With Americans shopping online as the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the Federal Trade Commission is handling a record number of complaints. Chief among them are complaints about face masks that were ordered but never delivered. In April and May, the FTC logged more than 34,000 e-commerce gripes, and more than […]
The breadmaking phase of quarantine feels like ages ago. But as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S., it’s become clear that there’s a long way to go before our day-to-day gets any closer to life as we knew it. And since you’ve probably already made it through […]
Making clothes is notoriously wasteful. Fabric comes in large bolts which are then cut into pieces to be sewn into a garment, but the process typically wastes about 15% of the material. When you consider that 100 billion articles of clothing are made every year, the immensity of the […]
Mexico runs on cash—some 90% of transactions in 2018 were settled in cash, versus 26% in the U.S. Many Mexicans must travel or wait in line to pay for services, carrying cash that makes them susceptible to theft. Last year, the country’s central bank launched Cobro Digital (CoDi), a […]
Housing hasn’t traditionally been a component of healthcare. But physician and SVP Bechara Choucair knew it should be. He prompted healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente to create a new, $200-million, impact-investing fund in 2018 to address housing stability and homelessness. “It’s nearly impossible for a person to achieve or maintain […]
Joy Buolamwini got Jeff Bezos to back down. In June, Amazon announced that it was issuing a moratorium on police use of its controversial facial recognition software, called Rekognition, which it had sold to law enforcement for years in defiance of privacy advocates. The move marked a remarkable retreat […]
It’s never been just about creativity. Since its inception in 2009, Fast Company’ s annual review of the Most Creative People in Business has featured plenty of entertainers, writers, designers, and other artistic individuals who have channeled their imagination into successful enterprises. But at the heart of this franchise […]
Thanks to intentional culture-building, startup workplaces have evolved to become much more than offices—they’re where people take meals, cultivate friendships, and find their purpose. Great culture attracts and retains great talent, encourages people to spend more time working toward company goals, and rallies the team around a mission. For […]
Six months ago, it would have seemed wild that so many of us would now be working from home with no clear end in sight, joining work calls from our home offices and kitchen tables. The remote work shift has crystallized into a long-term reality, with many workers accepting […]
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