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Has Purpose Made Brands Forget How To Be Cool?

Has Purpose Made Brands Forget How To Be Cool?

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The troubling numbers behind the Trump cabinet’s pricey trips

09.22.17 | 7:52 pm

The troubling numbers behind the Trump cabinet’s pricey trips

09.22.17 | 2:51 pm

Report: Graham-Cassidy would cause 21 million people to lose health coverage every year

iPhone launch day isn’t what it used to be . . .

09.22.17 | 2:32 pm

iPhone launch day isn’t what it used to be . . .

09.22.17 | 12:51 pm

Betsy DeVos just rolled back protections for college victims of sexual assault

After London, Uber’s war with Europe is poised to heat up

09.22.17 | 11:25 am

After London, Uber’s war with Europe is poised to heat up

09.22.17 | 10:54 am

Instagram automatically made an ad that said “I will rape you”

Uber just lost its license to operate in London

09.22.17 | 6:24 am

Uber just lost its license to operate in London

09.22.17 | 6:02 am

Google celebrates “West Side Story” anniversary with virtual museum

09.22.17 | 5:36 am

CDC: Yellow fever-carrying mosquitoes could invade 75% of America

Chatting about movies on Facebook? A bot may drop in to sell you tickets

09.21.17 | 5:48 pm

Chatting about movies on Facebook? A bot may drop in to sell you tickets

9 ways Zuckerberg says Facebook will get better at protecting elections

09.21.17 | 5:07 pm

9 ways Zuckerberg says Facebook will get better at protecting elections

Flint’s water had a “horrifyingly large” impact on fetal deaths, study finds

09.21.17 | 3:33 pm

Flint’s water had a “horrifyingly large” impact on fetal deaths, study finds

Now Rihanna (and everyone else) can use goofy face filters on Instagram Live

09.21.17 | 2:30 pm

Now Rihanna (and everyone else) can use goofy face filters on Instagram Live

5 reasons the feds won’t tell us why they green-lit the Amazon-Whole Foods merger

09.21.17 | 2:21 pm

5 reasons the feds won’t tell us why they green-lit the Amazon-Whole Foods merger

Sean Spicer and Corey Lewandowski are coming to Harvard, and alumni are not happy

09.21.17 | 12:43 pm

Sean Spicer and Corey Lewandowski are coming to Harvard, and alumni are not happy

Dog-sitting website DogBuddy fetches $6 million in new funding

09.21.17 | 11:05 am

Dog-sitting website DogBuddy fetches $6 million in new funding

Women used this fertility app more after AI learned when best to ping them

09.21.17 | 10:05 am

Women used this fertility app more after AI learned when best to ping them

09.21.17 | 9:36 am

NYC is getting 50 electric car charging stations by 2020

09.21.17 | 5:57 am

Google has bought HTC’s Pixel division for $1.1 billion

09.21.17 | 5:48 am

The SEC was hacked and its infiltrators could have made millions

This Ad Agency Has Launched A Collaborative Plan To Make The Creative Class More Diverse

This Ad Agency Has Launched A Collaborative Plan To Make The Creative Class More Diverse

New App Mines Your Phone and Facebook Feed For Forgotten “Kodak Moments”

New App Mines Your Phone and Facebook Feed For Forgotten “Kodak Moments”

October 23 – 27, 2017

The Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City

With 963 Million Users, WeChat Lures U.S. Brands—And Longs For America

With 963 Million Users, WeChat Lures U.S. Brands—And Longs For America

Ikea’s New AR App Lets You See What Furniture Looks Like In Your Place

Ikea’s New AR App Lets You See What Furniture Looks Like In Your Place

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Has Purpose Made Brands Forget How To Be Cool?

Has Purpose Made Brands Forget How To Be Cool?

