Events for “career”

The best artificial intelligence design of 2026

The artificial intelligence category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors systems, platforms, and UIs that leverage algorithms to positively impact the way we live.

Apple iPhone 18 event: How to watch live, global start times, iOS 27 release date, foldable phone, and more

Today is the biggest day of the year for Apple.

Successful early-career scientists rely on network of mentors

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02827-4 Large networks are particularly beneficial to researchers in under-represented groups.

Rinse: Amrita Hepi’s show about beginnings is a mid-career masterpiece

The internationally acclaimed fusion of choreography and monologue, co-created by Hepi with Mish Grigor, is a witty exploration of beginnings

This career skill is extremely underrated

Today’s job market is being called historically unusual because of how challenging it is to get hired .

Ask HN: Career paths to consider if I am better at supporting than creating?

I have a BS/MS in computer science and somewhere around 9 years of experience, where the first half was spent working as a backend developer and the second half I've been working in product owner roles.

Profcon to focus on education, careers, social issues

The conference will cover higher education and career opportunities, overseas education, social media use and students’ role in society.

Personal Brand Special Report: 207 insights and ideas to grow your brand and career

In the summer of 2021, Eric Pacifici started living a double life.

Gift Horse Become A Trio With Ryley Walker, Announce New Album A Career In Architecture

Renowned shredder Ryley Walker has joined electronic band Gift Horse, transforming the duo of Jonathan Schenke (of the since-disbanded P.E.

‘There might be a silver lining’: My friend’s wife died at 60 after a high-earning career. Can he claim her Social Security?

“They had been married for over 30 years when she passed.”

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters on the ‘reckless path’ that shaped his banking career

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters reflects on the decisions that shaped his career, from taking an unfamiliar path at J.P.

How a career pivot made me feel better about the world

Gen Z Burnout Could Stall Earning Power — 5 Moves To Get Your Career Back on Track

How £725 game-show winnings kick-started Champions League coach's career

Lithuanian coach Valdas Dambrauskas cut his teeth in English football, and now returns in the Champions League with Sabah.

The Hindu seminar: students told to move beyond comfort zone to excel in career

Students must to use their strengths in analytical ability, comprehension skills and proficiency in AI tools to stay competitive in the evolving job market, say experts

Wonder debuts its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the tech from Sweetgreen

The entrepreneur Marc Lore posits that in the not-so-distant future, an autonomous kitchen will have the ability to whip up pizza, burgers, chicken, and seafood without any human involvement.

Why mouthfeel is trending globally in the food and beverage industry

Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the food and beverage industry .

A sweeping crypto bill goes to a vote soon in the Senate. It could mark a watershed moment for the industry

President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too.

Burger King closed dozens of stores last year: See a list of locations where restaurants shuttered

According to Burger King’s latest franchise disclosure document (FDD), the fast-food restaurant chain operated 6,650 locations across the United States at the end of fiscal year 2025, a net loss of 51 stores compared with the 6,701 it operated at the start of the year.

O’Charley’s store closures: See a list of locations where the casual dining chain has shuttered restaurants

Another restaurant chain has closed locations.

IEEE Senior Membership Demystified

For most of my career, my IEEE membership sat quietly in the background—a line on my résumé, a discount code for a conference registration, and access to the IEEE Xplore digital library , which I underutilized.

When does iOS 27 come out? Date and time you can download the new iPhone operating system around the world

Today, Apple releases iOS 27, its new operating system for the iPhone.

Zoom wants to reintroduce itself, courtesy of SNL’s biggest stars

Kate McKinnon ’s supervillain alter ego wants to destroy the productivity platform Zoom once and for all.

Trump’s mail ballot order gets blocked again by a federal judge. Here’s what comes next

A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S.

Cutwater is becoming a $1 billion brand by doing the opposite of what everyone else in alcohol is doing

Cutwater, one of the fastest-growing brands in the spirits industry , is approaching a major milestone: $1 billion in annual sales.

There’s one week this fall when homebuyers could save $14,000. It’s almost here

It’s not the busiest stretch of the year, but home shoppers are about to slide into an early fall sweet spot that could save them money and make buying less of a headache.

