BookTok, like the rest of America, is divided. “When did BookTok become political?” one creator asks in a video posted last week. “I am so sick of seeing these reader-unfollow parties. You guys, we are here to share books that we all enjoy… we don’t need politics ruining a good thing we have going.”
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Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.
The expansion comes eight months after Waymo began offering rides in Los Angeles to a limited gr
As part of this newsletter’s farewell to Twitter, I was going to begin with a nostalgic look back at my earliest tweets from 2007, which—true to early stereotypes about the site—tended to involve me announcing that I was having breakfast or going to bed. I was even going to link to some of them. But Twitter Advanced Search is busted at the moment, which somehow seems more fitting than if it were working.
Before I continue, a few Fast Company technology stories you may have
If you can’t stand your boss, let me introduce you to “CEO” Calimar White, also known as Agent Ratliff. Ratliff runs a “business” called Occupational Cares Diversity Affairs (OCDA), aimed at taking down horrible bosses. How? Show up in person to “cuss their ass out” (his words).
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As artificial intelligence transforms customer service and workplace tools, many companies still struggle to capture that elusive human connection. Chewy CEO Sumit Singh explains that a “moat” of human-led customer service was built around the Chewy brand so that it can compete in the evolving marketplace. Sarah Robb O’Hagan—a former executive of Gatorade, Equinox, and, most recently, Exos—calls for leaders to understand that employee life cycles are just as important as customer life cycles
After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe: Donald Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to “pursue energy dominance” to “make the United States the artificial intelligence capital of the world,” he said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.
Looking forward to getting straight to work as part of President Trump's Cabinet to unleash US energy dominance, make America the AI capital of the world
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, fueled by the internet of things (IoT), is dramatically reshaping the manufacturing landscape. This new era, often referred to as Industry 4.0, integrates advanced digital technologies with traditional manufacturing processes, creating a highly automated and interconnected production environment. From factory floors to our daily lives, sensors are now ubiquitous, connecting disparate systems and driving unprecedented innovation and advancements in productivi
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media company Meta s
If hybrid cars can cut CO2 emissions on the road, can hybrid-electric planes do the same in the air?
NASA is exploring that possibility, announcing this week two contracts to aviation startup Electra. The company claims it can meet NASA’s goal of reducing airliner fuel use by 60% to 80% by 2035 with a hybrid design that features generators powering motors to drive a large number of propellers. While this may sound like a convoluted way