Generation Flux

The 4-Year Career

Lessons from the new world of quicksilver work, where "career planning" is an oxymoron. READ»
By ANYA KAMENETZ

The Tao of the Sea Turtle

Three top Chinese tech companies--Alibaba, Baidu, and YouKu--are remaking the country's moribund, hierarchical corporate culture with an injection of new ideas from the West. READ»
By APRIL RABKIN

» Slideshow: Inside The Offices Of The eBay, YouTube, And Google Of China

Open Your Mouth And Say "Ahh!"

Smartphones and tablets are transforming the future of health care. Can we really trust them to save lives? READ»
By ADAM BLUESTEIN

What Dr. Smartphone Can Do For You

Meet Your Maker

Bre Pettis's MakerBot has attracted millions in financing and is selling its 3-D printers as fast as it can. So how big can his business get? (And why does the world need more crap made out of plastic?) READ»
By ROB WALKER

» How To Print With A Thing-O-Matic

How To Create Community

Signature Theatre Company's new Frank Gehry-designed home opens this February. READ»
By CHRISTINA CHAEY

Space, The Private Frontier

In the absence of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, private companies are left to fill the black hole of space exploration. READ»
By Emma Haak

The Recommender

Shira Lazar, Rebel Rock Entertainment's Jim Jonsin, and more on what they're loving this month. READ»
By fast company staff

Netflix Mourns The Loss Of Starz

At the end of the month, Netflix subscribers will no longer be able to stream Starz content--one of the largest providers of movies and TV shows. READ»
By CHRISTINA CHAEY

Super Bowl Buzz Builders

Chevy is the latest to ditch Madison Avenue and ask fans to create its Super Bowl ad. READ»
By MARGARET RHODES

When Two Products Is Too Many

This month's launch of the Asus Padfone (tablet + phone = Padfone!) is the latest in a string of weird, two-in-one products. READ»
By Fast Company Staff

Print's Second Life

"Print is dead," says everyone except, oh, publishers that began online and are now slaying trees. READ»
By TANIA KARAS

The Million Avatar March

An army of protestors will descend upon UN headquarters in New York on February 2 in an effort to end bullying worldwide. READ»
By STEPHANIE SCHOMER

The '90s Want Your Money

What a decade the 1990s was: The U.S. climbed from recession to budget surplus, unemployment was low, and there were music videos on TV. READ»
By RACHEL Z. ARNDT

How To Pitch A Startup

Each year, Startup Riot gives entrepreneurs three minutes and four slides to pitch their business--the top three win coveted investor meetings. READ»
By PHILIP BUTTA

Your Boss Hates This Many People In Your Office

We polled five execs across industries, asking: "If you had three months to vet job candidates, how many of your current employees would you have never hired?" READ»
By fast company staff

Is HuffPo Hurting AOL's Traffic?

It's been a year since AOL bought the Huffington Post for $315 million, to beef up traffic. READ»
By fast company staff

The Rules Of Show Business

Fox's Glee is slumping in its third season--but does that mean people are losing interest in TV musicals? READ»
By CHRISTINA CHAEY

Conference Calendar: February 2012

Events for the month of February. READ»
By fast company staff

The Once And Future Pixar?

With Moonbot Studios, a children's animation star remakes the cinematic experience. And that's just his first trick. READ»
By JOHN PAVLUS

She's Driving A Cadillac?

To break from its past, Caddy turned to someone who is different in every way. READ»
By DAN SLATER

Fresh-Squeezed Soda?

Sugary drinks are a real problem, but alternatives are hard to make. READ»
By DAN MORRELL

» Breathable Buzz

Humans have sought new caffeine fixes for hundreds of years. But the AeroShot inhaler might be the strangest yet. READ»
By cliff kuang

TECH EDGE
You Cannot Be Siri-Ous!

Why we're still waiting for the perfect mobile interface. READ»
By farhad manjoo

To Catch A Customer

When brands ask consumers to snap a product photo and text or email it in, Pongr recognizes the image and replies. Is that really better than QR codes? We asked its president. READ»
By jason feifer

Build Your Own Consultant

When TV writers rewrote this MBA's life, they changed everything but the truth. READ»
By MARTIN KIHN

BIG BANG DESIGN
Smoking Out Big Tobacco

A Detroit program is designing new ways to keep kids from lighting up. READ»
By LINDA TISCHLER

The Real Cost Of Patent Reform

Starting last fall, the U.S. has been overhauling the patent-approval process for the first time since 1952. Uncle Sam says the reform will speed innovation. Our experts check the numbers. READ»
By rachel z. arndt

The Real Cost Of Patent Reform