Playing The Long Game Inside Tim Cook's Apple
iPhone sales have slumped, stock is down, and pundits insist Apple is a tech laggard. But the company may be stronger than ever.Eddy Cue doesn't look like a man in the midst of his toughest year in...
View ArticleApple Music's Bozoma Saint John: It's About Passion, Not Algorithms
Apple music's head of global consumer marketing, Bozoma Saint John, gives us a taste of the passion powering the streaming service.When I met Apple Music marketing chief Bozoma Saint John at Apple for...
View ArticleThis Security Company Based Its Tech On The Human Immune System
A new cybersecurity approach could keep your data safe.The program coordinator at the Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County in California never suspected that an email she received earlier this year...
View ArticleInside Intel's Progress On Its Bold Diversity Goals
Intel made a $300 million investment to diversify its workforce, entrepreneur funding, and supply chain in 2015. Here's how it's going.Tech giants in Silicon Valley are known for pursuing big ideas,...
View ArticleThe White House's New Facebook Messenger Bot Makes It Easy To Send A Message...
In an interview with Fast Company, White House techies Jason Goldman and Josh Miller explain the idea behind the new mini-app.Today, the White House is releasing a Facebook Messenger bot that allows...
View ArticleEddy Cue And Craig Federighi Open Up About Learning From Apple's Failures
The Apple vets open up on the embarrassment that was Apple Maps' debut and more in this wide-ranging interview.Fast Company: Let's start talking about Maps. How are you developing Maps, and how broadly...
View ArticleAre You Ready To Flock?
In an age where brands are desperate to attract devoted users, we look to companies that have created undeniable cult followings.I got my hair cut recently at a barbershop in Brooklyn that's been in...
View ArticleSix Very Clear Signs That Your Job Is Due To Be Automated
Anesthesiologists' jobs look safer than radiologists' jobs. Here's why.In H. G. Wells's classic The War of the Worlds, the narrator pauses a moment to rue the fact that he didn't react sooner to the...
View ArticleAbby Wambach: "I'm A Recovering Soccer Player"
The former leader of the women's soccer team talks about taking on wage inequality and why retirement is like being fired—and being reborn.Abby Wambach spent 14 electrifying years leading the U.S....
View ArticleHow Disaster Apps Work—And Don't
A new survey of disaster apps finds many options—some prone to failure—and much more to come.When a terrorist struck Nice, France, on July 14 a new French government app designed to alert people...
View ArticleiPhone's Disappearing Headphone Jack Could Be Cause For Concern
A privacy activist says the loss of the iPhone's last analog output could lead to a couple of anti-consumer scenarios in the future.It's almost a certainty that Apple has removed the standard headphone...
View ArticleIn The Future, We Will All Pilot Giant Mechs
Whether they be physical or virtual, battlebots factor heavily in our future, according to SIGGRAPH.At the SIGGRAPH conference in Anaheim last month, virtual reality was, not surprisingly, the name of...
View ArticleTrump's Libertarian Rival Just Admitted To Stealing Designers' Work
The campaign of presidential candidate Gary Johnson lifted a Florida branding agency's web designs—but botched the execution.He might not have much chance of winning, and he may not command the same...
View ArticleIt's Time To Make The Olympics A Truly Global Event
There is no reason the Olympics has to be in a different city every two years—or that they have to take place in just one country at a time.Between pollution, crime, budget crises, low attendance, and...
View ArticleAre Tech Workers' Skills At Google, Facebook, And Others Overrated?
Microsoft's employees are more innovative than Apple's, and Facebook's staff are less creative than most tech workers.The giants of the tech industry have a lock on employer branding (think: quirky...
View ArticleSAP Targets Terrorism With AI
Can machine learning help government agencies track down terrorists? A secretive arm of the business intelligence firm SAP says yes.A specialized division of the business software powerhouse SAP...
View ArticleHigh-End Dining: Are Marijuana Meals The Next Big Foodie Trend?
Forget herbal brownies and space cakes. Now you can get THC-infused sirloin and foie gras. How cannabis is getting the gourmet treatment."Just as we treat a glass of wine with dinner, this is how I'm...
View ArticleThe Business That Love Built: How An Entrepreneur Created His Green Card Startup
After pouring 100 hours into his wife's U.S. residency application, Sam Stoddard dreamed of an easier way. So he created SimpleCitizen.Sam Stoddard spent two years in South Korea in his early twenties...
View Article8 Creative Onboarding Practices That Take Employees Outside
These companies combine necessary training with fun activities that start team building from the first day on the job.Most new hires spend their first few days on the job getting acclimated to the...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Voice Sound Better So People Will Actually Listen To You
Use these tips from top voice-over artists to make people want to listen to what you have to say.Listening to some people is a treat. Even if they're just introducing other speakers, reading passages...
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