‘We could lose control’: AI doomsday comments from Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are majorly shaking the internet

For nearly a week, the internet has exploded over the looming threat of an artificial intelligence apocalypse.

CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks surging today as AI doomsday fears jolt cybersecurity stocks

Cybersecurity stocks CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks surged on Monday amid growing concern about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).

Kennedy Center may close Tuesday after officials issue dire bankruptcy warning

The fate of the John F.

Female athletes push back on Sydney Sweeney’s Novig ad for sexualizing women in sports

Sydney Sweeney is once again at the center of online controversy, with female athletes around the world speaking out against the actress’s latest project—an ad for the sports trading app Novig.

Oracle announces new layoffs to offset AI spending

Tech giant Oracle launched a new round of layoffs today as the company seeks to offset massive artificial intelligence infrastructure spending.

AI is fast food for the brain

It’s usually not a good day when your accountant says something that sends a shiver up your spine.

How to sound like a human, not a robot, in the age of AI

Last year, The Economist named “AI Slop” as its 2025 word of the year.

Why Walmart, Meta, Anthropic, Adidas, and other companies are moving faster than ever

In my previous Editor’s Note, which kicked off our special Summer issue on the autonomous future, I focused on the vertigo-inducing pace of change in the AI era, an unprecedented acceleration that was overwhelming even the most adaptable executives in tech.

Walmart CEO John Furner is turning the retailer’s 5,200 U.S. stores into an unstoppable AI engine

As he belts the last note of his pop hit “Mystical Magical,” Benson Boone, in a white muscle tee and skintight jeans, backflips off his piano—and 10,000 people inside the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, erupt into raucous applause.

The last mile for public policy

Governments ultimately deliver outcomes through thousands of people making decisions at local government, nonprofits, and service provider organizations.

A cure for physician burnout is better use of patient data

Somewhere in America, a physician is trying to reconstruct where their patient has been for the last six months.

Who is watching the AI agents?

For better or worse, AI agents are now a part of the workforce.

Transparency is the currency for building trust

For years, the crypto conversation has been dominated by headlines, hype, and hot takes.

Want free solar panels? This startup can help

Building a large solar farm typically takes years, thanks to permitting and grid connection delays.

This building at UC Berkeley wears its earthquake prevention on the outside

For a building sitting just a quarter-mile from one of the most active faults in the seismically treacherous San Francisco Bay Area, the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center is unambiguously confident.

The best architectural design of 2026

The architectural design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors buildings, structures, and interior designs that solve problems in the built environment.

Tiffany & Co. broke its iconic brand color out of containment to promote ocean conservation

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The best accessible design of 2026

The accessible design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors projects that put accessibility front and center.

Chip stocks down: AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and Sandisk lead market selloff after AI bosses call for a pause

Shares of major semiconductor companies fell in premarket trading on Monday, leading a broader stock market selloff as investors digested statements from AI leaders over the weekend about the need to slow down AI development due to safety concerns.

The most creative advertising and marketing projects of 2026

The advertising and marketing category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors campaigns across all mediums in service of a product, cause, or brand.

These pediatric wheelchairs are a fraction of the cost thanks to 3D printing

For decades, pediatric mobility device use has been constrained by high costs, insurance barriers, and the need for specialized manufacturing.

For Google, design is the ultimate moat

Google—which created a search text field decades ago that’s been the front door to the internet ever since—is now defining how people interact with AI -infused services.

Meet Fast Company’s 2026 Design Companies of the Year

The design company of the year category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors companies whose holistic approach to design has resulted in compelling products, services, and experiences.

‘A Data Love Letter to the Subway’ turns MTA’s subway data into poetry

Black lines and colored dot clusters playfully dance and interact with each other against a pure white background, flying across 52 video screens at Fulton Transit Center, for two minutes at the top of every hour.

The best data design projects of 2026

The data design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors projects that harness the power of data to create better experiences for users, whether it’s an algorithm, a visualization, or an interface.

