Are the bees still dying? The scary truth behind the continuing ‘beepocalypse’

Business 4/10 4:00A Adele Peters

While the issue is less in the news cycle, many native bees are still on their way to extinction. And commercial honeybees are dying at rates that make the bee business difficult. Twenty years ago, honeybees first started to disappear in...

American Girl is bringing back its original dolls. Moms might be excited but will your...

Business 4/8 2:00P Elizabeth Segran

Mattel is bringing back the original designs of eight characters for American Girl’s 40th anniversary. But the real question isn’t whether millennials will buy them for nostalgia—it’s whether kids will be excited by them again. In 1990, my mother...

Iran, Israel, and the U.S. strike a ‘fragile’ 2-week ceasefire. Here’s what to know

Business 4/8 7:50A Associated Press

Much of the deal was unclear as some attacks in the Gulf region continue. Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire , an 11th-hour deal that allowed U.S. President Donald Trump to pull back from his threat to unleash a...

Toyota built a fake dining room to teach execs about American size. It’s a lesson for every leader

Business 4/7 10:47A Inc.

Your customers may see things very differently from you. Why did  Toyota ‘s design firm build a model American dining room in Japan back in 1986, and then invite the company’s top brass to spend some time there? The easy answer, and the one you...

Emma Grede’s unfiltered take on modern leadership

Business 4/7 10:41A vsingh

You don’t need all the answers to be a leader—but you do need this mindset. Emma Grede explains why excellence is non-negotiable and why trying to please everyone will hold you back. This is the leadership advice nobody tells you. You don’t need...

These heat pumps can be installed in an hour—and will cut costs in half

Business 4/7 8:37A Adele Peters

Merino Energy, a new startup led by a former Apple designer, created a lower-cost heat pump that launched today. Five years ago, while working at Apple as a product designer , Mary Ann Rau decided to electrify her house and move away from fossil...

Moon flyby shatters Apollo 13’s distance record, and also includes a solar eclipse

Business 4/7 8:14A Associated Press

Artemis II is headed back to Earth after an intense observation period of the moon that lasted seven hours. After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night,...

Failing to use AI at work could cost you your job

Business 4/7 8:01A Dan Schawbel

A new study finds 60% of companies plan to lay off employees who don’t adopt AI. The workplace has seen its share of technological shifts, but the rise of AI is happening at a much faster pace. What once took years is now unfolding in months,...

New study finds 80% of women leaders are shaping AI strategy

Business 4/7 8:00A Sarah Bregel

Following their approach might be the path to a better future. AI is transforming companies everywhere. While some research has shown that women are falling behind in terms of AI adoption, at the leadership level women are highly involved in...

The real work-life crisis isn’t early parenthood. It’s what comes next

Business 4/6 7:15A Ericka Sóuter

The grueling triple whammy of the Caregiving Cliff. For years companies have been operating as though working parents with young children are the center of the work-life balance issue. Taking care of little kids is intense, to be sure. But the...

Design has been solving the wrong problem

Business 4/6 7:00A Ben Wintner

Design has optimized for the moment of purchase, not the reality of use. For too long, design has been too focused on how things look. That makes sense when products are competing for attention. Form becomes a way to stand out, a signal of taste,...

Jim Collins’s leadership tips on how to frame your life for success

Business 4/6 6:00A Stephanie Mehta

In his new book, ‘What to Make of a Life,’ the author shares leadership lessons from John Glenn, Katharine Graham, and Led Zeppelin. Hello and welcome to  Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each...

The World Cup could be a breakout moment for drone defense tech

Business 4/6 6:00A Patrick Sisson

As the U.S. ramps up training and funding to counter aerial threats, companies are using this summer’s events to prove their systems and pitch them at scale. As the threat of drone attacks grows, the federal government is turning this summer into...

How Kelly Wearstler designed her new H&M collection

Business 4/6 5:00A María José Gutierrez Chavez

The star designer talks to Fast Company about how she brought her luxe aesthetic to a mass-market audience. Swedish retailer H&M is breaking into Milan Design Week with a new collection in collaboration with the award-winning interior designer...

Fractional leadership is the future. Here’s how to make it work

Business 4/6 12:00A Nicole Lehmann-Haupt

Here’s when fractional leadership works, where it fails, and how to build an effective model for it to thrive. Not long ago, fractional executives were an edge case—temporary operators invited to fill a short-term gap at the leadership table. But...