Skylar Bergl

Skylar is an Editorial Assistant at Fast Company. He's previously written for Popular Mechanics, Esquire, Dwell and his hometown Chicagoland suburb newspaper. You'll likely find him online shopping and browsing any website with infinite scroll.

Which Apps and Companies Occupy Your Phone’s Home Screen?

A new survey finds that the default apps stay at home and social networks might not matter so much.

Meet The Chemical Scanner That Could Change The Way You Shop

Inside the U.K.’s Plan To Make Robots Part of Everyday Life

Viral App Yo Has Already Been Hacked

Meanwhile, some top VCs were convinced that Elon Musk yo’ed them.

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Gorden Wagener

Andy Dunn

D’Wayne Edwards

Bob Richards

The New Reality of R&D

Big companies used to pour huge money into long-term research, looking to create products that might pay off a decade down the road. No longer.

These 3 Startups Are Ready To Take On Google Maps

How Huge NYC Development Hudson Yards Is Solving Its Infrastructure Issues

Levi Strauss

Stats

Nike

Power to the People

Be The Best, Not The First

Party Guide: …And For The Aftermath

Party Guide: Designer Games

The Rise of Robo-Parking

Ideas

This robot could help pollinate crops if we kill all the bees

College kids want to save the world, just don’t ask them to volunteer

This tech offsets the carbon footprint of each item you buy

Entertainment

Study: 82% of MoviePass users go to movies they’d otherwise skip

This startup made a Meghan-inspired wedding gown in size 24

The NBA and NFL offer opposite versions of American brand image

Co.Design

Meghan Markle’s coat of arms is the biggest design crime of 2018

This startup wants to disrupt vacation homeownership

The fine art of spying on your neighbors

Fast Company

Why Instagram is the best window into Trump-era corruption

Post-#MeToo, this lingerie startup finds customers prefer images of real women

Stop believing these 4 common misconceptions about success