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Why Peloton is telling thousands of customers to get off their bikes
If sweating it out on a Peloton helps you stay fit, be sure to see if you’re affected by a major new recall from the exercise bike maker. Peloton...
Trump unveils deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower costs and expand coverage for obesity drugs
President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. The...
U.S. mortgage rate ticks up to 6.22% after four weeks of declines
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the first time in five weeks after falling to its lowest level in more than a year last...
Inside Netflix’s big deal with AB InBev
The term brand entertainment is tough to define. For many people, it’s an oxymoron and these two words should never be in the same room as one another.  For...
How the attack on trans healthcare affects every American
The erosion of freedom rarely happens overnight; it’s written into law, one ruling at a time. ACLU’s Chase Strangio lays bare how the U.S. legal system is failing its...
New court docs put Sam Altman’s honesty in spotlight again
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company,...
How to restore housing market affordability, according to institutional landlord Amherst
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Today, institutional landlords—those owning more than 1,000 homes—remain a relatively small part of the national single-family housing...
A new study warns deep-sea mining could disrupt the marine food web, impacting what we eat
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries...
Human stories break through
Over the last two years, the value of content has collapsed. Thanks to the LLM revolution, the internet is drowning in an avalanche of indistinguishable output: an endless parade...
Changing what works to what scales
Tech is shifting faster than the models we built our impact on. And that means even thriving nonprofits face a choice: Keep optimizing what works—or rebuild for what’s coming....
‘Woke is back’ on social media following Mamdani victory
New York City has elected a democratic socialist as its next mayor. Across the internet, progressive internet users are hopescrolling for the first time in years and proudly declaring:...
American Airlines layoffs: Support and management job cuts add to corporate staff reductions in 2025
As the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history drags on, federal workers are left in financial limbo—and the airline industry is feeling the strain as flight delays and...