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Fast Company Digest
by Fast Company
Fast Company Digest is a short weekly podcast from Fast Company Magazine highlighting essential reads from Tech, Design, Impact and Work Life narrated by Noa app.
Episodes
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of April 15-19
Due to geopolitical and Federal rate uncertainty, gold is becoming a popular investment option lately. And those looking to stock up have turned to a new place to buy: Costco. The discount club’s share price jumped 46% over the past year and is estimated to sell $100 to $200 million in gold bars...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of April 8-12
The total solar eclipse was the biggest story this week for millions in the U.S. But scientist Frederic Bertley says that the eclipse frenzy illustrates how America is an entertainment culture, always looking for the next dopamine hit. Instead, he says we should take this collective moment of...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of April 1-5
On Monday, April 8, millions in North America will be able to witness a full solar eclipse. Writer Frederic Bertley explains the science behind this natural wonder—so rare, the next full solar eclipse won’t occur until 2046. And for those interested in boosting employee engagement, we’ll be...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of March 25-29
A team of engineers at NASA is developing a silvery sheet of fabric that uses the pressure of sunlight to move through space without using a single drop of fuel. It’s a scientific project that could enable unrestricted space travel. Meanwhile, in more Earthly news, Zoom’s head of product walked…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of March 18-22
First, most large online platforms have given up on news. Meta, aka Facebook, has removed its tools for news publishers. Google is experimenting with removing the news tab from search results, and Elon Musk, the owner of X (aka Twitter) rails against the media. Writer Ryan Broderick explores the...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of March 11-15
As Congress attempts to ban TikTok in the United States, the app is fighting back—attempting to mobilize its 170 million American users to call Congress and oppose the bill. But it’s not the first tech platform to leverage its army of users against proposed legislation. Here’s what TikTok likely...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of March 4-8
As Reddit prepares to go public this month, its executives want to stay on the good side of some important stakeholders: the communities that organized on Reddit itself during the meme-stock phenomenon of 2021. Also, with 85% of Americans worried they’ll lose their jobs, leaders are considering…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of February 26-March 1
What do job interviews look like when conducted by AI bots? Also, writer Talib Visram interviews the dean of the CUNY Journalism School about why, even amid mass media layoffs, applications are up more than 45%.
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of February 19-23
This week, writer Rob Walker discusses Waymo, which had been considered the most trusted company in the autonomous-vehicle race until a misguided trip into a Lunar New Year celebration in San Francisco ended in flames (literally!). Next, remember Facebook in the run-up to the 2016 election? At…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of February 12-16
This week: 911 emergency services have reached a critical staffing crisis in recent years with one in four jobs vacant. Writer Adam Bluestein explores how remote work for 911 dispatchers can combine workplace flexibility and critical, real-time response rates. Also, personal finance writer Emily...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of February 5-9
This week, writer Ryan McCarthy looks into the recent media layoffs. His bleak conclusion after speaking with economists, experts, and journalists themselves? The industry might be suffering from a complete market breakdown. And next, with the unique challenges faced by caregivers and working...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of January 29-February 2
This week, writer Sam Becker explains the "great wealth transfer," as some baby boomers pass their assets to Gen X and millennials. The generational transition comprises some $84 trillion in wealth. And Haystack plans to expand their AI-generated weather reports to 100 locations over the next two...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of January 22-26
This week, confirmation that it's not just your imagination—Google search results are getting worse. A team of German researchers googled over 7,000 search terms once a week for a year, and concluded that the site is losing the war against spam. And a new analysis of the cost of a global…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of January 15-19
This week, Oxfam International’s annual inequality report carries some bleak news: As the world’s poorest continue to get poorer, we can expect to have the world’s first trillionaire by 2034. The report offers suggestions for curbing growing global inequality. Also, with the rise of large…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of January 8-12
This week, it looks like the long "crypto winter" has come to an end, with Bitcoin up over 160% since the start of last year. Author Jeff Wilser interviews experts about what investors can learn from the last bear market. And parts of the U.S. finally saw snow this past week after a record…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of January 1-5
Boll & Branch is one of several retailers now offering high-touch experiences in an effort to lure customers, like coming to your home to make the bed after you buy its luxury sheets. And Amishi Jha, a professor of psychology and author of ‘Peak Mind,’ explains the building blocks of a mindset...
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Essential stories for the week of December 18-22
This week, David Rock of the Neuroleadership Institute outlines five leadership trends for 2024 to address the pushback against DEI initiatives, tension over return to office, and low employee engagement. And senior writer Adele Peters shares 10 examples of new solutions to avoid the worst…
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Essential stories for the week of December 11-15
This week, contributor Ursula Mead details workplace trends for 2024 in recruitment, pay, remote work, well-being, and more. And fast fashion company Shein has grown at lightning speed with over $22 billion in revenue last year, and announced their IPO days before the COP28 conference—where…
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of September 18-22
This week, a new trend in productivity called "monk mode" – a more mindful approach to work aimed at breaking free from the digital noise. And we examine how the pandemic changed the way Americans drink, from the rise of the canned cocktail to the death of the downtown happy hour.
