Amy Farley

Facial recognition technology is inevitable—it’s time we make it human-centered

As big tech companies press pause on developing this surveillance tool, others are racing to commercialize it.

Facial recognition technology is inevitable—it’s time we make it human-centered

The travel industry will survive COVID-19, but with big changes

Execs at Hyatt, Airbnb, Kayak, and more predict what the travel industry must do to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

The travel industry will survive COVID-19, but with big changes

When it comes to diversity in tech, history doesn’t have to repeat itself

The #MeToo movement barely moved the needle for women in tech. Here’s what executives should be thinking about if they truly want to respond to Black Lives Matter.

When it comes to diversity in tech, history doesn’t have to repeat itself

Hotel bookings plummet more than 85% as the travel industry faces an existential crisis

Booking Holdings and TripAdvisor Q1 earnings paint a grim picture for the travel industry.

Hotel bookings plummet more than 85% as the travel industry faces an existential crisis

Restaurateur Nick Kokonas isn’t waiting for Congress to come to his rescue

The co-owner of Chicago’s Alinea restaurant and CEO of reservation service Tock has a game plan for surviving the COVID-19 era—and he wants other restaurants to adopt it.

Restaurateur Nick Kokonas isn’t waiting for Congress to come to his rescue

‘Our company is unapologetically American Chinese’: How Panda Express is fighting COVID-19 racism

As the COVID-19 pandemic hits the United States, the cofounders and co-CEOs of Panda Express are confronting economic turmoil and rising xenophobia at the same time.

‘Our company is unapologetically American Chinese’: How Panda Express is fighting COVID-19 racism

Most Innovative Companies

Look out, PowerPoint: Canva users are creating more than 1 million presentations every week

The company’s design templates help people create everything from business cards to playful, interactive slideshow decks.

Look out, PowerPoint: Canva users are creating more than 1 million presentations every week

This activist organization wants to transform the criminal justice system—starting with prosecutors

Color of Change worked with ‘When They See Us’ director Ava DuVernay to get reform-minded prosecutors into office.

This activist organization wants to transform the criminal justice system—starting with prosecutors

Sweetgreen’s free delivery service is the Trojan horse of the salad wars

In just a year, the Outpost delivery program grew from 15 locations to 1,000 across 9 cities.

Sweetgreen’s free delivery service is the Trojan horse of the salad wars

Zipline mastered medical drone delivery in Africa—now it’s coming to the U.S.

The drone delivery pioneer brings lifesaving medicines to people throughout Rwanda and Ghana. Next up: India and North Carolina.

Zipline mastered medical drone delivery in Africa—now it’s coming to the U.S.

Outdoor Voices’ new collab with St. Vincent is athleisure at its best

Outdoor Voices’ new collab with singer St. Vincent is a reminder of the brand’s pop-culture prowess.

What it’s like to watch Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ as the world’s biggest ‘Cats’ superfan

In today’s digitally altered world, the ante for cinematic spectacle is astronomically high. And that’s the problem.

What it’s like to watch Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ as the world’s biggest ‘Cats’ superfan

Exclusive: Chobani’s empire was built on Greek yogurt. Here’s why its next move is oat milks

The top seller of yogurt in America is plowing into plant-based foods. ‘Fast Company’ has an exclusive look at the germination of the Chobani Oat line, launching in January.

Exclusive: Chobani’s empire was built on Greek yogurt. Here’s why its next move is oat milks

How cities are using hyperlocal weather forecasts to save money

ClimaCell’s weather-of-things approach to forecasting helps city planners to prepare for bad weather.

How cities are using hyperlocal weather forecasts to save money

Inside the nonalcoholic brewery making the year’s most exciting beer

Athletic Brewing is just a year old, but it’s already making nonalcoholic beer cool.

Inside the nonalcoholic brewery making the year’s most exciting beer

Timeline: Burning Man’s tumultuous past

Burning Man has wrestled with its identity since its founding in 1986. Here’s a look back at three decades of passion in the desert.

Timeline: Burning Man’s tumultuous past

Offset, DJ Khaled, Russell Westbrook, and the brave new world of celebrity digital avatars

In a world of proliferating digital representations, how many avatars will each person have—and who will control them?

For new tech like VR to thrive, we need to put it in the hands of diverse storytellers

A panel of tech-savvy artists and filmmakers at the Fast Company European Innovation Festival explored how technology is changing the art of storytelling, particularly for marginalized groups.

For new tech like VR to thrive, we need to put it in the hands of diverse storytellers

Here’s why we need more diversity in AI

At the Fast Company European Innovation Festival in Milan today, tech executives discussed how artificial intelligence is only as good as the data that trains it.

Here’s why we need more diversity in AI

Fast Company Magazine

How the Diet Prada cofounders became the fashion industry’s most influential watchdogs

For calling out copycat fashion designers and championing new ones, Diet Prada cofounders Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler are among Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

How the Diet Prada cofounders became the fashion industry’s most influential watchdogs

Tech

Try this hack for being present even when you need to check your phone

At WWDC, Apple finally turned all its devices into one big platform

This psychiatrist decodes what your text messages mean. Here’s what you’re missing

News

Advertising might just be amusing itself to Liquid Death

CPI report shows inflation has not peaked yet. Here’s why

Where does Gen Z want to work? Spotify, it turns out

Co.Design

The 5 best bags for work, life, and everything in between

Roads need sunscreen too: Adding old tires to roads could help them last twice as long

Welcome to Meta’s weird advertising war with Apple—the musical

Work Life

88 studies of power poses reveal whether they work or not

This CEO bought into the ‘Big Lie’ of corporate feminism for years. Here’s what she learned

I’m a successful entrepreneur. Here’s how I learned to fall in love with my work (again)