How North Face designed camping gear that works for every body

From the very first day that professional ski mountaineer and free skier Vasu Sojitra signed on as a North Face –sponsored athlete in 2017, he campaigned for the brand to incorporate more elements of universal design into its product line.

The best design of 2026 from North American companies

The North America category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors the most innovative designs from the region.

This sleek POS system is designed to take on Stripe

Payment terminals have long been treated as commodity hardware: functional, forgettable devices designed more for back-office utility than customer experience.

The best Latin American designs of 2026

The Latin America category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors the most innovative designs from the Latin American region.

Brazil’s Northeast region gets a brand to match its vibrancy

Brazil’s Northeast region has long been defined in tourism marketing by familiar imagery of beaches and sunshine, despite encompassing nine states with distinct histories, cultures, and artistic traditions.

The best designs of 2026 from Europe, Middle East, and Africa

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors products, packaging, and built projects designed to eliminate waste and reuse resources.

Yoto designed the cutest way to get kids off screens

As algorithms and endless feeds increasingly shape children’s technology, the Yoto Mini—the winner of the 2026 Innovation by Design award in Best Design Europe, Middle East, and Africa —is a portable audio player that gives children the freedom to explore stories and music withou

The arcade game just got an AI-powered makeover

Conway’s Arcade looks like the sleekest possible version of the classic arcade cabinet—except it doesn’t run arcade games from the ’80s and ’90s.

Netflix hit with major lawsuit over alleged secret tracking of families and children

If you’re unsettled about Netflix watching your every move during your next embarrassing binge watch, you’re not alone.

Meta just told some of its former managers to become managers again

Meta may have been a bit too enthusiastic in its highly publicized campaign to reduce middle management .

What happened when Meta tried to collect employee data

When employees at Meta learned that the company would start collecting their data to train AI models, there was a swift backlash.

Don’t trust AI companies with your content. Verify them instead

If it’s a day ending in Y, you can count on a story that further erodes the public’s trust in Big Tech .

4 things you can do to protect yourself from the rising threat of AI

For more than 25 years, I’ve been the “Computer Guy” for friends, family, and colleagues who call when something digital goes sideways.

The iPhone Duo isn’t just a folding phone

Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company ’s Plugged In .

How to support a colleague who has lost a loved one to suicide

In 2024 almost 50,000 Americans died by suicide, making it the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

Your biggest risk? The employees you rely on the most

Cheryl had already lost two of the 12 people on her team in the company’s first reduction in force.

Why you procrastinate on things you actually want to do

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I bought a Birkin as an investment. It taught me a hard lesson about human judgment

In 2017, I bought my first Birkin.

Manischewitz is betting that a dating show can attract Gen Z to the 138-year-old brand

For the next ten days, while everyone else is settling back into school and ushering in autumn with pumpkin spice lattes, Jewish Americans will be celebrating the “Days of Awe,” starting with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ending with Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the J

How to use humor at work effectively

A finance director stands in front of hundreds of employees to reveal the annual figures.

The companies that own the customer relationship will ultimately beat those that simply own the best AI

The economics of frontier AI are starting to crack, and nowhere is that more clear than at Anthropic.

Why empathy is a crucial leadership skill

With AI we are entering a new era in which technology can tabulate information, recognize patterns, answer questions, and write reports at a phenomenal speed, and do tasks that would require a massive amount of human time and effort.

How AI is opening up spectrum space on crowded airwaves

Every time you make a phone call, stream a video, or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving invisible signals through the air.

In the age of AI, L.L. Bean is betting big on brick-and-mortar shopping

When you step into the newly renovated L.L.

Traveling to Europe? Beware of the credit card trap that’s costing tourists big money

I just returned from a family vacation through France, Spain, and Portugal, and we had an amazing time.

Treat everyone the same is terrible leadership advice

Many leaders strive for “fairness.” The intent is good.

25 years after 9/11, some parts of air travel are starting to look familiar again. Here’s how much flying has changed

It’s hard to believe that 9/11 was 25 years ago today.

How the Honey Deuce became a U.S. Open icon—and how drink brands are racing to become the next one

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U.S. makes progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over

In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran’s grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran’s own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall.