Canva is officially ‘an AI platform with design tools’

Business 4/16 8:00A Mark Wilson

The design juggernaut is the third most used AI platform in the world. Now it’s owning that title. Canva built its 265-million-person audience by being the easy-to-use, template-friendly design tool for everyone. And when generative AI arrived,...

Meet Kyoto: the typeface that bleeds (on purpose)

Business 4/16 3:00A vsingh

In this episode of “It’s all in the typeface,” Fast Company’s creative director Mike Schnaidt chose Kyoto for its handmade, human feel, blending Japanese calligraphy with classic Latin forms. Inspired by a process of exploration, its design...

How Trump’s federal architecture renovations go against ‘republican simplicity’

Business 4/15 4:00A The Conversation

They also risk undoing the legacies of presidential wives, influential designers, and the egalitarian ideals that many of these buildings embody. Sand was thrown in the gears of President Donald Trump’s grand White House ballroom plans on March...

Ambitious people get caught in this trap—here’s how to get out

Business 4/15 12:00A Catalina Parker

High achievers often get stuck chasing milestones and external approval. Here’s how to break the pattern and reconnect with your instincts. From the outside, ambitious professionals look confident and in control. Promotions, leadership roles,...

Delta’s swanky new suite is designed for side sleepers

Business 4/14 3:00P Grace Snelling

The next frontier of the premium airline wars is who can design a seat that feels the most like a bed. Delta Air Lines just unveiled the new version of its most premium seat, and it’s designed to let passengers stretch out just like they would in...

AI is rewriting the rules of biological experiments, but safety regulations aren’t keeping up

Business 4/13 12:31P The Conversation

Current rules governing AI do not specifically address its use in biology. Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended to govern those capabilities are struggling to...

Dyslexia doesn’t disqualify leaders—it creates them

Business 4/13 10:58A Nathan Friedman

Increasingly, we’re realizing that people’s brains work differently. Last month in the Oval Office, President Trump stated that people with learning disabilities should not be president, specifically calling out California Governor Gavin Newsom’s...

Data activation and Newton’s first law

Business 4/13 8:30A Steve Lucas

Business inertia and data are intricately connected. My father has a PhD in mechanical social engineering and, among many things, designed cooling systems for nuclear reactors. From him, I inherited a restless curiosity about how the world works...

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,...