Why your software development lifecycle is slow

Business 10/13 2:39P Denis Danov

AI cut the time it takes to write code, but most software development lifecycles were built for a different bottleneck, and closing that gap takes more than swapping in new tools. Traditional software development lifecycles (SDLC) were designed...

The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at a D.C. golf course

Business 10/12 2:30P Hunter Schwarz

Hundreds of historic trees were removed from the federal grounds. Those roots told a story. Workers removed more than 500 trees at a Washington, D.C., golf course over the weekend that President Donald Trump is working to remodel , and it...

Elon Musk quietly becomes the biggest donor in the midterms in a bid to save Republicans

Business 10/12 1:41P Associated Press

The money includes $158 million given to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates. Elon Musk , the world s only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year s midterm...

When AI runs the company, what exactly is leadership for?

Business 10/12 10:30A Enrique Dans

Leaders will need to ask not just whether a process is working, but also what a given system is learning to do. For quite some time in the already long series of articles I’ve been writing on what is and what should be corporate AI , I have been...

Duo the owl’s next big act is an animated series

Business 10/12 8:00A Grace Snelling

Duo TV follows the learning app’s famous owl and its supporting cast of characters. Duo the owl has twerked on main, flash mobbed a Charli XCX concert, died, sent his ashes to Dua Lipa, and come back to life. His next big act? Starring in his own...

34 leaders share their essential work-travel rituals

Business 10/12 7:00A Fast Company Impact Council

The small routines that restore energy, curiosity, and perspective on the road. Like it or not, most leadership roles require work-related travel, sometimes lots of it. While jet-setting to meetings and conferences sounded cool on paper, the...

With AI productivity, your team is burning out

Business 10/12 7:00A Illia Smoliienko

How to understand the impact that getting work done faster is having on your workforce I’ve been working in the tech industry for over 20 years, and for about half that time I’ve been in a leadership role. I’ve always believed that to achieve...

How Inc. and Fast Company get inspiration from our archives

Business 10/12 6:00A Stephanie Mehta

Projects like Personal Brand Special Report and the Inc. 5000 show the power of legacy and longevity. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores...

Spredges, glitter, and lots of gold foil: Penguin is betting on deluxe book design to win over kids

Business 10/12 5:00A Elizabeth Segran

Kids are bedazzling their books and clipping book charms to bags. Penguin is answering with special editions designed to be displayed. This holiday season, you can give your child an actual Golden Ticket. It comes tucked inside a new special...

Can Apple keep its AirPods from becoming ‘PervertPods’?

Business 10/10 4:00A Michael Grothaus

Apple is reportedly releasing AirPods with cameras next year. It should learn from Meta and Google—and consider the brand risk. Apple’s AirPods are arguably the most iconic headphones ever. The small, glossy, stylish buds are lauded for both...

How traveling 200 days a year for work changes leadership

Business 10/8 1:08P Liz Hershfield

Meeting people in person and understanding their problems can change the equation. Since I entered the cotton industry, I ve spent nearly 200 days a year traveling to farms, mills, factories, brand headquarters, and trade meetings around the world.

The real threat to U.S. hardtech leadership is China’s rules

Business 10/8 7:00A Haven Allen

When taking companies from invention to commercial scale, they need capital investments that carry consequences. American hardtech venture is finally being taken seriously. Deep tech funds are outperforming conventional VC. The opportunity is...

Big Tech is cutewashing its AI agents

Business 10/8 5:45A Grace Snelling

From OpenAI’s dots to Meta’s Muse, AI companies are trying to make their new agents look as friendly as possible. First came the buttholes . Then the sparkles and gradients . Now, the next Big Tech AI branding trend has arrived. As the biggest...

This stunning lookout point leaves nothing between you and the Austrian Alps

Business 10/7 5:00A Hunter Schwarz

The architecture firm Snøhetta designed ‘Lech Mountain Mirror’ to turn this mountain view into a full sensory experience. The Austrian Alps are breathtaking on their own. A new rooftop lookout at an Austrian ski destination now doubles the view.

Starbucks’ next big design move takes aim at its small-footprint stores

Business 10/7 5:00A Hunter Schwarz

Starbucks says it plans to roll out a new concept for its cafés with a smaller physical footprint that still has seating to stay a while. New Starbucks coffeehouses are getting smaller.