalgia
MySpace is plotting a comeback. Searches for iPods are rising. Young people are buying point-and-shoot digital cameras, and flip phones…
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US and Chinese security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for military AI
US and Chinese experts propose red lines on AI in nuclear decisions and a military AI hotline, a week before Trump meets Xi in Washington.
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Pantone’s new colors prove we’re living in a ‘more-is-more’ world
Pantone’s Matching System just got more range. The company recently introduced 224 colors, which it says represent shifting design trends…
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UK workers spend nearly £1bn a year of their own money on AI tools for work, Deloitte finds
UK workers spend £958M a year of their own money on AI tools for work, and 31% use AI without their employer knowing, a Deloitte survey…
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What if AI data centers didn’t need new power plants?
A new data center in southwest Texas isn’t connected to the grid—but it also didn’t require building any new power plants. Instead, a…
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Hackuity raises $19M to help security teams sort through AI-found vulnerabilities
Lyon’s Hackuity raises $19M in a Forgepoint-led round, bringing total funding to $38M, as AI-found vulnerabilities swamp security teams.
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American Express is opening a new Centurion Lounge at one of Europe’s busiest airports
American Express is expanding its airport lounge footprint again, this time with a significant first for its Centurion Lounge network. The…
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‘I wanted it to be raw’: Paula Scher explains her squished map logo
Women+ on the Edge of Democracy is an upcoming revue of 10-minute plays and monologues about this moment in democracy, as written by 36…
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The Commission president proposes no social media for children under 13 in the EU
Ursula Von der Leyen says the EU will bar social media for under-13s and personal accounts for under-15s, ahead of Thursday’s EU Kids Act.
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R/GA’s new tool helps brands embrace the hyper-personalized future of advertising
The creative company R/GA thinks the marketing and advertising campaigns of the future will act like living systems, evolving with…
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Some prop firms profit from failure
Most prop firm challenges end in failure, and the fees keep coming. Why pay-after-you-pass models like LEVERAGED's Turbo Trade shift the…
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Sabbaticals are a powerful retention tool. Here’s the research to prove it
Formal sabbatical policies are increasingly attractive for employees, but are often misunderstood by companies considering them. Giving…
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The best Web3 wallets in 2026: from crypto storage to onchain trading hubs
Web3 wallets now do far more than store crypto. Swaps, perps and DeFi compared across Jupiter, KuCoin, Trust Wallet, Phantom and MetaMask…
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Kamala Harris asks Congress for a new AI regulator and a treaty with China
Kamala Harris asked Congress for a federal AI testing body and a treaty with Beijing. Obama and Buttigieg followed the next day, but Trump…
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OpenAI says the AGI era has begun. AI researchers aren’t so sure
Earlier this month, speaking at the launch event for OpenAI’s new GPT-6 Astra, Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, declared that the “AGI…
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China’s state security minister names two US AI models as a cyber threat
Chen Yixin names Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5-Cyber as a risk to Chinese infrastructure, in a rare official article listing six AI dangers.
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Wonder debuts its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the tech from Sweetgreen
The entrepreneur Marc Lore posits that in the not-so-distant future, an autonomous kitchen will have the ability to whip up pizza,…
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The best accessible design of 2026
The accessible design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors projects that put accessibility front and center. This…
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BRKZ secures $31m to scale AI-enabled building materials procurement
BRKZ has secured $31m to scale AI-enabled building materials procurement in Saudi Arabia, with an AI pricing engine trained on 40,000 RFQs.
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Managing a personal brand: Fast Company’s 196-point guide for leaders
When I first encountered a Staples Baddie video on TikTok, I was flummoxed. I haven’t set foot in a Staples in years, so why should I…
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Firmus is seeking $5bn in its Australian float after doubling its valuation to $10.5bn
Firmus is seeking up to $5bn on the ASX at a valuation above $10.5bn, against $2bn and $5.5bn in April. Two of its seven AI factories are…