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Turnout for July 26 Families First protests against Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ and Medicaid cuts expected in all 50 states: What to know
On Saturday, July 26, tens of thousands of people, including large numbers of families, are expected to join Families First protests and rallies against the Trump administration’s policies. Those...
Polymarket is making a big bet on pop culture
Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based “prediction market” best known as a platform for betting on elections, sports, and geopolitical events, is on a winning streak. Earlier this month, the Department of...
How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs
Pamela McElwee, a professor at Rutgers who helped establish the academic coalition, says it’s crucial for US scientists to continue participating in the IPCC process. “It is our flagship...
The deadly saga of the controversial gene therapy Elevidys
In the days since, the company has acquiesced. But its reputation has already been hit. And the events have dealt a devastating blow to people desperate for treatments that...
These new stadiums are built to protect players—and fans—from extreme heat
In a new stadium under construction in Egypt for Cairo’s Al-Ahly Football Club, the soccer field and more than half the seats are sunken slightly underground. The design is...
How to avoid burnout in your first month on the job
Starting a new job can be exciting and intense. But most new hires fall into traps that can lead straight to burnout: going all-out to impress their bosses, or...
How to make your company’s core values meaningful
When I ran into a former client at the grocery store, and asked him how things were going, I expected some polite small talk. Instead, what he said blew...
iPadOS 26 is way more Mac-like. Where does that lead?
Greetings, everyone, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. It was one of the best-received pieces of Apple news I can recall. At the company’s WWDC conference last...
Automated mobile robots are a cybersecurity risk
For several years I’ve been evangelizing about the growing ways automation and robotics are beneficial to all. From medical facilities to factories, warehouses, industrial rigs and transit, Automated Mobile...
Ignoring GenAI is risky for businesses
Sometimes one bad apple can spoil the whole bushel. Generative AI (GenAI) seems to have gotten a bit of that reputation—a few high-profile, epic fails in a range of...