This Ad Agency Has Launched A Collaborative Plan To Make The Creative Class More Diverse

This Ad Agency Has Launched A Collaborative Plan To Make The Creative Class More Diverse

New App Mines Your Phone and Facebook Feed For Forgotten “Kodak Moments”

New App Mines Your Phone and Facebook Feed For Forgotten “Kodak Moments”

With 963 Million Users, WeChat Lures U.S. Brands—And Longs For America

With 963 Million Users, WeChat Lures U.S. Brands—And Longs For America

Ikea’s New AR App Lets You See What Furniture Looks Like In Your Place

Ikea’s New AR App Lets You See What Furniture Looks Like In Your Place

61% Of Women And 46% Of Men Think Kids Should Be Raised Without Gender Stereotypes

61% Of Women And 46% Of Men Think Kids Should Be Raised Without Gender Stereotypes

Dave Bautista Stars In A New Short Film Prologue For “Blade Runner 2049”

Dave Bautista Stars In A New Short Film Prologue For “Blade Runner 2049”

Did The Apple Brand Just Lose Another Shred Of Its Rebellious Spirit?

How Wealthsimple Got Oscar-Winning Director Errol Morris To Talk About Money Problems

How Wealthsimple Got Oscar-Winning Director Errol Morris To Talk About Money Problems

Samsung Is Out Of Context, HP Goes Back To School: The Top 5 Ads Of The Week

Samsung Is Out Of Context, HP Goes Back To School: The Top 5 Ads Of The Week

Karlie Kloss And Christy Turlington Burns Tell “Extraordinary Stories” For Cole Haan

Karlie Kloss And Christy Turlington Burns Tell “Extraordinary Stories” For Cole Haan

Under Armour’s New Campaign Declares “Sports Will Change The World”

Under Armour’s New Campaign Declares “Sports Will Change The World”

His Best Man Speech Ruined The Wedding, But This VW Ad Gave Him A Second Chance

His Best Man Speech Ruined The Wedding, But This VW Ad Gave Him A Second Chance

Watch How Vans Can Now Put Any Custom Design On Your Shoes In Under 15 Minutes

Watch How Vans Can Now Put Any Custom Design On Your Shoes In Under 15 Minutes

This Generic Millennial Ad Is Everything Wrong With Advertising To Young People

This Generic Millennial Ad Is Everything Wrong With Advertising To Young People

Just Got Fired? Get #WhopperSeverance From Burger King

Just Got Fired? Get #WhopperSeverance From Burger King

This VR Video Game Is Actually Part Of The World’s Biggest Dementia Research Test

This VR Video Game Is Actually Part Of The World’s Biggest Dementia Research Test

Peter Dinklage Calmly Contemplates The Connected World For Cisco

Peter Dinklage Calmly Contemplates The Connected World For Cisco

Fast Food Meets High Fashion With Julien Macdonald’s Luxury Burger Box For McDonald’s

Fast Food Meets High Fashion With Julien Macdonald’s Luxury Burger Box For McDonald’s

How One Lucky Man Escaped From Hipster Hell Thanks To Australian Burger King

How One Lucky Man Escaped From Hipster Hell Thanks To Australian Burger King

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These Solar Farms Have A Secret Hiding Under Them: Mushrooms

MobilityScore Tells You Exactly How Easy A Place Is To Get Around Without A Car

This New Treatment Center Wants To Revolutionize Addiction Rehab

Entertainment

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lizzo, And Cyrus Vs. Cyrus: The Week In Music

Has Purpose Made Brands Forget How To Be Cool?

Seinfeld’s House Of Cards, Another “Blade Runner” Prologue: Top 5 Ads Of The Week

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Cities & Spaces

There’s An Entirely New Way Of Mapping The World, And It’s Brilliant

I Want To Travel The World Inside This Floating Art Ball

7 Designers Draw Their Code Of Ethics

Fast Company

The troubling numbers behind the Trump cabinet’s pricey trips

As The AI War Rages, Google Assistant Is “Very, Very Likely” Coming To Nest’s New Secure System

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lizzo, And Cyrus Vs. Cyrus: The Week In Music