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of December 4-8
This week, with new plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to require water systems across the country to replace lead service lines to over 9 million Americans, editor Kristin Toussaint writes about how to detect lead contamination in your drinking water. And with more live events,...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of November 27-December 1
Much attention has been given to the idea of a 4-day workweek, but editor Kathleen Davis argues that trimming two hours off of each workday instead is the better option. And as more companies continue to experience data breaches, writer Rob Pegoraro explores the importance of minimizing the data...
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Essential stories from ‘Fast Company’ for the week of November 20-24
This week, amid the flurry of news and changes at OpenAI, senior writer Ainsley Harris explains how skirmishes over AI safety have exploded into all-out war. And Black Friday shopping . . . for months? Writer Chris Morris explores how the “biggest shopping day of the year,” morphed into endless,...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of November 13-17
This week, writer Sarah Bregel explains a promising new development for peanut allergy sufferers: a clinical trial of a new toothpaste that could prevent severe reactions with a special ingredient. And while many companies have adopted hybrid policies that have employees work in the office during...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of November 6-10
This week, contributor Chris Mailander explains the three types of CEOs most at risk of poor decision-making and the three common scenarios where they are most likely to get things wrong. And Skims founder Kim Kardashian discusses her company’s new partnership with the NBA and WNBA, and of…
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of October 30-November 3
This week: What happened to the recession? Forecasters have been predicting doom and gloom for more than a year, but the economy has grown by 4.9% in the past three months. Also, it’s been a year since Elon Musk bought Twitter, renamed X, for $44 billion dollars. And what a year—full of mass...
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of October 23-27
A decade and a half after the 2008 financial crisis, the four too-big-to-fail banks are reporting remarkable profits while midsize and smaller banks are mostly struggling. Writer Jim Surwicki explains how this reflects the new reality in banking, where rising interest rates are helping the bottom...
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Essential stories from ‘Fast Company’ for the week of October 16-20
This week, how a mysterious kidnapping more than 100 years ago delayed the development of solar power. And on the platform once known as Twitter, the methods we used to use to reach customer service now only reach . . . bots.
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of October 9-13
Job seekers say they can't find work, while the labor market seems to have 9.6 million job postings. Writer Sam Becker explains the mismatch and what to expect next in the job market. And Fast Company’s branding expert Jeff Beer looks at how Major League Baseball’s rule changes for the 2023…
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Essential Stories from 'Fast Company' for the week of October 2-6
This week, the new trend of daily-ish habits, like reading, networking or exercising 3-4 times a week, might relieve some of the stress of an all-in habit change. And as the FTX crypto exchange fraud trial starts this week, our reporter takes a look at Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents' influence on...
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Essential Stories from ‘Fast Company’ for the week of September 25-29
What would it take to end our dependance on fossil fuels faster? Climate activists and the UN have some proposals. Also, a comprehensive guide on the efforts to control and capitalize on AI, as lawmakers scramble to craft new guidelines.
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of September 11-15
This week, why streaming companies might be looking to TikTok for the future of television, and could China's innovation dominance be flagging due to the country's aging population?
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of September 4-September 8
This week, why many experts believe that the pendulum of power may be swinging back toward employees (at least in some sectors), and five common mistakes for leaders to avoid with this change in the labor market. And writer Rob Walker looks at Instacart’s recent IPO and the surprising reason why...
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of August 28-September 1
This week, writer Gwen Moran spoke to the principal economist and head of macroeconomic trends at LinkedIn who says there are signs of a potential hiring increase in September. She explains how job seekers and hiring managers can get ready. And we break down five ways leaders can use ChatGPT to...
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of Aug 21-25
This week, a new study finds that turning your camera off on videoconference calls can reduce your carbon footprint by up to 96%. And we look at how this summer's extreme heat can worsen cognitive decline among vulnerable populations.
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of Aug 14-Aug 18
The nation's first structures built to vacuum carbon dioxide from the sky are being built in Texas and Louisiana. And Co.Design writer Mark Wilson breaks down how the customer experience at Disney World has deteriorated with pandemic recovery and extreme temperatures.
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Essential Stories from Fast Company for the Week of Aug 7-Aug 11
This week, writer James Surowiecki takes a look at why nearly everyone assumed 2023 would bring a recession, that never happened. And an executive coach and career strategist lays out five proven techniques to build a career strategy on LinkedIn.
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Essential stories from ‘Fast Company’ for the week of July 31-Aug 4
This week, we dig into Elon Musk’s renaming of Twitter, and the long, strange branding history of the letter X. Also, we look at Shopify’s new tool to calculate the financial cost of meetings, and why meetings themselves are not the root of productivity issues.
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of July 24
This week, we look at the marketing behind Barbie and the AI arms race going on between tech giants Apple, Meta, and Google.
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of July 17
This week, what will it take for Threads to really become the Twitter-killer it claims to be? And a deeper look into wellbeing washing, when companies appear focused on healthy company culture but only for their PR image.
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Essential stories from Fast Company for the week of July 10
Legal experts weigh in about the impact of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action ruling on workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts and a startup that’s working to help countries and businesses manage climate-change-related challenges using artificial intelligence.
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