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Why Apple's new holiday ad fails to melt any hearts

Santa finds his own Mr. Claus in Norway’s emotional postal ad, and Apple delivers an underwhelming new holiday campaign. This is Fast Company's brand hit and miss of the week.

Why Apple's new holiday ad fails to melt any hearts

Chipotle combines Kacey Musgraves and Coldplay in its heartwarming new ad

Chipotle hits the right note with its heartwarming musical sequel, but Instacart's first-ever brand campaign doesn't say anything about the actual brand. This is Fast Company's brand hit and miss of the week.

Chipotle combines Kacey Musgraves and Coldplay in its heartwarming new ad

How Ashton Kutcher's curiosity helped him to invest in tech

Ashton Kutcher, an early adopter of Twitter, has always had a knack for spotting opportunities in tech. On this episode of “Hero’s Journey," he talks with us about how growing up around construction sites changed his view of technology and how he has embraced that view to create his non-profit “Thorn” and his new series “Stoner Cats."

How Ashton Kutcher's curiosity helped him to invest in tech

Digital transformation: A playbook for fast-growth companies

How young companies are using technology to accelerate business growth and goals.

Digital transformation: A playbook for fast-growth companies

Why we can’t skimp on collaboration if we want to innovate

Mick Ebeling is the founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, whose hunger-fighting app, Bento, was a Fast Company World Changing Ideas honoree in 2021. Tiger Tyagarajan is CEO of Genpact, the global services and technology company. Together, the teams are working to enhance the capabilities and nutritional information available on the app. ‘Fast Company’ editor-in-chief Stephanie Mehta sat down with them to discuss the collaboration.

Why we can’t skimp on collaboration if we want to innovate

Affordable housing made from coffee: How this Colombian company did it

Bogotá-based construction company Woodpecker WPC has innovated a way to turn coffee husks into building materials for homes for the less fortunate.

Affordable housing made from coffee: How this Colombian company did it

Harnessing technology to scale a World Changing Idea

Earlier this year, Genpact and Not Impossible Labs teamed up to upgrade Not Impossible’s hunger-fighting app, Bento, to bring more real-time data across the continuum of recipients, restaurants, and donors. Not Impossible founder Mick Ebeling and Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan will share insights from their partnership and highlight ways technology can help accelerate and scale ideas that have the power to change the world.

Harnessing technology to scale a World Changing Idea

Ford’s F-150 pickup truck is going electric. Here’s how and why

The F-150 has been the best-selling pickup in the U.S. for more than 40 years, and now it’s going electric. Fast Company’s Mark Wilson met with Ford’s design teams to talk through some of the challenges and benefits of bringing the iconic model into the age of EVs.

Ford’s F-150 pickup truck is going electric. Here’s how and why

Tamron Hall refuses to stay in one lane

Emmy Award-winning Tamron Hall has been a respected journalist for nearly three decades, becoming the first Black female cohost of the ‘Today Show’ in 2014. After a highly publicized exit from the show, she launched her own self-titled talk show. Now, Hall adds the title of author to her résumé with ‘As The Wicked Watch,’ revealing a story that is extremely personal to her.

Tamron Hall refuses to stay in one lane

Why hiring people with disabilities is better for business

The Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, but people with disabilities still often face barriers of entry to meaningful employment due to discrimination. Rebecca Cokley, the first U.S. Disability Rights Program Officer for the Ford Foundation, and Dr. Victor Pineda, founder of World Enabled, spoke with Chris Denson about what challenges and discriminatory practices people with disabilities still face.

Why hiring people with disabilities is better for business

Impact

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This new basic income experiment will give money to both rich and poor

News

Marine life thrives on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, scientists find

Free at-home covid tests are coming—but not for everyone

Omicron is in 5 U.S. states: Everything you need to know to protect yourself

Co.Design

Many vaccine passports have security flaws. Here’s how to make them safer

These gorgeous images could transform science education

When will regulators finally get serious about car safety for women?

Work Life

Too many DEI plans are ineffective. Here are 3 ways companies can ensure progress

The (not so) hidden bias of corporate expense policies

4 things employers do that undermine employee trust